Proposed amendments to the Export Control List were pre-published in the Canada Gazette for a 30-day public consultation.
The amendments would add new controls related to semiconductors and assemblies containing them as well as to advanced manufacturing, including controls on lithography equipment, epitaxial depositioning equipment, semiconductor manufacturing deposition equipment, boards containing field programmable logic devices, advanced computing integrated circuits and electronic assemblies, and specialized powders used in additive manufacturing.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, the establishment of these new controls is necessary to address the growing risk that these items could be exported or diverted to uses contrary to Canada’s security and foreign policy interests.
Interested parties are invited to submit their feedback on potential changes to the list. This consultation will end on May 25th.