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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
You’ve probably heard this from us before: for over 150 years, Canada has had no closer friend and ally than the United States. At home and abroad, we work together to make our citizens’ lives safer. But did you know we share a trillion dollar trade and investment relationship? Canada buys more goods from the […]
September 28, 2020
Canada is continuing its assistance to the United States in response to the wildfires ravaging the West Coast. On Sep. 18, the governments of Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as Parks Canada, sent 289 wildfire professionals to central Oregon to join the fight, following a previous detachment sent to California from Quebec. […]
September 22, 2020