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Trips to CanadaNeed help organizing a co-del or staffers' tour to Canada? Want to visit the Canada-US border? The oil sands in Alberta? See Canada's forests or better understand Canada's food safety and inspection processes? The Canadian Embassy can help. Please contact Pauline Walsh in the Embassy's congressional affairs section, 202-682-7342.
How well do you know Canada? Generally speaking, you like Canadians but do you really know us? Take this myth-busting quiz and win a lunch with Canada's Ambassador to the United States of America, Frank McKenna. Canada is #5 on Al Qaeda's hit list Some of the 9-11 Hi-jackers entered through Canada: FALSE. This is simply not true. In fact, they had all been legally admitted to the United States, as has been confirmed by senior American officials. Anyone can immigrate to Canada: FALSE. Immigrants must meet the selection criteria for their category of immigration, and also meet security, criminality and medical requirements. The mix of immigrant categories and source countries of immigrants are different than in the United States, but it is not easier to qualify to immigrate to Canada. Canada has 20 warships deployed in the War on Terrorism Canada does not detain illegal immigrants: FALSE. In Canada, the legal basis for detention is substantively the same as in the United States. People who are a danger to the public, a security threat or a flight risk may be detained in both countries. A security screening decision is made before anyone is released in Canada. Canada has 1,000 troops in Afghanistan (hint: www.canadianally.com) Canada has a large number of illegal immigrants: FALSE. While it is estimated that in excess of 8 million people in the United States are without legal status, the highest estimate of such persons in Canada is in the order of 200,000. The Northern and the Southern U.S. borders are the same: FALSE. There are significant differences in the size and scale of illegal activities along the northern and southern borders. In FY 2004 the US Border Patrol made over 1 million apprehensions on the southwestern border versus some 10,000 across the northern border sectors. 39 US states have Canada as their biggest export market. Is your state one of them? | 
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