QUESTION PERIOD — Global Affairs
Economic Sanctions
May 22, 2024
Senator Gold, there have been concerns raised publicly about how well Canada is supporting, or enforcing, the sanctions that we have levied on Russia. How many individuals or entities that Canada has sanctioned since February 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea, and since February 2022 when Russia further invaded Ukraine, have subsequently been removed or deleted from Canada’s sanctions list?
Thank you, senator, for your question and for your continued advocacy on this issue.
Canada and its allies — the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Australia — continually update their sanctions regimes against individuals and entities in both Ukraine and Russia, including as part of the process delisting persons when warranted in accordance with their respective policies and legal frameworks.
I do not have an exact number of individuals and entities that have been removed from the Special Economic Measures Regulations, but I can confirm that there have been several individuals and entities delisted since 2022.
Senator Gold, does the government widely publicize the names of individuals or entities that it has delisted, and does it publicize the reasons for their removal?
It is my understanding that the delisting recourse process is an integral part of Canada’s robust sanctions framework, and it supports the transparent and fair application of sanctions.
I understand that decisions to delist an individual or entity are published in the Canada Gazette, including the rationale, and the individual is removed from the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List.
