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	Canada's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Kandahar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Canada assumed command of the Kandahar Province PRT in August 2005.
		Canada took command of the PRT in Kandahar province in August 2005, and it is currently operating under the OEF.
		Canada's PRT is composed of 250 military personnel, 2 diplomats (Foreign Affairs), 2 civilian police (RCMP) and a development expert (CIDA).
	www.canada-afghanistan.gc.ca /prov_reconstruction-en.asp (1058 words)

	DPR 2003-2004-Foreign Affairs Canada - Part 2 of 2
		In Canada, the economy was adversely affected by issues such as the outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), forest fires in B.C., Hurricane Juan, the incidences of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in Canada and the U.S., and the flout that affected Ontario and parts of the U.S. northeast.
		Canada was the first country to ratify the accession protocols for the seven countries that joined NATO in March 2004, and is assisting their incorporation into the organization http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/04-april/e0402a.htm.
		Canada contributed to the development of a new UN legal instrument to prevent enforced disappearances - a technique used by repressive governments whereby individuals are deprived of their liberty, and all information concerning their whereabouts or fate is concealed - as well as to a Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities.
	www.tbs-sct.gc.ca /rma/dpr/03-04/FAC-AEC/FAC-AECd3401_e.asp (15944 words)

	Texans explore opportunities in Canada
		Canada is perhaps the nation that is most similar to the United States in terms of culture, values and common language.
		Canada is part of the realm of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and she is represented in Canada by the Governor-General.
		Canada's provincial governments have a great deal more authority than the state governments of the U.S. The Canadian beef check-off program, for example, is largely a function of the provinces.
	www.txfb.org /TexasAgriculture/2006/102006/102006canadatrip.htm (2199 words)

	Foreign Affairs Canada
		The Government of Canada is developing similar plans on a national scale, in cooperation with provincial medical authorities.
		The Government of Canada is doing the same on a national scale, in co-operation with provincial medical authorities.
		Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada emphasizes that, in the event of a pandemic, its ability to assist Canadians travelling and residing abroad may be severely limited by restrictions on local and international movement imposed for public health reasons, by foreign governments and/or Canada.
	www.fac-aec.gc.ca /avianflu-en.asp (332 words)

	The Canada Page
		Foreign policy is an extension of domestic policy and as we have gained control of the one, so we must gain control of the other...
		Canada's role in peacekeeping was to be downplayed, there was to be closer contact with Europe and developing nations and foreign aid was to be increased (CWV).
		Canada was one of many countries to condemn the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and imposed sanctions on Iraq, including the freezing of Iraqi assets in Canada.
	www.thecanadapage.org /ForeignPolicy.htm (4599 words)

	Judicial Assistance in Canada
		Canada''s accession to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters (20 UST 361; TIAS 6638) provides a simple but indirect method for effecting service in civil and commercial matters when more direct means prove inappropriate or unfeasible.
		Canada is not a party to any multilateral treaty on obtaining evidence, such as the 1970 Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
		Although there are no rules in Canada which prohibit foreign tribunals or litigants from taking evidence from a willing person, the conduct of a hearing presided over by a foreign official or pursuant to a federal or state investigation remains subject to the consent of the Government of Canada.
	travel.state.gov /law/canada_legal.html (2599 words)

	Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for foreign policy matters and, as the senior minister in the department, has overall responsibility for the department.
		The Statute of Westminster clarified that Canada (and certain other colonies such as Australia and New Zealand) were primarily responsible for, among other things, the conduct of their own foreign affairs.
		Nonetheless, by the time the change in terminology was effected in 1993, Canada's foreign affairs had been conducted separately from the United Kingdom in most significant respects for the entire post-war period, or over sixty years since the Statute of Westminster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Canada (921 words)

	Canada
		Canada, as Chair of the G8, was a strong advocate of this major effort designed to strengthen international security and strategic stability.
		At all times, Canada is ready to offer its support wherever it is needed, and we encourage the international community to continue to do likewise.
		It is with this in mind that Canada welcomes the powerful messages delivered here today by President Bush affirming his country's commitment to work with the Security Council of the United Nations in resolving this serious threat to our collective peace and security.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/57/statements/020912canadaE.htm (1832 words)

	CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: Fringe folk go global with fed funding
		Canada's Foreign Affairs department spent more than $26 million in five years to promote fringe arts groups and bigger-name authors, artists and musicians abroad, including the Holy Body Tattoo Society and the "Tongue Bully" filmmaker.
		Foreign Affairs officials insist funding will remain intact, but cultural groups worry it's on the chopping block as part of $12-million cutback announced this fall.
		Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Marie-Christine Lilkoff said there are no planned cutbacks to the program, and noted the Conservative government even added $50 million to the Canada Council for the Arts in its first budget.
	cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/2006/12/18/2859275-sun.html (733 words)

