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COVID-19: Information for Canadians in the U.S.
UPDATED – April 1, 2022 BORDER CHANGES As of April 1, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. EDT: Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. As a reminder, travellers arriving to Canada from any country, who qualify as fully vaccinated, may need […]
March 20, 2020
USMCA Ratification Takes a Step Forward
Last week, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with strong bipartisan support, like the House of Representatives did in December. The President is expected to sign the legislation in the coming days, concluding the U.S. ratification process. Following the Senate vote, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated that USMCA is excellent for Canadian […]
January 20, 2020
Congratulations to our Newest Astronauts!
Last Friday, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk celebrated the end of their basic training, along with their NASA classmates, during a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Their class was the first to be supervised and mentored by a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen. Canadian Space Agency representatives and Rachel McCormick, Consul General […]
January 15, 2020
Canada signs agreement on amendments to the new NAFTA
From: The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada News Release December 10, 2019 – Mexico City, Mexico The Government of Canada is committed to further strengthening the Canadian economy, improving the lives of Canadian families, the middle class and those working hard to join it. Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, signed on behalf […]
December 10, 2019
Meet the Embassy of Canada’s Adopted School Class
This week, the Embassy of Canada’s Adopted School class, 5th graders at J.C. Nalle Elementary School, helped us decorate the Christmas tree in the Embassy lobby, bringing holiday cheer to all our visitors. Washington Performing Arts and D.C. Public Schools have run the Embassy Adoption Program since 1974, and the Embassy of Canada has […]
December 5, 2019
NORAD Tracks Santa
For over 60 years, Canadians and Americans have worked together at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to keep North America safe. For the 64th time, they will also track Santa’s journey from the North Pole to bring holiday cheer to families around the world! In 1955, a local newspaper advertisement informed children they […]
December 3, 2019
Friends, Partners, Allies: 100th Birthday Celebration with WWII Veteran James South in Texas
Canada has fought alongside the U.S. in defence of our common values through World Wars I and II, the Cold War, Korea, the Balkans, the Middle East, and, in the aftermath of 9/11 in Afghanistan. For over sixty years, Canadian and American Armed Forces have jointly defended North America at the bi-national North American Aerospace […]
November 13, 2019
Gordie Howe International Bridge Wins Award
Earlier in October, the Gordie Howe International Bridge – a new international crossing between Windsor, ON and Detroit, MI, currently under construction – was recognized as the Best Road/Bridge/Tunnel Project by P3 Bulletin at their 2019 P3 Awards in New York City. What’s more, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), the Canadian agency overseeing the project, […]
October 9, 2019
Four Days and Five Canadian Cities with our Rising State Leaders
As part of our Rising State Leaders program, state legislators from across the country, including the Minnesota House Assistant Minority Leader, Florida House Deputy Democratic Leader, and Iowa Senate Majority Whip, spent four days touring Ontario to get an on the ground look at the Canada-U.S. relationship. The group stopped in Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, […]
August 2, 2019
Arctic Cooperation
On July 17, Deputy Ambassador Kirsten Hillman spoke on a panel hosted by the US Arctic Research Commission and the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute on the “State of Arctic Diplomacy.” In the last two decades, the Arctic landscape has changed physically and economically, in large part because of climate change. The Deputy Ambassador emphasized given […]
July 22, 2019