Helpful Links
Some helpful links for Canadians living in the Pacific Northwest:
Government (Canada)
- Government of Canada (official site for peace, order, and good government)
- Passport Canada (for that little blue book)
- Connect 2 Canada (GOC site for Canadians living south of the border)
- Canadian Embassy in Washington (in case you need to be extracted from the country in times of crisis)
- Consulate General in Seattle (in case it’s easier to get to the other Washington)
- Honorary Consul of Canada in Portland (ironically not a Canadian, but a very helpful guy)
Government (U.S.)
- Federal Government (the center of everything)
- USCIS (visas, immigration, etc.)
- InfoPass (part of the CIS system)
- Social Security Administration
- State of Oregon (no sales tax since 1859)
- State of Washington (no state income tax since 1889)
Organizations
- Canada-America Society (celebrating all things Canadian in the Seattle area)
- Canada-America Society of Oregon (celebrating all things Canadian in Oregon)
Canadian Music
- Radio and Records Charts:
- Juno Awards (honouring the best in Canadian music since 1975)
- Polaris Music Prize (awarded to the best full-length Canadian record regardless of sales)
- Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
- East Coast Music Association (ECMA, duh.)
- MuchMusic (the original Canadian music station)
- MuchMoreMusic (in case Much wasn’t enough)
News/Media
- CBC.ca
- The Globe and Mail
- The National Post
- The Toronto Star
- Canada.com
- TSN
- The Score
- Macleans.ca
- Canadian Geographic
Sports
- Evergreen Curling (Portland)
- Granite Curling Club (Seattle)
- Western Hockey League (major junior)
- Everett Silvertips
- Portland Winter Hawks (they can only get better)
- Seattle Thunderbirds
- Spokane Chiefs (2008 Memorial Cup champions)
- Tri-City Americans
- National Hockey League
- Toronto Blue Jays (major league baseball, eh)
- CFL (run, pass, kick)
- CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport, formerly known as CIAU)
- Vanier Cup (a true national championship)