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It has been eight months since Canada announced that it would halt the issuance of *new* arms export permits to Saudi Arabia, pending a broader "review" of weapons exports to the Kingdom. Of course, 2 months prior, the Saudis halted any new contracts w/Canada across the board...
...making Ottawa's suspension appear little more than a politically inexpensive fig leaf, especially as upwards of $1 billion worth of weapons have been shipped to Saudi Arabia from Canada in the meantime, under existing permits
Unlike the UK, in the 8 months since announcing a "review" of arms exports to Saudi Arabia, @CanadaFP does not appear to have published any bulletins/advisories about it on its export/import controls page, only relaying information via the media or in parliament 
Also unlike the UK, Canada's suspending the issuance of new arms export permits applies only to Saudi Arabia and, since announced in connection w/the #KhashoggiMurder and not the war on Yemen, does not apply to "coalition partners" such as the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait
