Sanctions

Act: United Nations Act, R.S., 1985, c. U-3
Regulation: United Nations Afghanistan Regulations, SOR/99-444; United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo Regulations, SOR/2004-222; United Nations Iraq Regulations, SOR/90-531 (replaced by SOR/2004-221); United Nations Liberia Regulations, SOR/2001-261; United Nations Rwanda Regulations, SOR/94-582; United Nations Sierra Leone Regulations, SOR/98-400; United nations Sudan Regulations, SOR/2004-197; United Nations Suppression of Terrorism Regulations, SOR 2001-360;

To Whom Does This Apply?

Anyone conducting business with one of the countries, groups or individuals mentioned below.

Summary

The United Nations Act is the legislative authority to implement United Nations Security Council decisions within Canada's domestic legal framework. Regulations adopted under this Act impose measures in conformity with Security Council Resolutions. These measures may include complete or partial interruption of trade relations such as sanctions, limitations on travel and means of communications, freezing of assets and the suspension of diplomatic relations.

At present, Regulations adopted under this Act include restrictions on the following countries, groups or individuals:

• Afghanistan (freeze on property of the Taliban or of Usama bin Laden and his associates (see also Terrorists, below);
• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (arms and weapons, asset freeze for governmental assets in Canada prior to November 1995 or their proceeds);
• former Yugoslavia (asset freeze of five individuals indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal: Slobodan Milosevic, Milan Milutinovic, Nikola Sainovic, Dragoljub Ojdanic, and Vlajko Stojiljkovic);
• Iraq (comprehensive ban on trade and financial transactions, except for transactions approved by a Committee of the United Nations Security Council);
• Liberia (arms and weapons, diamonds);
• Rwanda (arms and weapons);
• Sierra Leone (arms and weapons); and
• Terrorists (asset freeze and prohibitions on support of listed individuals and groups, those holding such assets must disclosure information).

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
United Nations, Human Rights and Economic Law Division
Economic Law Section
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC)
L.B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0G2
Telephone: (613) 995-1108
Fax: (613) 992-2467
Toll-free (information): 1-800-267-8376
TTY (hearing impaired): 613-944-9136
E-mail: sanctions@international.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.international.gc.ca/menu-en.asp