15 Individuals Added to Ukraine Sanctions

Summary#

This final regulation (SOR/2022-166) adds 15 people to the list of sanctioned persons under the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations. The change took effect on June 25, 2022 and means Canadians and people in Canada are generally prohibited from dealing with those listed people or their property.

What it does#

• Adds the following 15 people to Part 1 of the schedule to the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (names as listed in the Gazette):
  • Galina Viktorovna DANILCHENKO (born on July 5, 1964)
  • Illia Volodymyrovych KIVA
  • Kateryna Illiaovna KIVA
  • Aleksandr Yurievich KOBETS (born on September 29, 1959)
  • Volodymyr Vasylovych SALDO (born on June 12, 1956)
  • Kirill Sergeyevich STREMOUSOV (born in 1976)
  • Konstantin Vladimirovich IVASHCHENKO (born on October 3, 1963)
  • Tetiana Oleksandrivna KUZMICH (born on April 10, 1968)
  • Yevheniy Vitalyevich BALITSKY (born in 1969)
  • Serhiy Mykolayovych CHEREVKO (born on August 11, 1975)
  • Ihor Ihorovych SEMENCHEV (born on January 21, 1982)
  • Georgiy Dmytrovych KALENOV (born on May 10, 1958)
  • Dmytro Mikhailovich SAVLUCHENKO (born on April 22, 1990)
  • Pavel Igorevich FILIPCHUK (born on July 5, 1983)
  • Vladimir Valeryevich ROGOV (born in 1976)
• People added to Part 1 are subject to a broad “dealings” ban under the regulations. In plain terms, that normally means no one in Canada (and no Canadian abroad) may deal with their property, provide services, or enter into transactions with them.
• The names will be published on the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List so banks and others can update screening systems. This is handled by Global Affairs Canada.
• Enforcement roles are identified for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency. Criminal penalties described in the Gazette include fines of up to $25,000, up to one year in jail on summary conviction, or up to five years on indictment.

Who's affected#

• The 15 people named above and, in some cases, their family members.
• Canadians and people in Canada who might hold assets for, make payments to, or do business with any of the listed people.
• Financial institutions and businesses that must screen clients and freeze or block transactions if they involve listed persons.
• Businesses or exporters who might otherwise seek permits for activities that would be prohibited without a permit. The government says impacts on small businesses are likely to be small.
• Government agencies responsible for enforcing and publishing the sanctions: Global Affairs Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency.

Why it matters#

• This is a targeted expansion of Canada’s sanctions in response to the situation in Ukraine. It is meant to impose costs on people who Canada says support Russia’s occupation of parts of Ukraine.
• Practically, anyone with financial ties to one of these people could see accounts frozen or transactions blocked in Canada. Banks will update their screening to reflect the new names.
• The measure also signals continued alignment with allied countries that are imposing similar sanctions.