Bosnia and Herzegovina–Canada relations explained

Bosnia and Herzegovina–Canada relations are the bilateral relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Ottawa. Canada has a non resident ambassador in Budapest.

Peacekeeping

Since 1992, more than 40,000 Canadians have served in Bosnia-Herzegovina in Operation Harmony for the United Nations and in Operation Palladium for NATO. 25 Canadians have lost their lives while serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina^[1]

In 1992, more than 1,500 Canadian troops were sent to act as peacekeepers in the Bosnian War.^[2] As of the fall of 1999, about 1,300 Canadian troops remained in Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of the NATO-led Operation Joint Endeavour, designed to enforce the Dayton Peace Accord of 1995.^[3]

Diaspora

See main article: Bosnian Canadians. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, there were over 38,000 people in Canada who identified as having Bosnian ancestry. ^[4]

See also

• Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Foreign relations of Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canadian operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina . 2005-09-26 . 2024-07-23 .
2. News: 25 years after the Bosnian War, a survivor brings solace to the peacekeepers haunted by helplessness . . 2018-03-28 . 2024-07-23 .
3. Book: Gammer, Nicholas . From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking: Canada’s Response to the Yugoslav Crisis . 2001 . McGill-Queen’s University Press .
4. Web site: Statistics Canada. (2017). 2016 Census of Population: Immigration, Ethnic Diversity and Languages. . 29 November 2017 .