An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Creates a sanctions regime targeted at foreign nationals and entities involved in hostage taking and the arbitrary detention of Canadians abroad. Designed for cases of state-to-state coercion (China's detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor was the precipitating example).