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On February 24, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to individuals and entities “complicit in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine”. These amendments list an additional 129 individuals and 63 entities under Schedule 1 of the Regulations. These amendments also prohibit the export to Russia of certain chemical elements for use in electronics,[1] and ban the import, purchase, or acquisition of Russian arms, ammunition, and other…

On February 16, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti”. These amendments list an additional two individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations and took effect on February 15, 2023. There are now seventeen individuals listed under the Schedule of the Regulations. All of the newly listed individuals are members of the economic and political elite…

On February 3, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to those have been enlisted by the Russian regime to “echo the Kremlin’s talking points and attempt to justify the atrocities happening across Ukraine”. These amendments list an additional thirty-eight individuals and sixteen entities under Schedule 1 of the Regulations and took effect on February 2, 2023. There are now over 1,400 parties listed under…

On January 31, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to the “ongoing repression of the people of Myanmar by the military”. These amendments list an additional six individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations, and include a new prohibition on the export, sale, supply or shipment of aviation fuel (wherever situated globally) destined for Myanmar or any person in Myanmar. These amendments took effect on January…