During her visit to Waterloo, Ontario on December 4, 2014, PAO Hilary Renner was interviewed by ‘Inside The Issues’ podcast of The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). During this  podcas t, Hilary spoke about cultural diplomacy’s role in foreign relations, some of the new initiatives such as 100,000 Strong in the Americas and many others. …

The first edition of SelectUSA Canada, themed Expanding for Growth, will take place in Toronto on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Building on the success of the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C., last March, the Canada 2015 event is designed for Canadian companies of all kinds, from start-ups to well-established manufacturers, from a broad range …

Consul General Juan Alsace gave remarks at the opening night reception of the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre’s 35th annual Holocaust Education Week. The Neuberger Holocaust Education Week program is recognized as one of the most comprehensive educational vehicles for learning and teaching about the Holocaust in the world educating over 300,000 people …

The U.S. Consulate Toronto’s Public Affairs Section visited the Social Media Lab and the DMZ at Ryerson University on October 29th to learn about their research and programs and discuss potential areas of collaboration. The Social Media Lab is a multi- and interdisciplinary research laboratory which studies how social media is changing the ways in …

On October 29, 2015, Ambassador Bruce Heyman and Consul General Juan Alsace attended the 2015 Gairdner Awards Gala at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to honor recipients for their original contributions to medicine resulting in increased understanding of human biology and disease, including American awardees, Dr. Lewis Cantley and Dr. Lynne Maquat. The Gairdner …

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. …

On October 21st, 2015, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto organized a roundtable entitled i>Advancement of International Exchange attended by 18 representatives of Ontario’s universities and colleges and the Government of Ontario. Representatives from nine of the 23 universities in Ontario (including Brock, Queen’s, Ryerson, Western, Toronto, McMaster, Wilfred Laurier, …

On October 20-21, U.S. Consulate General Toronto facilitated a number of meetings, including a roundtable discussion with the Mayor of Hamilton, a nearby business hub, on ideas for collaboration and trade promotion with Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg. The Tampa Bay Export Alliance organizers were joined by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, and …

On October 19, 2015, Consul General Juan Alsace met with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to discuss impending election results, explore avenues for bi-national cooperation, and gain insights on her provincial priorities. CG Alsace and Wynne agreed that trade and environmental issues, including water use and protection, present opportunities for expanding collaboration.

Consul General Juan Alsace met with Toronto Mayor John Tory on October 13, 2015 to gain insight on the city’s priorities for infrastructure and investment, and to discuss U.S.-Canada bilateral trade and partnership opportunities. The two discussed cultivating stronger business and cultural ties, including public-private partnerships, jobs, and investment, and agreed to explore prospects for …

On October 14th, 2015, PAS Toronto attended the opening of the U.S. Consulate-supported Kent Monkman exhibition at the Gardiner Museum. The Rise and Fall of Civilization exhibition was supported through the PAS grants program. PAS Toronto has worked closely with the Gardiner Museum to craft the programming behind the Kent Monkman exhibition which centers on …

Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, visited Oakville on October 1, 2015. As part of their visit aiming at promoting bilateral business and cultural exchange opportunities between the United States and Canada, they visited Sheridan College and met with the students of the creative and digital media arts programs. Accompanied by Dr. Jeff Zabudsky …

On September 24, 2015, Consul General Juan Alsace delivered remarks at a reception welcoming a trade mission comprised of the Honorable Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Maurice Jones, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Todd Haymore, and President and CEO of Virginia Tourism, Rita McClenny. “With over $5 …

On September 23-24, 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) held a Symposium on “Investigating and Prosecuting the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property.” This is the second such event held between the two organizations, the first of which was held in 2014 at the Royal Ontario Museum; this …

U.S. Consulate Toronto’s Public Affairs Officer Hilary Renner attended the Mexican Independence Day flag raising ceremony at Queen’s Park on September 15, 2015. Commemorating the 205th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico, the Consul General of Mexico, Ambassador Mauricio Toussaint, spoke about the Canadian-Mexican relations, the contributions Mexicans make in Canada and raised the Mexican …

The United States Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicki joined the recently arrived Consul General Juan A. Alsace and his wife Nancy to host the third annual reception in honor of the Toronto International Film Festival, and U.S. and Canadian Film Partnerships on September 14th, 2015 at the Spoke Club in Toronto. …

