U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen is excited to welcome on July 19 a delegation of business leaders to Ottawa from his hometown of Philadelphia.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 July, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada
The Secretary and Minister outlined a work plan to build back better together by increasing cross-border collaboration and advancing post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 3 November, 2021 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
Today marks a landmark achievement for the countries of North America to increase manufacturing and investment in our region.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 July, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
The USMCA contains significant improvements and modernized approaches that will deliver more jobs, stronger worker protections, expanded market access, and greater opportunities to trade for companies large and small.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 July, 2020 | Topics: Business, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 4, 2019 First Meeting of the U.S.-Canada Critical Minerals Working Group On October 3, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Cynthia Kierscht hosted Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Shawn Tupper and representatives from the U.S. and Canadian governments for the first U.S.-Canada Critical Minerals Working …
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 October, 2019 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Environment, Events, News, Policy, Press Releases | Tags: Critical Minerals
Join us in Ogdensburg on May 7, 2019.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
“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
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
Ambassador Heyman was interviewed by Catherine Murray, Host of Business News Network’s (BNN) Market Sense, ahead of his participation in an armchair discussion at The Empire Club of Canada titled “Outlook for the U.S.-Canada Relationship.”
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By U.S. Consulate General Toronto | 13 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, News, Toronto | Tags: Ambassador Bruce Heyman, interview
Given the great importance of the softwood lumber industry to the economies of the United States and Canada, on March 10, 2016, we instructed the United States Trade Representative and the Canadian Minister of International Trade to intensively explore all options and report back on the key features that would address the issue.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 29 June, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Border Issues, Business, Economic Affairs, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: Barack Obama, NALS2016, North American Leaders' Summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, softwood lumber
The Embassy of the United States in Ottawa announces that 12 Canadian participants have been selected as delegates to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will take place June 22-24, 2016 in Palo Alto, California.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 21 June, 2016 | Topics: Business, Calgary, Commercial Affairs, Doing Business in the U.S., Halifax, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Toronto, Trade, Vancouver | Tags: entrepreneurship, GES 2016, Global Entrepreneurship Summit
“I’m proud to say that with our 108 delegates, Canada will have the second largest country delegation at this year’s SelectUSA Summit.”
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By Ambassador Bruce Heyman | 20 June, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & Canada
“The United States and Canada are committed to continuing negotiations in an effort to achieve a durable and equitable solution for North American softwood lumber producers, downstream industries and consumers.”
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 17 June, 2016 | Topics: Business, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Policy, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: softwood lumber, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman
U.S. Customs and Border Protection began a pilot program at the Buffalo, Detroit and El Paso ports of entry this month allowing commercial trucks to prepay the single-crossing user fee online prior to arrival at a port of entry.
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By U.S. Consulate General Toronto | 8 June, 2016 | Topics: Border Issues, Business, Commercial Affairs, News, Toronto | Tags: border, CBP, commercial trucks, Customs and Border Protection, trucks
Under the umbrella of the United States–Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) workplan, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed harmonized product chemistry templates for use by registrants when submitting pesticide registration packages.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 27 May, 2016 | Topics: Business, News, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Health Canada, RCC, Regulatory Cooperation Council
Over 400 regulators and stakeholders from the United States and Canada participated in the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council’s (RCC) annual meetings held May 4-5, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 20 May, 2016 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, News, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: RCC, Regulatory Cooperation Council
Trade representatives and consumers poured in to taste the newest and best vintages of more than 100 California wineries hosted by the California Wine Fair Tour in Ottawa on April 8, 2016.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 13 April, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, News, Ottawa | Tags: California Wine Show, Foreign Agriculture Service, TasteUS
When girls are given equal opportunities in life, they have the power to change the world! In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 to be “International Day of the Girl,” recognizing girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face across the globe every day. These challenges come in many forms — such …
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 11 October, 2015 | Topics: Business, Events, Scholarships and Exchanges, Video
The Commercial Service of the United States Embassy in Ottawa will host a workshop in Ogdensburg, New York on October 7, 2015 for Canadian companies that are interested in exploring business expansion opportunities in the U.S. market. Ogdensburg is just 50 minutes from Ottawa and provides a convenient nearby location for Canadian firms that want …
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 2 October, 2015 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Events
U.S. Embassy Ottawa is providing funding for 19 Canadian small business development experts to travel to Grapevine, TX, near Dallas, to participate in the Small Business Network of the Americas 2nd Annual International Sister Center Workshop. The workshop is being offered by the U.S. Department of State in collaboration with the U.S. Embassies in Canada …
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 4 September, 2014 | Topics: Business, Scholarships and Exchanges, Video
Sixty young Canadian future entrepreneurs took part in three days of ideas, inspiration, and pitches at the U.S. Embassy Ottawa’s first Startup Weekend from June 13 -15, 2014. The aspiring entrepreneurs were selected from a Canada-wide call for applications, and came from all over Canada, from Prince George and Vancouver, BC in the West, to …
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 17 June, 2014 | Topics: Business, Events, Ottawa