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Collaborative Research Project Launched:
Canada's Peoples, Places, and Polities from Below: A View from the US in Times of Cross-Border Fracture and National Reaffirmation
C/AM Student wins ACSUS Award
Congratulations to C/AM graduate Gibson Steinert who was honored by the Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S. for his research essay: “The British Fur Trade in the Pacific Northwest: A Means to Lay Claim to the Land (1770-1840).”
Read more in Western Today.
C/AM Studies Scholarship
Congratulations to Alex Bassett on receiving this year’s Canadian-American Ambassador Scholarship! Alex is a double Major in Global Humanities - focusing on the History of Culture, and Political Science - and a C/AM Studies minor.
The Scholarship application period for 2026 has now closed. Click here for more info on the application process.
Upcoming Events
Canadian American Studies
Canada and the United States, sharing a continent and linked by deep cultural and economic ties, shared historical experiences, and numerous similarities, also exhibit many notable differences. The Canadian-American Studies program offers a comprehensive overview of these relationships, helping students grasp how these similarities and differences influence key cultural, environmental, and economic issues in North America, both today and in the future. The program includes hands-on experiences through field trips to Canada and provides valuable research and internship opportunities. Students can pursue Canadian-American Studies independently or combine it with other disciplines, such as environmental science and policy, international business, geography, anthropology, political science, marketing, communications, journalism, history, and foreign languages, to gain a richer, more nuanced international perspective.
Students in CanAm Media Systems class tour the CBC Studios in Vancouver
Canadian Government and Politics students visit the Parliament House in Victoria, B.C.
News & Events
Nov 5, 2026 - Virtual Roundtable on Quebec-U.S. Relations: A Path Forward
How will Québec’s 2026 election reshape its relationships with Canada, the United States, and the wider international community? This virtual roundtable brings together five scholars from Canada and the United States to examine the election campaign and results, their implications for Québec’s governance and intergovernmental relations, and the future of Québec’s engagement with the United States.
Click here for more info & to register
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CanAm Media Systems Class visits the CBC and "Hollywood North"
Professor Derek Moscato and his Canadian-American Media Systems class (C/AM-JOUR 355) visited the Canadian Broadcasting Cooperation (CBC) Broadcast Headquarters in Vancouver, BC. Highlights included touring the broadcasting facilities, meeting with with award-winning journalist Michelle Eliot, and a walking tour of "Hollywood North."
Read more here.
Is the Relationship between the U.S. and Canada permanently broken?
C/AM Studies Affiliate Faculty member and Ross Distinguished Professor of Canada-United States Business and Economic Relations, Ted Alden, discusses the current state of relations between the two countries in Western Today.
Read the piece here.
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Canadian-American Studies Funding Requests
The Center for Canadian-American Studies awards a limited number of grants to faculty and students.
Click here to access the Funding Request Form.