Consul General Juan Alsace was invited by Community Centre 55 at the Woodbine Park Millenium Garden to join in honoring and remembering those we lost in the tragic events of 9/11 on September 11, 2015. Joining the Consul General in speaking at the ceremony was M.P. Matthew Kellway, M.P.P. Arthur Potts, and Community Centre Chair …

From August 8-10, 2015, the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, in partnership with the Government of Ontario, hosted the first-ever Accessibility Innovation Showcase, exhibiting the latest advances in accessibility technologies and assistive devices from both sides of the border. Celebrating the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 10th …

Leveraging the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S Consulate General in Toronto hosted “Wheelchair Tango” of the American DanceWheels Foundation as part of the cultural programming in PANAMANIA which took place during the Pan Am Games in July 2015. From July 21-22, Wheelchair Tango was featured as a part of the free PANAMANIA program …

As a way to celebrate the Parapan Am Games taking place in the Province of Ontario from August 7-15, 2015, the U.S. Consulate General Toronto programmed wheelchair tennis star, David Wagner, as a SportsUnited Sports Envoy to teach youth with disabilities the art of playing wheelchair tennis. Paralyzed from the mid-chest down with only 30% …

In October 2014, at the invitation of U.S. Consulate Toronto, activist blogger Lucy Gao joined the Sharing-Economy Media Tour organized by the Department of State’s Washington Press Center. During this 10-day reporting tour Gao and her cohorts spanned the United States, traveling to New York City, Las Vegas and San Francisco. She participated in on-the-record …

In his July 12, 2015, Huffington Post article, “The Pan Am Games Has Brought the City of Toronto to Life,” alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Gary Pieters, describes the rich cultural distinctiveness of Toronto that adds to the luster of the Pan Am and the Parapan Am Games. An educator, social-policy commentator, …

On July 9-11, American environmental photographer James Balog participated in the Panamanaia photography exhibit “The Water’s Edge” in Toronto. Funded by the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto, the local arts and environment organization No. 9 was able to bring the internationally acclaimed photographer to feature his brilliant work at Toronto’s two busiest transportation hubs, Union …

Ambassador Bruce A. Heyman and Vicki Heyman joined the U.S. Consulate Toronto and its 600 guests to commemorate the USA Day — the 239th anniversary of the U.S. independence — and to celebrate the close ties shared by the United States and Canada. This year, the U.S. Independence Day event in Toronto was especially exciting …

These days Toronto has become the center for sports and culture, bringing together 41 Pan American Sports Organization member nations to celebrate the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. The Pan Am Games are the world’s third largest international multi-sport Games; they are only surpassed in size and scope by the Olympic Summer Games and …

As part of the U.S. Department of State’s Sports United Envoy Program as well as the mission’s sports engagement strategy in relation to the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup and upcoming Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the U.S. Mission in Canada is programming two Olympian female soccer envoys across Canada in June. Sports Envoys are athletes …

On June 10, 2015, the U.S. and Canadian law enforcement officers carrying the Flame of Hope for Special Olympics, joined together on the Rainbow Bridge to light the cauldron signifying unity. For the 29th year, law enforcement officials carried the Special Olympics Flame of Hope throughout various communities raising funds and awareness for Special Olympics. …

The U.S. Consulate Toronto, B-Notions, and North of 41, hosted the first ever international Fishackathon from June 5th to 7th, 2015 as a pre-event leading up to World Oceans Day 2015 on June 8th. This hackathon gave coders and hackers in Toronto 48 hours to create applications and tools that address sustainable fishing challenges, including …

Ambassador Bruce A. Heyman and Vicki Heyman visited the Aga Khan Museum on June 4, 2015 to make remarks at the opening of the new exhibition “Thirst for Riches: Carpets from the East in Paintings from the West,” developed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and expanded by the Aga Khan Museum in …

Ambassador Bruce A. Heyman’s Speech to the Canadian Club of Toronto The United States and Canada: A Comprehensive Commitment to Shared Prosperity Wednesday, June 3, 2015 As prepared for delivery. Good afternoon! Thank you, Jennifer Sloan, for that introduction and the Canadian Club for hosting this event. I also want to thank Don Newman, who …