	CBC News In Depth: Afghanistan
		Canada has steadily increased its involvement in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in the fall of 2001.
		Canada re-established formal diplomatic relations with the new Afghan government on Jan. 25, 2002, and reopened the embassy in Kabul in September 2003.
		Foreign Affairs says Afghanistan is now "the single largest recipient of Canadian bilateral aid." So far, according to Foreign Affairs, Canada has allocated a total of $616.5 million to Afghanistan, covering 2001 to 2009.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/afghanistan/canada.html (1411 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Canada in the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Canada is committed to supporting African efforts to more effectively prevent, manage, and resolve conflict and importantly, to address the needs of civilians.
		Building on Canada’s long history of promoting democracy abroad, the Government of Canada is looking to identify ways in which Canada can play a more active role on the world stage in promoting democratic principles.
		Stéphane Roussel is professor at the Department of Political Science and holds the Canada Research Chair in Foreign and Canadian Defence Policy at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
	geo.international.gc.ca /cip-pic/menu-en.asp (250 words)

	RPP 2005-2006-Foreign Affairs Canada - Part 2 of 6
		Canada's prosperity could be adversely affected if political and economic relations with key partners are unproductive or if the global financial architecture suffers significant imbalances.
		Canada will promote reform of the inter-American system, notably the OAS, and provide leadership in the Summit of the Americas process to ensure that Canadian interests are reflected in the hemispheric agenda.
		Canada will engage the EU in implementation of the new Canada-EU Partnership Agenda, which was launched at the 2004 Canada-EU Summit, to provide a clear roadmap for more concrete cooperation opportunities.
	www.tbs-sct.gc.ca /est-pre/20052006/FAC-AEC/FAC-AECr5601_e.asp (7918 words)

	Israpundit » Blog Archive » Foreign Affairs Canada backs its favourite Palestinian terrorist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As there is no comparable Jewish group within Foreign Affairs Canada — only Muslim interests are given such unique influence over our foreign policy — perhaps we should not be surprised that Canada supports a party whose charter and actions are committed to the destruction of the Jewish presence in the Middle East.
		It is time for Canada to acknowledge that the $350 million we have given to the Palestinians since 1993 has only resulted in whitewashing the failures of Palestinian society.
		While it is critical of the Dept. of Foreign Affairs for issuing a statement of support for Abbas, it is otherwise positive statement as regards Canada’s position generally.
	www.israpundit.com /2006/?p=1303 (1039 words)

	CIRC - Foreign Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) manages Canada's day-to-day relations with the governments and people of other nations, both bilaterally and within the many international organisations in which Canada participates.
		FAC also leads Canada's efforts in developing effective international responses to security issues in such forums as the United Nations and the G-8.
		FAC's Security and Intelligence Bureau provides the Minister of Foreign Affairs with foreign intelligence to support policy and operational decisions and advises the Minister on intelligence activities.
	circ.jmellon.com /agencies/fac (1413 words)

	Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister's lack of action to free Canadians held abroad
		Although Foreign Affairs will not admit it, it appears that the Canadian government had little to do with Sampson’s pardon and release.
		If bleeding heart liberals, like Foreign Affairs Minister Graham, could get as tough with regimes who torture Canadians into confessing to crimes that no one believes they committed as they do with men who batter women, Canada would have the opportunity to be a real country again.
		The official line from Foreign Affairs was that the Canadian government wasn’t "convinced" that he was, in fact, tortured.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2003/weinreb082503.htm (835 words)

	Canada's Community Newspapers
		The objective of the briefings is to inform and engage community newspaper journalists on the role of FAC in Canada's foreign policy and its impact at the local community level.
		Canada: Multilateral Advocate - A look at the current multilateral agenda of Canada's foreign policy and to explain why multilateralism is integrated in Canadian culture (July 2003)
		Canada's Response to September 11 - A rare opportunity for community journalists across Canada to learn about what the federal government is doing at the community and federal level to ensure security for Canadians in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (December 2001)
	ccna.ca /fac (435 words)

	Eritrean Anti-Tyranny Global Solidarity - Canada
		The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada has a close and accurate understanding of the current political situation in Eritrea including the deteriorating human rights conditions.
		ECDHR explained to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada how functionaries of the Eritrean Government and their supporters in the Eritrean Consulate in Ottawa, and its local ruling party offices in other Canadian cities continue to harass and intimidate Eritrean Canadians into silence in the wake of massive human rights violations in Eritrea.
		ECDHR requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada restrict entry visas to Eritrean officials traveling to Canada on unofficial visits whose aim is to extend the hold of tyranny to Diaspora communities.
	www.awate.com /artman/publish/article_4508.shtml (314 words)

	Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute - Canada-U.S. Strategic Partnership (2002)
		CDFAI is dedicated to improving Canada’s participation in international peace and security by providing analysis and education that informs Canadians about defence and foreign policies and the instruments which serve them.
		In 1988, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada and in May 1989, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at The University of Calgary.
		Prior to joining CSIS, he was the Canadian affairs specialist for the Michigan World Trade Center, led a state of Michigan office charged with the promotion of trade and investment with Canada, and served on Michigan governor James J. Blanchard's Task Force on International Trade.
	www.cdfai.org /2002CanadaUSStrategicPartnershipConference.htm (3086 words)

