Didier Casimiro Removed from Russia Sanctions

Summary#

The Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations remove Item 522 from Schedule 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, taking Didier Casimiro off Canada’s Russia sanctions list. The amendment was registered and came into force on February 5, 2026, and was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on February 25, 2026.

What it does#

• Removes Item 522 (the listing of Didier Casimiro) from Schedule 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
• Ends the sanctions-related prohibitions that applied to that individual under those regulations.
• Removes the individual from Canada’s consolidated sanctions list, so the related asset freeze and transaction prohibitions no longer apply.
• As a result, the individual will no longer be considered inadmissible to Canada under paragraph 35.1(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (as noted in the source).

Who's affected#

• Didier Casimiro — the person removed from the sanctions list.
• Canadians and people or companies in Canada who were previously prohibited from dealing with that person. They can now legally transact with him (subject to other laws or rules).
• Canadian financial institutions, and enforcement agencies such as the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) — they will need to update internal lists and monitoring systems to reflect the delisting.
• If unclear: the source does not say whether the individual will actually do business with Canadians after delisting.

Why it matters#

• Delisting lifts legal barriers that had frozen the individual’s assets and stopped Canadians from doing business with him. That can restore normal financial and travel status for that person under Canadian law.
• Businesses and banks need to update screening systems to avoid wrongly blocking transactions or continuing to block lawful ones. This can take a small amount of administrative work.
• The change shows that Canada’s sanctions list is reviewed and can be changed when a delisting application is successful. The source notes the decision followed an application and a recommendation from the responsible minister, but it does not provide the specific reasons for the delisting.