On February 7, 2025, the Government of Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Sudan) Regulations (“the Regulations”). These amendments list an additional 2 individuals in Schedule I of the Regulations, targeting individuals associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that are stated to be linked to the continued violence against civilians in Sudan. The Regulations impose a dealings prohibition against the individuals and entities listed, effectively freezing any…
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On January 10, 2025, in a multilateral sanctions action, the US, Canada, EU, and UK sanctioned various Venezuelan individuals linked to the Venezuelan government and prominent state-owned entities. US Sanctions The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated eight Venezuelan individuals as Specially Designated Nationals pursuant to Executive Order 13692, including the president of the Specially Designated National state-owned petroleum company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., (PdVSA), the Venezuelan Ministry of Transportation and…
Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade and customs team is publishing a series of articles reviewing 2024 trade and customs compliance developments and looking ahead to 2025’s burgeoning issues. This article focuses on Canada’s export controls regime. Before we dive into the export controls outlook, here is an overview of the current state of politics in Canada, which includes a discussion of the legislative powers that remain while Canadian Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025.…