On May 12, 2014, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (“DFATD”) amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations to expand the list of designated persons by six individuals each. These additional 12 individuals are also sanctioned by the EU and add to a growing list of individuals and entities that have been sanctioned in recent weeks due to their participation in the annexation of Crimea.…

On May 4, 2014, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (“DFATD”) amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to expand the list of designated persons to include 16 new entities. These amendments come quickly after amendments announced last Monday, which extended the sanctions against 9 new individuals and 2 new entities. According to the Prime Minister of Canada, naming these additional 16 entities as designated persons under the sanctions “… will continue…

On April 28, 2014, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (“DFATD”) amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to expand the list of designated persons to include 9 new individuals and 2 new entities. The two entities that have been added to the list of designated persons are “ExpoBank” and “RosEnergoBank”, neither of which has been sanctioned by the United States or the European Union. These amendments are just the latest instalment…

On 17 March 2014, the Government of Canada enacted further economic and trade sanctions against certain persons in Ukraine, and also imposed sanctions against certain persons in Russia in response to Russia’s violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act, the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (“Ukraine Regulations”) and the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”) prohibit persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada (collectively “Canadian…