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Alaska Exports to Canada – Year 2000
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Alaska's
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Highlights / Facts / International Trade Profile / Recent Events Alaska and Canada have a healthy and active relationship. Canada has traditionally ranked a strong third among Alaska's export markets. |
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Canadian mining companies are the biggest investors in Alaska's mining industry. Alaska and Canada exchange delegations on a regular basis. If the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline project is initiated along the Alaska Highway route through Canada, this is likely to have a major impact on the regional and cross-border business activity. Trade with Canada has occurred with relatively few obstacles or problems, but there have been some disputes centered around the use of natural resources in maritime and land border areas. CANADA Population: 31 million Size: 3.8 million square miles (9.9 million sq. km.) – land and water. Second largest country in the world after Russia. Government: Confederation, parliamentary democracy. Prime Minister: head of the government. Bicameral parliament: House of Commons and Senate. Constitutional monarchy with queen as head of state. Capital: Ottawa, Ontario. Political Subdivisions: 10 provinces and three territories, each headed by a premier with unicameral legislative assemblies. Economy/Trade: Diversified economy with large industrial sector and major resource developments and energy exports. Top trading partner: United States. Canada is Alaska’s third largest export market. U.S.-Canadian Border: 5,525 miles (8,893 km), including Alaska-Canada border: 1,538 miles (2,477 km)
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For more information
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Margy Johnson |
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More Information Canada – Links to almost everything Canadian! Canadian Resource Page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana Canadian Government Canada: http://www.canada.gc.ca/main_e.html Dept. of Foreign Affairs & International Trade: http://dfait-maeci.gc.ca/menu-e.asp Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.: http://www.canadianembassy.org/homepage/index.html Canadian Consulate, Seattle: http://www.canada-seattle.org Canadian Provincial & Territorial Governments http://www.canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html U.S. Government – Canada sites CIA World Fact Book: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html U.S. State Dept.: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/index.cfm?docid=2089 Canada – Country
Commercial Guide: http://www.state.gov/www.about_state/business/com_guides U.S. Embassy, Ottawa: http://www.usembassycanada.gov/content/index.asp Consular Information Sheet: http://travel.state.gov/canada.html FAQ – Canada National Atlas of Canada: http://www.atlas.gc.ca/english/facts/faq.html Economist – Country Report http://www.economist.com/countries/Canada Canada – Energy / Business / Trade Canada Energy Information: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/canada.htm Energy Council of Canada: http://www.energy.ca Natural Resources Canada: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/main_e.htm National Energy Board: http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/index.htm Industry Canada: http://strategis.ic.gc/engdoc/main.html Canada – America Border Trade Alliance: http://www.canambta.org Pacific Northwest Economic Region: http://www.pnwer.org Alaska – Canada Trade Canadian Trade Commissioner Service: Market Report on Alaska-Canada trade: http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/docs/view-e.asp?did=5489&gid=547 Alaska Highway Natural Gas Pipeline Project http://www.gov.state.ak.us/gasline Canadian Policy Issues / Research http://policyresearch.schoolnet/community/index-e.htm Arctic Council Links to Alaska, Canada and other related arctic sites, governments, organizations and projects: http://www.arctic-council.org Education University of Alaska Canadian Studies Program: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/cdnst Tourism / Travel State of Alaska tourism site: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/tourism Joint tourism campaign by Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Prince Rupert: http://www.north-to-alaska.com Tourism and lot more info: http://www.explorenorth.com Alaska State Ferry: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/external/amhs/home.html Northern Studies Links More links to sites on Alaska, northern Canada and arctic peoples, issues, resources and northern topics: http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/nostbm.htm |
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Alaska – Canada
