Facts and Figures

Economic Sanctions

• Canada is the first country to revoke Russia’s and Belarus’s “Most Favoured Nation” status as trading partners under Canadian law. The ly other country that does not enjoy MFN status with Canada is North Korea. This means Russia and Belarus will be subject to a tariff of 35 percent on virtually all of their exports to Canada.
• On April 11, 2022, Canada imposed sanctions on 33 entities in the Russian defense sector, as they have provided support to the Russian military and are complicit in Putin’s illegal war.
• On March 24, 2022, Canada imposed additional sanctions on 160 members of the Russian Federation Council for having facilitated and enabled Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
• Canada is also prohibiting the export of certain goods and technologies to Russia in order to undermine the capabilities of the Russian military.
• On March 15, 2022, Canada imposed additional sanctions on 15 Russian officials, including government and military elites, who enabled and supported Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
• As of March 11th, 2022, and since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, Canada has placed economic sanctions on more than 1000 people and entities. Canada will continue to sanction those who enable President Putin’s war of aggression.
• On March 11, 2022, Canada placed sanctions on Roman Abramovich, and other former Russian senior officials and associates of the Putin regime.
• On March 7, 2022, Canada imposed sanctions on ten additional members of Putin’s inner circle.
• On March 2, 2022, Canada imposed restrictions on ten key individuals from two important companies in Russia’s energy sector.
• On February 25, 2022, Canada placed sanctions on 18 members of the Russian Security Council, including Putin directly, and his Chief of Staff and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov.
• Canada placed sanctions on the Russian Central Bank so that all Canadian financial institutions are prohibited from engaging in any transaction with the Russian Central Bank.
• In coordination with G7 and EU partners, Canada imposed an asset freeze and a dealings prohibition on Russian sovereign wealth funds.
• In collaboration with our allies, we are removing Russian banks from the international SWIFT payments system
• On February 24, 2022, Canada imposed sanctions against 351 members of the State Duma involved in recognition of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as so-called “independent states”.
• Canada also blocked export permits for shipments to Russia, cutting them off from access to aerospace, machinery and other Canadian technologies. Minister Joly also announced the cancellation of existing valid export permits.

Military Equipment

• On February 4, 2022, Canada donated personal protective, load carriage equipment, surveillance and detection equipmentto Ukraine. This aid has been sent and delivered.
• Canada has committed $25M for non-lethal aid to Ukraine. This includes night-vision goggles, body armor, gas masks and helmets.
• Canada is sending at least 100 Carl Gustaf anti-tank weapon systems and 2000 rockets to Ukraine.
• Canada is also providing airlift support to bolster NATOs efforts in Europe and the first of two CC-130 has already departed for Europe.
• In February, Canada donated approximately $10 million in weapons and assorted support items to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
  • This equipment includes machine guns, pistols, carbines, 1.5 million rounds of ammunition and sniper rifles, as well as various related equipment. All of this equipment has been sent and delivered.

• Canada trained more than 33,000 soldiers through Operation UNIFIER, which is the Canadian training mission in support of the Security Forces of Ukraine.
• Canada is supplying Ukraine with up to 4,500 M72 rocketlaunchers and 7,500 hand grenades.
• Canada is providing an additional $1 million to help Ukraine’s military track Russian force movements through modern satellite imagery.
• Canada will also supply 1,600 vests and almost 400,000 ration packs to the Ukrainian army.
• On March 9, 2022, Canada announced an additional $50 million in both lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine.
• In Budget 2022, Canada pledged an additional $500 million in further military equipment to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion.

Humanitarian Aid

• Canada has already provided $15 million in humanitarian aid and $35 million in development assistance to Ukraine.
• We have committed to match up to $30 million in donations to the Canadian Red Cross through a matching fund for its Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.
• Canada has committed $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. This will help provide essential life-saving services such as emergency health services, water, food, and shelter.

Immigration Measures

• Canada has extended temporary status and issued open work permits to Ukrainian visitors, workers and students who are currently in Canada and cannot go home.
• We have also waived fees for passports, permanent resident documents, proofs of citizenship, visitor visas and work and study permits for Ukrainians in Canada.
• Canada is introducing new immigration streams for Ukrainians who want to come to Canada temporarily or permanently.
  • This includes the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel, available for individuals fleeing Ukraine and offers safe harbour for up to three years.
  • It eliminates most of the normal visa requirements for all Ukrainian nationals, with the exception of background and security screening, and is now open for applications.
  • All those who arrive in Canada as part of this new program will be eligible for open work permits, and will quickly be able to work if they so choose.
• We are also investing $117 million to accelerate refugee applications so that Ukrainians fleeing the conflict can arrive quickly and safely to Canada.
• Canada has established a dedicated service channel for Ukraine immigration enquiries available for clients both in Canada and abroad at 613-321-4243. Adding the keyword “Ukraine2022” to the IRCC crisis web form will prioritize the request.
• Canada is prioritizing and urgently processing travel documents for Canadians, permanent residents, and their immediate family members. Many of these documents are issued within 24 hours.
• Canada has also expanded settlement services until March 31, 2023 for temporary residents under the Canada-Ukrainian authorization for emergency travel. Key services that will be available to Ukrainians include:-
  • Language training;
  • Orientation to life in Canada;
  • Information and services to access the labour market.
  • Canada is also providing short-term income support and temporary hotel accommodation for up to two weeks for Ukrainian refugees coming to Canada.

Additional Measures

• On February 14, Canada announced that we will be providing Ukraine with a $500 million loan in the face of escalating Russian aggression. This is in addition to a $120 million loan Canada provided to help Ukraine stabilize its economy.
• As of February 27, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Russian aircraft operators.
• As of February 28, Canada is banning all crude oil imports from Russia.
• On March 1, Canada closed Canadian waters and ports to Russian-owned or registered ships and fishing vessels, in coordination with our G7 partners and other like-minded countries.
• As of March 16, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Belarusian aircraft in response to their support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• As of March 16, the CRTC formally removed Russia Today (RT) and Russia Today France (RT France) from the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution. This means that RT and RT France will no longer be broadcastin Canada.
• On March 29th, Minister Mendicino announced that Canada is deploying RCMP
• personnel to the International Criminal Courtto help investigate potential war crimes committed by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
• Canada will renew its multi-year commitment to Operation REASSURANCE to support NATO’s assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Our current contributions to Operation REASSURANCE includes:
  • Up to 540 Canadian Armed Forces members as the Framework Nation to the Canadian-led multinational enhanced Forward Presence Battle Groupin Latvia, since 2017;
  • A Halifax-class Frigate (HMCS Montreal) deployed with Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2); and
  • Up to six CF-18s for persistent rotational air surveillance, air policing, and training.