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Past Events
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Migration
Pandemic Immigration Consternation for the United States and Canada
On August 5, 2020 at 2:30 – 3:30
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Governance
Canada's Arctic and Northern Policy Framework
On July 29, 2020 at 2:00 – 3:30
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United Nations
Canada at the United Nations, What Next? A Conversation with Canada’s New Ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae
On July 21, 2020 at 1:00 – 2:00
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Trade and Development
Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Supplies: Securing Critical Minerals in Canada and the United States
On July 17, 2020 at 10:00 – 11:00
USMCA
Event
NAFTA/USMCA
Webcast | USMCA: Launching a New Phase of Prosperity in North America
On June 30, 2020 at 1:45 – 3:00
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Governance
The Legacy of Allan Gotlieb: Canadian Strategist and Washington Diarist
On May 7, 2020 at 4:00 – 5:30
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Event
Coronavirus
COVID-19: Magnifying the World’s Inequities
On April 30, 2020 at 9:00 – 10:30
US/Canada Border Crossing, Peace Arch, Washington state, USA
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Coronavirus
COVID-19 and the Northern Border
On April 14, 2020 at 2:00 – 3:00
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The Premiers' Perspective: A Canada-U.S. Relations Outlook for the New Decade
On February 7, 2020 at 8:30 – 9:30
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On The Northern Frontier

On the Northern Frontier publication series presents you with research and analysis from Canada Institute staff, fellows, and affiliates created to foster new ideas and outlooks on Canada's role in the world.

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Canada-United States-Mexico Flags

USMCA Resource Page

Welcome to the Wilson Center's NAFTA/USMCA Resource Page. The Mexico Institute and the Canada Institute will provide up-to-date coverage as the USMCA ratification process progresses. We invite you to check back frequently for updates to this resource.

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AMERICAS 360 EPISODE 6: Elections Amidst the Pandemic: Protecting Voters While Preserving Democracy

Americas 360 is a podcast about the "innumerable ties" among the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Get the inside scoop and the outside perspective on the latest developments from Canada, Latin America, and everywhere in between. Americas 360 is a production of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, with experts from the Argentina Project, Brazil Institute, Canada Institute, Latin American Program, and Mexico Institute.

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Democracy
Elections Amidst the Pandemic: Protecting Voters While Preserving Democracy
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Economics and Globalization
The Future of Ontario’s Workers: How Microcredentials Can Be a Vital Part of the Post-Pandemic Recovery
By Mitchell Davidson on July 27, 2020
Article
Migration
A Layered Look at Canadian and U.S. Immigration
By Richard Sanders on July 21, 2020
Audio
NAFTA/USMCA
Travel at Your Own Risk: Mexico’s AMLO Comes to Washington
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Our Latest Work on COVID-19 in Canada

Beyond the COVD-19 Horizon
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U.S. Foreign Policy
Beyond the COVID-19 Horizon
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Coronavirus
Pandemic Politics in the Americas
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Article
Border Security
Responding to COVID-19 with the Border We Have
By Christopher Sands on June 1, 2020
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Audio
Coronavirus
To Reopen or Not to Reopen: That is the Border Question
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Article
Economics and Globalization
A Coordinated Way to Reawaken the North American Economy
By Christopher Sands on May 26, 2020
Coronavirus
Article
Coronavirus
Who is 'us'? Thinking like North Americans in our pandemic response
By Duncan Wood on May 12, 2020
Supply Chains
Article
Coronavirus
How Governors and Premiers Can Work Together to Reopen the Economy
By Mitchell Davidson on May 8, 2020
COVID-19 Molecules
Article
Coronavirus
Canada’s Expanding Toolkit for Coronavirus Response
By Mariana Sánchez Ramírez on May 5, 2020
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Coronavirus
Infographic | Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
By Mariana Sánchez Ramírez on April 30, 2020
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Article
Coronavirus
The Policy and the Politics of Central Banking in the Time of Coronavirus
By James Haley on April 17, 2020
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Article
Coronavirus
COVID-19 and the Threat to the North American Economy
By James Haley on April 13, 2020
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Article
Coronavirus
Rebuilding Public Trust in International Aviation: An Opportunity for U.S.-Canada Leadership
By Solomon Wong on April 8, 2020

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