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman delivered opening remarks announcing the nationwide expansion of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada’s (HAAC) scholarship program at the press conference on May 19, 2015. Association Members The Right Honorable Brian Mulroney, Rebecca MacDonald, Isadore Sharp, Prem Watsa and Rick Waugh announced a new $10 million endowment available to …

On May 12, 2015, in partnership with publicist, Penguin Random House, Canadian author Andrew Cohen was invited to the Consul General’s residence to present his novel “Two Days in June.” This novel depicts two of John F. Kennedy’s major speeches leading to the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act …

On Thursday, May 7th, 2015, Consul General Jim Dickmeyer held the Fulbright Reception in his residence to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Fulbright Canada, championing its recent achievements. At the reception, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman, made opening remarks highlighting the importance of the Fulbright program globally. Fulbright Board Chair Ronald T. Covais and …

On April 30th, the Consul General of the United States Jim Dickmeyer hosted a cocktail reception with the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival at the U.S. Consul General’s Residence. The event honored the American filmmakers at the 2015 Hot Docs Festival, which was held on April 23 – May 3, 2015. Hot Docs …

U.S. Consulate General Toronto celebrated Earth Day, April 22nd, by hosting an Alumni Evening Networking Event with alumni pertaining to the Toronto area. Approximately 30 people filled the Cambria Gallery with alumni who represented the business sector, academia and other affluent organizations. From Fulbright scholars to IVLPs of programs that happened over 15 years ago, …

U.S. Consul General Jim Dickmeyer met with Mayor Linda Jeffrey and other civic and business leaders yesterday for a roundtable discussion on strengthening Brampton-U.S. business relationships. Talks ranged from longer-term and strategic alliance opportunities in the Health and Life Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing sectors, to more current opportunities related to Brampton’s strong local economy and …

Educational Advisors from the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto, along with Canada EducationUSA Advisor, Jenika Heim, participated at the U.S. College Expo 2015 on Apr 17-18, 2015. Taking place at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, the team spoke to more than 150 counselors and to over 500 students interested in studying in the U.S. …

In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto participated in the City of Toronto’s annual “Clean Toronto Together Campaign” on April 16. The purpose of the annual campaign is to help keep the environment clean and green, as tens of thousands of Toronto residents, community groups, and businesses participate …

Consul General Jim Dickmeyer welcomed a networking reception for I Love New York, New York State Division of Tourism in Toronto on April 15, 2015. Representatives of Canadian travel media publications and the travel trade (tour operators) met with destinations from New York State and had an opportunity to get familiar with the New York …

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate Toronto visited the City of Guelph on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 with the purpose of discussing the future educational-cultural partnership between the U.S. Consulate and the City of Guelph. The visiting PAS delegation consisted of Public Affairs Officer Hilary Renner, Cultural/ Academic Program Assistant Claudia Valladolid, and …

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery presented its newest exhibition,Rethinking Mythos: A Mid-career Retrospective of Neil Tetkowski on March 29, 2015. This exhibition has been made possible in part by a grant though the U.S. Consulate Toronto’s Small Grants Program. Curated by Christian Bernard Singer, Rethinking Mythos is a comprehensive exhibition that celebrates the creative …

Team USA successfully participated in 2015 Can Am Para-swimming Championships on March 21-23, 2015 in Toronto. During the three days of competition Team USA broke a total of 28 records: one world, 17 American and 10 Pan American records. Seventeen-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long broke a world record in the 400-meter free (S8) women’s race …

USA Karate Team competed against 22 Pan American countries during the XXIX Senior Pan American Karate Championships in Toronto and won several medals. Kokumai Sakura won a gold medal in Female Kata while Scott Thomas won gold in Male Kumite (75 Kg). More medals were brought to Team USA by Malone Brandon (Male Kumite -60 …

U.S. Consulate Toronto and the University of Toronto’s Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies co-hosted a Trafficking in Persons: Perspectives, Challenges, and Solutions Roundtable, on February 27, 2015. The roundtable featured opening remarks by Jim Dickmeyer, Consul General of the United States of America. The Consul General was interviewed by the Munk School’s Global Conversations …

