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Canada: 2023 Federal Budget responds to realignment of global trading patterns

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On 28 March 2023, the Minister of Finance introduced Budget 2023, aptly titled a “Made-in-Canada Plan.” A key trade-related theme resonates throughout the Budget: futureproofing the Canadian economy to respond to realignment of global trade patterns. Budget 2023 highlights new policy based initiatives and legislative amendments to address, such as: the global race to net-zero economies and “industries of tomorrow”; “friendshoring” economies to limit dependence on authoritarian regimes for critical goods; domestic supply chain weaknesses; forced labor in Canadian supply chains; and circumvention of economic sanctions.

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Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Haitian Elites: 2 Individuals Targeted

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On 23 March 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to “acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti.” These amendments list an additional two individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations and took effect on 23 March 2023.

There are now nineteen individuals listed under the Schedule of the Regulations. All of the newly listed individuals are members of the economic and political elite who have “engaged in activities such as orchestrating attacks as well as providing support, particularly in the form of weapons to gangs.

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Canada Further Sanctions Iranian Regime: 8 Individuals and 2 Entities Targeted

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On 27 March 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations in response to Iran’s “gross and systematic violations of human rights and ongoing grave breach of international peace and security.” These amendments list an additional eight individuals and two entities under Schedule 1 of the Regulations and entered into force on 23 March 2023.

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United States: OFAC issues guidance for authorized transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Syria

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On 21 February 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance on Authorized Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria. The Guidance responds to specific questions OFAC received related to earthquake relief efforts in Syria and explains how to provide humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people in compliance with US sanctions.

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UK: OFSI updates monetary penalties guidance to address issues of ownership and control

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The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its guidance on enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions, to include a number of paragraphs setting out OFSI’s expectations around the nature and type of due diligence that companies should undertake when assessing whether an entity is owned or controlled by one or more designated persons, for sanctions purposes.

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