Tag: Canada-U.S.

  Canada celebrated its 157th birthday on July 1st, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a good old-fashioned Canadian block party with our American friends, neighbours, Embassy team, their families, and our community here in Washington! Guests were dressed in red and white, Canadian music filled the courtyard, and the smell […]

The survival of bison from near extinction is one of Canada’s conservation success stories. In April 2024, as part of an agreement between Parks Canada and the State of Alaska, 40 wood bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta were relocated to Alaska to establish separate herds on the wild landscape. This was the […]

Canada has nearly 180 diplomatic missions in more than 110 countries. However, did you know that Canada’s largest network is right here in the United States?! In addition to the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC, Canada has 12 Consulates General across the United States, and each office is responsible for a different region in […]

The cherry blossoms weren’t the only big news story in Washington DC this month. Canada Day on the Hill – a full day of activities on Capitol Hill – celebrated and reinforced the enduring partnership and strategic relationship between Canada and the United States. No matter the issue or challenge, our two countries know we […]

  Harahan, Louisiana, and Ville de Léry, Quebec are separated by 1,624 miles (2,614 kilometers), however the two municipalities now share the close bond of a sister-city agreement. The cities’ mutual connection is Joseph Chauvin de Léry of Quebec, Canada, who was awarded a concession of land on the Mississippi River in the area known […]

Best known and loved as a symbol of Canada’s national identity, the maple leaf is also the central emblem of an Atlanta elementary school. As part of its renaming and conversion from a middle school, Virginia-Highland Elementary selected a maple leaf as its logo in celebration of a beautiful mature maple tree that has blossomed […]

1:  Prime Minister Trudeau & President Biden met in Ottawa and committed to strengthening the United States-Canada Partnership. The leaders agreed to inter alia: update the Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration; protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem; coordinate efforts to develop secure and reliable nuclear fuel supply chains; support greater access to […]

In May, we were over the moon to welcome the incredible Artemis II crew to the Embassy of Canada and celebrate their upcoming historic lunar mission as well as Canada-U.S. collaboration in space exploration. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will join the Artemis II mission, making Canada the second country in the world to […]

Canada has made many important contributions to the United States: strong trade and security alliances, Justin Bieber’s discography, poutine, insulin, Cirque du Soleil, snowmobiles, the Canadarm, and a steady stream of talented hockey players, to name a few! What you many not know, is that in 2017, to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, Canada […]

Canada and the U.S. work together in so many areas – border cooperation, climate change and energy, global security, and trade and prosperity, to name but a few. But beyond the high-profile issues which grab most of the headlines – especially in the era of COVID19 – are examples of collaboration which are helping to […]