Ambassador Bruce Heyman toured the Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS) on February 13, 2015. He visited the booths of U.S. automakers to highlight their innovative achievements and celebrate their successes over the past year. The automotive industry is a key element in the U.S.-Canada commercial relationship, with highly integrated supply chains and production processes that …

‘Youth Radicalization: Policy & Education Response’ conference was co-hosted by Midaynta Community Services, @OISE/University of Toronto and the US Consulate Toronto on February 12-13, 2015 in Toronto. The conference brought youth organizations, parents, community organizations, educators, faith communities, religious leaders, government policymakers and implementers as well as the law enforcement agencies of Canada, the U.S. …

As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer Program, the Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. Consulate Toronto led a 31-member Canadian delegation to the World of Concrete 2015 (WOC). WOC is an annual international event dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries showcasing leading industry suppliers featuring innovative products, construction …

Mayor John Tory, Ambassador Bruce Heyman and Sam Sebastian, the Managing Director of Google Canada, provided the opening addresses at Going Global: Toronto-Chicago, an international business development forum organized by INcubes Inc. on January 15, 2015. “Both cities can boast leading centers of academic and business excellence, and a civic environment,” said Ambassador Heyman during …

U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Canadian Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt had a productive meeting in Toronto on December 18, to discuss key bilateral transportation issues, including proposals to align U.S. and Canadian rail safety standards. Secretary Foxx noted that U.S. and Canadian transportation networks are closely connected across all modes of transportation, and …

Accompanied by Consul General Jim Dickmeyer, Ambassador Bruce Heyman visited the City of Markham to meet with Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of City of Markham, and other municipal and regional business leaders as well as to visit Markham’s Pan Am Center on December 15, 2014. After his meeting with the Mayor Scarpitti, Ambassador Heyman spoke to …

U.S. Consulate Toronto and Ashoka Canada marked the Global Entrepreneurship Week by holding a discussion on North American scaling and growth in partnership on November 18, 2014. The event featured two special guests: Vicki S. Heyman, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, and Thania Panopoulos, an entrepreneur and consultant and a member of SVP …

Ambassador Heyman and Vicki Heyman joined the AmCham Canada’s Annual U.S. Thanksgiving celebration of on Monday, November 17th at the National Club. Mrs. Vicki Heyman welcomed more than 100 guests of this dinner reception with a speech. Noting that Thanksgiving provides the opportunity to give back, Mrs. Heyman mentioned Canadian changemakers such as We Day …

On November 17- 18, the U.S. Consulate supported the participation of six U.S. LGBT housing experts to participate in Out@Home: The LGBT Youth Homelessness Summit. This summit organized by the Canadian non-governmental organization Egale brought together national and international experts to work collaboratively to evaluate a model for the first LGBT specific youth housing facility …

On Friday, November 14, the Toronto Consulate hosted an educational roundtable “Perspectives on Ontario’s Educational System” with superintendents, academics, education experts, and governmental policy representatives from Ontario and the State of Kentucky. The group from Kentucky was visiting Ontario as part of an educational leadership program organized by the College of Education and Human Resources …

On Tuesday October 28, a contingent of Custom and Border Protection Officers and Border Patrol Agents from the Buffalo Field, Toronto Preclearance, and Buffalo Sector Offices represented U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Regimental Funeral for Corporal Nathan Cirillo. Thousands of military and law enforcement personnel participated in the procession from Bayfront Park to …

The U.S. Consulate Toronto, the Centre for the Study of the United States and the Munk School of Global Affairs of the University of Toronto partnered together to organize “Politics and Pizza: Watching the U.S. Midterm Election Returns” event on November 4,2014 at the Munk School of Global Affairs. The event was attended by the …

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined Ed Fast, Canadian Minister of International Trade, and Ildefonso Guajardo, Mexican Secretary of Economy, for the fourth North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference ( NACIC ) on October 31 in Toronto. The conference — organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and the Canadian International Council in collaboration with …

On Thursday, October 23rd the United States Ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman spoke at the 2014 Ontario Economic Summit. The Ontario Economic Summit is an annual three day event held in Niagara on the Lake that brings together private and public sector leaders to share insights, explore partnership opportunities, and shape public policy. Ambassador Heyman …

