Events
Upcoming Canada-Related Events
Canada Day Celebration
The Canada-American Society of Oregon (CASO) and the Canadian Consulate General will co-host an annual Canada Day Celebration. A full barbeque and fun and games for all ages will be provided. Grand prize is a hotel package in the fabulous Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, B.C.! Please join CASO and all local Canadians or friends of Canada in celebrating our national day.
Details for the event are:
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010
Time: 4:00-8:00 pm (events planned until 7:00, bar and music continues until 8:00)
Price: $20 per adult, $10 per kid (6-16), free for kids under 6
Location: Eastmoreland Golf Club, 2425 S.E. Bybee Blvd., Portland, Oregon
Additional information and to register can be found at CASO's website (
www.casoregon.org)
. Please RSVP before 06/24/10 so that we can give the caterers an approximate count.
Thanks to TransCanada, Hotel Grand Pacific and Portland Winter Hawks for their assistance in sponsoring the event.
Canada Business GroupMr. Noah Siegel, the Director of International Affairs for City of Portland Mayor Sam Adams, has organized a group focused on enhancing the already extensive business relationship between Portland and Canada. The group has met twice and will continue to meet quarterly. Anyone with an interest in the business relationship between Portland and Canada is encouraged to participate.
This group recently participated in a visit to Oregon by representatives of the Calgary Board of Trade and have been interacting with other business interests, such as with the York region of Ontario concerning green-building initiatives in that region. The group hopes to serve as a resource for Canadian business interests that visit Portland, as well as local companies that wish to do business or expand their existing business relationships with Canada.
New Direct Flight Between Toronto and PortlandOn Thursday, June 17th, Air Canada begins non-stop service between Portland and Toronto. This follows Air Canada's establishment of a direct non-stop flight between Portland and Calgary last year. The flight presents numerous opportunities to increase business relationships, tourism, and will ease travel of Canadians to central and eastern Canada. For those of you who travel to Canada, please consider using the Calgary and Toronto flights to help them become firmly established and encourage even more expansion of flights.
Maple Leaf ForumThe Canadian Consulate and CASO will continue to co-host the Maple Leaf Forum this year. The Maple Leaf Forum is a discussion-oriented forum focusing on topics of interest to local Canadians and, in addition, provides an opportunity for networking between and among Canadians. These programs have been very popular and informative over the last couple of years, and have addressed such topics as the new Canadian citizenship laws, Canadian voter registration, estate and tax planning for Canadians in the U.S., border crossing and passport rules, and citizenship issues for children born abroad. This year will have a similar list of interesting topics including:
Canadian Citizenship/Dual Citizenship: (September 2010) Local immigration lawyers and tax planning professionals will discuss how Canadian citizenship or dual citizenship may affect you and your planning on a variety of issues.
Cross Border Business: (December 2010) The Canada-Oregon trade relationship is one of Oregon's largest bilateral trade partnerships. International flights to Canada have increased, energy flows across the border, and a Canadian-owned company in Oregon is providing 75% of the grass for the World Cup Soccer pitches. If you are Canadian or you do business with Canada or even if you travel to Canada, these relationships impact you. Join us for a detailed discussion about the nature, scope and extent of the business-to-business relationship between Oregon and Canada.
Canadian Retirement Funds and Pension Plans: (February 2010) The ability of Canadians to control and deal with their retirement funds in Canada is a recurring issue. Accounting and investment professionals with experience in managing RRSP funds will discuss these issues and present alternatives as to how these can be managed.
Time and Location/Networking: Given the popularity of these events, we have decided to host them all at a single location with enough room and refreshments to serve our needs. The time and location are:
Dates: To be determined (in the near future)
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Davis Tavern, corner of N.W. Davis and 5th Avenue
Each Maple Leaf Forum will provide opportunities before and after the presentations to engage in networking with other local Canadians. Davis Tavern is excited to host these Maple Leaf events and has promised to have a Canadian beer available for us at each of the events.
We look forward to everyone's active participation and to the Maple Leaf Forum continuing to be a highly regarded and well-attended event.
Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER)PNWER is a public/private organization whose members are five western U.S. states, three western Canadian provinces, and two Canadian territories. PNWER is dedicated to encouraging global economic competitiveness and preserving world class natural environment of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest region.
Each year, numerous PNWER delegates meet at an Annual Summit to discuss trade relationships and policies that affect this region. PNWER's Annual Summit will be in Portland, Oregon in July 2011. We expect more than 600 delegates to visit Portland during the four-day period. A steering committee has been organized to help plan the agenda and activities for the event. Those who are interested in learning more about PNWER can find information at
http://www.pnwer.org/.
Canadian Arts & CultureLocal Canadians who are involved in arts & culture remain active. For a sample, check out:
portland in the (Canadian) newsVancouver Sun recently profiled Portland's thriving food cart scene, reporting that Vancouver is looking to learn from Portland on how to promote healthy, low-cost and diverse food cart options in the city. Click
here to read the article.
