Tag: Energy & Environment

Earlier this year, Canada and United States announced a joint action plan to strengthen the security and resilience of critical mineral supply chains between our two countries. The joint plan creates a pathway for Canada and the United States to boost production of these minerals and create value-added downstream industries. So, what are critical minerals […]

Through the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, Canada is taking dramatic action to address climate change and transition to a clean-growth, net-zero economy by 2050. This means all energy resources from Canada – America’s largest and most secure source of energy imports – are produced and regulated under one of the world’s […]

From: Natural Resources Canada News release January 9, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario Canada and the United States share a mutual interest in improving critical mineral security and ensuring the future competitiveness of Canadian and U.S. minerals industries. Collaboration in this area could attract investment to Canadian exploration and mining projects, as well as spur job creation and […]

From: Natural Resources Canada News release December 18, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario Canada and the United States share a mutual interest in improving global supply chains for critical minerals. Collaboration in this area is imperative as global demand for these minerals increases. The United States and Canada recognize global demand for minerals will increase dramatically in […]

This week, the Embassy of Canada partnered with WIRES to host the WIRES International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid. The Summit brought together diverse organizations from both Canada and the U.S. to discuss the cross-border grid of the future, how to get there, and the obstacles to overcome. The conversation focused around the vision […]

On June 20, 2019, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Canada and the U.S. will develop a joint action plan on critical minerals collaboration. This plan will complement the U.S. Federal Critical Minerals Strategy and the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan, and seek to strengthen North American production capacity […]

Monarch butterflies, known for their beautiful orange, black, and white wings, migrate 2,000 miles across Canada, the United States, and Mexico each year. Millions of monarch butterflies leave their summer homes in Canada and the United States to travel across North America to reach southwestern Mexico, where they stay for the winter (much like many […]

News Release June 5, 2019, Washington, DC – The Embassy of Canada is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Platinum certification – the highest distinction within the LEED rating system. The Embassy of Canada is one of only two embassies in the United States to have received […]

Last week, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Detroit Consul General Joe Comartin participated in the Great Lakes Economic Forum in Cleveland, OH, sponsored by the Council of the Great Lakes Region. Minister Garneau told the crowd the region will benefit from the removal of tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and the ratification of the […]

As part of our Nature Legacy, the world’s greatest conservation opportunity, Canada is committed to protecting our most precious resource. At the Nature Summit in Montreal, we kicked off a global year-long push to chart an ambitious, shared path toward protecting “Our Nature.” Working with our indigenous communities and stakeholders, we will double the area […]