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The purpose of this Act is to enable the Government of Canada to take economic measures against certain persons in circumstances where an international organization of states or association of states of which Canada is a member calls on its members to do so, a grave breach of international peace and security has occurred, gross and systematic human rights violations have been committed in a foreign state or acts of significant corruption involving a national of a foreign state have been committed.
| Program website | www.international.gc.ca |
|---|---|
| Measures imposed | Financial block · Investment ban · Export control · Restrictions on goods |
| Issuing authority | Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA); Government of Canada |
| Issuing country | Canada |
Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA
| ID | Title | Target countries |
|---|---|---|
[CA-FACFOA-TUN] | Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Tunisia) Regulations (SOR/2011-78) | Tunisia |
[CA-FACFOA-UKR] | Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Ukraine) Regulations (SOR/2014-44) | Ukraine |
[CA-JVCFOA] | Justice For Victims Of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act | |
[CA-NRO] | Policy On Sensitive Technology Research And Affiliations Of Concern | China Iran |
Sanctions programs are created by governments and international organisations to impose measures on entities in response to specific events or situations.
They are bundled into data sources that are imported into the OpenSanctions database.