Ottawa restores sanctions on Iran it lifted a decade ago

OTTAWA — Canada will impose sanctions on 11 Iranian entities accused of contributing to Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missiles or of financing violence abroad.

The sanctions prohibit Canadians from engaging financially with the named Iranian organizations.

The organizations include banks, insurance providers and a tanker company.

The federal government cut ties with Iran in 2012 over its nuclear program and human rights violations, as well as its position on the Syrian civil war.