Remarks as delivered by U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen at the “Possibilities – Canada and the Biden Administration’s Historic Bipartisan Economic Investments” event.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 May, 2023 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Energy, Key Officials, News, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
Remarks by Secretary Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Joly at a tour of Lithion Recycling in Quebec.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 October, 2022 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Quebec, Science & Tech, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State
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
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
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
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, Exclude, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: softwood lumber
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
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
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, Exclude, News, Trade, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USTR
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
“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
“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
In 2009, President Obama announced the first summit on entrepreneurship to deepen ties among international organizations, business leaders, and entrepreneurs, while showcasing global talent. This year, the 7th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), was held at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, from June 22 -24, 2016. In total, 1,000 participants from all over the world descended on the famous …
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By U.S. Consulate General Calgary | 1 August, 2016 | Topics: Calgary, Commercial Affairs, News | Tags: GES 2016, Global Entrepreneurship Summit
The United States and Canada continue to deepen our regulatory cooperation to enhance economic competitiveness while maintaining high standards when it comes to health, safety, and the environment.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 21 July, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Documents, News, Ottawa, Policy, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: RCC, Regulatory Cooperation Council
On Wednesday, June 29, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will join President Obama in Canada at the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS), hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 28 June, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: Barack Obama, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, NALS, NALS 2016, North American Leaders' Summit, U.S. Department of Commerce
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
“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
“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
“If you could choose any place and time to invest your business’s precious resources, I believe you’d choose right here, right now. If you choose a place to expand your portfolio, to place your bets, to open up a plant, to start building the next great new business or service, you would select the USA.”
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 20 June, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Trade | Tags: Barack Obama, SelectUSA
“From June 19-21, I will be privileged to accompany a delegation of 108 Canadian business representatives to the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C.”
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 17 June, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: Barack Obama, SelectUSA, SelectUSA Canada
Ambassador Bruce Heyman will be among the 22 U.S. Chiefs of Mission joining President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, and other administration officials at the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit June 20th and 21st in Washington, D.C.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 13 June, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, News, Ottawa, Trade | Tags: SelectUSA, SelectUSA Canada
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
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
Assistant Secretary for Global Markets, Arun Kumar, gave media interviews while in Toronto attending the Great Lakes Forum on April 25, 2016. Kumar first spoke to Rita Trichur of the Wall Street Journal Canada discussing his presentation at the forum and the importance of the U.S.-Canada bilateral trade relationship. He also mentioned several commercial engagement …
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By U.S. Consulate General Toronto | 26 April, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, News, Toronto
The United States continues to be the premier investment destination for entrepreneurs and investors from all around the world. International companies are serious about committing to the U.S. market, evident by the overwhelmingly positive response to the last SelectUSA Investment Summit in March 2015. I am delighted to announce that registration is now open for the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit to be held …
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 8 January, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., News, Trade, U.S. & Canada | Tags: SelectUSA, SelectUSA Canada
On October 28-29, 2015, Consul General Juan Alsace attended the Ontario Economic Summit and provided opening remarks for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship. They emphasized the partnership between Michigan and Ontario, and discussed opportunities for further economic collaboration including supporting infrastructure development, educational and cultural exchange, and environmental partnerships. …
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By U.S. Consulate General Toronto | 30 October, 2015 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Consul General, Doing Business in the U.S., Toronto, U.S. & Canada | Tags: governor visit, juan alsace, michigan, toronto, trade
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