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

Announcement

08 Jul 2022

In July 2022, the government of Canada announced additional sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The government imposed restrictions on 15 Russian media companies and prohibited the importation of gold from Russia. 

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

08 Jul 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 08 Jul 2022
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 8 July 2022, the government of Canada announced sanctions against 13 Russian state-controlled media companies in response to the invasion of Ukraine. According to the government, the sanctioned ent...
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Announced: 08 Jul 2022
Import ban In force
On 8 July 2022, the government of Canada issued Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2022-171), prohibiting the importation of certain gold products from Russia...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 16 May 2024

Canada: Sanctions against Russian entities in relation to the invasion of Ukraine and arms trade with North Korea (May 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: 19 Jul 2023

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

Announced: 19 Jul 2023

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

Announced: 19 May 2023

Canada: Sanctions against a Russian publishing company

Announced: 19 May 2023

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

Announced: 11 Apr 2023

Canada: New sanctions on Russian 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: 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: 25 Jul 2022

Japan: Import ban on gold originating from Russia

Announced: 21 Jul 2022

EU: New sanctions package includes import ban on Russian gold and extended export bans (July 2022)

Announced: 14 Jul 2022

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

Announced: 28 Jun 2022

United States of America: U.S. Treasury prohibits the importation of Russian gold

Announced: 27 Jun 2022

Canada: Additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus

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: 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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