Announcement
24 Feb 2022
In February 2022, the government of Canada announced comprehensive trade and investment sanctions against the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine in response to Russian recognition of their independence.
Source
Number of interventions
4
4 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
24 Feb 2022
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 08 Jun 2023
Canada: Sanctions against certain entities in the context of Russian invasion of Ukraine (June 2023)
Announced: 14 Oct 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on the Russian state-owned TV network
Announced: 14 Jul 2022
Canada: Further sanctions on Russian oil, gas, chemical and manufacturing industries
Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus
End prolongation: 09 Jun 2025
Canada: Customs duty remission on goods originating from Ukraine
Announced: 08 Jun 2022
Canada: Government bans the exports of 28 services to Russia
Announced: 31 May 2022
Canada: Sanctions against 4 Russian financial entities
Announced: 20 May 2022
Canada: New restrictions on trade with Russia
Announced: 06 May 2022
Canada: Sanctions against Russian defence companies
Announced: 11 Apr 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on 33 Russian defence companies
Announced: 05 Apr 2022
Canada: Government restricts export of insurance services and certain goods and technologies to Belarus
Announced: 05 Apr 2022
Canada: Government prohibits provision of insurance services to Russian aviation and aerospace industries
Announced: 24 Mar 2022
Canada: Government bans the exports of certain goods and technologies to Russia
Announced: 23 Mar 2022
Canada: EDC withdraws export finance support to Russia and Belarus
Announced: 10 Mar 2022
Canada: Government bans petroleum imports from Russian and imposes sanctions on Russian entities
Announced: 08 Mar 2022
Canada: Government tightens investment review for Russian investors
Announced: 08 Mar 2022
Canada: Additional sanctions against Belarusian entities
Announced: 06 Mar 2022
Canada: Government prohibits any Russian ship from entering Canada
To be prolonged: 12 Oct 2022
Canada: Government withdraws the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff treatment from Russia and Belarus
Announced: 28 Feb 2022
Switzerland: Introduction of sanctions against separatist regions Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine and against Russia
Announced: 27 Feb 2022
Canada: Government closes airspace to Russian aircraft
Announced: 26 Feb 2022
Canada: Government announces sanctions on "selected Russian banks"
Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Australia: Government introduces sanctions against the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Japan: Government announces sanctions against Russia and regions in eastern Ukraine following Russian recognition of two Ukrainian separatist regions
Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian entities in response to Ukraine invasion
Announced: 23 Feb 2022
EU: Trade restrictions with Ukraine's non-government-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
Announced: 22 Feb 2022
Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian banks and sovereign debt on account of the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Announced: 21 Feb 2022
United States of America: Prohibition of certain transactions in response to Russian violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
Announced: 24 Mar 2021
Canada: Government announces FDI screening measures
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