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What Are Canada’s Economic Sanctions Against Venezuela?

By Cyndee Todgham Cherniak on June 4, 2018

Posted in Canada, Canada's Federal Government, Corporate Counsel, Cross-border trade, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, Politics

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Canada imposes two types of unilateral economic sanctions against Venezuela. Canada imposes unilateral economic sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act (and Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations). Canada also imposes unilateral economic sanctions and trade restrictions pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Sergei Magnitsky Law) Act and Justice for …

What Should You Do When Canada Releases A New List of Persons Subject to Economic Sanctions and Asset Freezes?

By Cyndee Todgham Cherniak on September 23, 2017

Posted in Canada, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, Exports

Canada

On September 22, 2017, Canada did something it has not done in a while – Canada imposed unilateral economic sanctions and asset freezes against 40 officials in the Venezuelan Maduro regime. A new list of designated persons (Canada’s term for sanctioned persons) was publicly releases – the persons against whom the unilateral economic sanctions,…

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak is the founding lawyer of LexSage, a boutique international trade law and sales tax firm in Toronto, Ontario. She has practiced for…

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak is the founding lawyer of LexSage, a boutique international trade law and sales tax firm in Toronto, Ontario. She has practiced for almost 20 years at Canada’s top Bay Street law firms.

Su Ross

Su’s practice focuses on compliance whether dealing with cybersecurity/privacy or import/export. She deals with regulatory, civil and criminal issues. Her clients come to her for…

Su’s practice focuses on compliance whether dealing with cybersecurity/privacy or import/export. She deals with regulatory, civil and criminal issues. Her clients come to her for assistance to solve current challenges but also to identify and manage risk

Heather Innes

Heather is a strategic negotiator and effective business communicator having worked with governments, institutions and corporations in North America, Asia, the Middle East, South America…

Heather is a strategic negotiator and effective business communicator having worked with governments, institutions and corporations in North America, Asia, the Middle East, South America, Africa and Europe.

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