Please be aware that on Saturday, November 17, 2018 a demonstration is scheduled to take place in Halifax from 13:00 - 15:00 to protest the Halifax International Security Forum.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Halifax
As prepared for delivery. Good evening, Ice and snow couldn’t keep us from celebrating Thanksgiving with Toronto AmCham. Fun day touring MaRs amd Jlabs! It’s the season for Thanksgiving, Kentucky Basketball, and our much-loved Toronto Raptors…what an impressive season. Congrats Coach Nurse! Tonight, I would like to talk about three things: Insights from the trade ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Border Issues, Business, Environment, Events, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Toronto, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Innovation
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Consulate General, Montreal, Canada November 13, 2018 Location: Please be aware that on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, a demonstration organized by Ouighours is scheduled to take place in Montreal from 10am-1pm. Demonstrators will be gathering in front of the U.S. Consulate General at 1155 St. Alexandre Street. It is expected ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 November, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Montreal
Please be aware that on Thursday November 8th, 2018 a demonstration is scheduled to take place in Halifax at 5:00pm.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 November, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Halifax
Please be aware that on Thursday November 8th, 2018 a demonstration organized by ActMoveon is scheduled to take place in Montreal at 5:00pm.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 November, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Montreal
The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed a number of global and bilateral issues.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
Please be aware that on Saturday, November 3rd and Thursday November 8th, 2018 there are two protests scheduled to take place in Montreal.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 November, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Montreal
During her September trip to Iqaluit, Consul General Allison Areias-Vogel had the privilege of meeting Lael Kronick, who is fighting food insecurity, fostering good nutrition choices, and supporting student initiative and solidarity.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 November, 2018 | Topics:
Quebec
U.S. Embassy Ottawa Legal Attaché Kevin Vorndran welcomed acclaimed artist Claire Van Vliet to Ottawa this week as he accepted a piece of Van Vliet’s artwork to the U.S. Department of State’s permanent collection.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 October, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News, Ottawa, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
EducationUSA Advisor to Canada Jenika Heim was in Québec City for a series of meetings with students, school and government officials to explain the mission of EducationUSA and its role in promoting U.S. higher education to Canadian students.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 October, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Quebec
October 19, 2018 - The United States and Canada held the third round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime October 17-18 in Portland, Oregon.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 October, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver
Please be aware that on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, a demonstration is scheduled to take place in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate between 5:00pm-6:00pm.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 October, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Montreal
Due to the possibility of a delivery disruption by Canada Post resulting from a labor dispute, the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and its Consulates will temporarily suspend the use of Canada Post to return documents to applicants, beginning October 17, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 October, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Notification
Six U.S. professionals in the fields of law enforcement, municipal government, violence prevention, community organization, and academia are in Alberta for a six-day program on countering violent extremism (CVE), beginning October 15.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 October, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, News
| Tags: CVE, Exchange
Proudly standing in his dental office in Iqaluit, Dr. Steven M. Partyka is ready to examine his next patient. Originally from New Jersey, Steven spent a few years living in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, before moving to move to Iqaluit in 2009 to run Arctic Circle Dental. Steven is often asked how someone from the northeastern ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 October, 2018 | Topics:
Quebec, The Arctic
| Tags: arctic
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Christopher A. Ford is in Quebec, Canada, October 15–18.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 October, 2018 | Topics:
Press Releases, Quebec, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 10, 2018 Secretary Pompeo’s Call With Canadian Foreign Minister Freeland The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke by phone today with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. The two congratulated the U.S., Canada, and Mexico teams on reaching a successful conclusion ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 October, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
During her trip to Iqaluit to attend the Nunavut Trade Show, Consul General Allison Areias Vogel met with elected officials, including Premier Joe Savikataaq as well as local leaders. Michael Lockley was one of them. Michael Lockley stands proudly in his kitchen as a man who has finally found his path in life in Iqaluit, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 October, 2018 | Topics:
Consul General, Quebec
Consul General Allison Areias Vogel travelled to Iqaluit, Nunavut to attend northern Canada’s largest annual business-to-business event.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 3 October, 2018 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Quebec
| Tags: arctic
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 1, 2018 U.S. Signs Agreement To Prevent Unregulated Commercial Fishing on the High Seas of the Central Arctic Ocean The United States is pleased to be a signatory of the agreement to prevent unregulated commercial fishing on the high seas of the central Arctic Ocean. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 October, 2018 | Topics:
Environment, Fisheries & Marine Issues, News, Press Releases, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
Today, Canada and the United States reached an agreement, alongside Mexico, on a new, modernized trade agreement for the 21st Century: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 October, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: USMCA
As prepared for delivery Good evening, May I say, I am thrilled to be here. I am thrilled not only because of how strongly I believe in the spectacular work of the Salvation Army all around the world, but also because I am so grateful to have an opportunity to discuss something that doesn’t involve ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Ottawa, Speeches
| Tags: Salvation Army
“We have a good sized war to fight and we’d all better get busy doing all we can to get the job done – and soon.” – Colonel Allen G. Hart, February 7, 1943. Canadian and American service members like Col. Hart have served and sacrificed alongside each other for hundreds of years, a tradition ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
Readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 25, 2018 Secretary Pompeo at the Transatlantic Dinner The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo hosted NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini, and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
September 21, 2018 For Immediate Release Canadians to Attend U.S. Leadership Exchange Program on Cyber Security OTTAWA – Canadian professionals in the fields of government, research, and technology will visit Washington, D.C, and other U.S. cities from September 22 to October 13 as participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Participants will ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 September, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Winnipeg
September 19, 2018 For Immediate Release OTTAWA – On Friday, September 21, the United States Embassy in Ottawa, in partnership with Actua, Canada’s largest science, technology, engineering and math outreach organization, will host a video chat between local Ottawa elementary school students, stakeholders, and American-Canadian astronaut
Drew Feustel at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. Drew ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Astronaut, ISS, Space
The Group of Seven (G-7) Environment, Energy, and Oceans Ministerial will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 19–21, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 September, 2018 | Topics:
Energy, Environment, Halifax, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: G7
Please be advised of a possible postal strike that could disrupt normal CPC shipping operations on approximately September 26th, 2018. This disruption in services could impact the delivery of your passport or other documents after your appointment. Latest information on the potential strike may be found on
www.canadapost.ca in the “
Negotiations Updates ” section of their website. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 September, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Consulate General, Montreal, Canada 13 September, 2018 Location: Please be aware that on Thursday, September 13, 2018, a demonstration organized by the employees of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is scheduled to take place in Montreal between 3:00pm and 5:00pm. Demonstrators will be gathering in front of Place ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 September, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
September 11, 2018 - Remarks delivered by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft in Gander, Newfoundland on the anniversary of 9/11.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Halifax, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft
To honor Senator John McCain’s lifelong commitment to public service, the United States Embassy in Ottawa will make available for signing a condolence book for members of the public and diplomatic community who wish to express sympathy to the McCain family for their loss.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, Press Releases
| Tags: condolences, Senator John McCain
A demonstration is expected to take place, Aug 23, 2018 between 14:00 and 16:00. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration and will be on site. U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid those areas during the scheduled hours of the demonstration.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 August, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs
Natural Disaster Alert – U.S. Consulate General Vancouver, Canada August 22, 2018 Location: Alaska Highway in Northern British Columbia. Event: The Alaska Highway is closed in both directions between Coal River and the British Columbia/Yukon border because of wildfires. The nearby community of Lower Post, British Columbia has been ordered to evacuate. Actions to Take: ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 August, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver
The United States and Canada held the second round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime August 15-16, in Nelson, British Columbia.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 August, 2018 | Topics:
Energy, Environment, Fisheries & Marine Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Columbia River Treaty
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. They discussed the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Canada over Canada’s call for releasing civil rights activists. The Secretary also discussed Iran and Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 August, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Michael R. Pompeo
Fredericton Police said they were responding to an active shooter event in the Brookside Drive area of the city on Friday, August 10, 2018. The public is asked to avoid the area and stay in their homes with doors locked at this time for their safety.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 August, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Halifax, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Canadian professionals in the field of Indigenous education will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from August 4-15 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 July, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, Education, Montreal, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Quebec, Science & Tech, U.S. & Canada, Winnipeg
| Tags: IVLP
U.S. Embassy Ottawa was alive with the sounds of the historic United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps as we recognized thirteen Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members for their significant contributions to U.S. military operations
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
Remarks delivered by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft at the Gordie Howe International Bridge Groundbreaking
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, News, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Gordie Howe International Bridge
July 12, 2018 For immediate release The United States Embassy in Ottawa, in partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh, World Learning, and Fulbright Canada, is pleased to announce the selection of 13 outstanding Canadian youth community leaders and two Canadian adult educators for the Youth Ambassadors program. The selected ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Culture, Education, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Exchange, Youth Ambassadors
Weather Alert: Tropical Storm Chris – U.S. Consulate General Halifax, Canada (July 9, 2018) Location: Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador) Event: Environment Canada has issued a Tropical Cyclone Information Statement for Tropical Storm Chris – now forming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina (
https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/statements_e.html ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 July, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Halifax
On behalf of Joe and myself and our family visiting from Colorado and Indiana and all of the hardworking crew here at the U.S. Embassy Ottawa, we are delighted that you have joined us to celebrate America's birthday.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft, Independence Day
"My sincerest congratulations go out to all Canadians as you celebrate your National Day on July 1."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Canada and our European Union partners took action this week to continue the promotion of accountability for the atrocities in Burma. We strongly support these actions.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Burma
The two leaders discussed a range of global issues, including cooperation on the humanitarian crisis in Burma and our shared commitment to improving the security situation in Iraq.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 June, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Michael R. Pompeo
nnounced gathering point and route includes, but is not limited to the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, located at 1155 rue St. Alexandre.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Montreal
The two leaders discussed a range of global issues, including cooperation on the crisis in Venezuela and our shared commitment to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. Consulate General Quebec City, Canada Routine Notice to American Citizens– Reduced Consulate Staffing June 6, 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Event: Due to unusually congested traffic conditions expected with G7-related activities, the U.S. Consulate in Quebec City is reducing its staffing on Thursday and Friday, June 7 -8. The Consulate is closed on ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Quebec
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen today met with the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship for Canada Ahmed Hussen in Washington, D.C to reaffirm their commitment to working together on immigration and border security issues.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 June, 2018 | Topics:
Border Issues, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: border, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
