Canada SEMA Sanctions Scraper (AML / KYB Screening List)

Browse, filter and screen names against Canada's official Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List published by Global Affairs Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and related regulations. Every sanctioned individual, entity and vessel is normalized into one clean schema with aliases, titles, dates of birth, target country/program, regulation schedule and listing dates, so you can run compliance screening for onboarding, KYB, AML and payment checks against the Canadian regime.

Two modes:

• List browse or filter the full Canadian sanctions list.
• Screen submit your own person, company or vessel names and get fuzzy matches against every listed party and alias, scored 0 to 1.

Pair it with our US (OFAC), EU and UN + UK OFSI sanctions actors for combined US + EU + UN + UK + Canada watchlist coverage.

What you get

Here is one real record from List mode:

{
  "mode": "list",
  "id": "CA-SEMA|Russia|1,_Part_1|2",
  "source": "Canada-SEMA",
  "entityType": "Individual",
  "name": "Andrei KLISHAS",
  "aliases": [],
  "aliasCount": 0,
  "title": null,
  "program": "Russia",
  "targetCountry": "Russia",
  "schedule": "1, Part 1",
  "item": "2",
  "dateOfBirth": null,
  "imoNumber": null,
  "dateOfListing": "2014-03-17",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/sanctions/consolidated-consolide.aspx",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-17T12:24:47.577Z",
  "error": null
}

And one real result from Screen mode (input name Andrei Klishas):

{
  "mode": "screen",
  "source": "Canada-SEMA",
  "inputName": "Andrei Klishas",
  "matched": true,
  "matchCount": 1,
  "matches": [
    {
      "name": "Andrei KLISHAS",
      "matchedAlias": null,
      "entityType": "Individual",
      "program": "Russia",
      "schedule": "1, Part 1",
      "dateOfListing": "2014-03-17",
      "id": "CA-SEMA|Russia|1,_Part_1|2",
      "score": 1
    }
  ]
}

Names that are not on the list (for example a fictitious company) simply come back with "matched": false and an empty matches array, never an error.

Modes and input

Field	Mode	Description
mode	both	list (browse and filter) or screen (match your own names). Default list.
names	screen	Array of person, entity or vessel names to check. One row is returned per name.
minScore	screen	Minimum similarity (0 to 1) for a fuzzy match. Default 0.85. Lower is looser, higher is stricter.
program	list	Keep only records whose program / target country contains this text (for example Russia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar).
entityType	list	all, Individual, Entity or Vessel.
nameContains	list	Keep only records whose name or any alias contains this text.
listedSince	list	Keep only records listed on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
maxEntries	list	Maximum records to return. Free Apify plans are capped at 10 per run.
withAiRisk	both	Optional paid AI add-on (off by default). Adds a plain-English compliance risk note.

Output fields

Field	Description
entityType	Individual, Entity or Vessel.
name	Primary full name of the sanctioned party.
aliases / aliasCount	Known other names and how many.
title	Title / rank (individuals) or vessel type (vessels).
program / targetCountry	Sanctions program / target country in English (for example Russia, Belarus, Iran).
schedule / item	Regulation schedule / part and item number the party is listed under.
dateOfBirth	Date or year of birth (individuals) or build date (vessels).
imoNumber	Ship IMO number (vessels).
dateOfListing	Date the party was designated.
sourceUrl	Link to the official Global Affairs Canada list.
matched / matchCount / matches	Screen mode: whether and how well your input name matched, with scored details.
aiRiskWho / aiWhyListed / aiProgram / aiRiskLevel	Optional AI compliance note (paid add-on).

Use cases

• Canada sanctions screening of customers, suppliers, counterparties and beneficial owners against the SEMA list.
• AML / KYB onboarding checks that need a Canadian autonomous-sanctions data source alongside OFAC, EU, UN and UK.
• SEMA compliance monitoring for banks, fintechs, payment providers, law firms and exporters subject to Canadian measures.
• Watchlist and adverse-media enrichment with aliases, target country/program, schedule and listing dates.
• Vessel screening using ship names and IMO numbers on the Russian oil and shipping designations.
• Periodic re-screening of an existing book of business as new designations are added.

Billing

This actor is pay per event:

Event	Price (USD)	When it is charged
result	$0.015	One sanctions record (list mode) or one screened name with its matches (screen mode). Charged only on a successful result.
ai_risk	$0.012	Optional AI compliance risk note for a matched party. Only charged when withAiRisk is on and a usable note is produced.

You are never charged on failure. Free Apify plans are capped at 10 result rows per run, and the AI add-on requires a paid plan.

Data source

Data comes from the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List published by Global Affairs Canada (international.gc.ca), a public-domain official source covering the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA), the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act and related regulations. This actor reads the official list only; it applies no interpretation and is not legal advice. Always confirm a potential match against the primary source before acting.