Hello from the Show Me State! I was recently appointed by the Government of Canada to be Honorary Consul for the greater St. Louis area. Honorary Consuls serve as a liaison for Canada in states where there is no physical Consulate office. They also represent Canada and promote Canadian interests when interacting with local businesses, […]
July 6, 2020
Throughout the pandemic, Canadian and U.S. businesses have been working together to ensure a steady supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) across the border. Some companies with Canadian and U.S. operations have generously contributed PPE to medical facilities and health care workers. One such example is Solutions 2 Go, a firm based in Brampton, Ontario […]
June 25, 2020
Since the outset of the COVID-19 crisis, one of the biggest challenges that Canadian officials have faced across the U.S. is the safe repatriation of Canadians on cruise ships located in U.S. waters. In most of these cases, Canadians are relying on Consular officials – whom they will likely never meet – to help get […]
June 19, 2020
International Falls, Minnesota and the neighboring town of Fort Frances, in Northwest Ontario, are separated by the Canada-U.S. border, but comprise one community, joined by events and celebrations, shared resources, and extended families who live in both jurisdictions. Residents of both towns travel regularly back and forth across the international border to see movies, go […]
June 12, 2020
We can’t see COVID-19 but we know that social distancing, handwashing, and wearing masks are tangible ways to limit the virus’ silent ability to make us sick. And because we live our lives online, even more so during this pandemic, we need to be even more vigilant and take steps to protect our citizens and […]
June 10, 2020
As New York begins to turn a corner after being the global epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, medical professionals are breathing a cautious sigh of relief. Dr. Leslie Bottrell, a Canadian resident physician, has spent most of the crisis working in the ICU unit at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, just north of New York […]
June 2, 2020
During this global pandemic, scammers are finding new opportunities to prey on those who are already dealing with fear, uncertainty and anxiety caused by COVID-19. These fraudsters do not care about international borders and cast wide nets to ensnare as many victims as they can. Canada and the United States are cracking down on fraudulent […]
May 29, 2020
A New Light: Canadian Women Artists opened to the public in the Embassy of Canada in Washington DC’s art gallery on February 6th, 2020 and was scheduled to run through April 2020. In an effort to ensure public safety due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the gallery was closed in mid-March. Since guests are unable […]
May 27, 2020
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, those in the scientific and medical communities on both sides of the border have been working tirelessly in responding to the virus. Many have turned their focus to starting various clinical trials, tracking the disease, developing treatments, and, of course, to testing for a possible vaccine. The examples below show […]
May 19, 2020
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 […]
May 18, 2020