Tag: Canada-U.S.

This is a guest post submitted by our friends at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The United States relationship with Canada is known for many things – we share the world’s longest undefended land border and one of the largest trade relationships in the world, and the connections between our countries go beyond policy and […]

Bonjour à tous et joyeuse fête du Canada, de Washington. En temps normal, je vous parlerais de notre célébration ici à l’ambassade où nous nous rejoignons avec nos amis, de la musique et des bonnes choses à manger. I remember last year vividly. We had Cassie and Maggie visiting us from Nova Scotia, playing some […]

Khawar Nasim, Acting Consul General of Canada in New York (right) with New York Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul. The arrival of COVID-19, which saw New York emerge as the international epicenter of the pandemic, was an acute shock to the city that never sleeps. New York City’s unique charm is in everything that was crippled […]

  The Mobile NEXUS Enrollment session is in Miami, Florida from March 3 to 5, 2020. Why is this session special? You don’t have to visit a NEXUS Enrollment Center at Canada/U.S. land borders or at certain Canadian international airports to complete the process. U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, Canadian citizens, and Canadian lawful […]

In Boston, the official holiday season kicks off with the Boston Common Tree Lighting on December 5, a tree lighting with special meaning for Canadians in New England and across the United States. In December 1917, two ships – one laden with explosives – collided in Halifax Harbour, causing a huge explosion that devastated Halifax. […]

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, […]

What does an authentic celebration of Canadian space capabilities look like? Like this. On June 12, the Canadian Space Agency successfully launched the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) from the Vandenberg U.S. Air Force Base in California in collaboration with Canadian company Maxar-MDA and SpaceX. On the day of the launch, everyone was energetic and excited […]

  For over 150 years, Canada has had no closer friend and ally than the United States. We work together to make our two countries safer and more prosperous so we can build a better future on both sides of the border. To showcase some of the people and events that have shaped the relationship […]

You can take the Canadians out of Canada, but Raptors Nation is going global! At an event at Canada House in San Francisco this week, hosted by Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment with the support of the Canadian Consulate General in San Francisco, over 600 Canadians living in the area came together to show its love […]

Did you know Canada was the third country in space? In fact, since 1962, Canada and the U.S. have partnered to explore our universe. NASA Astronaut, and dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, Andrew Feustel is a living example of this cooperation. He has clocked 226 days in space, and came by the Embassy to talk about his […]