On February 5, 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade announced changes to Canada’s economic sanctions against Iran.

Canada will continue to maintain tight controls on exports to Iran of goods and technologies which are considered sensitive from a national and international security perspective.

Applications for export permits for all items listed on the Export Control List pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

In addition, applications for export permits to export to Iran any goods or technologies covered under any of the following items on the Export Control List, (i.e., those items which are considered the most sensitive from a national and international security perspective, including nuclear goods and technologies, as well as those goods and technologies which could assist the development of Iran’s ballistic missiles program), will normally be denied.

For further details, please refer to the Export Control List to Iran.