Canada imposes additional sanctions against Haitian elites News Release January 13, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of significant corruption that are fueling […]
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Canada imposes sanctions on Sri Lankan state officials for human rights violations January 10, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced Canada imposes targeted sanctions under regulations pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act against four Sri Lankan state […]
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Canada imposes sanctions on additional Iranian individuals and entities January 9, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. The Iranian regime must answer for its brutal repression […]
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Canada condemns arms deal between North Korea and sanctioned Russian entity December 23, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada unequivocally condemns North Korea’s complicity in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of choice against Ukraine and […]
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Canada imposes additional sanctions against Haitian elites December 20, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of significant corruption that are fueling the crisis […]
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Canada starts first process to seize and pursue the forfeiture of assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch December 19, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will seize and pursue the forfeiture of US $26 million from Granite Capital […]
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Canada and G7-plus partners impose price cap on Russian crude oil December 9, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further measures in response to the Russian regime’s illegal invasion and attempted annexation of Ukrainian […]
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Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian, Iranian and Myanmar regimes December 9, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Today, on the eve of Human Rights Day, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing measures on those complicit in gross and systematic human […]
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Canada imposes sanctions against Haitian economic elites December 5 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to the egregious conduct of Haitian elites who provide illicit financial […]
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Canada imposes additional sanctions on the Iranian regime December 2, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. Despite the Iranian regime intensifying efforts to brutally repress demonstrations […]
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