 On Monday, October 13th the United States Consulate General in Toronto welcomed Executive Director of Generation Progress Anne Johnson as a part of the Department of State’s Youth in Politics Speaker Program. Generation Progress is the youth division of the Center for American Progress, an independent nonpartisan educational institute dedicated to improving the lives of …

Lawrence Wilkerson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William Mary, and former Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, recently visited Canada as part of the U.S. Consulate’s 2014 Midterm Election speaker series. He conducted presentations for Canadian students and the general public on the upcoming …

2013 U.S. Department of State Youth Ambassadors Program Alumna Melanie-Rose Frappier spoke at WeDay’s Aboriginal panel on October 2nd at the Air Canada Centre. Congratulations on this achievement! Melanie Frappier is an active youth member of the Métis Nation of Ontario; she also participates in various Aboriginal events such as Louis Riel Day and National Aboriginal Day in her Sudbury community. She is …

On October 1, 2014, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. visited the Ontario Science Centre as a part of NASA’s science education outreach program. More than 300 students from Don Mills, Mark Garneau, David and Mary Thomson and Winston Churchill Collegiate Institutes as well as Senator O’Connor College School attended Bolden’s motivational presentation and discussion. The NASA Administrator talked about NASA and shared some …

The U.S. Consulate General hosted a press conference for Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Michele Bond with 20 representatives of ethnic media on Thursday, September 25th during her recent visit to Toronto. Bond had the opportunity to update and answer questions from print, broadcast, and radio journalists on recent improvements and innovations to Consular …

Office of Public Affairs September 26, 2014 Contact: CBP Public Affairs (202) 344-1780 News Release CBP and CBSA Ramp-Up Trusted Traveler Enrollments in Toronto WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) will hold a Trusted Traveler enrollment event to expedite pending NEXUS applications at the Toronto preclearance facility beginning next …

Consul General Jim Dickmeyer recently visited the University of Toronto’s newly renovated Back Campus athletic fields to cheer on the U.S. Paralympic National Soccer Team in their America Cup first round match against Mexico. The American squad played a fabulous game, winning 3-0 in convincing fashion. Consul General Jim Dickmeyer congratulated the team after the …

Consul General Jim Dickmeyer spoke at the Eastern Border Transport Coalition Annual Workshop on “The Border of the Future” on September 16, 2014 to an audience of business representatives and other border stakeholders at the Ontario Investment and Trade Center. Speaking about what was already accomplished under Beyond the Border (BTB,) Consul General Dickmeyer lauded …

The United States Foreign Commercial Service hosted the first-ever luncheon on the occasion of the Toronto International Film Festival yesterday which was followed by the second annual reception in honor of U.S. and Canadian Film Partnerships. Hosted by the U.S. Consul General Jim Dickmeyer at his residence, the event was attended by a diverse group …

US Consul General Jim Dickmeyer with “Bronx Obama” at a reception honoring American documentary filmmakers at this year’s Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival. One of the films showcased is about the New Yorker with an uncanny resemblance to the U.S. president.

In March, Toronto writer Fraser Los took part in a 10-day energy reporting tour coordinated by the U.S. Consulate General Toronto and the Washington Foreign Press Center. Here’s a blog he wrote on his energetic trip: Our relationship with energy in Canada is undergoing a major transformation, as it is throughout the globe. And whether …

With spring finally releasing Toronto from the cold grip of winter, more fresh air was to be had at York University’s Glendon College over the last weekend of March. Students at the Toronto school organize an annual symposium focusing on a country of their choice and this year it was Canada’s closest neighbor, the U.S. …

Two American Fulbright scholars in Canada as visiting research chairs at the University of Alberta and McMaster University respectively participated in an informative round table on health, welfare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the U.S. Consulate General Toronto Friday afternoon. Interested Canadians from nearby hospitals, think tanks and universities heard the professors present …

Harvard graduates from decades ago to future students heading there this fall gathered for a talk recently at the U.S. Consul General to Toronto, Jim Dickmeyer’s residence. The event was coordinated by local Harvard Kennedy School alumni and featured a discussion led by a recent graduate. Karim Bardeesy, MPP’08, addressed the two dozen attendants on …

Think you know everything there is to know about the United States? Students at York University’s Glendon College want to challenge this assumption and help you discover more about Canada’s closest neighbor. Every year, organizers in the school’s International Studies Symposium choose a place to highlight, and this year’s symposium showcases America. It’s the 19th …

