Canada Bans Russian Steel, Aluminum Imports as Part of Sanctions Regime

Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland appears as a witness at a Senate committee in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada is banning the import of Russian steel and aluminum as part of its sanctions regime.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says this will help undermine Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.