	Medical Services in Canada for U.S. Veterans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Foreign Medical Program (FMP) Office is responsible for determining eligibility of U.S. veterans for reimbursed medical treatment while traveling or residing in Canada.
		When required by the Department of Veterans Affairs to support a claim for disability benefits, Veterans Affairs Canada will make arrangement for disability examinations for veterans residing in Canada.
		U.S. veterans living in Canada may obtain eligibility information by writing or calling any Veterans Affairs Canada District Office or Veterans Affairs Canada, Foreign Countries Operations, Room 1055, 264 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0P4.
	www.vba.va.gov /bln/21/Foreign/canadamed.htm (482 words)

	PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CANADA
		The most important contribution that could be made to Afghan people was the removal of the Taliban, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada, John Manley, said this afternoon at a United Nations Headquarters press conference.
		Manley said. He supported President Bush’s statement. Terrorists only spoke for themselves. They undermined the causes they purported to support. Groups that engaged in terrorist activities risked having their assets seized. He noted that the military wings of Hamas and Hezbollah had been listed as terrorist organizations.
		Manley replied that his Government did not have exactly the same laws but there was a bill before Parliament that gave police authority to detain persons suspected of terrorist activities.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/2001/canadapc2.doc.htm (351 words)

	Foreing Affairs Minister of Canada
		To facilitate cooperative action against terrorism, Foreign Ministers mandated the negotiation of an Inter-American Convention against Terrorism -- a task that should be complete by June.
		When, in 1990, we filled the seat which had been reserved for us, it was part of a deliberate plan to intensify relations with the countries of the hemisphere, and to take part in the dialogue that was defining both the Organization and the collective will of its Member States.
		Canada is impressed by and can support the Secretary General’s proposals for reform of the Secretariat, with only very minor modifications.
	www.oas.org /ezine/ezine7/art16.htm (1846 words)

	Foreign Countries Operations - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Foreign Countries Operations Unit is responsible for the provision of benefits available to eligible Canadian veterans and their dependants who reside or vacation outside of Canada.
		Under the authority of the Pension Act, disability pensions may be awarded for service-incurred disabilities/conditions, including aggravation of pre-enlistment conditions arising from or attributable to military service, either in peacetime or time of war.
		Where it is ruled a disability/condition is service-related, the veteran is eligible to receive treatment for his/her service-related disability as a responsibility of Veterans Affairs Canada, regardless of where the veteran resides.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /clients/sub.cfm?source=foreign (272 words)

	QIAA - Queen's International Affairs Association
		We intend to host 75-100 students on Parliament Hill and at Foreign Affairs Canada, for a two-day conference to discuss how the federal government develops our nation's foreign policy - it's objectives, it's institutions, it's practice.
		Entitled, "Developing Canadian Foreign Policy" this conference will bring top names from Foreign Affairs Canada, representatives of foreign governments as well as NGOs together to outline the what we have done right, and what we need to improve on in the global arena.
		The conclusions we draw from this conference will be assembled into a report on Canadian Foreign Policy, to be distributed to major policy makers and will act as our statement of beliefs on how Canada should position itself on the world stage.
	clubs.myams.org /qiaa/Ottawa.htm (443 words)

	Canada and the United Nations
		The web pages on this site will enable those wishing to learn more about the UN system to increase their knowledge and better appreciate this institution, which is so central to Canada's foreign policy.
		Canada applauds UN General Assembly's expression of serious concern about human rights abuse in Iran
		Canada concerned over the political and security situation in Somalia
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canada_un/menu-en.asp (220 words)

	Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Cabinet of Canada, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (French: Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is responsible for overseeing the federal government's international relations department, Foreign Affairs Canada.
		From 1909 to 1993 the position was known as the Secretary of State for External Affairs.
		Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Canada) (283 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Foreign Affairs Canada Confirms Chinese Official Defected
		Canadian Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Pamela Greenwell told The Epoch Times: “In mid-August, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China formally advised Foreign Affairs Canada of the unannounced departure of one of their officials.”
		He came to the Chinese Embassy in Canada to work as a hairdresser in the spring of year 2004.
		Foreign Affairs Canada could not confirm whether the official referred by the Chinese Embassy was Yan Jianhua or another official.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-9-8/32124.html (312 words)

	Canadaâs Foreign Affairs and International Trade divided into two separate Departments
		Canadaâs Foreign Affairs and International Trade divided into two separate Departments
		In addition to administering the Export and Import Controls Bureau (responsible for issuing import and export permits) and other trade-related matters, International Trade Canada (ITCan) negotiates and administers trade agreements and provides services for Canadian and non-Canadian businesses.
		Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), as the name suggests, is responsible for foreign affairs, foreign policy, travel assistance and other activities of a diplomatic and consular nature.
	www.livingstonintl.com /tradenewsarticle.cfm?id=2491 (189 words)

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