An employee of a designated entity under Canada’s economic sanctions laws may be determined to be inadmissible into Canada and denied entry due to concerns that their employer is subject to sanctions. In addition, an employee of an entity that is covered by economic sanctions of another country or countries (e.g., the United States,
Canada imposes unilateral economic sanctions against both Russia and Iran pursuant to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations, respectively. It was not long ago that Canadian export controls lawyers were saying that Canada imposed its most strict sanctions against Iran. However, on February 5, 2016, Canada lifted some
On June 15, 2016, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-21 “An Act to amend the Customs Act” in the House of Commons. The amendments to the Customs Act focus on exports of people and goods. Many of the amendments deal with the gathering of information about the export of goods and people. However, one