On April 8, 2022, Canada further amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to list an additional 33 entities that it has identified in Russia’s defence sector. In a related News Release, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is adding these entities to the designated list under the Regulations on the grounds that… Continue reading Canada Targets Russian Defence Sector in New Round of Sanctions
On April 5, 2022, Canada further amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to prohibit the provision of all insurance, reinsurance, and underwriting services for aircraft, aviation and aerospace products either owned by, controlled by, registered to, chartered by, or operated by entities and individuals resident, incorporated, or domiciled in Russia. This amendment also listed an additional… Continue reading Canada Expands Sanctions Targeting Russia
On March 9, 2022, Canada announced further sanctions against Belarus imposed under the Special Economic Measures Act by way of amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (“Belarus Regulations”). Earlier this month, Canada also stripped Russia and Belarus of their “most-favored-nation” trade status. Between September 29, 2020, and December 2, 2021, Canada imposed a series of sanctions, mostly in… Continue reading Canada Imposes Further Sanctions Against Belarus
On March 10, 2022, Canada again amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to add 32 defense entities. Most of these entities are owned by the state or have contracts with the Government of Russia. Specifically, Canada has added five individuals who are “current and former senior officials and associates of the regime”. It also, in this… Continue reading Canada Expands Sanctions Against Russia in Further Response to Ongoing…
On March 24, 2022, Canada introduced further sanctions against Russia, introducing new categories of “Restricted Goods” and “Restricted Technologies” that any person in Canada or any Canadian outside of Canada is prohibited from exporting, selling, supplying or shipping to Russia or to any person in Russia. The amendment also provides that any person in Canada… Continue reading Canada Expands Russian Sanctions to Target Russian Military Capacity
On March 6, 2022, Canada announced a new round of sanctions against Russia imposed under the Special Economic Measures Act by way of amendment to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”). Recently, we wrote about Canada’s sanctions as a result of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (See Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Ukraine) The March 6, 2022… Continue reading Canada Imposes Further Sanctions Against Russia
As a result of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Canada imposed additional sanctions as against Russia and Ukraine on February 24 and 28, 2022. These sanctions are enacted under the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”) and Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (“Ukraine Regulations”). As a result of these… Continue reading Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Ukraine
Tereposky & DeRose LLP recently had the privilege of representing The United Mexican States on instructions from La Secretaría de Economía in an investor-state set aside proceeding before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In short, Joshua Dean Nelson (the “Applicant”) and his business, Tele Fácil México SA De CV, failed to convince a Canadian… Continue reading US Telecommunications Investor Fails to Set Aside Award Dismissing NAFTA…
Canada, in coordination with the United Kingdom and the United States, imposed additional sanctions targeting military entities responsible for supporting Myanmar’s armed forces, including by securing arms and military equipment and providing technical assistance. Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Mélanie Joly, announced on International Human Rights Day that additional sanctions had been imposed… Continue reading Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions on Myanmar Military Officials
On 2 December 2021, Canada levied a new round of economic sanctions against Belarus. Canada and its allies have implemented several rounds of increasingly restrictive economic sanctions against Belarus since August 2020. Canada first sanctioned Belarus in August 2020 as a result of the Presidential election of that month, which was widely regarded as unfree, unfair, and illegitimate. This… Continue reading Canada Announces New Round of Sanctions on Belarus
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