Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia (SOR/2009-92)

Interpretation

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

AMISOM

AMISOM[Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 7]

arms and related material

arms and related material means any type of weapon, ammunition, military equipment including military vehicles, or paramilitary equipment, and their spare parts. (armes et matériel connexe)

Canadian

Canadian means a citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act or an entity established, incorporated or continued by or under the laws of Canada or of a province. (Canadien)

Committee of the Security Council

Committee of the Security Council means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations established by Resolution 2713 (2023) of December 1, 2023, adopted by the Security Council. (Comité du Conseil de sécurité)

designated person

designated person means a person that is designated by the Committee of the Security Council. (personne désignée)

designated person under paragraph 3

designated person under paragraph 3[Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 7]

designated person under paragraph 8

designated person under paragraph 8[Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 7]

entity

entity includes a corporation, trust, partnership, fund, unincorporated association or organization or foreign state. (entité)

military activities

military activities[Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 7]

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Foreign Affairs. (ministre)

official

official means a person who

• (a) is or was employed in the service of Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province;

• (b) occupies or occupied a position of responsibility in the service of Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province; or

• (c) is or was engaged by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province. (fonctionnaire)

paragraph 3 designated person

paragraph 3 designated person[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

paragraph 8 designated person

paragraph 8 designated person[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

person

person means an individual or an entity. (personne)

property

property[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council

Security Council means the Security Council of the United Nations. (Conseil de sécurité)

Security Council Resolution 733

Security Council Resolution 733[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 751

Security Council Resolution 751[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 1356

Security Council Resolution 1356[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 1425

Security Council Resolution 1425[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 1725

Security Council Resolution 1725[Repealed, SOR/2019-60, s. 17]

Security Council Resolution 1744

Security Council Resolution 1744[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 1772

Security Council Resolution 1772[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 1844

Security Council Resolution 1844 means Resolution 1844 (2008) of November 20, 2008, adopted by the Security Council. (résolution 1844 du Conseil de sécurité)

Security Council Resolution 2036

Security Council Resolution 2036[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Security Council Resolution 2111

Security Council Resolution 2111[Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 7]

Security Council Resolutions

Security Council Resolutions[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

Somalia

Somalia means the Federal Republic of Somalia and includes

• (a) its political subdivisions;

• (b) its government and departments and a government or department of its political subdivisions; and

• (c) its agencies or any agency of its political subdivisions. (Somalie)

technical assistance

technical assistance means any form of assistance, such as providing instruction, training, consulting services or technical advice or transferring know-how or technical data. (aide technique)

technical data

technical data[Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 1]

working day

working day means a day that is not Saturday or a holiday. (jour ouvrable)

Prohibitions

Marginal note:Prohibited activities

• 2 (1) It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to knowingly

  • (a) deal in any property in Canada that is owned — or that is held or controlled, directly or indirectly — by a designated person;

  • (b) enter into or facilitate any transaction related to a dealing referred to in paragraph (a);

  • (c) provide or acquire any financial or related services in respect of a dealing referred to in paragraph (a);

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 8]

  • (e) make available any property, other than property referred to in subsection 3(2), to or for the benefit of a designated person or a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person;

  • (f) provide any financial or related services to or for the benefit of any person referred to in paragraph (e) or acquire any such services from or for the benefit of any such person.

• Marginal note:Payments

  (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the payment of interest or other earnings to a designated person if

  • (a) the payment is the result of a dealing or transaction that occurred before the person became a designated person; and

  • (b) the amount paid becomes subject to subsection (1).

Marginal note:Exception — humanitarian assistance

2.1 Section 2 does not prohibit the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources or the provision of goods and services that are necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs in Somalia by

• (a) the United Nations, including its programs, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialized agencies and related organizations;

• (b) international organizations;

• (c) humanitarian organizations that have been granted observer status by the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organizations;

• (d) bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organizations that are participating in any United Nations humanitarian response plan, refugee response plan or other United Nations appeals for assistance or in groups of humanitarian organizations coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, including the employees, grantees, subsidiaries and implementing partners of those non-governmental organizations while acting in those capacities;

• (e) any other person authorized for that purpose by a United Nations committee established by the Security Council acting within its mandate.

Marginal note:Embargo — arms and related material

• 3 (1) It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to knowingly

  • (a) export, sell, supply or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms and related material, wherever situated, to Somalia or any person in Somalia; or

  • (b) provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or financial assistance related to the sale, supply, transfer, manufacture, maintenance or use of arms and related material to Somalia or to any person in Somalia.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 10]

Marginal note:Embargo — Security Council Resolution 2776

4 It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to knowingly sell, supply or transfer, directly or indirectly, to Somalia or to any person in Somalia any of the items listed in Part I of Annex B to Resolution 2776 (2025) of March 3, 2025, adopted by the Security Council or in any related resolution adopted subsequently, or export to Somalia.

4.1 [Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 2]

Marginal note:Embargo — transport

5 It is prohibited for any owner or master of a Canadian vessel, as defined in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, or any operator of an aircraft registered in Canada, any Canadian owner or master of a vessel or any Canadian operator of an aircraft to knowingly carry or cause or permit to be carried arms and related material, or items referred to in section 4, that are destined for

• (a) Somalia or any person in Somalia; or

• (b) any designated person.

Marginal note:Import prohibited

6 It is prohibited for any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to knowingly import, directly or indirectly, charcoal, wherever situated, from Somalia or from any person in Somalia.

Marginal note:Exception — non-lethal military equipment

• 7 (1) Subsection 3(1) and paragraph 5(a) do not apply to non-lethal military equipment that is intended solely for humanitarian or protective use or to related technical assistance.

• Marginal note:Exception — protective clothing

  (2) Subsection 3(1) and paragraph 5(a) do not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, that is temporarily exported to Somalia by United Nations personnel, private security contractors, representatives of the media, humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel solely for their personal use.

Marginal note:Exception — various entities

8 Subsection 3(1) and paragraph 5(a) do not apply to an activity that is intended solely for the support of

• (a) Somalia;

• (b) the Somali National Army;

• (c) the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency;

• (d) the Somali National Police Force;

• (e) the Somali Custodial Corps;

• (f) United Nations personnel, including personnel of the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia;

• (g) peacekeeping operations authorized by the African Union and those conducted by the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia and its troop- and police-contributing member states;

• (h) training provided by the European Union; or

• (i) training provided by any Member State of the United Nations with a status of forces agreement or a memorandum of understanding with Somalia, if the Member State has notified the Committee of the Security Council that the agreement exists.

9 [Repealed, SOR/2026-180, s. 15]

9.1 [Repealed, SOR/2020-120, s. 2]