A demonstration is expected to take place, May 30, 2018 between 16:30 and 19:00. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration and will be on site. U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid those areas during the scheduled hours of the demonstration.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs
Historians have concluded that nearly 200 American Prisoners of the War of 1812 died while confined on Melville Island, on the Northwest Arm in Halifax, and are buried on Deadman’s Island. On Monday, May 28 from 11:00a.m.–12:00p.m., the U.S. Consulate General in Halifax and U.S. Navy Exchange Officers in Halifax will honor these American servicemen. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Halifax, History, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
The United States and Canada recognize that protecting and respecting human rights is the responsibility of all governments, and that the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons are not different or separate from the human rights of anyone else.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 May, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Global Equity Fund, Human Rights
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Consulate General Calgary, Canada May 15th, 2018 Location: Calgary City Hall Event: The U.S. Consulate in Calgary informs U.S. citizens of a planned demonstration scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 15th at 6:00 pm outside Calgary City Hall. Actions to Take: Avoid the areas of the demonstrations. Exercise caution ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
May 15, 2018 For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Canadian professionals in the fields of public health and veterinary medicine will visit Minneapolis, MN, and Anchorage and Fairbanks, AK, from May 15 to 25 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The participants will explore emerging methods and programs for surveilling human, animal, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, Education, Environment, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Quebec, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Health
Secretary Pompeo participated via videoconference today in the Lima Group foreign and finance ministers meeting, which was hosted by Mexico and included representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Saint Lucia. Representatives from the European Union and Spain also participated.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Lima Group, Michael R. Pompeo, Venezuela
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada May 14, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include the following neighborhoods in Ottawa, Canada: U.S. Embassy Ottawa (MacKenzie Street side of the Embassy) Event: A demonstration is expected to take place, May 14, 2018 between 12:00 p.m. and 15:00 p.m. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Ottawa
Remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, May 11, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Security Alert – U. S. Consulate General Toronto, Canada May 11, 2018 Location: Canada, countrywide Event: The U.S. government remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting U.S. citizens, including children. Terrorists may employ a variety of tactics, such as violent assaults and kidnappings. In the past they have used knives, guns, and vehicles as ramming devices. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Toronto
Security Alert – U. S. Consulate General in Vancouver, Canada May 11, 2018 Location: Canada, countrywide Event: The U.S. government remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting U.S. citizens, including children. Terrorists may employ a variety of tactics, such as violent assaults and kidnappings. In the past they have used knives, guns, and vehicles ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Vancouver
Security Alert – U. S. Consulate General, Montreal, Canada May 11, 2018 Location: Canada, countrywide Event: The U.S. government remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting U.S. citizens, including children. Terrorists may employ a variety of tactics, such as violent assaults and kidnappings. In the past they have used knives, guns, and vehicles as ramming devices. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Montreal
Security Alert – U. S. Consulate General Halifax, Canada May 11, 2018 Location: Canada, countrywide Event: The U.S. government remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting U.S. citizens, including children. Terrorists may employ a variety of tactics, such as violent assaults and kidnappings. In the past they have used knives, guns, and vehicles as ramming devices. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Halifax
Security Alert – U. S. Consulate Quebec, Canada May 11, 2018 Location: Canada, countrywide Event: The U.S. government remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting U.S. citizens, including children. Terrorists may employ a variety of tactics, such as violent assaults and kidnappings. In the past they have used knives, guns, and vehicles as ramming devices. They ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Quebec
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada May 11, 2018 Location: Canada, countrywide Event: The U.S. government remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting U.S. citizens, including children. Terrorists may employ a variety of tactics, such as violent assaults and kidnappings. In the past they have used knives, guns, and vehicles as ramming devices. They ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Ottawa
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada May 10, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include the following neighborhoods in Ottawa, Canada: Parliament Hill area Wellington Street (northern limit) Somerset Street (southern limit) Lyon Street (western limit) Elgin Street (eastern limit) Event: A demonstration is expected to take place, May 10, 2018 between 12:00 p.m. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
May 7, 2018 For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Canadian professionals in the fields of public policy, law enforcement, and non-profit leadership will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from May 7 to 25 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The participants will examine initiatives to reduce barriers that traditionally impede ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 May, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: community empowerment
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Consulate General, Montreal, Canada 30 April, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include the following areas in Montreal: The downtown area starting at Phillips Square. Event: The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens that a demonstration is expected to take place on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, starting at 6:30pm from Phillips ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 April, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Montreal
| Tags: Montreal
Press Availability John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Toronto, Canada April 23, 2018 ACTING SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here in Toronto for the G7 ministerial meeting. Toronto is a beautiful city (inaudible) and lovely weather, beautiful facilities here at the university. Very grateful for our hosts here. The Government of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Security & Counterterrorism, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: John J. Sullivan
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada April 20, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include the following neighborhoods in Ottawa, Canada: Parliament Hill area Event: A demonstration is expected to take place near Parliament Hill Friday, April 20, 2018 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration and will ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 April, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
April 17, 2018 Remarks delivered by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft at the Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal (CORIM) As Prepared for Delivery Who will shape the future of our planet? That’s a pretty heady question, I know. The glass-half-full view of the world has lots to celebrate: millions moving out ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Montreal, News, Quebec, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft
For Immediate Release: CONSULAR SERVICES AVAILABLE IN GRANDE PRAIRIE 2018 THURSDAY APRIL 26TH BY APPOINTMENT ONLY A consular officer from the United States Consulate General in Calgary will be in Grande Prairie THURSDAY APRIL 26TH to provide consular services to U.S. citizens. The Officer will take applications for passports, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 April, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
| Tags: Grande Prairie
April 4, 2018 Remarks delivered by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft at the Empire Club luncheon in Toronto As Prepared for Delivery Thank you. As I look out into this audience I would be remiss not to note one of your great figures is missing — Peter Munk is not among us today. His ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, News, Press Releases, Speeches, Toronto, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft, toronto
April 4, 2018 For Immediate Release CALGARY – Eight Canadian professionals in the fields of law enforcement, municipal government, violence prevention, and community organization will visit Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Bernardino, California, on a 10-day program on countering violent extremism (CVE). The program is organized by the U.S. Consulate General in ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, Events, News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Edmonton
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 31, 2018 The Department of State published a
Final Rule on January 31, 2018, that increases the passport execution fee. The passport execution fee will be $35 starting on April 2, 2018. This rule increased the fee $10 from the previous $25 fee. Individuals who apply for ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 March, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
| Tags: Passport Services
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Consulate General, Vancouver, Canada March 23, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include, but are not limited to, the following neighborhoods in Vancouver, Canada: Downtown: Jack Poole Plaza Downtown: Vancouver Art Gallery Downtown: U.S. Consulate General Vancouver Event: The U.S. Consulate advises Americans that demonstrations are expected to take place on March ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada March 23, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include the following neighborhoods in Ottawa, Canada: The downtown area from Parliament Hill to the Byward Market. Event: The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens that a demonstration is expected to take place near the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, March 24, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Ottawa
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Consulate General, Montreal, Canada 23 March, 2018 Location: Announced gathering points include the following areas in Montreal: The downtown area starting at Cabot Square and proceeding to the U.S. Consulate. Event: The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens that a demonstration is expected to take place on Saturday, March 24, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Montreal
Two mammoth tusks have been returned to Canada from the United States after being recovered during an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The tusks have been given to the care of the Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences, where they are housed in the museum’s national ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 March, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, History, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Mammoth Tusks, Museum of Nature, Repatriation
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the United States Embassy in Ottawa will host a one-day expert forum on addressing the opioid crisis in North America on Tuesday, March 20.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 March, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Ottawa, Policy, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Opioid Crisis
“The journey I’ve taken moved me from a place of pain on the deepest level to a place of hope for a kinder world, a world without violence, a world without victims, and a world without hate.” – Rais Bhuiyan, Founder & President of World Without Hate After being shot in the face by Mark ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 March, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Halifax, Montreal, News, Quebec, Security & Counterterrorism
Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer at the Closing of the Seventh Round of NAFTA Renegotiations As Delivered March 5, 2018 Mexico City, Mexico Ambassador Lighthizer: Good Afternoon. Let me begin by commending Secretary Guajardo for a terrific job hosting this seventh round of negotiations here in Mexico City. It is a privilege to return to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NAFTA, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, USTR
February 13, 2018 Remarks delivered by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Canada-U.S. Dinner As Prepared for Delivery This is a wonderful event for me because it centers on what is NOW my passion – strengthening the already close relationship between Canada and the United States. Each of my predecessors told ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Remarks by United States Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft at the Energy Council of Canada’s Annual Industry Update As prepared for delivery Thank you for inviting me to spend some time with you today. As a relatively new diplomat with less than six months under my belt, I am still in that phase of meeting ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Energy, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft, energy
The Embassy of the United States in Ottawa, in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), is pleased to welcome renowned American art critic Peter Schjeldahl for the second lecture in the third edition of the Contemporary Conversations series on February 8, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 February, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Contemporary Conversations, national gallery of canada
Canadian professionals in the fields of health policy, addiction services, toxicology, and law enforcement will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from February 3 to February 24 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The participants will examine initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic, and bolster bilateral partnerships to decrease the number ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 January, 2018 | Topics:
Border Issues, Education, News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Exchanges;
Closing Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer at the Sixth Round of NAFTA Renegotiations As Delivered January 29, 2018 Montreal, Canada Ambassador Lighthizer: It is a pleasure to be here in Quebec. Montreal is one of the great cities of the world, and I have not been back in many years, and I’ve missed it. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 January, 2018 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Montreal, News, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Montreal, NAFTA, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, USTR
Co-hosts United States Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland convened the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula on January 16, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia to discuss the global threat of a nuclearized Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and investigate options ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 January, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: DPRK, Rex Tillerson, Vancouver
U.S. CONSUL TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO U.S. CITIZENS IN ST. JOHN’S, NL FEBRUARY 2-3, 2018 The U.S. Consulate General in Halifax is pleased to announce that a U.S. consular officer will be in St. John’s, Newfoundland Friday, February 2, 2018 and Saturday, February 3, 2018 to provide consular services for U.S. citizens. This trip is ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consul General, Halifax, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
| Tags: American Citizen Services, Consul
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and the U.S. Consulates in Canada will remain open for all scheduled passport and visa services during the lapse in appropriations. For additional guidance please go to
Travel.state.gov .
