On April 5, Canada amended its sanctions measures imposed on Belarus. First, nine Belarusian individuals were designated under Part 1.1 of Schedule 1 which is a discrete section of Schedule 1 for individuals identified by the Government of Canada to be involved in grave breaches of international peace and security and consists of six individuals identified as oligarchs and three Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Defence. Second, Canada has prohibited the provision of insurance…
On March 24, Canada amended its sanctions measures imposed on Myanmar by designating an additional 4 individuals and 2 entities. The Canadian Government indicated that these new sanctions are intended to target arms flows, individuals and entities who procure and supply arms and military equipment to Myanmar. These new measures were developed in coordination with the United Kingdom and United States. Generally speaking, a designation under these regulations imposes an asset freeze and dealings prohibition,…
Effective March 16, Canada has amended its sanctions measures imposed on Belarus by designating an additional 22 individuals in response to Belarus’ support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Twenty-two new Belarusian individuals have been listed under a new Part 1.1 of Schedule 1 which is a discrete section of Schedule 1 for individuals identified by the Government of Canada to be involved in grave breaches of international peace and security and consists of senior…
On March 14, Canada amended its sanctions measures imposed on Russia by designating an additional 15 individuals under Schedule 1. The new individual designations consist of Russian government officials. Generally speaking, the designation under Schedule 1 imposes an asset freeze and dealings prohibition, subject to limited exceptions, which prohibits any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to: deal in any property, wherever situated, held by or on behalf of a designated person whose…