Ontario Canada
Judicial Assistance in Canada
U.S. Department of State [Read More]
Canada
The U.S. Embassy is in Ottawa, Ontario, at 490 Sussex Drive, K1N 1G8, telephone (613) 238-5335, fax (613) 688-3082. The Embassy website is http://www.usembassycanada.gov . The Embassy's consular district includes Baffin Island, the following counties in eastern Ontario: Lanark, Leeds, Prescott, Renfrew, Russell and Stormont; and the following counties in western Quebec: Gatineau, Hull, Labelle, Papineau, Pontiac and Tamiscamingue. ... [Read More]
Reciprocity Schedule
Updated 31 March 2003 Reciprocity Schedule Visa Classification Fee [Read More]
Canada (07/05)
The U.S. Embassy in Canada is located at 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 1G8 (tel. 613-238-5335). ... The United States and Canada have the world's largest bilateral trading relationship. In 2003, total merchandise trade between the two countries was $394 billion, translating into over $1 billion in goods crossing the border every day. The two-way trade that crosses the Ambassador Bridge between Michigan and Ontario equals all U.S. exports to Japan. Canada's importance to the United States is not just a border-state phenomenon: Canada is the leading export market for 39 of the 50 U.S. States. ... [Read More]
Tips for Travelers to Canada
Web site at http://www.usembassycanada.gov Consular district includes Baffin Island, the following counties in eastern Ontario: Lanark, Leeds, Prescott, Renfrew, Russell and Stormont, and the following counties in western Quebec: Gatineau, Hull, Labelle, Papineau, Pontiac and Tamiscamingue. CALGARY [Read More]
Canada
In October 2003, Muslims in Ontario created an Islamic Court of Civil Justice, and plans are underway for the body to begin adjudicating cases utilizing Shari'a law. The court, which is legal under the 1991 Ontario Arbitration Act, is composed of religious scholars. They expect to begin ruling shortly on civil disputes between Ontario Muslims, including family disagreements, inheritance disputes, and business and divorce issues. ... The Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect the rights or privileges possessed by denominational schools at the time of national union in 1867. In practice this protection has meant that some provinces have funded and continue to fund Catholic school education, and some provinces (such as Quebec) have funded Protestant education. In recent years, the Quebec provincial government abolishedCatholic and Protestant status for public schools; Quebec now has a linguistically based, secular public school system. In 2001 the Ontario Legislature approved the private school tax credit, and it was enacted in 2002. Subsequently, the Ontario provincial government, which previously had allowed tax credits only for tuition paid to Roman Catholic private schools, allowed tax credits for tuition paid to all private schools, provided such schools satisfy certain educational standards. ... [Read More]
Child Support Enforcement Abroad
INDIVIDUAL U.S. STATE CHILD SUPPORT ARRANGEMENTS Q. THE U.S. DOES NOT HAVE A FEDERAL INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTRY WHERE THE PERSON WHO IS OBLIGED TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT IS LOCATED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENTS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH ENFORCEMENT? ... [Read More]
International Parental Child Abduction Canada
Downsview, Ontario M3M 3A3 ... Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 ... Central Authority for Ontario ... [Read More]
Canada
The Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect the rights or privileges possessed by denominational schools at the time of national union in 1867. In practice this protection has meant that some provinces have funded and continue to fund Catholic school education and some provinces (such as Quebec) have funded some Protestant education. In recent years, the Quebec provincial government took steps to abolish Catholic and Protestant status for public schools; public schools in Quebec are no longer faith-based and are open to all. The Ontario provincial government, which previously had allowed tax credits only for tuition paid to Roman Catholic private schools, began allowing tax credits for tuition paid to all private schools, provided such schools satisfy certain educational standards. ... [Read More]
Online Resources for TEFL Professionals – Office of English Language Programs
Canada - TESL Canada, TESL Association of Ontario (TESL Ontario) ... [Read More]
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