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 January, 2018 | Topics:
News
Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: voting
Remarks With Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson At the Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, Canada January 16, 2018 FOREIGN MINISTER FREELAND: So ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: DPRK, Rex Tillerson, Vancouver
Press Availability Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Vancouver, Canada January 16, 2018 FOREIGN MINISTER FREELAND: Sorry to be a bit late. We had a lot we had to pack into the day. And thanks to everyone for joining us. I’d like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: DPRK, Rex Tillerson, Vancouver
The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, in partnership with the Strong Cities Network, has invited seven mayors and other representatives from Canadian cities to Washington, D.C., for a workshop January 24, 2018, with American and international mayors on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Strong Cities
United States Consulate Calgary, Canada Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstration January 8th, 2018 The U.S. Consulate in Calgary informs U.S. citizens of planned demonstrations at City Hall Plaza, across the street from the U.S. Consulate on January 8th, 2018, from approximately 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 January, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: calgary
United States Embassy Ottawa, Canada Message to U.S. Citizens: Improvements to Safety and Security Information January 3, 2018 On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, the Department of State will make changes to our safety and security information to make it easier to find, understand, and use. Travel Advisories will replace Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts. Every ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 3 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Citizen Services
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson traveled to Ottawa on December 19 at the invitation of Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland for his first official visit to Canada as Secretary of State. Discussions covered U.S.-Canadian coordination on a range of global and regional topics, including the threat posed by North Korea and the situation in Venezuela. Secretary Tillerson ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
As delivered. FOREIGN MINISTER FREELAND: Okay. Hi, everybody. Great to see everyone here. Before I begin, I’d like to extend Canada’s thoughts and condolences to our American guests in light of the terrible train derailment in Washington state. We extend our sympathies to those who lost loved ones and wish a full and swift recovery to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
As delivered. It wasn’t in my remarks to hit the button and make it go green. It’s green now. (Laughter.) Well, let me say again how much we appreciate – (laughter) – all of you and our folks across the countries in how you represent us and the important role you play across this vast ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
As delivered. Good morning everyone! First of all, let me thank Deputy Minister Shugart and Ambassador Shin for inviting us to co-host this important symposium. We are so pleased to join you as partners in this event today. The current trends and events in East Asia have dominated the headlines of late, and for good ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 December, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: DPRK, North Korea
The U.S. Consulate in Calgary informs U.S. citizens of planned demonstrations at City Hall Plaza and across the street from the U.S. Consulate on December 9, 2017, from approximately 2:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration and will be on site. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
United States Consulate General, Toronto Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstration December 8, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto informs U.S. citizens of demonstrations near the U.S. Consulate on December 9 and 10, 2017, from approximately 1:00pm. Local authorities are aware of the demonstrations and will be on site. Even demonstrations intended to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Toronto
| Tags: Security & Emergency Messages, toronto
United States Embassy Ottawa, Canada Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstration December 8, 2017 The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa informs U.S. citizens of demonstrations near the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, December 9, 2017, from approximately 14:00 to 16:00 and on Sunday, December 10, 2017 from 13:00 to 14:00. Local authorities are aware of the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Ottawa, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Ottawa, Security Message for U.S. Citizens
United States Consulate General Vancouver, Canada Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstration December 8, 2017 The U.S. Consulate in Vancouver informs U.S. citizens of a demonstration near the U.S. Consulate on December 8, 2017, from approximately 4:30pm to 6:30pm Pacific Time. Local authorities are aware of the demonstration and will be on site. Even ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Vancouver
| Tags: Security Message for U.S. Citizens, Vancouver
As prepared for delivery. Thank you, Rick for that kind introduction. You read it just the way I wrote it, which I appreciate! Rick and his Chamber colleagues briefed me on my very first official trip to the Toronto consulate. The American Chamber here is a WORKING chamber, and it deserves much of the credit ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: American Chamber of Commerce
Consulate General of the United States, Montreal, Canada Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstration on Friday, December 8, 2017 December 7, 2017 The U.S. Consulate in Montreal informs U.S. citizens of a planned demonstration at the U.S. Consulate on Friday, December 8, 2017, from approximately 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local authorities are aware ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Montreal, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Security Message
U.S. Embassy Ottawa’s United States Marine Corps detachment and U.S. Navy personnel will deliver some holiday spirit on December 15 to the children at Ottawa’s Ronald McDonald House, bringing gifts donated through the annual Toys for Tots campaign. U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and her husband, Mr. Joe Craft, will take part in the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Toys for Tots, United States Marine Corps
As part of the Department of State’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about safety and security events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. This replaces the Worldwide Caution dated September ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Worldwide Travel Caution
As prepared for delivery. Thank you, Marc, for that kind introduction. It is a great privilege for the U.S. Embassy to be neighbors with the National Gallery of Canada. I was delighted to learn, in fact, that the glass tower on the north end of our Embassy’s roof is an homage to the shining glass ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Ottawa, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft
As Prepared for Delivery Welcome to our celebration of the great state of New York, one of the very special places in my country that the whole world knows. And, we hope, our friends in Canada will get to know even better! New York City, the Big Apple. Frank Sinatra famously sang that he wanted ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft
November 27, 2017 Quebecer Selected to Take Part in 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India The United States Consulate General in Montreal is pleased to announce that Gabriel Bran Lopez, President and Founder of Montreal-based Youth Fusion, has been selected to attend the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The United States and India will co-host the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 November, 2017 | Topics:
Montreal, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit
The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens a demonstration is expected to take place in downtown Quebec on Saturday, November 25, between 11:00 and 15:00. Local media has reported an anticipated a large crowd. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. You should avoid areas of demonstrations, and exercise ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 November, 2017 | Topics:
Quebec, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Security Message for U.S. Citizens
Consul General Allison Areias-Vogel and colleagues from the U.S. Consulate General in Québec City traveled to Nunavik and Abitibi-Témiscamingue in northern Québec. One of the main objectives of the visit was to explore areas for potential collaboration in economic, environmental, and social fields. In Nunavik, they met with officials including Mayor of Kuujjuaq Tunu Napartuk, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 November, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Quebec
The Embassy of the United States in Ottawa, in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), is pleased to welcome renowned American artist Stephen Wilkes for the unveiling of a special work commemorating Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, opening the third edition of Contemporary Conversations on November 30.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 November, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: #artconvoAIE, Contemporary Conversations
Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of the Fifth Round of NAFTA Negotiations Mexico City, Mexico – Today in Mexico City, the negotiating teams of Mexico, Canada, and the United States, concluded the Fifth Round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), gathering nearly 30 negotiating groups. In response to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 November, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NAFTA, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, USTR
Remembering a day of tragedy and heroism, U.S. Consul General Allison Areias Vogel unveiled a plaque to commemorate a plane crash in Québec 75 years ago. On November 2, 1942, PBY Catalina, a U.S. Army Air Forces amphibious plane, was lost off the Canadian coast near the village of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan. Nine crew members were on ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 November, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Events, News, Quebec, U.S. & Canada
November 3, 2017 For Immediate Release Ambassador Kelly Craft meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today in Ottawa. In this initial meeting, the Prime Minister and Ambassador Craft discussed key issues in the extensive and productive U.S.-Canada relationship. Ambassador Craft expressed her ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 3 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
United States Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft presented her letters of credence to Governor General of Canada Julie Payette on October 23 at Rideau Hall. We are pleased to offer an introductory video about Ambassador Craft and her background for Canadians to get to know her. You can find the video on our
Facebook page and
YouTube channel . ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Key Officials, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Video
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft
Human trafficking continues to be an under-reported crime that knows no borders and affects all countries including the United States and Canada, with over 24 million victims. In recent years, the private sector has joined government efforts to identify and combat human trafficking, or modern slavery. Growing awareness within the tourism, transportation, financial and technology ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Toronto
| Tags: Consulate General Toronto
October 23, 2017 Statement by Ambassador Kelly Craft following presentation of her Letters of Credence As Delivered Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen I am honored to be here in this historic place, to present my letters of credence to Governor General Julie Payette. I am grateful for the kind welcome the Governor General has extended ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft
October 19, 2017 For Immediate Release Ambassador–designate Kelly Craft to present Letters of Credence to Governor General Julie Payette OTTAWA – The Embassy of the United States of America is pleased to share in the announcement that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive Ambassador-designate Kelly Craft’s letters of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Ambassador Kelly Craft, Governor General Julie Payette, Kelly Craft
Washington, DC – Today, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo successfully concluded the fourth round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The round took place in Arlington, Virginia, from October 11-17, 2017, covering seven ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 October, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NAFTA, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, USTR
October 13, 2017 For Immediate Release Statement by Chargé d’Affaires Aubin on Canadian assistance to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands We are grateful to the Government of Canada for its continued support to the people of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Maria. Recognizing the water and resource needs following ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 October, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you all very much. I very much appreciate it. We are here with a man who has become a friend of mine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mrs. Trudeau. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. And we are discussing many things, including NAFTA. But we have discussions scheduled for quite a few ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 October, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, President of the United States, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Trudeau, Washington DC
The United States Embassy in Ottawa is pleased to announce that Canadian Indigenous youth rights advocate Madelynn Slade will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from October 9 to 27, as part of an exchange program to explore challenges and opportunities related to empowering women leaders in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 October, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Science & Tech, Vancouver
| Tags: Hidden Figures
October 2, 2017 For Immediate Release U.S. Exhibits Celebrate 150 Years of Friendship with Canada WINNIPEG — To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, the U.S. Consulate Winnipeg is presenting two exhibitions that emphasize the depth and importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship. The exhibits are on display at the Manitoba Museum until October 15, 2017. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 October, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News, Press Releases, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada, Winnipeg
