Bill C-47 (the “Bill”) is the Federal Budget Implementation Act – Part 1, an omnibus bill which amends existing legislation to meet the Government’s 2023 Budget objectives. Division 10 of the Bill implements significant amendments to Canada’s unilateral sanctions legislation.[1] Bill C-47 amends the Special Economic Measures Act (“SEMA”) and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (“the JVCFOA”). Accordingly, all country-specific statutes implemented under the SEMA will be affected by the proposed…
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…