Members of the LGBT community in Russia who fear for their lives in Vladimir Putin's bailiwick have found a supporter in Canada. The latter's immigration minister hinted of accepting claims for gay asylum seekers from Russia.

"Any cases that are related to this particular issue will of course be looked at very seriously by our very generous system," Chris Alexander, Canada's new immigration minister, told the Globe and Mail.

Already, Canadian lawyers have disclosed of some Russian LGBT members contacting them and enquiring of possible asylum status in Canadian soil.

Lawyer Robert Hughes from British Columbia said he had received international correspondences in the past few months from two clients in Russia wanting to flee the country due to personal safety fears because of their sexual orientation.

"What has been unusual for me is to see gay Russians contacting me before they come to Canada. They're afraid of staying in Russia," Mr Hughes told CTV British Columbia.

"There's a certain element of dehumanization of the LGBT community, which only helps to spur on a very negative public discourse and certainly violence," Jillian Siskind, president of the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights, told CTV's Canada AM on Tuesday.

Ever since enacting new laws imposing stiff fines against the LGBT community in Russia, violent incidents specifically geared towards them seemed to all the more increase.

What's worse, "the police seem disinterested in helping whenever these (violent) incidents do happen," Ms Siskind noted.

"People are not feeling safe there," Mr Hughes said.

Still, although Canada might have sent feelers it will welcome all the possible numbers of Russian LGBT members into its fold, there are present realities to contend with.

"Because of the cost and visa requirements to get here, I don't think it will be floodgates," Mr Hughes said. "And certainly with my experience with LGBT refugee claimants ... it's never been like a boatload of people coming here to Canada. It's always singly, or possibly a couple."

The Immigration and Refugee Board has earlier said it does not maintain detailed statistics on the number of asylum claim seekers based on sexual orientation. According to the Globe and Mail, between 140 and 225 Russians arrive in Canada annually and claim for refugee status.

Mr Alexander said Canada will be closely watching Russia as it hosts the Winter Olympics in 2014.

"We will continue speaking out until they correct this mistake," he said. "This is not a negotiable issue. It reflects our values, it reflects international human rights practice. There have been huge gains for lesbian, gay, and trans communities in many parts of the world. Russia has gone in the reverse direction."