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Canada: Restrictions on trade with Russia and sanctions against the Russian quantum sector (June 2025)

Announcement

17 Jun 2025

On 17 June 2025, the government of Canada announced additional sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The package includes export restrictions on goods related to weapons and the production of sensitive technologies, as well as import restrictions on coal and metals. The government also announced sanctions on the Russian quantum sector. 

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

3 in force

Implementation date

17 Jun 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force

On 17 June 2025, the government of Canada added 14 Russian entities related to the quantum sector to Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations. The new restrictions im...

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Export ban In force

On 17 June 2025, the government of Canada prohibited exports of jet fuel and certain chemicals to Russia under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations. These measures were introduced in the...

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Import ban In force

On 17 June 2025, the government of Canada prohibited imports of coal, metals, and other revenue-generating Russian exports. The measure was adopted by amending the Russia under the Special Economic Me...

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