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December 23, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canada Border Services Agency As announced by the Government of Canada as part of Canada’s Border Plan, work and study permits will no longer be provided to flagpolers at a port of entry, effective December 23 at 11:59 pm ET. Flagpoling occurs when foreign nationals who hold temporary resident status […]
December 23, 2024
December 6, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Arctic is experiencing major change. The shifting geopolitical landscape, evolving security threats and acceleration of climate change are impacting the Arctic in unique ways and highlight the need for strong Canadian leadership to respond to the changing reality in the region. That is why […]
December 7, 2024
On July 9th, on the margins of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, the Embassy of Canada joined the United States and Germany to celebrate the official accreditation and activation of the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE), based in Montreal, Canada. Established in 2023 at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, CCASCOE […]
August 2, 2024
IMPORTANT REMINDER Canadians travelling to the United States: There are new entry requirements for dogs entering the United States from Canada starting August 1, 2024. Find out more here. Useful links Dogs travelling to the United States Bringing a Dog into the U.S. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bring a Pet From Another Country […]
August 1, 2024
Statement July 17, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, issued the following statement to update on the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decision to make changes to their import requirements for all dogs entering the U.S., coming into effect on August 1, 2024: “Since […]
July 17, 2024
In furtherance of the Joint Statement issued by Prime Minister Trudeau and President Biden on March 24, 2023, Canada and the United States have reached an understanding on next steps to further bilateral cooperation to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution in the Elk-Kootenay watershed. Our two countries are committed to a collaborative, […]
March 11, 2024
From: Canada Border Services Agency News release August 5, 2021 Canada Border Services Agency Beginning on August 9th, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, fully vaccinated United States (U.S.) citizens and permanent residents will be eligible to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) reasons, such as tourism, however these individuals must: 1) be fully vaccinated: to be considered fully vaccinated, a traveller must […]
August 6, 2021
February is Black History Month, a time when both Canada and the U.S. highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of Black Canadians and Black Americans. This year, Canada marks the 25th celebration of Black History Month, and as Prime Minister Trudeau noted in his statement, “Black people have helped shape our history and collective identity, and […]
February 5, 2021
Photo : Michael Holly; ©University of Alberta As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, remarkable medical breakthroughs defeating other deadly diseases sometimes get lost. This is the story of hepatitis C. Today we celebrate historic good news from a Canadian university and a decisive Canada-U.S. medical victory. On October 5, 2020, esteemed Edmonton-based […]
October 29, 2020
Out between the plains and hills of the “Treasure State” of Montana, and the “Wild Rose” Province of Alberta, runs the St. Mary and Milk Rivers. Those waters have been intertwined since water infrastructure was built in the early 1900s and managed under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty. In any given year, water diverted from […]
October 19, 2020