Canada is a UN member state and implements UN sanctions via the United Nations Act. Canada imposes autonomous sanctions in the form of restrictions on trade and commercial activities, asset freeze, and travel bans through orders and regulations made under the Special Economic Measures Act and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act.
Canada also applies sanctions measures against individuals through the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act. Other legislation, including the Criminal Code, the Export and Import Permits Act, and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, restrict or impose limits on certain activities with foreign states and foreign persons in relation to Canada’s sanctions regimes.
