April 21, 2017 - Ottawa, Canada - Global Affairs Canada

Canada is deeply committed to supporting the Syrian people and working with the international community to find solutions to end the war in Syria. Following last Thursday’s sanctions, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada’s Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations have been further amended to list additional individuals and entities subject to an asset freeze and dealings prohibition.

The sanctions announced today affect 17 high-ranking individuals in the Assad regime and five entities linked to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Adding these names to the sanctions list is part of additional international pressure on this regime to immediately stop the repeated and heinous attacks against its own people.

Canada has taken a number of important steps to push for greater accountability for Syrians, including by being a leading contributor to the international investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Canada will continue its efforts to support the Syrian people and to help resolve the crisis in Syria.