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