In early October, an all-day seminar was held at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, entitled, “Doing Business in Canada.” The event brought together approximately thirty business owners and leaders from the Northwest who have begun or are considering doing business in Canada. The objective was to discuss the complex relationship between US businesses and Canadian

Originally posted: 2008 Each year the Canada-America Society offers academic scholarships to undergraduates from Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Elizabeth St. Clair, a UW honors student, was chosen as a recipient to study in Québec. I had the opportunity to study at Université Laval in Québec, thanks to a generous scholarship from the Canada-America Society. As

Every year the University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management invites twenty US MBAs to participate in their Canadian Leadership Orientation. I was fortunate enough to be selected for the 2008 program, held in early June in Ottawa and Montréal. Participants attend lectures by top business and government professionals, visit major Canadian companies, and experience

My experience participating in the week-long Canada-US economic partnership forum for American MBA students, hosted by the University of Ottawa, was truly phenomenal. Living so near the border in Seattle, Washington, as well as being married to a Canadian citizen, had given me a good foundation of knowledge of Canadian history, policies, and nuances. However,

Cherry McGee Banks while teaching. by Cherry A. McGee Banks, Professor, Education, UW Bothell As nation-states throughout the world experience globalization, technological change and increasing mobility, their demographic profiles are changing and reflecting increasing levels of racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity (Sassen, 1999). For example, Canada as a result of political changes during the

The Libraries has received a $2000 matching library grant from the International Council for Canadian Studies Library Support Program through a contribution of the Government of Canada and with the assistance of the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, to support the purchase of the 2007 Federal Non-Depository documents on microfiche (Microlog). Microlog includes research,

This past April 83 graduate students from the US and Canada convened for the 8th Annual Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) Conference at the Olympic Park Institute. Students attending the conference traveled from 20 different Universities including Canadians from Dalhousie University, University of British Columbia, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Victoria, and Simon Fraser University.

Originally posted: June 2008 Over the last couple of quarters the Center has worked closely with The Killam Fellowships Program in Ottawa, Canada to create a MOU that will enhance study-abroad opportunities for UW students. The agreement will enable two to four undergraduates to study at a Canadian partner institution for a semester or academic

Recovering Franco-Métis Communities in Canada and the United States The title of my research project is “Multiculturalism, Nation-building and the Poetics of Identity Construction: Recovering Franco-Métis Communities in Canada and the United States.” This project seeks to contribute to ongoing discussions on the interrelationship of multiculturalism, nation-building, and the processes of identity construction. I am

By Daniel Abramson Above: Vancouver city planners and community leaders take their Seattle counterparts and UW students in the Urban Design and Planning course on a tour of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown. The activity was the latest in a series of exchanges Professor Abramson has coordinated between the Chinatown communities of Seattle and Vancouver, and groups of