| Tags: Winnpeg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Terror Attacks in Edmonton, Canada We condemn the cowardly terror attacks on a police officer and pedestrians that occurred late last night in Edmonton, Canada. Law enforcement authorities from the United States are in touch with their Canadian counterparts to offer assistance ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Canada
United States Embassy Ottawa, Canada Notice Regarding Social Security Services September 29, 2017 The Social Security Administration (SSA) has consolidated its overseas operations and will no longer be offering social security assistance through the United States Embassy or Consulates in Canada. Effective October 1, 2017, individuals residing in Canada who require social security services or ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Consular Affairs, Social Security Administration
The U.S. Consul General in Quebec City, Allison Areias Vogel, recently traveled to Iqaluit to lead the first Alaskan delegation participating in the Nunavut Trade Show. The show brings together government, Inuit organizations, Nunavut and Southern businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs. The U.S. Consulate in Quebec City also hosted a booth at the trade show to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Quebec, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Alaska, Consul General Allison Areias Vogel, Quebec City
Ottawa, Canada – Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today successfully concluded the third round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The round took place in Ottawa, Canada from September 23 to 27, 2017. Negotiators ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 September, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
On September 23, 2017, First Lady of the United States Melania Trump and a Presidential delegation greeted United States Invictus Games competitors and their friends and families at a reception honoring the participants. The reception was co- hosted by the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto and the Fisher House Foundation.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, Toronto
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Invictus Games
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 For Immediate Release U.S. Consul Anthony Pagliai Begins Posting in Winnipeg Anthony (Tony) Pagliai arrived in Winnipeg to assume the post of Consul and Principal Officer at the United States Consulate. His primary responsibility is to advance the interests and goals of the United States to the people of Manitoba, and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, Winnipeg
It is always a great pleasure to speak about the U.S. – Canada relationship and I’m particularly happy to do so here in Windsor, Ontario. I’m very happy to be here with Consul General Doug George. The border crossings linking Windsor and Detroit are the busiest North American crossings in terms of volume of trade. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: CUSIPG
As part of the Department of State’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about safety and security events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. This replaces the Worldwide Caution dated March ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: travel alert, Worldwide Caution
The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens there is a planned demonstration on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, taking place in front of the Consulate. The demonstrators are planning to meet at noon at Dorchester Square. They will march down René-Lévesque Est and stop in front of the U.S. Consulate for approximately 10 minutes. They will ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
Montreal, Security & Emergency Messages
Bonjour and Bienvenue a l’Ambassade des États-Unis. Welcome to the Embassy of the United States! We welcome in particular those of you who have traveled from all corners of the Alliance to take part in this week’s “We Are NATO” program in Canada. And a special thank you to Robert Baines and the NATO Association ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Political Affairs, Security & Counterterrorism, Speeches
| Tags: Chargé d'Affaires, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Elizabeth Moore Aubin, Defense, NATO
Monday, September 11, 2017 For Immediate Release U.S. Consul General Robert W. Thomas Begins Posting in Montreal Robert W. Thomas begins his three-year posting as the United States Consul General in Montreal this week. A career diplomat, Mr. Thomas served in Mexico, Cote d’Ivoire, Canada (Toronto), and in Mauritania. He most recently directed the 24/7 ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Montreal, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Consul General Robert Thomas
Good evening, everyone, and a big thank you to Fulbright Canada for hosting us this evening. Tonight is a celebration of discovering new friends, colleagues, and opportunities … but if you don’t mind, I’d like to take just a couple of moments for more serious reflection. We have all seen the tragic trail of destruction ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Education, Scholarships and Exchanges, Speeches
| Tags: Chargé d'Affaires, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Elizabeth Moore Aubin, educationusa, Fulbright
Washington, DC – On September 5, 2017, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo concluded the second round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Mexico City, Mexico. This concluded five days of meetings ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 September, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada
The U.S. Consulate General Calgary informs U.S. citizens of demonstrations scheduled to take place outside of Calgary City Hall on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 from approximately 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A visible police presence with street closures and traffic congestion is likely. The Consulate has advised its employees to avoid the area during the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 September, 2017 | Topics:
Calgary, Security & Emergency Messages
September 1, 2017 For Immediate Release “As President Trump said yesterday, the United States is grateful to the government and people of Canada for its timely and helpful offers of support. At this time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Public Safety Canada are in close coordination. FEMA will continue to work with ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 September, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
Sunshine and high spirits were out in full force this weekend as Ottawa Capital Pride came to a close with the annual Pride Parade. U.S. Embassy Ottawa staff joined other diplomatic missions to Canada, as well as more than one hundred businesses, community groups, and public service organizations to march in one of the most ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News, Ottawa
U.S. Embassy Ottawa was pleased to welcome participants of the 2017 Students on Ice expedition back to Ottawa on August 23, 2017. Public Affairs staff caught up with the Embassy’s sponsored students and educator over breakfast. The conversation was engaging and inspiring. Also, there was bacon. Students on Ice gives youth a well-rounded and formative ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 25 August, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Ottawa, Our Ocean, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa informs U.S. citizens of a possible demonstration near the U.S. Embassy on August 22, 2017, from approximately 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 August, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Ottawa, Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens that demonstrations and rallies by groups including “Worldwide Coalition Against Islam” and “Stand Up to Racism” are expected to take place in metro Vancouver, near Vancouver City Hall (453 West 12th Avenue) between 12:45 and 4:00pm on Saturday, August 19, 2017.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 August, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Vancouver
Canadian experts in environmental policy and conservation will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from August 14 to 23 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the oceans and their economic viability. The participants will explore the challenge of sustainably growing the “blue economy.”
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 August, 2017 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Events, Fisheries & Marine Issues, Halifax, News, Policy, Press Releases, Quebec, Toronto, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver
| Tags: Blue Economy
Important information for Americans travelling to Toronto for the 2017 Invictus Games.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 August, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Fact Sheets, News, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Invictus Games
This year, the traditional 4th of July celebrations of the U.S. Consulate General in Québec City were uniquely significant, as they took place aboard two U.S. ships on an official visit to Québec as part of the city’s much-anticipated Rendez-Vous Naval 2017. The USS Jason Dunham and the USCGC Eagle moored in the Old Port ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 August, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Culture, Events, Quebec, U.S. & Canada
On July 25-26, 2017, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto hosted Dr. Michael Sfraga, Director of the Polar Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson Center, as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Speaker Program. During his visit, Dr. Sfraga met with Canadian counterparts to discuss a variety of issues related to the Arctic and to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, The Arctic, Toronto
The Office of First Lady is today announcing that First Lady Melania Trump will lead the United States delegation in support of the 90 American athletes slated to compete at the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada, from September 23 to 30, 2017. More than 550 wounded servicemen and women from 17 allied nations are expected ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 July, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Toronto
Media Advisory July 18, 2017 For immediate release Young Canadian leaders travel to United States as Youth Ambassadors The U.S. Embassy, in conjunction with the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh and Fulbright Canada, is pleased to announce the selection of 18 outstanding Canadian youth community leaders and two Canadian adult educators ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 July, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Calgary, Education, Events, Halifax, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Quebec, Toronto, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver
Following the U.S. Consulate Winnipeg’s Independence Day celebration at Shaw Park on June 30, Consul Chris Gunning was invited to speak on the Goldeye’s radio broadcast about his time in Manitoba. Consul Gunning is a big baseball fan, and was really pleased and honored to speak with the voice of the Goldeyes, Steve Schuster. Here’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 July, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Events, News, U.S. & Canada, Winnipeg
| Tags: Baseball; Interview;
On July 6, 2017, the US Consulate General in Toronto brought together American and Canadian honorable guests, friends and colleagues to celebrate U.S. Independence Day and Canada’s 150th Anniversary at the Hockey Hall of Fame. “This is a noteworthy and remarkable year for our two nations, brought together as friends, as much by history as by ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 July, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Events, News, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
"Canada 150" is the talk of the country in 2017. To mark the occasion, the U.S. Mission to Canada designed two bilingual exhibits that are touring the country over the course of the year. "Northern Stars" chronicles 150 years of U.S.-Canadian relations.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 July, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Calgary, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Events, Halifax, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Public Affairs, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg
| Tags: Arctic; Canada150;
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, congratulations to the Canadian people on Canada Day and the 150th anniversary of your Confederation.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 July, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canada Day, Canada150, Rex Tillerson
June 30, 2017 For Immediate Release President Donald J. Trump sent the following message to His Excellency The Right Honorable David Johnston, congratulating Canada on the 150th Anniversary of Confederation: “My warmest wishes go out to the people of Canada in celebration of the 150th anniversary of your National Day on July 1. “The United ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canada Day; Canada150;, Donald J. Trump
On June 23rd, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto organized a day-long collaboration meeting for 40 U.S. and Canada academic representatives. The event was hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The idea for this meeting was developed in partnership with Scott Clerk (University of Ontario Institute of Technology) and Ni Jadon (McMaster University) who ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 June, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Education, News, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Moore Aubin today issued the following statement after the official announcement of the plans for the former U.S. Embassy building:
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 June, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Education, History, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Indigenous Peoples
For Immediate Release 06/20/2017 OTTAWA – The U.S. Embassy Ottawa will host the annual Fourth of July Independence Day celebration (
#July4Canada and
#4juilletCA ) in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. on the grounds of Lornado, the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence. Guests will be admitted by invitation only. This year’s event, themed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 June, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Independence Day, July 4th
To mark Canada’s 150th anniversary of the founding of Confederation, the U.S. Consulate General in Quebec City hosted a dual exhibit entitled Northern Stars and Eyes on the Arctic. Celebrating 150 years of friendship between the United States and Canada, the exhibit was displayed at old Quebec’s historic Post Office from May to June and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 June, 2017 | Topics:
Consul General, Featured Event, News, Quebec
June 16, 2017 President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to address various aspects of the strong bilateral relationship between their two countries. President Trump commended Prime Minister Trudeau for Canada’s recent announcement that it will increase military spending by 70 percent over the next decade. President Trump underscored ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Military; Defense;
Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Aubin today announced that 53 companies from a variety of industries across Canada will be travelling to Washington D.C. to participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit (Summit), June 18-20.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Events, News, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada
June 14, 2017 President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate Kelly Knight Craft of Kentucky to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada. Ms. Kelly Craft heads Kelly G. Knight LLC, a business advisory firm based in Lexington. She also currently serves on the University of Kentucky ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
“This year, Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary of Confederation. We join you in honoring this moment while remembering our longstanding ties. The United States and Canada share more than just a border, we share a common history and a set of values. We enjoy the world’s largest bilateral relationship, and a unique and special ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 June, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Quebec, U.S. & Canada, Video
Canadian professionals in the fields of disability services, victim advocacy, and law enforcement will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from June 19 to July 7 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 June, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Events, Montreal, News, Quebec, Toronto, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver
| Tags: IVLP; Exchanges; TIP;
United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met with his Canadian counterpart Finance Minister Bill Morneau and a number of Canadian Ministers and parliamentarians today, on his first visit to Canada as Secretary.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 June, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Events, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Secretary Mnuchin
This year’s successful 10th anniversary Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces (SEUS-CP) annual conference was hosted in Toronto by the Ontario Government on June 4-6. Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Aubin delivered remarks at the conference and participated in several meetings, including meetings with Agriculture Secretary Perdue, Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. The conference focused ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Chargé D’Affaires, Economic Affairs, News, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
The United States welcomes Canada's marked increase in investment in their military and their continued commitment to a strong defense relationship with the United States and NATO.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 June, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis
As part of U.S. Consulate General Toronto’s ongoing efforts to expand engagement with Department of State exchange alumni, the Consulate launched the U.S. – Canada Toronto Alumni Advisory Council at the Consul General Juan Alsace’s residence on June 2, 2017. Comprising 12 alumni in total, the Council includes former participants from the International Visitor Leadership ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 June, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Consul General, News, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
In commemoration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa is featuring congratulatory messages from governors of U.S. states bordering Canada in an exhibit now available for public viewing on the U.S. Embassy’s Mackenzie Avenue outer fence. The exhibit will be on display from June 2 until the first week of July.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Events, News, Ottawa, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canada150, Governors
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon and Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Affairs Mark Gwozdecky co-chaired the tenth U.S.-Canada High-Level Policy Review Group on June 1 in Ottawa.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: High-Level Policy Review Group
In commemoration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa is featuring congratulatory messages from governors of U.S. states bordering Canada in an exhibit now available for public viewing on the U.S. Embassy’s Mackenzie Avenue outer fence.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canada 150
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hosted a working breakfast this morning with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations Luis Videgaray at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 May, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, Trilateral
The United States and Canada recently held the first joint nuclear forensics exercise between the two countries, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
Halifax, News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: National Technical Nuclear Forensics Ground Collection Task Force
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hosted the third North American Defense Ministerial meeting yesterday with Canadian Defense Minster of Harjit Sajjan, Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, and Adm. Vidal Soberón, secretary of the Mexican navy.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: North American Defense Ministerial
On Friday, May 19, U.S. Mission to Canada Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Moore Aubin attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Mayor of Ottawa Jim Watson to open the Mackenzie Avenue Cycling Lane to the public. Chargé Aubin and Mayor Watson were joined by Dr. Mark Kristmanson, CEO of the National Capital Commission, and Nathalie Des Rosiers, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 May, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Environment, Events, Key Officials, News, Ottawa
| Tags: bike lane, City of Ottawa, Government of Ontario, Mackenzie Avenue, NCC
The U.S. Consulate General Quebec City presents Eyes on the Arctic & Northern Stars exhibits from May 17 to June 14 at Parks Canada office in Old Québec.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 May, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Education, Environment, Events, News, Quebec, Science & Tech, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
Today, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of 100- to 150-seat civil aircraft (civil aircraft) from Canada are being unfairly dumped in the United States, and whether Canadian producers are receiving alleged unfair subsidies.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Trade, U.S. & Canada
"With this letter, we intend to notify not just Congress, but all our trading partners, that free and fair trade is the new standard for U.S. trade deals."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 May, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NAFTA, Trilateral
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis recently hosted Canadian Ministers Chrystia Freeland and Harjit Sajjan in Washington for policy discussions at the Department of State.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 May, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Rex Tillerson
"The United States had been privileged to lead the Arctic Council at a time when the Arctic Region has been facing unprecedented change and challenges."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 May, 2017 | Topics:
Environment, Fisheries & Marine Issues, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Science & Tech, Speeches, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Arctic Council, Rex Tillerson
On May 5, the United States Mission to Canada had the opportunity to thank 11 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members for their exceptional service to the United States military and United States military operations at an awards ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 May, 2017 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism
| Tags: cooperation, Defense, Military
The United States Embassy is pleased to announce it will once again participate in this year's Doors Open Ottawa on Saturday, June 3rd.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 May, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Doors Open Ottawa
On May 4, the U.S. Consulate Toronto representatives attended the 1st Canadian Human Trafficking Survivors Summit organized by The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking and supported through the U.S. Mission to Canada’s Public Affairs Grants Program.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 May, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: human trafficking
Late this afternoon, President Donald J. Trump spoke with both President Peña Nieto of Mexico and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 April, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of softwood lumber from Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 25 April, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: softwood lumber
Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Brett McGurk visited Ottawa today for senior-level discussions with Canadian officials including Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan, and National Security Advisor Daniel Jean.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 April, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Brett McGurk, daesh, Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da’esh
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers that there will be increased traffic volumes associated with Good Friday and Easter weekend beginning April 14; however there are a number of tips to help expedite cross-border travel.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Travel & Tourism, Vancouver, Winnipeg
| Tags: travel tips
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa informs U.S. citizens of a possible demonstration near the U.S. Embassy on the MacKenzie Avenue side on April 8, 2017, from approximately 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. Public Order officials are aware of the demonstration and will be on site.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Ottawa, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Security Message for U.S. Citizens
"In carrying this out, we coordinated very carefully with our international partners in terms of communicating with them around the world, and I will tell you that the response from our allies...has been overwhelmingly supportive of the action we’ve taken."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Security & Counterterrorism
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
On March 31, U.S. Embassy Ottawa’s Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Aubin Moore joined trade representatives, media and consumers in celebrating the newest and best vintages of more than 75 California wineries at the California Wine Fair Ottawa, hosted by The Wine Institute.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 April, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: California Wine Fair
Republished from
www.state.gov . Good morning, Secretary General and my fellow ministers, and thank you for the opportunity to speak. Let me be very clear at the outset of my remarks: the U.S. commitment to NATO is strong and this Alliance remains the bedrock for transatlantic security. This Alliance was forged from the ashes of World ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 March, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Security & Counterterrorism, Speeches, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: NATO, Rex Tillerson, US Mission to NATO
Republished from
www.whitehouse.gov . On March 29, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The Commission will be chaired by Governor Chris Christie and will study ways to combat and treat the scourge of drug abuse, addiction, and the opioid crisis, which was ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 March, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, Policy, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Opioid Crisis
Thanks to the joint efforts of U.S. Coast Guard crews, Canadian crews and interagency partners, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James is scheduled to offload approximately 16 tons of cocaine Tuesday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $420 million wholesale seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Coast Guard
The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto is pleased to partner with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection to organize the Higher States: Lawren Harris and His American Contemporaries exhibition.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 March, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Consul General, News, Toronto, Video
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft joined leaders representing eight coast guards of Arctic nations in signing a joint statement Friday.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Fisheries & Marine Issues, News, Our Ocean, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Arctic Council, Coast Guard
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (“TransCanada”) authorizing TransCanada to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Energy, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Keystone XL
"Now is the time to strengthen our shared commitment to security and invest in a fight in which we all have a stake."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Security & Counterterrorism, Speeches
| Tags: Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da’esh, Rex Tillerson
"Today, I’m delighted to take the opportunity to celebrate diversity and talent, courage and determination of inspiring women who helped shape our societies."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Consul General, News, Quebec
| Tags: International Women's Day, Women's History Month
The U.S. Consulate Toronto’s Speakers Bureau Program continues to serve as an effective platform which allows the U.S. diplomats to engage high-school students in Ontario in discussions. During the visits, the themes of speeches and presentations vary from American culture, sports, history to economics, foreign policy and international relations as well as mutual values and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 March, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Education, News, Toronto, Travel & Tourism
| Tags: consular information, school visits, Toronto speakers bureau
Today, the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, met with the Honorable John Kelly, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, during his first trip to Canada as Secretary and they made the following statement.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 March, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, Government Offices, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, Security & Counterterrorism, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: John Kelly, Minister Ralph Goodale, Ralph Goodale, Secretary John Kelly
"Today, we join you in Québec, throughout Canada, and around the world to celebrate women!"
