Canada recently committed to heightened enforcement of its export controls legislation on the heels of announcing amendments to A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List and the Export Permits Regulations. Export Controls Enforcement Cooperation Canada agreed to formally cooperate on enforcing its export controls measures with the Five Eyes, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, this week. This follows the Canada Border Services Agency’s (“CBSA”) acknowledgment earlier this year that…
On June 21, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “gross and systematic human rights violations”. These amendments list an additional four individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations and took effect on June 21, 2023. There are now twenty-five individuals listed under the Schedule of the Regulations. All of the newly listed individuals are members of the elite and or gang leaders who use their…
On June 19, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to Iran’s “gross and systematic violations of human rights in different branches of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts”. These amendments list an additional seven individuals under Schedule 1 of the Regulations and entered into force on June 19, 2023. There are now over 300 parties listed under Schedule 1 of the Regulations. The newly listed individuals are judges…
On June 13, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “acts of significant corruption”. These amendments list an additional two individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations and took effect on June 13, 2023. There are now twenty-one individuals listed under the Schedule of the Regulations. All of the newly listed individuals are members of the economic and political elite who have been “implicated in egregious…