11 Individuals and 2 Entities Sanctioned

Summary#

This is a final amendment to the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations that adds 11 individuals and 2 entities to Canada’s sanctions list. The regulations were registered on September 17, 2024 and published in the Canada Gazette on October 9, 2024; they come into force on the day they were registered.

What it does#

• Adds these 11 people to the schedule (names as listed in the regulations):
  • Musa Muhammad Salim Dudin
  • Amer Kamal Sharif Alshawa
  • Walid Mohammed Mustafa Jadallah
  • Ahmed Sadu Jahleb
  • Zuhair Shamlakh
  • Alaa Shamlakh
  • Ahmed Shamlakh
  • Imad Shamlakh
  • Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman
  • Khaled Chouman
  • Reda Ali Khamis
• Adds these 2 entities to the schedule:
  • Al-Markaziya Li-Siarafa
  • Nabil Chouman & Co.
• Expands the reach of the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations by making it illegal for people in Canada (and Canadians abroad) to:
  • deal in the property of the listed persons or entities;
  • enter into transactions with them or provide them services;
  • transfer property to them or otherwise make goods or services available to them.
• As a result of being listed, the named individuals become inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• The regulations reinforce existing enforcement tools and penalties for breaking the sanctions, including fines and prison terms.

Who's affected#

• The 11 named individuals and the 2 named entities — they are the direct targets of the listing.
• Canadian banks and financial institutions and other businesses that must screen customers and transactions to avoid dealing with listed persons.
• Businesses and organizations that do work internationally and could need to check whether partners or suppliers are on the list.
• Global Affairs Canada, enforcement agencies such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency, which support compliance and enforcement.
• It is unclear how many Canadians, if any, have direct ties to the newly listed names; the government’s assessment says the listed people have limited known links with Canada.

Why it matters#

• The listing freezes the listed people’s and entities’ access to Canada’s financial system and signals Canada’s condemnation of the violence that triggered these measures (the attacks that began on October 7, 2023).
• For ordinary Canadians, the most likely effect is increased screening by banks and businesses. Banks will add the new names to monitoring systems and may incur compliance costs.
• For the listed people, the practical consequences include asset and transaction restrictions and being barred from entering Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Breaking the sanctions can carry criminal penalties, including a fine of up to $25,000, imprisonment for up to 1 year on summary conviction, or up to 5 years on indictment.
• These measures are part of a coordinated set of actions with allies to disrupt financial networks said to support Hamas.