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 March, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Quebec
| Tags: Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Elizabeth Moore Aubin, International Women's Day, Women's History Month
As Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto presents two photographic exhibitions Northern Stars and Eyes on the Arctic. The exhibitions are free and open to the general public. The bilingual, multimedia displays showcase the historic relationship between the United States and Canada, our shared Arctic heritage, and U.S.-Canada cooperation ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 March, 2017 | Topics:
American Spaces, Art & Culture, Consul General, Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canada 150, Eyes on the Arctic, Northern Stars
On Friday, March 10, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly will travel to Ottawa, Canada, where he will participate in bilateral meetings with multiple Canadian ministers to discuss U.S.-Canada collaboration across the broad spectrum of the DHS portfolio.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 March, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Secretary John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security
"As threats to our security continue to evolve and change, common sense dictates that we continually re-evaluate and re-assess the systems we rely upon to protect our country."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Executive Order, Rex Tillerson
As part of the Department of State’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about safety and security events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Worldwide Caution
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin met in Washington yesterday with Canada’s Minister of Finance Bill Morneau.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 March, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) welcomed its first Canadian Exchange Officer today as part of a partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 March, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Science & Tech, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Department of Homeland Security
"I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Speeches
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Joint Address to Congress
"Happy 150th! We look forward to 150 more years of friendship and beyond."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 February, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Ottawa, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Elizabeth Moore Aubin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone today with Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 February, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Energy, Government Offices, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Secretary Mnuchin
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reiterate America’s strong bilateral cooperation with Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 February, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, President of the United States, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, White House
The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens a demonstration is expected to take place in downtown Quebec City on Saturday, February 18, between 1 PM and 2:30 PM.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 February, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Quebec, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
President Trump promised to make women’s empowerment a priority. Earlier this week, President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau took the first steps toward making that a reality by creating the United States-Canada Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. “In order to create economic growth and lots of very good, well-paying jobs, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 February, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Policy, President of the United States, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Empowering Women Leaders, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Trudeau, women entrepreneurs, women's entrepreneurship
"The Alliance remains a fundamental bedrock for the United States and for all the transatlantic community bonded as we are together."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 February, 2017 | Topics:
Government Offices, Key Officials, News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: US Mission to NATO
Yesterday, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service hosted a sensational reception at the National Capital Commission (NCC)’s International Pavilion celebrating 150 years of agricultural friendship between the United States and Canada. In her opening remarks, U.S. Embassy Ottawa Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Aubin Moore reinforced that farmers on both sides of the U.S. Canada border are committed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Ottawa, Public Affairs, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Foreign Agriculture Service
It is that time of year again when the “Ice Bridge” forms between Canada and the United States.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Toronto, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Drummond Island
"Our two nations share much more than a border. We share the same values. We share the love, and a truly great love, of freedom. And we share a collective defense. "
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 February, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, President of the United States, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The Vice President met this afternoon with a team of Canadian ministers and their U.S. counterparts in conjunction with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to Washington.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: Mike Pence
"No two countries share deeper or broader relations than Canada and the United States."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 February, 2017 | Topics:
Border Issues, Business, Economic Affairs, Energy, Environment, News, Ottawa, President of the United States, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, entrepreneurship, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The State Department is today releasing the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the proposed Enbridge Line 67 oil pipeline expansion project.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 February, 2017 | Topics:
Energy, Environment, News, Press Releases
| Tags: pipeline
On Monday, February 13, 2017 President Trump will welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Secretary Mattis and Minister Sajjan reaffirmed the U.S.-Canada defense relationship, emphasizing their commitments to NORAD and continental defense, and agreeing to deepen cooperation to protect North America.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Defense, DoD, Harjit Sajjan, Mattis, Minister of National Defence, Minister Sajjan, MND, Pentagon, SecDef, Secretary Mattis, Secretary of Defense, Washington DC
"Though we often live in a world of headlines, working outside of the public eye does not make you any less essential to our operations."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 February, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
The United States is deeply concerned with the recent spike in violence in eastern Ukraine around Avdiivka-Yasynuvata.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 February, 2017 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Ukraine
The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens that a demonstration is expected to take place at the U.S. Consulate General on Monday, January 30, 2017 between 12:00 and 14:00.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Montreal, News, Security & Emergency Messages
"On behalf of the U.S. Mission in Canada and the American people, I offer our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the families of those who died in yesterday’s unjustified attack at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City and wish a speedy recovery to those injured in the shooting."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Ottawa, Quebec
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa informs U.S. citizens that there will be a protest at the U.S. Embassy on Sussex Drive on Monday, January 30, 2017, from 12 pm to 2 pm.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 January, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Ottawa, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens an anti-U.S. Government demonstration is expected to take place in downtown Montreal on Saturday January 28, between 12:00 and 14:00.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Montreal, Security & Emergency Messages
Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke this morning via telephone with Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan in Secretary Mattis' first telephone conversation with a defense counterpart since being confirmed as secretary of defense on Jan. 20.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 January, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Defense, Secretary of Defense James Mattis
As Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa will present two exhibitions and a photographic essay at the National Capital Commission’s 150 International Pavilion, 50 Sussex Drive, from February 1 to February 19, 2017.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 January, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
"We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Video
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa informs U.S. citizens that the City of Ottawa has granted a permit for 50-100 people to demonstrate at the U.S. Embassy on Sussex Drive on January 20, 2017, from 7 pm to 10 pm.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Ottawa, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Security Message for U.S. Citizens
United States Consulate General Montreal, Canada Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstrations in Montreal January 19, 2016 The U.S. Consulate General informs U.S. citizens that several demonstrations are expected to take place in downtown Montreal on Friday, January 20, and Saturday, January 21, 2017. At 11:00 am on Friday, January 20, a group of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 January, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Montreal, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
January 18, 2017 Ambassador Bruce Heyman departed Canada today, ending his tenure as U.S. Ambassador. Effective immediately and pending the appointment and arrival of a new ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission Elizabeth Moore Aubin will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Ms. Aubin began her tenure as the Deputy Chief of Mission in May 2016. Previously, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Chargé D’Affaires, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Bruce Heyman, Chargé d'Affaires, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Elizabeth Moore Aubin, Elizabeth Moore Aubin
United States Trade Representative Michael Froman announced today that the Obama Administration has launched a new trade enforcement action against Canada at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 January, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, News, Trade, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: USTR
"My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 January, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches
| Tags: Barack Obama
"Over the past eight years, President Obama laid a stronger foundation for American leadership in the world."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 January, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, News, Political Affairs
| Tags: John Kerry
A Calgary company is crediting SelectUSA for helping it expand into the United States.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 January, 2017 | Topics:
Business, Calgary, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, News, Success Stories, Trade
| Tags: SelectUSA, SelectUSA Canada
For 60 years, North American Aerospace Defense Command, otherwise known as NORAD, and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa's flight.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NORAD tracks Santa, Santa
President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are proud to launch actions ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and ecosystem.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Energy, Environment, Fisheries & Marine Issues, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Ottawa, Policy, Science & Tech, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: arctic, Arctic Council, Barack Obama, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations is reminding travelers planning trips across the border into the United States this holiday season to plan ahead and anticipate increased traffic volumes. Border traffic volumes are expected to significantly increase during the upcoming holiday weekends. All travelers are reminded of a few simple steps ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada, Winnipeg
| Tags: travel
The U.S. Mission to Canada is pleased to announce a grant of USD$150,000 from the U.S. Department of State to implement a Refugee Youth Leadership Program in the Greater Toronto Area.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 December, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Education, English Language Learning, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: COSTI, Refugee Youth Leadership Program
I applaud Congress for passing the Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 on December 10. This legislation enables us to implement the critical 2015 United States and Canada Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance (LRMA).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 December, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, Key Officials, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Jeh Johnson, preclearance, Secretary Jeh Johnson, Secretary Johnson
Christmas came early this year for more than a dozen families staying at
Ronald McDonald House Ottawa – all thanks to the United States Marine Corps detachment and U.S. Navy personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Marines and sailors delivered more than 200 gifts this morning, with the help of U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, CTV ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: RMH Ottawa, United States Marine Corps
The newly remodeled Nexus Enrollment Center will reopen on December 20, 2016 at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Border Issues, Doing Business in the U.S., News, Press Releases, Toronto, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NEXUS, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Quebec Consul General Allison Areias Vogel and her husband René officially launched winter holiday celebrations during a reception hosted at their residence.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 December, 2016 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Quebec, U.S. & Canada
"Our exceptional and unique ties are rooted in a common border that stretches for 5,525 miles, over 200 years of closely interwoven history and culture, our largest economic relationship worldwide, our similar values."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Border Issues, Economic Affairs, Energy, Environment, News, The Arctic, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Council of American Ambassadors, The Ambassadors REVIEW
U.S. Embassy Ottawa’s United States Marine Corps detachment and U.S. Navy personnel will brighten the holiday season for children at Ottawa’s Ronald McDonald House by bringing them gifts donated through its annual Toys for Tots campaign.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Ottawa, Public Affairs
| Tags: Ronald McDonald House Ottawa, Toys for Tots
"The U.S. Embassy is committed to being a good friend and neighbor."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Mackenzie Ave
Few nations on Earth share more than America and Canadians.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 December, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Joe Biden
"A humanitarian disaster is taking place before our very eyes."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Syria
"Because the Summit has proven so popular, particularly among Quebec companies, we decided to conclude 2016 by organizing the U.S. Mission to Canada's largest U.S. investment promotion event in Montreal!"
