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:
  • Chr/Mainstream
  • Rock
  • Hot Adult Contemporary
  • Adult Contemporary
  • Country
• 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)

• Canadian Grand Prix (Formula 1 in Montreal)