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References

Sources cited on this site

Primary Government of Canada sources first; secondary materials are listed separately and are not a substitute for the official text. Material site updates are also recorded on the content change log.

List reviewed:

Primary — Government of Canada

  1. Global Affairs Canada. Canadian Sanctions Related to Syria. https://www.international.gc.ca/…/syria-syrie.aspx
  2. Department of Justice. Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations, SOR/2011-114. https://laws.justice.gc.ca/…/SOR-2011-114
  3. Global Affairs Canada. “Minister Anand announces amendments to sanctions related to Syria.” News release, February 2026. canada.ca news release
  4. Global Affairs Canada. “Backgrounder: Amendments to sanctions related to Syria.” February 2026. canada.ca backgrounder
  5. Global Affairs Canada. Canadian sanctions — Information and guidance. GAC guidance hub
  6. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. PIPEDA requirements in brief. priv.gc.ca
  7. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. How PIPEDA applies to charitable and non-profit organizations. priv.gc.ca

Secondary — United States (market context)

Used only for sector market snapshots on Economic access & sectors. These materials do not override Government of Canada primary sources for legal claims and are never presented as Canadian legal clearance.

  1. U.S. Embassy Damascus. Business page (link target; treat as unavailable if the host returns errors). https://sy.usembassy.gov/business/. State Department website text is generally treated as U.S. government work / public domain unless a copyright notice says otherwise; attribute U.S. Department of State / Embassy Damascus; do not reuse third-party photos without permission. See also travel.state.gov Copyright & Disclaimer.
  2. U.S. Department of State–funded Doing Business in Syria Investor Guides (April 2026; implemented by Creative Associates International with Karam Shaar Advisory Limited) — Banking; Electricity; Gas; Oil; Telecommunications and Technology; Real Estate; Investors Handbook. License posture: contractor-produced, USG-funded; no Creative Commons or open redistribution license stated. SyriaInsight.ca may paraphrase and cite short Canadian-framed summaries with attribution; it does not republish full PDFs or long verbatim passages on this site without written permission. PDFs are kept offline for research only.

Maintainer note: full reuse rules live in the repo at docs/SOURCE_LICENSING.md.

Secondary — other context

Law-firm alerts and international institutional data may be used later for context. They will be labelled secondary and will not override Government of Canada primary sources for legal claims.

Always confirm current list status on official Canadian sanctions resources before acting.