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Canada has made many lists and you may have to look at more than one list before exporting goods.  Which lists you must look at depends upon the destination country, the identity of buyer (including related parties), what specifically you are selling to your buyer (the good and its component parts), and the industry

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North Korea just launched an intercontinental ballistic missile and Canada has unreservedly condemned this action.  It is time for Canadian exporters to review the rules about exporting goods to North Korea – to not take a moment to do so may be regretted.  First, North Korea is on Canada’s Area Control List.  The

iStock_000019169483XSmallCanadian companies are required to comply with Canada’s economic sanctions laws – and it is not an easy task. Currently, Canada imposes multi-lateral economic sanctions pursuant to the United Nations Act against 16 countries (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South

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Looking back over the last 12 months, the level of activity in the area of export controls, economic sanctions and trade restrictions in Canada is somewhat surprising.  Canada is usually rather quiet and there is not a lot to report.  The last 12 months are different and we are seeing activity at Global Affairs,

iStock_000019169483XSmallOn May 7, 2016, Global Affairs Canada (formerly known as DFATD and DFAIT) made an announcement that Canada plans to legally remove Belarus from the Area Control List. Belarus has been on the Area Control List since December 14, 2006.  When this occurs, only North Korea will remain on the Area Control List.

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On March 2, 2016, Foreign Affairs Minister Dion made the following statement:

“Canada supports ‎imposing additional sanctions on North Korea, in accordance with Resolution 2270, adopted today by the United Nations Security Council. The Government of Canada will take further steps, as necessary, to implement the new elements of