Just weeks before the official “Canada Day” on July 1st, Canada’s Consulate General in New York recently enjoyed two separate “Canada Days” in Albany, NY and Harrisburg, PA. Both New York and Pennsylvania have Canada as their number one customer (NY exported $13.8 billion in goods in 2018; PA exported $10.8 billion), so there was […]
June 14, 2019
To commemorate DC Pride Week, the Embassy of Canada will host a screening of My Prairie Home Thursday, June 6 at 6PM. Space is limited so please RSVP. This feature documentary-musical by Chelsea McMullan, indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Set against majestic images of […]
May 28, 2019
The Fall of the American Empire Tuesday June 4, 7:00pm Regal Gallery Place 701 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 French Canadian filmmaker Denys Archand’s newest crime thriller The Fall of the American Empire will be released in select theaters in the DC area on June 7. An advance screening will be held June 4 […]
May 23, 2019
World Environment Day Wednesday June 5, 6:00 – 8:00 pm War Memorial Veterans Building 401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA Join the Consulate General of Canada in SF, the UN Association of SF, SF Environment, and the Consulate General of Denmark Silicon Valley to celebrate World Environment Day 2019. Panelists will discuss achieving zero […]
May 23, 2019
Mamaskatch Book Launch: Darrel J. McLeod’s “Cree Coming of Age” Friday May 31, 7:00pm Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church 2020 W Lake of the Isles Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55405 Join Milkweed Editions, Birchbark Books, the Native American Community Development Institute, and the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis in welcoming Darrel J. McLeod to […]
May 13, 2019
YidLive! Saturday May 11th, 8:00pm George Washington University Black Box Theater – West Hall B2 2100 Foxhall Rd NW Washington, DC 20007 Join Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, the creators and stars of the award-winning Yiddish-ish web series YidLife Crisis – in the fleisch! The boychiks from Montreal present an evening of comedy, film, and […]
May 9, 2019
Sunday, May 12 – 6:45 PM E Street Cinema (sold out) Wednesday, May – 15 6:30 PM AFI Silver Theatre Tickets The sharply intellectual and marvelously zany comedic duo behind the viral Yiddish-language web series YidLife Crisis return to their city of birth, Montreal, on a mission. On the verge of middle age, Eli Batalion and Jamie […]
May 6, 2019
Last week, the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC hosted a concert by renowned Montreal jazz singer Dominique Fils-Aimé. The concert, part of the DC Jazz Festival’s Charles Fishman Embassy Series, promoted two important anniversaries: the 15th Annual DC Jazz Festival and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 40th Edition. Dominique Fils-Aimé’s music is […]
April 4, 2019
There is no better way to celebrate the long-standing friendship between Canada and the United States than to bring people together. We are pleased to showcase a collection of events happening in and around Washington, D.C. that celebrate Canadian music, art and culture. Not all events listed below are organized, supported or endorsed by the […]
April 1, 2019
January 2, 2019 Postponement of Washington, DC and Atlanta NEXUS Enrollment Event Due to the recent U.S. government shutdown and 3-week continuing resolution of funding until 15 February, US Custom and Border Protection (CBP) will not be able to support the NEXUS event. The Canadian portion of your application has been processed, however; the event […]
January 2, 2019
