Center for Canadian-American Studies

Canada House at Western Washington University

Mariah Ferraz, 2012 Canadian-American Studies Outstanding Graduate

Students in Can/Am 200, Introduction to Canadian Studies.

Welcome Lunch for visiting Assistant Professor of Québec Studies Thomas Collombat

Can/Am director Don Alper being interviewed by Canadian documentary filmmaker for 'Borderline' Documentary.

Can/Am students at the 2011 AS Info Fair in Red Square.

BPRI Summer Research Team. Project analyzed migration and travel, Canada and the US

US Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson and Todd Carlson of WSDOT at Canada House

The Center for Canadian American Studies, located in Canada House at Western Washington University, offers a comprehensive program for the study of Canada in the United States. In consortium with the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington, our Center is one of only two U.S. Department of Education designated National Resource Centers for the study of Canada in the United States.

We coordinate a multidisciplinary undergraduate program; organize seminars and symposia on cross-border issues of interest to both nations; promote research on Canadian topics in the social sciences and humanities; and conduct extensive outreach to K-12 and post-secondary educators as well as to the business and local community, media and cultural organizations.

We appreciate the partnership of our American and Canadian friends. If you are interested in learning how to support our programs, please click here.

Obama and Harper release Action Plans for Beyond the Border:

A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness

Western Washington University
516 High Street, Canada House 201
Bellingham WA 98225-9110 USA

Phone: (360) 650-3728
Fax: (360) 650-3995
General Email: canam@wwu.edu

Please visit the faculty and staff page to contact individual employees.

Events

VU Gallery: On display, "Beyond Borders"
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Presentation by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly: “Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers in the 21st Century”
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Jours du Québec (Québec Days) at WWU
May 15 - 16, 2012, to feature Frédéric Tremblay, Director for Governmental Relations and Public Affairs at the Québec Government Office in Los Angeles, CA.
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Presentation by Thomas Collombat: “The Labor Movement in North America: Challenges and Opportunities in a Time of Crisis.”
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Can-Am in the News

Bellingham Attorney Establishes PACE Scholarship Program for Western Washington University's
STUDY CANADA Summer Institute
Greg Boos, immigration attorney at Cascadia Cross-Border Law in Bellingham, recently initiated, on behalf of the Pacific Corridor Enterprise Council (PACE), a full tuition scholarship for an American classroom teacher to attend the 2012 STUDY CANADA Summer Institute for K-12 Educators.
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Canada and the U.S. No Longer Separated By Border of Horrors
This time last year, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched two U.S.-Canada initiatives, one to negotiate greater federal regulatory cooperation, and the other to negotiate border security improvements. One year later, how are they doing on the border?
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