Liberals Move to Bar Sanctioned Russians From Canada Through Immigration Amendments

A dog walks past a damaged car in a yard of a house destroyed by Russian shelling in Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP-Andriy Andriyenko

The Liberal government is moving to ban Russians sanctioned over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine from entering Canada.

The government tabled proposed amendments to federal immigration law in the Senate today to ensure foreign nationals subject to sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act are inadmissible to Canada.