Current sanctions imposed by Canada
Canadian sanctions are imposed under the:
- United Nations Act (UNA);
- Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA); or
- Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (JVCFOA).
For information about a specific sanctions regime, consult the relevant regulations. These can be found on the pages linked below.
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Current sanctions
Canada has imposed sanctions under the UNA and the SEMA in relation to the following countries:
- Belarus
- Central African Republic
- China
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Moldova
- Myanmar
- Nicaragua
- Russia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Ukraine (linked to Russia’s ongoing violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity)
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Canada has imposed sanctions under the JVCFOA against certain individuals, independent of state-related sanctions:
- Canadian sanctions related to the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act
Canada has imposed sanctions in relation to the following issues:
- Terrorism
- Extremist Settler Violence in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem (occupied Palestinian territories/oPt)
In addition to sanctions imposed under the UNA, the SEMA, and the JVCFOA, Canada has imposed measures against individuals under the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act.
Repealed sanctions
Several sanctions regimes previously imposed by Canada are now repealed.
The following sanctions regimes, brought into force since 1992, have since been repealed:
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