On September 21, 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 three individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations and took effect on September 20, 2023. This follows Canada’s appointment of a new ambassador of Canada to Haiti, André François Giroux, on September 18, 2023. There are now twenty-eight individuals listed under the Schedule of the Regulations. All of the…
On September 14, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in an effort to impose costs on the Iranian regime for gross and systemic human rights violations. These amendments list an additional six individuals under Schedule 1 of the Regulations and is the 14th set of amending regulations issued by Canada since October 2022. As of the most recent amendments, Canada has sanctioned 176 Iranian individuals and 192…
Over the course of August 2023, Canada imposed sanctions on Iran, Belarus, Lebanese and Russian parties, and amended the definition of “designated” and “listed” persons in its country-specific sanctions regulations to combat sanctions circumvention. Part 1: New Sanctions against Iran, Belarus, Lebanese and Russian nationals During the week of August 7, Canada announced additional amendments to designate persons under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Iran Regulations”), the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (the “Belarus Regulations”),…
On July 20, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to individuals and entities “complicit in Russia’s ongoing violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”. These amendments list an additional 39 individuals and 25 entities under Schedule 1 of the Regulations and took effect on July 19, 2023. There are now over 1,800 parties listed under Schedule 1 of the Regulations. Among the newly listed…