Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the actions of the Russian Federation constitute a grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted in a serious international crisis;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, under subsections 4(1)^a, (1.1)^b, (2) and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act^c, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.

^a S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(1)

^b S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(2)

^c S.C. 1992, c. 17

Amendments

1 The Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations¹ are amended by adding the following after section 3.9:

Services

3.10 It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to provide to Russia or to any person in Russia any service referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 8 in relation to any industry referred to in Part 2 of that Schedule.

2 Section 5 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Assisting in prohibited activities

5 It is prohibited for any person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada to knowingly do anything that causes, facilitates or assists in, or is intended to cause, facilitate or assist in, any activity prohibited by sections 3 to 3.10.

3 The Regulations are amended by adding, after Schedule 7, the Schedule 8 set out in the schedule to these Regulations.

Application Before Publication

4 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette.

Coming into Force

5 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

Schedule

(Section 3)

Schedule 8

(Section 3.10)

Part 1

Services

Part 2

Industries

¹ SOR/2014-58