Canadian ContactsFor those who may be interested in more contact or interaction with local Canadians, consider these links:
NW Film Festival features BC filmmakers and films THE 36TH NORTHWEST FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL opens in Portland November 6 and runs through the 14th with its usual showcase of outstanding work by filmmakers living in the Northwest United States and British Columbia. Out of over 300 entries, and 55 selected films in the Festival this year, BC filmmakers distinguished themselves with eight shorts and three feature-length selected.The Festival will host several visiting BC filmmakers who will join our region's other fine filmmakers for inspirational screenings, parties, and BarCamp-NWFilm—an "un-conference" for filmmakers.A full Festival schedule and tickets will be available at the Northwest Film Center's website: www.nwfilm.org by November 1, 2009. All films show at the Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium inside the Portland Art Museum. Tickets are $8 General, $7 Members $5 Children Under 12.
Maple Leaf Forum: Cross- Border Tax and Investment Issues: On November 4, 2009, CASO will host a 90 minute, case based panel discussion intended for Canadians living in the U.S., Americans living in Canada or expatriating to Canada "CROSS BORDER TAX & INVESTMENT ISSUES" will be conducted by Portland and Vancouver, B.C.-based professionals with expertise in the following U.S.-Canada cross-border areas: The workshop will take place on November 4, 2009, at 5.30 p.m., at the Paramount Hotel, 808 SW Taylor Street, Portland, Oregon. Registration is limited, so rsvp early to caso@bhlaw.com or (503) 417-2128. For more information click here.
PSU - Canada Days (2009) Programs.
Once again, Portland State University's Canadian Studies program will host "Canada Days" during October 23rd - 28th. Several courses and a film of interest about Canada are offered to general public. We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity. You will find the course description, date, time and place on each flyer in the attachment. These courses are free to the attendees. Get back in the classroom and have fun learning about Canada!
Canadian Thanksgiving
It promises to be a nice, sunny Saturday, so come out to the farm, collect some pumpkins, enjoy a hayride, and celebrate the Thanksgiving with live band and delicious food.
It's not too late to let us know you are coming! Drop us an email at caso@bhlaw.com, or call at 503.417.2128, or just show up.
WHAT: For the third year running, come celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving and enjoy a Thanksgiving buffet lunch with friends, family and other Canadians while you are entertained by the band "Hot Strings," a new Portland-based acoustic bluegrass band. There will be prizes and some fun activities for the kids.
WHEN: Saturday, October 10th, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thanksgiving buffet lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. (As a reminder, the official Canadian Thanksgiving this year is on Monday, October 12th).
WHERE: As in the past, we will hold our Thanksgiving event at The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island in the big red barn (located just to the right of the general store). It is a great place to get into the Thanksgiving spirit . . . complete with autumn harvests, pumpkins, animal farms, hayrides, and a really fun corn maze for the kids.
COST: Individual Rate: $20
Family Rate: $50
DIRECTIONS: The Pumpkin Patch is located Sauvie's Island just 15 minutes northwest of Portland. From Portland, take Highway 30 west towards Scappoose to the Sauvie Island bridge. After crossing the bridge, circle to the left and loop back under the bridge, following Gillihan Road to the farm. Head straight 2 miles until you see The Pumpkin Patch's signs.
We thank our sponsor, TransCanada, for making the event possible!
CASO's 3rd Annual CanadaDay celebration - June 28, 2009
We would like to invite you and your friends to our Third Annual celebration of Canada Day with burgers, dogs, BBQ ribs, Canadian beer and wine and plenty of fun for the whole family.
Do you need to be Canadian to attend? No! Any Canadian or friend of Canada and all ages are welcome!
When: Sunday June 28, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch served at 12:00 p.m.)
Where: Foothills Park, 199 Foothills Road, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 (Pavilion)
Cost: $20 (individual) or $40 family (up to 4); $10 for each additional family member.
Come join us for some family fun and BBQ at the Foothills Park on Sunday, June 28, 2009. Socialize with fellow Canadians and test your knowledge of Canada with our trivia games.
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact us.
Your CASO Board
Maple Leaf Forum The Canada-America Society of Oregon (CASO) and Canadian Consul General in Seattle are also pleased to announce the upcoming Maple Leaf Forum a periodic presentation and discussion of matters of interest to Canadians.The topic for this forum will cover Citizenship legislation in Canada which will come into effect in April 2009. If you are interested in learning more about these issues, and finding answers to your questions, you don't want to miss this Forum. The Maple Leaf Forum will be held immediately after the passport clinic:Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Keen Footwear
926 NW 13th Avenue, Suite 210
Portland, OR 97209
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.We encourage all Canadians and those with an interest in Canada to attend. Canadian beer and wine will be served and light snacks provided.At the end of the forum we will solicit your input for topics to be covered in future Maple Leaf Forums. Please RSVP with Rachel Sanchez at res@bhlaw.com or at (503) 417-2128.
Passport Clinic
CASO and the Canadian Consulate are hosting a pre-screening passport clinic for Canadians seeking to obtain or renew a passport. For details, please see the attached flyers (English/French versions).
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Keen Footwear:
926 NW 13th Avenue, Suite 210
Portland, OR 97209
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Archive Events from 2008 can be found here.