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Old Friendships in a New Era

Canada and the United States share the longest international border in the world, home to millions of people and species of wildlife. From establishing the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to signing the Air Quality Agreement, we have a long history of working together to protect […]

May 26, 2022

Celebrating World Bee Day in Chicago

A few weeks ago, Alvéole, the urban beekeeping  company, in partnership with Prudential Plaza, where the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago is located, presented its beekeeping work in Chicago. The Quebec-based company takes care of more than 5.8 million bees all around the city, and its urban beekeeping service includes the installation and regular […]

May 20, 2022

B(Is)On Voyage !

Millions of bison once ranged across the continent from Alaska to Mexico. They were an important resource for Indigenous peoples and were symbolic of life on the plains. But at the turn of the 20th century, North America’s largest land mammal was on the brink of extinction. Some subspecies, like the wood bison, were thought […]

May 4, 2022

Waterloo Greenway: A Welcoming Rest Stop for Monarch Butterflies

Monarch Butterfly Migration Spurs Canadian Support for Pollinator Garden at Austin’s Waterloo Greenway Twice a year, hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies make a stunning migratory journey across North America. From breeding grounds in southern Canada and the eastern United States to overwintering sites in central Mexico, the annual cycle is considered the longest and […]

April 19, 2022

Emissions Reduction Plan: On the Road to 2030

Recently, Canada released its Emissions Reduction Plan. It marks a milestone in our nation’s climate history. For the very first time, we laid out a clear path, step by step, to reach our 2030 emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. Doing so now is a message to the world:  climate change won’t go away […]

April 14, 2022

Mapping the Canada-U.S. Energy Relationship

Did you know that Canada is the largest supplier of energy to the U.S.? In 2021, Canada supplied the U.S. with 61% of its crude oil imports. And in 2020, Canada supplied the U.S. with 98% of its natural gas imports, 93% of its electricity imports, and 28% of its uranium purchases, helping power millions […]

April 13, 2022

2021 Climate and Clean Energy Milestones [on the Road to Net Zero]

January: As part of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, the U.S. joined Canada in committing to conserve 30% of our lands and waters by 2030. February:  Canada and the U.S. launched a high-level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate, as part of the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership.  Through the dialogue, Canada and the […]

December 28, 2021

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