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Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on 14 current and former senior officials of the Venezuelan government, alleging that they had engaged in activities that have supported human rights violations ...
Canada imposed sanctions on five current or former senior officials of the Venezuelan government on Tuesday, saying the individuals had engaged in activities that undermine democracy in the country.
Russia sanctioned 43 Canadian citizens on June 27, 2022, barring them from entering the country in a tit-for-tat response to Western sanctions on Moscow. [152] Moscow barred entry to 62 Canadian citizens in response to another expansion of anti-Russian sanctions by Ottawa, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in its statement on August 5, 2022.
International sanctions have been imposed against Russia and Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and international organisations following the Russian annexation of Crimea, which began in late February 2014.
On 16 February 2018, Canada announced its sanctioning of Major-General Maung Maung Soe for being a "key military official" in Myanmar's human-rights violations against the Rohingya and the resulting flight of 688,000 Rohingya from their country. [16] Sanctioned individuals include:
Canada also said the country will sanction Salim Succar, the chief of staff for former prime minister Laurent Lamothe, who had himself already been sanctioned by the Ottawa government.
With their 13 consulates across Canada, Finland is the most represented foreign country in Canada. Both countries are full members of NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Arctic Council. Canada fully supported Finland's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 4 April 2023.
In April it took a $175 million charge to cover new supplies, partly related to the Canadian sanctions. Canada's sanctions could also have damaged Airbus' rival Boeing, but the U.S. planemaker was ...