If you like hotdogs or history, Springfield, Illinois, is the place for you. Smack dab in the Land of Lincoln and birthplace of the corndog, there’s a lot of meaty history here to explore. Visit the only home President Lincoln ever owned or a gem of a Frank Lloyd Wright house with one of the …

Representatives from all over the U.S., including places closer to Canada such as Illinois and Pennsylvania, have gathered at this year’s Canadian Restaurant and Food services Association (CRFA) Show in Toronto. The annual CRFA Show  is a chance for people involved in food service and restaurants, everything from menus to plates to food and drinks and more …

Close to 100 students and their parents dropped by the EducationUSA booth at the recent  Study and Go Abroad Fair   held at the Toronto Convention Centre. EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State-supported network of advising centers around the work – including Canada. This office provides international students with accurate, comprehensive and current information about how to apply to …

Aspiring diplomats gathered at the U.S. Consul General to Toronto’s residence recently for a rare opportunity to hear two seasoned diplomats discuss the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship. Speaking from the Canadian point of view was Michael Kergin. He was Canada’s ambassador to Washington from 2000-2005 and before that held senior positions in both the …

In a two-day visit organized by the U.S. Consulate, Tayyibah Taylor, founding editor-in-chief and publisher of Azizah magazine, spoke to audiences in London and Toronto regarding the identity and representation of Muslims in North America. Throughout her visits, Taylor stressed the importance of educating both Muslim and non-Muslim communities about the non-monolithic nature of the …

Leaders of various American and Canadian government and other agencies gathered at the Peace Bridge linking Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, Monday morning for a snowy tour of phase two of a pilot project aimed at expediting the flow of legitimate trade and travel while ensuring border security and integrity. The project is …

What do you get when you take 400 e-mails, 12 months and 10 artists from the U.S. and Canada? A calendar celebrating cross-border connections. After more than a year of collaboration — and many e-mails and meetings — the U.S. Consulate General Toronto and OCAD University have produced a beautiful calendar filled with artwork from …

It’s the second year that Toronto has hosted a Black Film Festival and for the sophomore edition the organizers brought in a special speaker. American executive and best-selling author Stedman Graham is in town this week talking about his nine-step plan for success. Graham has written just under a dozen books and they often focus …

Representatives from Connecticut visited Toronto this week to give the city a sampling of their tasty treats and wonderful tourism spots and take Canadian minds off their long cold winter. The Toronto office of the U.S. Commercial Service worked with the state’s government, food and tourism industry to put together a great one-stop-shop of all …

If you’re looking at a map and want to circle a city to visit you might pick Indianapolis – and not only because it’s called Circle City. Nicknamed for the great downtown ring called Monument Circle, the city is steeped in history and making history. With a storied past and an exciting present, Indianapolis is …

With information overload coming at you from all directions – the TV, the radio, your smart phone, your tablet, your desktop, your four-year-old – sometimes it’s nice to have one document of clearly organized information that will make you stop and say, “I didn’t know that.” The U.S.-based Wilson Center has such documents. As a …

North American energy independence is a topic often dissected in the news these days so the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto hosted a roundtable discussion on the matter. American speakers were brought to Canada as part of a larger full-day conference put on by the University of Toronto titled Fueling the Future. A professor from …

In a speech to a group of high school students in Las Vegas, Nevada, President Obama reiterated the spirit of diversity that defines the American nation. Reminding his audience of the importance of preserving and embracing their history, he stated, “…we define ourselves as a nation of immigrants. That’s who we are—in our bones…immigrants helped …

Five Canadians in the education sector are visiting Washington, D.C., now as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Higher Education in the America. This program enables Canadians who are emerging leaders in their professional field to observe U.S. institutions and culture first-hand, and to meet with professional counterparts …

U.S. Customs & Border Protection reports that conditions are good for the time of year when the “Ice Bridge” forms between Canada and the United States. Read more…

People in Duluth have a reason to feel superior and it’s not only because their fair city lies on the shores of Lake Superior in Northeast Minnesota. This Great Lake, one of the four out of five that the U.S. shares with Canada, has provided Duluth with commerce, sport and beauty since the city was …