On June 16, the Government of Canada announced an aggressive sanctions package, effective as of June 13, 2025, implementing a number of amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”). These amendments designated a further 116 individuals and entities, which Canada has described as follows: Kremlin enablers and oligarchs, persons involved in the development of sensitive dual-use quantum technology, beneficiaries of the illegal war in Ukraine, ‘Shadow Fleet’ enablers, banks and foreign financial…

On June 10, 2025, the Government of Canada announced the addition of two individuals to the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulation (the “Regulations”). The amended Regulations entered into force the same day. Canada designated Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of National Security, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Minister of Finance, for their alleged facilitation of the “expansion of settlements and outposts in the West Bank and “contributing to a more permissive environment for higher…