In this post, we describe the economic sanctions imposed by Canada since our March 28, 2023 update, including additional designations of Russian, Belarusian, Iranian and Haitian persons under existing sanctions regimes and a...more
6/13/2023
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Moldova ,
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Zimbabwe
In this post, we describe the economic sanctions imposed by Canada since our November 5, 2022 update, as well as Russian asset freezing order and a judicial decision in the sanctions law area. We expect more sanctions and...more
3/29/2023
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Haiti ,
Iran ,
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Military Conflict ,
Myanmar ,
Russia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Ukraine
In this post we describe the economic sanctions imposed by Canada since our October 5, 2022 update. While the latest sanctions on Russia, Belarus and Iran are largely incremental extensions of existing measures, a new...more
11/28/2022
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Haiti ,
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Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Ukraine
In this post, we describe the territorial sanctions imposed by Canada in relation to Ukrainian territory that has been annexed by Russia as well as other sanctions on Russian persons and on certain Ukrainians who have...more
10/5/2022
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Ukraine
Introduction -
Economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws are having increasing impact on day-to-day business operations for companies in many industries and have also become an important area of diligence for equity...more
9/15/2022
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Exports ,
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Infrastructure ,
International Trade ,
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Regulatory Standards ,
Russia ,
Terrorist Acts
In this post, we describe the many sanctions imposed by Canada on Russia and Belarus, and on certain Ukrainians who have supported them, since our previous update on June 22, 2022. ...more
8/16/2022
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Russia ,
Ukraine
In this post, we describe the Government of Canada’s new ban on certain services to Russia’s extractive resource and refining and chemical manufacturing sectors.
As discussed below, the key points are:
The Canadian...more
6/23/2022
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
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Military Conflict ,
Mining ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
In this post we describe the parts of Bill C-19 that, if passed into law by Parliament, will introduce a property confiscation regime into the Special Economic Measures Act and the Sergei Magnitsky Law....more
6/2/2022
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Foreign Relations ,
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Magnitsky Act ,
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Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
In this post we look at the latest sanctions-related developments relating to the invasion of Ukraine. These restrictions are in addition to those already imposed in relation to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine under the Special...more
6/2/2022
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Foreign Relations ,
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Russia ,
Ukraine
In this post we look at the latest sanctions-related developments relating to the invasion of Ukraine. These restrictions are in addition to those already imposed in relation to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine under the Special...more
In the latest sanctions-related developments, Canada’s FINTRAC has agreed to work with other financial intelligence units in relation to sanctions and related anti-money laundering, while Canada has also imposed an additional...more
3/21/2022
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Financial Crimes ,
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
G7 ,
Military Conflict ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
Canada has imposed further sanctions and an investment ban on Russia due to its continuing invasion of Ukraine. These restrictions are in addition to those already imposed in the Special Economic Measures (Russia)...more
3/15/2022
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Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Military Conflict ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
Canada has imposed further restrictions on Russia due to its continuing invasion of Ukraine. These restrictions are in addition to those already imposed in the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations as described in...more
3/7/2022
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Most-Favored Nations ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Tariffs ,
Ukraine ,
Vessels ,
Vladimir Putin
On February 28, 2022, Canada imposed another round of sanctions on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions are now effective. They were imposed under the Special Economic Measures Act by way of...more
On February 24, 2022, Canada imposed additional sanctions on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions, the key elements of which are described below, are now effective and were imposed under...more
2/28/2022
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Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin