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Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus

Announcement

27 Jun 2022

In June 2022, the government of Canada announced additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The government further restricts exports of technologies to Russia and imposes sanctions on 46 defence entities. It also restricts imports and exports of certain goods from and to Belarus and imposed sanctions on 2 entities. 

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Number of interventions

5

5 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

27 Jun 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 27 June 2022, the government of Canada issued Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (SOR/2022-167), announcing the sanctions against 2 Belarusian entities in resp...
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Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Import ban In force
On 27 June 2022, the government of Canada announced the ban on the import of certain luxury goods from Belarus. The government imposed the ban by adopting Regulations Amending the Special Economic Mea...
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Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Export ban In force
On 27 June 2022, the government of Canada issued Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (SOR/2022-167), announcing the prohibition on the export of certain goods to B...
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Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 27 June 2022, the government of Canada promulgated Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2022-165), announcing the sanctions against 46 Russian defence entiti...
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Announced: 27 Jun 2022
Export ban In force
On 27 June 2022, the government of Canada issued Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2022-165), announcing a prohibition on exporting specific advanced technol...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 27 Jan 2025

Canada: Sanctions against Belarusian entities (January 2025)

Announced: 08 Aug 2024

Canada: Sanctions against six Belarusian entities in relation to human rights abuses and the conflict in Ukraine (August 2024)

Announced: 21 Feb 2024

Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia (February 2024)

Announced: 05 Dec 2023

Canada: Restriction on the trade of diamond and related products with Russia

Announced: 09 Nov 2023

Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia in the context of the invasion of Ukraine (November 2023)

Announced: 20 Sep 2023

Canada: Additional sanctions against certain Russian entities (September 2023)

Announced: 22 Aug 2023

Canada: Additional sanctions against Russian military and nuclear sectors (August 2023)

Announced: 09 Aug 2023

Canada: Sanctions against 4 Belarusian commercial entities (August 2023)

Announced: 19 Jul 2023

Canada: Sanctions on Russian entities and arms exports restrictions (July 2023)

Announced: 19 Jul 2023

Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian news companies (July 2023)

Announced: 19 May 2023

Canada: New sanctions against over 20 Russian entities (May 2023)

Announced: 19 May 2023

Canada: Sanctions against a Russian publishing company

Announced: 11 Apr 2023

Canada: New sanctions on Russian companies (April 2023)

Announced: 05 Apr 2023

Canada: Sanctions against Belarusian companies (April 2023)

Announced: 10 Mar 2023

Canada: Import ban on Russian aluminium and steel

Announced: 24 Feb 2023

Canada: Additional sanctions on trade with Russia and Russian entities

Announced: 03 Feb 2023

Canada: Sanctions against more Russian media entities

Announced: 22 Nov 2022

Canada: Sanctions against 15 Belarusian commercial entities

Announced: 28 Oct 2022

Canada: Government sanctions more Russian energy companies

Announced: 14 Oct 2022

Canada: Government imposes sanctions on the Russian state-owned TV network

Announced: 29 Sep 2022

Canada: Government expands sanctions to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine

Announced: 19 Aug 2022

Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Concern Avtomatika

Announced: 29 Jul 2022

Canada: Sanctions on 17 Russian commercial entities

Announced: 14 Jul 2022

Canada: Further sanctions on Russian oil, gas, chemical and manufacturing industries

Announced: 08 Jul 2022

Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian media companies and prohibits gold imports

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 prohibits provision of insurance services to Russian aviation and aerospace industries

Announced: 05 Apr 2022

Canada: Government restricts export of insurance services and certain goods and technologies to Belarus

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: 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

Canada: Government imposes sanctions on Russian entities in response to Ukraine invasion

Announced: 24 Feb 2022

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

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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