International Development Grant

Election Observation Mission: Russia 2016

Project Number: CA-3-D003900001

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Russia 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $269,946.00

Start Date: August 29, 2016

End Date: June 13, 2017

Duration: 1.0 years

Project Description

The project facilitates Canadian support to the election observation mission of the Russian Federation State Duma on September 18 2016. The mission is managed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' (OSCE/ODIHR). This project includes the mobilization and secondment of short-term observers. Canadian participation works to broaden the scope of the mission to observe and report on the electoral process and discourage election fraud in the Russian elections. This contributes to higher acceptance of election results among the Russian people.

Expected Results

The expected outcome of this project is increased effectiveness of the Election Observation Mission to gather information analyze and report on the electoral process and outcome of the 2016 Russian State Duma Election including gender aspects.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved as of March 2017 include: (1) increased capacity of the Election Observation Mission to monitor short-term aspects of the Russian State Duma elections; and (2) increased election stakeholder awareness of issues related to the Russian State Duma electoral process including gender aspects.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
CANADEM

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Democratic participation and civil society 100%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs

Budget Breakdown
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31 $269,946 CAD
Geographic Information
Geoname Code:2017370;SRSName:http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326;GeoCoordinates:
Reference ID: 2016200703