Backgrounder – Additional sanctions – Canada.ca


Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals and entities for supplying weapons and military equipment to the Myanmar military during worsening attacks on civilians.

Canadian measures

The Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations impose on listed persons a prohibition on any transaction (effectively, an asset freeze) by prohibiting persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from engaging in any activity related to any property of these listed persons or providing financial or related services to them.

The specific prohibitions are set out in the regulations.

Targeted individuals are senior figures in the Myanmar military responsible for such international humanitarian and human rights law violations. The names of the individuals and entities added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:

Individuals

  1. Charlie Than
  2. Ne Aung
  3. Win Kyaw Kyaw Aung

Entities

  1. King Royal Technologies Company Ltd.
  2. Royal Shune Lei Company Ltd.
  3. International Group of Entrepreneurs (IGE)Company Ltd.
  4. Swan Energy Company Limited



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