Backgrounder – Additional sanctions – Canada.ca


Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against 8 Chinese officials for human rights violations. 

Canadian measures

The Special Economic Measures (People’s Republic of China) 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 former or current senior officials involved in human rights violations in China. 

The names of the individuals added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:

Chen Quanguo
Tuniyaz Erkin
Zakir Shohrat
Peng Jiarui
Wu Yingjie
Liujun Huo
Zhang Hongbo
You Quan



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