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Montreal, News, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: remarks, SelectUSA, SelectUSA Canada
Senior Department of State officials co-chaired the ninth U.S.-Canada High-Level Policy Review Group today in Washington, D.C.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 December, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: High-Level Policy Review Group
"On World AIDS Day, we join with the international community to remember those we have lost too soon, reflect on the tremendous progress we have made in battling this disease, and carry forward our fight against HIV/AIDS."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 December, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: AIDS, Barack Obama, John Kerry, World AIDS Day
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sheba Crocker will travel to Ottawa, Canada, for trilateral consultations on multilateral issues with counterparts from the Governments of Canada and Mexico on December 1.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 December, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa
On November 28-29, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto hosted a two-day program with U.S. speaker expert Dr. Hayden Duggan to discuss and draw attention to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Toronto
On November 28-29, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto hosted a two-day program with U.S. speaker expert Dr. Hayden Duggan to discuss and draw attention to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma, combat, and stress-related mental health issues, including vicarious trauma, among police, social service providers, medical and military communities across the city of Toronto. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Toronto
| Tags: PTSD
"I am pleased to announce that on December 8 and 9, Vice President Biden will visit Ottawa where he will participate in bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Joe Biden, Statement by Ambassador Heyman
On Saturday evening in Ottawa, Maestro Glass was honored with a reception at Lornado, the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Philip Glass
Modern day explorers from the Arctic nations of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the United States are setting their sights north to map the seabed and establish sovereign rights to resources in an icy area that just over a decade ago was virtually inaccessible.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: arctic, multilateral
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 25, 2016 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United States reaffirms our belief that gender-based violence is never acceptable, that women and girls have the right to live free from violence, and that countries are stronger when homes, neighborhoods, and communities ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 25 November, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, Press Releases
| Tags: GBV, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, International Human Rights Day, John Kerry, VAW
Speakers from Consulate Toronto recently visited schools in the Peel and Halton School Districts to talk with students about the U.S.-Canada relationship.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Toronto
"Through Conservative governments, Liberal governments, Democratic or Republican governments, the relationship between the United States and Canada is one of the most important constants in the world."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 November, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: APEC, Barack Obama, bilateral meetings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
On November 16-17, 2016, Public Affairs Toronto sponsored and attended Midaynta Community Services’ second annual Youth Radicalization Conference at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Security & Counterterrorism, Toronto
To celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide and empower youth through international education, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto visited several schools and universities to celebrate International Education Week. On November 10, 2016, Consul General Juan Alsace spoke to American Studies Students at Glendon College of York University. He gave a short ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Study in the U.S., Toronto
| Tags: International Education Week
The FCC's Enforcement Bureau and the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission today announced a formal agreement, committing the two agencies to work together to combat unlawful robocalls.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: CRTC, FCC, Federal Communications Commission
The Chateau Laurier Ballroom buzzed with excitement as hundreds of invited guests arrived to join Ambassador Heyman at the U.S. Embassy’s election night event on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Trimmed in red, white, and blue, it was the perfect setting to witness Americans choose their next president. Ambassador Heyman kicked off the evening by welcoming ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Halifax, News, Ottawa
| Tags: election
"We have to get this right, and we have to get it right now."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 November, 2016 | Topics:
Energy, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches, Video
| Tags: ActOnClimate, Climate Change, COP-22, John Kerry, United Nations
November 12, 2016 Ottawa, ON As prepared for delivery. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball is one of the highlights of my year. I am so honored to be here tonight and in this fantastic venue! In a few minutes I will read a birthday message from Secretary of State John Kerry to the United States ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Ottawa, Speeches
| Tags: Marine Ball, USMC
Ottawa’s Montgomery Legion President Garry Beaupre recently visited Ambassador Heyman in his office to present him with a Remembrance Poppy, marking the first week of the Canadian Legion’s nation-wide Poppy Campaign. The Ambassador was honored to join Canadians from coast to coast who don the poppy as a visual symbol honoring the service and sacrifice ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Montgomery Legion, Poppy, Remembrance Day
"On Veterans Day, we salute the women and men who have proudly worn the uniform of the United States of America and the families who have served alongside them, and we affirm our sacred duty as citizens to express our enduring gratitude, both in words and in actions, for their service."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 November, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, Presidential Proclamation, Veterans Day
The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto hosted an evening watch event for the 2016 United States Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Artscape’s Daniel Spectrum, a community and cultural hub. United States Consul General Juan Alsace and other consulate staff were joined by local officials such as the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Toronto
| Tags: election
Quebec City Consul General Allison Areias Vogel met with Premier Philippe Couillard.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
Consul General, News, Quebec
| Tags: Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard
The Embassy marked the 2016 Elections with a Viewing Event at Ottawa's Chateau Laurier.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
Events, News, Ottawa
| Tags: election
"We have to remember that we’re actually all on one team. This is an intramural scrimmage. We’re not Democrats first. We're not Republicans first. We are Americans first."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches, Video
| Tags: Barack Obama, election
"It is my honor to be here today to recognize the important contributions the members of the Canadian Armed Forces make to the United States military and to U.S. military operations around the globe."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Military, remarks
On November 6, two days before the U.S. Election, the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery hosted the screening of the latest edition of Political Advertisement, a project collaboration between New York City artists Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese that features a study on U.S. election politics through a visual iconography of political television advertisements from ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Toronto
| Tags: election
On November 2, 2016, the Public Affairs and Consular Sections of the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto hosted a live Facebook chat titled “How do I go Black Friday Shopping in the U.S.” The chat started with a video presentation by Consular Officers Nathan Lindsey and Ann Marie Warmenhoven followed by a lengthy questions and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 3 November, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Toronto
| Tags: Black Friday
On November 3, Toronto Public Affairs Cultural Assistant, Claudia Valladolid, represented Education USA at Father John Redmond Secondary School in Etobicoke, Ontario. This annual university and college fair included over 25 United States institutions and featured break-out and educational counseling sessions for the students. Claudia gave three presentations on Education USA to students, parents and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 3 November, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Study in the U.S., Toronto
| Tags: educationusa
"The story of veterans is about continuing the commitment to serving fellow citizens, using the skills and dedication the veterans developed while they were in uniform."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Ottawa, Speeches
| Tags: remarks, Remembrance Day, Team Rubicon, Veterans Day
"It is imperative that we continue to come together in fora like this, within our own governments, and with our colleagues at the municipal, state, and provincial levels to consider how we can most effectively combat human trafficking. "
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Ottawa, Reports, Speeches, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: human trafficking, speech, TIP Report, Trafficking in Persons Report
Last week, 12 high school students in Ottawa had the opportunity to work with American “beat-maker” Ricardo Luss Nigaglioni, who, with a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, conducted a week-long program on composing, performing, recording, and producing music.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 November, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, News, Ottawa
| Tags: dance
Ambassador Heyman’s Remarks at Come From Away Dinner Gander, NL October 28, 2016 As prepared for delivery. Thank you Michael. I am so glad Vicki and I met you and learned about the Canadian Music Theatre Project’s role in creating Come From Away when we visited Sheridan College last year. Even before we met you, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: 9/11, Come From Away, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Plane People, September 11
On October 27, officials of the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met for the inaugural meeting of the North American Dialogue on Drug Policy.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Policy, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: drug policy, north america, North American Dialogue on Drug Policy
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Canada, where he participated in bilateral meetings with key counterparts.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, Policy, Press Releases, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Jeh Johnson, Secretary Jeh Johnson, Secretary Johnson
Canadian politicians and political observers will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from October 30 to November 9 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: election, International Visitor Leadership Program, IVLP
You don't need me to tell you how the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway are a deeply important environmental and economic resource shared between the United States and Canada. I think the numbers speak for themselves.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 27 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Fisheries & Marine Issues, News, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Great Lakes, remarks
On October 27, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will visit Ottawa, Canada to participate in bilateral meetings with key Canadian counterparts.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 October, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Jeh Johnson
United States Ambassador Bruce Heyman Universities Canada “Heading North” Report Launch October 21, 2016 As prepared for delivery. Welcome everyone, and thanks to Paul, the Universities Canada staff, and the university presidents and other representatives who are here today. In one way or another, all of us are in the business of what Secretary of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Ottawa, Reports, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Universities Canada
Today U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman emphasized the importance of academic exchange opportunities for American students in Canada at an event to mark the launch of a Universities Canada report, titled
Heading north: The experience of American students at Canadian universities. Universities Canada President, Paul Davidson joined the Ambassador for the launch, which took place during a meeting of Canadian university presidents in Ottawa. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Reports, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Universities Canada
The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto is pleased to host an evening watch event for the 2016 United States Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 October, 2016 | Topics:
Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases, Toronto
| Tags: election
For more than 100 years, the IJC has enabled the United States and Canadian governments to manage the levels and flows of our shared waters and has provided expert advice and guidance to help us find solutions that meet the needs of both countries.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Border Issues, Fisheries & Marine Issues, News, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: IJC, International Joint Commission, remarks
Do you want to avoid longer lines and cross the northern border quicker into the U.S. or Canada? Have you been waiting a while to complete your trusted traveler application for Global Entry, NEXUS or FAST? If you answered yes to either of those questions, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Canada Border ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, Halifax, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Customs and Border Protection, NEXUS, Trusted Traveler
We’ve been making steady progress to drawing attention to the crime of trafficking, we’re mobilizing resources unprecedented to fight it, and obviously, I hope everybody here will make sure that we’ll make the efforts necessary to make further gains and build on the past successes. Read
Secretary Kerry’s remarks at the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) on state.gov !
