Canada is given reciprocal access to Ukraine Facility procurement, grant, and prize award procedures for one year.
| Official Journal of the European Union | EN L series ---|---|--- * * * | 2026/1442 | 3.7.2026 ---|---|--- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/1442 of 25 June 2026 approving Canada’s request for reciprocal access under the Ukraine Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2024/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 February 2024 establishing the Ukraine Facility (1), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) | The Ukraine Facility makes financial support of up to EUR 50 billion available to Ukraine for the period 2024 to 2027 in the form of non-repayable support and loans for the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine. ---|--- (2) | Cooperation with the Union’s international partners is essential for the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine. Canada is a key partner of the Union in supporting Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation. It is a founding member of the Ukraine Donor Platform established in December 2022 by G7 leaders and is a member of its Steering Committee. ---|--- (3) | On 19 January 2026, Canada submitted a request to the Commission for reciprocal access for businesses and entities to the procurement and grant award procedures and prize contests of the respective Ukraine support programmes. ---|--- (4) | The Commission has examined the information provided by Canada and analysed the available information on international support provided to Ukraine, with a view to determining whether Canada’s support is actually and effectively not restricted and comparing the level of support provided by the Union and Canada, taking into account qualitative and quantitative aspects. ---|--- (5) | Canada does not restrict participation to projects funded in Ukraine, and grants equal access to the procurement and grant and prize award procedures of its support to Ukraine to all eligible countries under the Ukraine Facility. ---|--- (6) | From February 2022 until March 2026, Canada has committed over CAD 23,5 billion to Ukraine, with CAD 13,99 billion in direct support to the Ukrainian state budget or other financial support, CAD 6,5 billion in military assistance and military operational support, CAD 1,36 billion in immigration measures, CAD 702,1 million in recovery and reconstruction assistance (including development assistance), CAD 395,7 million in humanitarian assistance, CAD 229,8 million in security and stabilisation support, and CAD 19,8 million in cultural protection support. Canada has committed CAD 5 billion as part of the ‘Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration loans for Ukraine’ initiative. The total support to Ukraine thus equates to an average of 0,76 % of Canada’s GDP. That is comparable to the Union’s support to Ukraine (from the Union budget and Member States’ budgets combined) which amounts to 1,11 % of EU GDP. ---|--- (7) | Canada is also a shareholder in the World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and fully subscribed to its allocated shares of the 2024 paid-in capital increase to enable EBRD’s continued support in Ukraine (EUR 137,2 million). That support is fully expensed and is the equivalent of grant support for Canada because of Canadian public accounting standards. ---|--- (8) | Canada’s continued support to Ukraine contributes to Europe’s security, and to international burden sharing between the EU and its partners as regards support to Ukraine. ---|--- (9) | On the basis of the information provided by Canada, granting Canada reciprocal access to procurement and grant and prize award procedures for activities financed under the Ukraine Facility would reinforce the shared political and economic objectives of both parties, particularly in support of Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation, in line with the objectives of the Ukraine Facility. ---|--- (10) | In order to maximise the effectiveness of aid provided to Ukraine, it is appropriate to grant Canada reciprocal access for a period of one year. ---|--- (11) | Ukraine has been consulted on 21 April 2026 regarding Canada’s request for reciprocal access to the Ukraine Facility, and has confirmed its agreement. ---|--- (12) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Ukraine Facility Committee, ---|--- HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Canada is granted reciprocal access to procurement and grant and prize award procedures for activities financed under the Ukraine Facility, for a period of one year from 23 July 2026. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 25 June 2026. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN * * * (1) OJ L, 2024/792, 29.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/792/oj. * * * ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/1442/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *