Canada is expanding its sanctions against Russia again. In a statement on Monday, November 9, the Canadian government said it is listing another 38 entities and 24 individuals — 62 new targets in all — under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, Reuters and AFP reported.

Source: Reuters via Duke FM

Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced the measures in Paris, France, where she is attending the G7 foreign ministers' meeting. The Canadian government's statement said the new listings are designed to weaken Russia's defence industrial base — in particular the people and organisations involved in developing ballistic missile technology.

"Canada is taking action to undermine Putin's capacity to strike Ukrainian cities with its missiles. We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine and will continue to impose costs on Russia until it ends its aggression and respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Anand said, in remarks carried by UNITED24 Media from the government's statement.

Source: UNITED24 Media

Missiles, cyber operations and crypto money

The sanctions also extend to actors linked to Russia's cyber operations and to financial networks — including cryptocurrency exchanges — that Ottawa says help Russia evade sanctions and sustain its war economy, according to the government statement reported by Reuters and AFP.

Ottawa emphasised that Russia continues to rely on sanctions-evasion networks to maintain its military operations despite years of international restrictions, and that the new measures are meant to raise the economic cost of the war while cutting Moscow's access to the resources and technology it needs.

According to the Canadian government, Ottawa has now sanctioned more than 3,500 individuals and entities, along with over 700 vessels, in connection with violations of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and gross and systematic human rights violations. Canada's Russia sanctions regime has been in place since Moscow's first aggression against Ukraine in 2014.

Announced on the eve of the Abu Dhabi talks

The announcement lands at a charged diplomatic moment: G7 foreign ministers are meeting in Paris, and US-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations are due to open in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, November 10, for two days. Anand also reaffirmed Canada's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and for a just and lasting peace consistent with the principles of the UN Charter.

For Canada's large Ukrainian diaspora — and for the Punjabi and Indian communities who live and work alongside them — the Paris announcement is the latest sign that Western sanctions pressure on Moscow is tightening, not easing, even as peace talks resume. What happens next depends on the Abu Dhabi table: if the talks stall, Ottawa has made clear its sanctions, including the oil price cap, will remain in place.