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News
| Tags: human trafficking, John Kerry
"I am pleased to welcome members of the U.S. delegation to Ottawa this week for semi-annual meetings of the International Joint Commission (IJC)."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, Fisheries & Marine Issues, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: boundary waters, International Joint Commission
"On United Nations Day, we reflect on the progress we have made in the time since, resolve to carry this progress forward, and reaffirm our commitment to international cooperation rooted in the rights and responsibilities of nations across the globe."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, Presidential Proclamation, United Nations
Aircraft, personnel and equipment from the Canadian Armed Forces and the United States Air National Guard have deployed to Yellowknife, N.W.T. as part of Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 17 from October 17 to 21, 2016.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: NORAD, Vigilant Shield
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman will launch a report by
Universities Canada titled Heading north: The experience of American students at Canadian universities. The Ambassador will be joined by Universities Canada President Paul Davidson for the launch during a meeting of Canadian university presidents in Ottawa. WHAT: Launch of U.S. Embassy-commissioned report Heading North, by Universities ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Official Reports, Ottawa, Press Releases
| Tags: Universities Canada
Two Canadian experts in digital governance will visit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities from October 22 to November 5, along with 23 other participants from around the world, in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 October, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: Exchange, International Visitor Leadership Program, IVLP
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Canada’s Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) today announced the opening of a new 1 Megawatt Thermal (MWth) facility to test an advanced process to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 October, 2016 | Topics:
Energy, Environment, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Department of Energy, Natural Resources Canada
"The world came together today in yet another milestone on the path toward a safer, more sustainable future."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 17 October, 2016 | Topics:
Energy, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: HFC, John Kerry, Montreal Protocol
"I was deeply saddened to learn today of the tragic death of Jim Prentice, former Premier of Alberta and federal cabinet minister."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Calgary, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: condolences, Statement by Ambassador Heyman
Beginning November 1, 2016, applicants for U.S. passports and visas must remove their glasses for their application photos.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 October, 2016 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Visas
| Tags: passport
"While our engagement has yet to produce a new agreement, our governments will continue negotiations though the standstill period has expired."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 October, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: softwood lumber, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, USTR
"On International Day of the Girl, we recognize our obligation to lift up women and girls at home and abroad and to build a world where all girls feel safe and empowered in their classrooms, their communities, and their homes."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 11 October, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, International Day of the Girl, Presidential Proclamation
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk visited Ottawa today for a series of high-level meetings with Canadian officials including Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Chief of Defense Staff General Jonathan Vance
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Brett McGurk, Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da’esh, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL/Da’esh
"I think of Anne Chu's work as a metaphorical bridge, connecting the ordinary and the fantastical, old world traditions and new, but also as a bridge between places."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Ottawa
| Tags: #artconvoAIE, Anne Chu, Contemporary Conversations
“Today the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted an unprecedented global market-based measure (MBM) that puts the international aviation industry on a path toward sustainable, carbon-neutral growth. It builds on over a decade of work by the United States and other ICAO Member States to reduce international aviation emissions by developing new technologies, improved operations, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Climate Change, ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization, John Kerry
Vancouver Island University is among the eight new Higher Education Partnerships being funded by the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 October, 2016 | Topics:
Education, News, Vancouver
| Tags: 100000 Strong in the Americas, 100k Strong in the Americas
Today, the world meets the moment. And if we follow through on the commitments that this agreement embodies, history may well judge it as a turning point for our planet.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: ActOnClimate, Barack Obama, Paris Agreement on Climate Change
"Today, less than six months later, enough countries – representing enough of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions – have submitted their instruments to formally join. The Paris Agreement will enter into force in 30 days."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Climate Change, John Kerry, Paris Agreement on Climate Change
"On October 6, I will be pleased to join Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the Great Lakes Public Forum in Toronto."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Environment, News, Ottawa, Toronto
| Tags: Great Lakes, Great Lakes Economic Forum, Statement by Ambassador Heyman
U.S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada Message for U.S. Citizens: Final Opportunities to Return Voted Ballots October 5, 2016 Don’t wait, return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States. The majority of states require voted ballots to reach local election ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers planning trips across the border into the United States this holiday weekend to plan ahead and anticipate increased traffic volumes.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 October, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: travel
Published September 27, 2016
Vicki Heyman: Lornado’s Lasting Legacy Laura Robin, Ottawa Citizen It’s the hottest part of the afternoon on one of the hottest days of the summer, well over 40 C with the humidity. Vicki Heyman has a miserable head cold that she picked up during two weeks of appointment-packed travel in the North with her husband, U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman. She must be ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 September, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Environment, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Laura Robin, Lornado, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Citizen Style, vicki heyman
"To honor the memories of those who have lost their lives to breast cancer, recognize the resilience of breast cancer survivors, and increase public awareness of what we can do to combat the disease, the United States Embassy in Ottawa will be lit in pink each night during the month of October."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Ottawa
| Tags: breast cancer awareness month, Statement by Ambassador Heyman
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center) will host the first-ever Stakeholder Dialogue on North American Competitiveness.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 September, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: multilateral, NALS 2016, North American Leaders' Summit
"Together, we have already made progress that we can build upon to make invaluable and never-before possible contributions to Arctic science."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 September, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Barack Obama, White House Arctic Science Ministerial
Today U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman participated in a cooking demonstration at Algonquin College’s School of Hospitality and Tourism.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 September, 2016 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, News, Ottawa
| Tags: Algonquin College, TasteUS
In recognition of the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program’s Absentee Voter Week (September 26-October 3), the U.S. Embassy and U.S. consulates throughout Canada will offer a series of events designed to encourage voter participation by U.S. citizens residing in Canada and to provide information on voting procedures for Americans residing outside the United States.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 September, 2016 | Topics:
Calgary, Consul General, Events, Halifax, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Quebec, Toronto, U.S. Citizen Services, Vancouver, Winnipeg
| Tags: election, voting
United States Embassy Ottawa, Canada Message for U.S. Citizens: Absentee Voting Virtual Town Hall September 23, 2016 The U.S. Embassy will host a virtual town hall meeting for U.S. citizens on September 26 at 2:00 p.m ET. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and Mrs. Vicki Heyman will open the hour-long video chat, and then turn the floor ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 September, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto will hold an Absentee Voter Registration Open House.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 September, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Toronto, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: election, voting
"This memorandum establishes a framework and directs Federal departments and agencies (agencies) to perform certain functions to ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in the development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 September, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Security & Counterterrorism
| Tags: Barack Obama, Climate Change, John Kerry, Presidential Memorandum
"The United States and Canada share the largest peaceful border between two nations in the world -- a truly remarkable accomplishment in today’s world."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 September, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Customs and Border Protection
"Today, we celebrate twenty years of Arctic cooperation and look forward to a long term future of peace and stability in the region."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 September, 2016 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Arctic Council, multilateral
"I want to suggest to you today that we must go forward, and not backward."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 September, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, United Nations
On September 29, the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa and the U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies, in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada, will close the 2016 season of the Contemporary Conversations series with a presentation on the work of recently deceased American artist Anne Chu.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 September, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Ottawa
| Tags: #artconvoAIE, Anne Chu, Art in Embassies, national gallery of canada
"If we just go out of here and go back to business as usual, we’re not going to win this battle."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 19 September, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Our Ocean
| Tags: John Kerry, Our Ocean Conference
"The notion that the ocean I grew up with is not something that I can pass on to my kids and my grandkids is unacceptable. "
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 September, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Our Ocean
| Tags: Barack Obama, Our Ocean Conference
On September 15th, Artscape launched the Sidra Project at the Toronto International Film Festival with some help from our Toronto Consulate General.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 16 September, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, News, Toronto
| Tags: TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
"On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank the Government of Canada for hosting the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Montreal, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
Be an Active Voter by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2016 U.S. elections and participating in Absentee Voting Week! In many states, the voter registration deadline for the November 2016 elections is October 10. For some voters this might mean their paper voter registration and absentee ballot request must reach their local election ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 September, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Ottawa, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: election, voting
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom will lead the official U.S. government delegation to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's Fifth Replenishment Conference, which will be held September 16-17 in Montreal, Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 September, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, Montreal, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Global Fund Conference
"The CEC as a long-standing platform for environmental cooperation among Canada, Mexico and the USA, is well positioned to build on the momentum from Paris and respond to our Leaders’ mandates."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 September, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, News, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: CEC, CEC Ministerial 2016, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Minister Catherine McKenna, Trilateral
Republished from
whitehouse.gov . Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes to Muslims across our country and around the world who are celebrating Eid al-Adha. This special holiday is a time to honor the sacrifice, resolve, and commitment to God demonstrated by Abraham. It marks the end of the pilgrimage of Hajj performed each year by ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 September, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Barack Obama, Eid al-Adha, Eid Mubarak, POTUS
Republished from
travel.state.gov – SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 As part of the State Department’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about relevant events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Current information suggests that terrorist groups ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 12 September, 2016 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: alert, security, travel, travel alert, Worldwide Caution
"The unbreakable bond between the United States and Canada was never more evident than on that day 15 years ago and in the days that followed."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 9 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: 9/11, September 11, Statement by Ambassador Heyman
Vicki and I are so proud to join you this evening to celebrate the legacy of one of the most iconic photographers in American history, Robert Mapplethorpe.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Montreal, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Mapplethorpe, Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Robert Mapplethorpe
"On Labor Day, we celebrate the grit and resilience of America's workers and their families, and we recommit to reaching for a world in which they are afforded the rights and opportunities they deserve."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 September, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, Presidential Proclamation
With the U.S. and Canada celebrating their Labor Day on September 5, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expecting an increase in border traffic.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 2 September, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Canada, Winnipeg
| Tags: Customs and Border Protection, travel
Thanks to the close partnership between the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), American seed growers and businesses are saving thousands of dollars each year in cross border transactions.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 August, 2016 | Topics:
Agriculture, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA
"Nearly one century ago, with boundless courage and relentless commitment, dedicated women who had marched, advocated, and organized for the right to cast a vote finally saw their efforts rewarded on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment was certified and the right to vote was secured."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 August, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, Presidential Proclamation, Women's Equality Day
U.S. Border Patrol marine units assigned to the Buffalo Border Patrol Station made landfall on the Canadian shore near Niagara Falls, after observing a house fire on the Canadian shoreline around 1:15 am.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 August, 2016 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, Toronto, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Customs and Border Protection
"NPS parks and programs strive to tell our diverse stories, allowing us to learn from the past and help write our country's next great chapters."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 August, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Barack Obama, National Parks Service, Presidential Proclamation
The Vice President spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today by telephone to discuss deeper cooperation on a range of global issues.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 August, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Joe Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Ottawa’s local weather service will tell you it rained on this weekend’s downtown Pride parade, but onlookers will attest there was not a dampened spirit in sight as the city’s LGBTI community and supporters turned out with great enthusiasm to celebrate
Ottawa Capital Pride 2016 ! Gamely leading the parade through varying intensities of precipitation were Ottawa Capital Pride’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 August, 2016 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, Ottawa, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: lgbt, lgbti, Ottawa Capital Pride, pride
August 16 marked the 100th anniversary of a treaty signed between the United States and Canada, a treaty that has led to a century’s worth of conservation efforts aimed at protecting some of Earth’s most precious animals: migratory birds.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 August, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: birds, Migratory Birds Treaty
"In just five years, SelectUSA has truly become an economic necessity."
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 June, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Trade
| Tags: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, SelectUSA
As the wind howls through the valley, a sea of brown camouflage gathers around a team of U.S. and Canadian Army instructors who contend with the elements to teach their students how to win the battle against improvised explosive devices and mines.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Army, Canadian Forces, Military
Because the United States and Canada share a similar set of values and challenges related to climate impacts on forests and agricultural lands, the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub is actively working with Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Forest Service to share scientific and technical expertise pertaining to climate change adaptation, resources and tools.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 May, 2016 | Topics:
Agriculture, Environment, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, forestry, Natural Resources Canada, trees, USDA
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman wishes to release the following statement regarding the death of former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. “I am shocked and saddened to learn of the death of former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. His leadership and integrity earned him the respect and admiration of Canadians and Americans. His public service, to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 10 April, 2014 | Topics:
Ambassador, Key Officials
