Minister Anand announces additional sanctions against Russia
News release
November 12, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
Canada’s new measures further increase the economic costs on Russia for its unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by targeting its energy revenues and financial enablers, while also degrading its conventional and hybrid military capabilities.
The sanctions list 13 individuals and 11 entities, including several involved in the development and deployment of Russia’s drone program. Canada remains a leader in targeting the military technologies Russia is relying on in its efforts to gain a battlefield advantage against Ukraine.
For the first time, Canada has also sanctioned entities that supply the cyber infrastructure used in Russian hybrid strategies against Ukraine. Several Russian liquified natural gas entities were also sanctioned as Russia continues to rely on energy revenues to fund its war of aggression against Ukraine. These sanctions also list 100 vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet.
The measures are a direct response to Ukraine’s priorities and support ongoing efforts by the G7 to ramp-up economic pressure on Russia to end its war and are in broad alignment with sanctions recently announced by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Quotes
“Canada remains unwavering in its commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and its people, who are forcefully defending their rights in the face of Putin’s corrosive and aggressive actions. Canada will continue to intensify pressure through sanctions in coordination with allies and partners until Russia puts an end to its unjustified invasion of Ukraine.”
- Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Quick facts
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Since 2014, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 3,300 individuals and entities that are complicit in the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and in gross and systematic human rights violations.
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Canada has taken action against Russia’s shadow fleet by sanctioning over 400 vessels based on their involvement in transporting property and goods for the benefit of Russia or persons in Russia. Many of these sanctions have been implemented in coordination with Canada’s allies and partners, including G7 members.
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The measures announced today complement similar measures taken by Canada’s closest allies, including those announced by the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States in October. Canada will continue to work with its like-minded partners to coordinate additional measures that increase the economic costs of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on the Russian regime.
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