Amid escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel, Iranian forces—including elements of the IRGC—launched a series of retaliatory missile strikes against Israeli targets. These strikes, occurring during a period of intensified conflict following an initial Israeli attack, contributed to significant military escalation and resulted in widespread casualties, including civilian losses. The incident also reportedly resulted in the killing of the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in an earlier Israeli strike.

Canada imposed sanctions on senior Iranian officials, including a former commander from the IRGC Navy and Strategic Centre, as part of broader measures against Iran's repressive activities.

On May 3, 2023, Canada amended its Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations to impose sanctions targeting nine individuals, including senior officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The sanctions were in response to the use of violent clampdowns against protests and the IRGC's support for oppressive actions abroad, which have led to significant human rights abuses.

On February 27, 2023, Canada imposed sanctions on 12 senior officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in gross and systematic human rights abuses, including the lethal suppression of demonstrations in Kurdish areas of Western Iran.

Canada imposed sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations, targeting 12 senior IRGC officials for their alleged involvement in gross human rights violations, including the lethal suppression of protests in Kurdish areas of western Iran.

Canada has imposed sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), citing gross and systematic human rights violations. The sanctions, enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act, follow documented abuses such as repression of protests and persecution of women, reflecting international condemnation of the IRGC's authoritarian practices.