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Canada: Government imposes a broad dealings ban on the DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine

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. 

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Number of interventions

4

4 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

24 Feb 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Control on personal transactions In force
On 24 February 2022, the Canadian government issued the amendment to the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (SOR/2022-0028), prohibiting any Canadian citizen from acquiring any property i...
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Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 24 February 2022, the Canadian government amended Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (SOR/2022-0028), prohibiting any investment in the DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine. The measure is i...
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Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Export ban In force
On 24 February 2022, the government of Canada introduced the amendment to the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (SOR/2022-0028), imposing a ban on the exportation of any goods to the DN...
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Announced: 24 Feb 2022
Import ban In force
On 24 February 2022, the government of Canada amended Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (SOR/2022-0028) to impose a complete import ban on the DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine in response ...
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Switzerland: Introduction of sanctions against separatist regions Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine and against Russia

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Canada: Government closes airspace to Russian aircraft

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Australia: Government introduces sanctions against the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

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Japan: Government announces sanctions against Russia and regions in eastern Ukraine following Russian recognition of two Ukrainian separatist regions

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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

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