Canada Lists 38 More Russian Entities and 24 People in New Sanctions at G7 Paris Meeting

Canada has expanded its sanctions against Russia, listing another 38 entities and 24 individuals in measures aimed at ballistic missile technology, cyber activities and the financial networks that help sustain the war in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced the additional sanctions on Monday, November 9, on the margins of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Paris, France, the Canadian government said in a statement reported by Reuters.

The announcement in Paris

The listings were made under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, according to Global Affairs Canada. Anand made the announcement while foreign ministers from the G7 countries were meeting in Paris, where Ukraine was at the top of the agenda. AFP reported the same announcement on November 9, with the same totals of 38 entities and 24 individuals, bringing the new listings to 62 in all.

The Canadian statement did not present the move as a change of policy. It presented it as a further step in a sanctions program that Ottawa has built up since Russia launched its full scale war against Ukraine, with each new round aimed at a part of the system that keeps Russian forces supplied and paid.

What the listings target

Global Affairs Canada said the listings target elements of Russia's defence industrial base, including actors involved in ballistic missile technology development and Russia's cyber activities. The measures are also intended to raise the economic costs of Russia's war against Ukraine by targeting financial enablers, including crypto exchanges, that help sustain Russia's war economy.

The government said Russia continues to pursue its war against Ukraine and to rely on sanctions evasion networks to sustain its military operations. It said the new sanctions will help constrain Russia's capacity to strike civilian targets in Ukraine. Canada said it remains committed, together with its allies and partners, to increasing pressure on those who enable and support Russia's war effort, and to working with international partners to advance a just and lasting peace consistent with the principles of the United Nations Charter.

What Anand said

Anand set out the purpose of the listings in the government statement. "Canada is taking action to undermine Putin's capacity to strike Ukrainian cities with its missiles," she said. "We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine and will continue to impose costs on Russia until it ends its aggression and respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The announcement is a separate development from the G7 meeting itself. Orbit Post coverage of the Paris meeting, including the talks among foreign ministers on Ukraine and Iran, does not carry the Canada sanctions announcement, and the listings stand as their own measure, taken by Canada under its own regulations while the ministers were gathered in the French capital.