Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations

Marginal note:Listed person

2 A person whose name is listed in Schedule 1 is a person who is in Belarus, or is a national of Belarus who does not ordinarily reside in Canada, and in respect of whom the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe is

• (a) a person who has participated in gross and systematic human rights violations in Belarus;

• (a.1) a person engaged in activities that directly or indirectly facilitate, support, provide funding for or contribute to a violation or attempted violation of the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine or that obstruct the work of international organizations in Ukraine;

• (b) a current or former senior official of the Government of Belarus;

• (c) an associate of a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (b);

• (d) a family member of a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) or (g);

• (e) an entity owned, held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) or acting on behalf of or at the direction of such a person;

• (f) an entity owned, held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Belarus or acting on behalf of or at the direction of Belarus; or

• (g) a senior official of an entity referred to in paragraph (e) or (f).