Canada Sanctions (SEMA & JVCFOA)

Scope — Canadian Sanctions Lists Covered

Our dataset consolidates all Canadian sanctions programs:

• Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA): Autonomous Canadian sanctions responding to grave breaches of international peace and security or gross human rights violations. Includes asset freezes, prohibitions on dealings, and restrictions on financial services. Designations are listed on Schedule 1 (individuals) and Schedule 2 (entities).
• Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (JVCFOA): Also known as Canada's "Sergei Magnitsky Law," targets foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or acts of significant corruption. Allows asset freezes and prohibitions on dealings regardless of country regime.
• United Nations Act Sanctions: Implementation of mandatory UN Security Council sanctions through Canadian regulations. Includes arms embargoes, travel bans, asset freezes, and commodity restrictions as mandated by the UN.
• Criminal Code Terrorist Entities List: Maintained by Public Safety Canada. Lists entities that have knowingly carried out, attempted to carry out, participated in or facilitated a terrorist activity, or are knowingly acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or in association with such an entity.
• Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (FACFOA): Country-specific asset freezes targeting politically exposed foreign persons, family members, and close associates from designated foreign states experiencing internal strife.

Regimes covered include: Russia (SEMA - Ukraine), Belarus (SEMA), Myanmar (SEMA), Venezuela (SEMA), Nicaragua (SEMA), Iran (SEMA), Zimbabwe (SEMA), South Sudan (SEMA), Human rights violators (JVCFOA), Corrupt foreign officials (JVCFOA), North Korea (UN Act), Libya (UN Act), Somalia/Eritrea (UN Act), and other UN-mandated regimes.

Identifiers & Data Fields Captured

Each designation includes comprehensive identifying information:

• Names and aliases
• Legal framework (SEMA, JVCFOA, UN Act)
• Regime/country (e.g., Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Venezuela)
• Entity type (individual, entity)
• Schedule reference (Schedule 1/2 for SEMA)
• Date of designation
• Dates of birth and nationality
• Identification details (passport, national ID)
• Addresses and other relevant information
• Applicable prohibitions and restrictions
• UN Security Council resolution reference (for UN Act designations)

Structure & Linkages

Each record is legal framework-tagged (SEMA, JVCFOA, UN Act), regime-classified, and entity-resolved to reduce duplicates while preserving full source lineage. SEMA designations include Schedule classification (Schedule 1 for individuals, Schedule 2 for entities) to align with Canadian regulatory reporting requirements.

Frequency of Updates

Our Canada sanctions dataset is updated daily, synchronized with Global Affairs Canada publications to ensure your compliance screening stays current with the latest designations and modifications.