Canada's Developing Economic Security Strategy: Navigating Trade, Sanctions, and Industrial Policy and Post-Maduro Legal and Commercial Implications

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

8:30am – 9:00am PST
9:30am – 10:00am MST
11:30am – 12:00pm EST
Online webinar (Zoom)

Canada is no longer treating trade policy as purely commercial—economic security is the new framework, reshaping everything from sanctions enforcement to export controls to industrial strategy and providing significant opportunities in the Canadian economy.

For companies doing cross-border business, this shift has immediate implications, including enhanced scrutiny on critical minerals exports, more aggressive use of the Special Economic Measures Act, and investment screening that prioritizes security over economics. Further, the recent capture and removal of Nicolás Maduro has created a rapidly evolving legal and regulatory landscape in Venezuela. For Canadian companies, investors, financial institutions, and boards, the implications are immediate and distinctly legal and commercial.

Join our panel for a focused discussion on:

• the current state of affairs in Venezuela, what the transition of power means from a geopolitical perspective, and how evolving US and global policy trajectories may shape future business decisions;
• Canada's economic security framework and its impact on compliance obligations, including sanctions, export control, and navigating the intersection of national security and trade policy;
• potential opportunities in strategic sectors backed by industrial policy, including clean tech, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing; and commercial and governance considerations when cross-border compliance coordination between Canadian, US, and allied rules do not align.
  
  

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Please contact Michelle Martinez with questions.