1. OVERVIEW
1.1 Describe your jurisdiction's sanctions
regime.
Canada's economic sanctions regime is established under the
Special Economic Measures Act
("SEMA"), the United Nations
Act (the "UN Act") and the
Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act
(Sergei Magnitsky Law) (the "Magnitsky
Law"). Canada also has anti-terrorism laws under
which sanctions may be imposed pursuant to the Criminal
Code and a law for the freezing of assets of corrupt
foreign officials, the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign
Officials Act ("FACFOA").
1.2 What are the relevant government agencies that
administer or enforce the sanctions regime?
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
("RCMP"), and in some cases the Canadian
Border Services Agency, investigate potential criminal violations
of Canadian economic sanctions laws. Global Affairs Canada,
pursuant to authority granted to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
administers permit applications under SEMA, the UN Act,
