In an era of intensifying geopolitical tensions, companies with operations in the U.S. must navigate an increasingly fragmented and national security-driven regulatory landscape governing cross-border transfers of many different types of data, including personal data and technical information used in R&D and patent filings. The U.S. Department of Justiceās new Data Security Program (DSP) essentially prohibits U.S. persons from making certain volumes of Americansā personal data available to entities headquartered or residing in China (including…
On June 29, 2015, the Government of Canada amended the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (the āUkraine Regulationsā) to impose specific sanctions against the Crimea region of Ukraine, and added a number of persons to the lists of designated persons under Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the āRussia Regulationsā). These amendments to the Ukraine and Russia Regulations came into immediate effect on June 29, 2015. With respect to…
We reported in previous blog posts (such as here) that Canada has continued to expand its sanctions regime against Russia and Ukraine alongside the US and the EU.Ā On February 17, 2015, Canada further expanded its sanctions, adding 11 individuals and 1 entity to the list of designated persons under Schedule 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the āRussia Regulationsā), and 1 entity to Schedule 3 of the Russia Regulations.Ā Canada also added…
On December 19, 2014, the Government of Canada added 11 additional individuals to the list of designated persons under Schedule 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Russia Regulations”). It also added an additional 9 individuals to the list of designated persons under the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations. The Government of Canada also imposed under the Russia Regulations new export restrictions on certain goods used in Russia’s oil exploration and extractive…