Boundary: 1,538 miles (2,475 kilometers) Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway linking Alaska to the Lower 48 states via Canada is open all year. The Alaska Highway, sometimes called the Alcan for Alaska-Canada Highway, officially starts at Milepost 0 at Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and goes through the Yukon Territory to Fairbanks. The highway was built in 1942 to meet military equipment needs and remains the only road linking Alaska to the Lower 48. "The Milepost" is a comprehensive guidebook to driving the Alaska Highway through Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory and Alaska. http://www.milepost.com "North! To Alaska" is a regional tourism marketing campaign – conducted by Alaska, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Alberta and Prince Rupert – geared toward luring visitors to these regions with special emphasis on Alaska Highway travelers. http://www.north-to-alaska.com Roads connect three southeast Alaska Panhandle communities, Haines, Skagway and Hyder, to Canada and the Alaska Hwy. A summer-only road connects Dawson, Y.T. with the Alaska Hwy via the Taylor Hwy. and Alaska towns of Eagle and Chicken. Inside PassageAlaska state ferries carry passengers and vehicles between Bellingham, WA and Alaska via Prince Rupert, B.C., sailing the scenic Inside Passage route. Explore the Alaska Marine Highway System routes, schedules and fares at: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/external/amhs/index.html Alaska is one of the most popular cruise ship destinations in the world. Many of these cruises begin or end in Vancouver, B.C. Air TravelAlaska Airlines and Horizon Air connect cities in Alaska and the western United States to Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. and to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. http://www.alaskaair.com Air North has year-round scheduled passenger and cargo service linking Fairbanks and Juneau with three Yukon Territory cities: Dawson, Whitehorse and Old Crow and Inuvik, Northwest Territories. http://www.airnorth.yk.net Canada 3000 Airlines flies Anchorage-Vancouver seasonally. http://www.canada3000.com U.S., Canadian and other carriers provide passenger and cargo flights and charters linking Alaska, Canada, Asia and the Lower 48 states. RailroadWhite Pass & Yukon Railroad offers tourist-oriented trips from Skagway into British Columbia with bus connections to Whitehorse, YT. The narrow-gauge RR built in the Klondike Gold Rush covers 110 miles over rugged mountain passes between Skagway and Whitehorse – 20 miles in Alaska, 32 miles in British Columbia and 58 miles in Yukon Territory. When the YT mining industry was more active, White Pass hauled ore to port in Skagway. YT mine closures prompted cutbacks in rail service. White Pass now offers seasonal scenic passenger trips to Bennett, B.C., with bus travel between Bennett and Whitehorse. http://www.whitepassrailroad.com BusSeveral companies serve Anchorage, Fairbanks and Yukon Territory: Alaska Direct Bus Line, Alaskon Express and Parks Highway Express. Other companies offer tourism-oriented charters, sightseeing and tours between Alaska and Western Canada. Freight / Cargo Commercial cargo shipments by air, truck and sea available through numerous Alaska/U.S. and Canadian companies and freight forwarders. Alternative border crossings – strictly for the hardy and adventuresome
Borders / Ports of Entry / Customs Alaska – British Columbia Skagway, Alaska – Fraser, B.C. / Klondike Highway Hyder, Alaska – Stewart, B.C. / Stewart - Cassiar Highway Haines – Haines Junction / Haines Highway - Alaska Highway Alaska – Yukon TerritoryAlcan, Alaska – Beaver, Y.T. / Alaska Highway. Poker Creek, Alaska – Little Gold Creek, Y.T. / Top of the World – Taylor Highway. Northernmost land border crossing in North America. Operates summer only. Air & Sea Official entry points and customs services exist at all locations that have Alaska-Canada flights and maritime vessel service. Border Crossings Alaska-Canada crossings are relatively simple and trouble-free. But these are international borders, and U.S. and Canadian immigration and customs laws apply. Travelers and cargo are subject to document checks and customs duties. For an overview of what the average traveler can expect in crossing Alaska/U.S.-Canadian borders, go to: http://www.themilepost.com/border.html http://www.gonorthwest.com/visitor/planning/border.htm Customs Contact port or local customs offices, a commercial customs broker or customs online:United States: http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/travel/travel.htm Canada: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu-e.html U.S.-Canada / Alaska-British Columbia Border Dispute The United States and Canada have an unresolved border dispute over the maritime boundary between southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia. The area is south of Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago and Prince of Wales Island and to the north of Canada’s Queen Charlotte Islands in an area known as Dixon Entrance. The disputed area is a fishing grounds that has occasionally led to accusations of fishing fleets, U.S. or Canadian, working on the wrong side of the line. Otherwise, there has been little activity or controversy despite the long-standing unresolved issue. The dispute dates back to the 1825 Anglo-Russian Convention at the boundaries it drew since at that time Canada was a colony of Great Britain and Alaska was a colony of Russia.For more information on the boundary dispute, see the following sites: http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa103000a.htm http://american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/ice/alaska.htm http://www.wwu.edu/~jay/pages/dan.html
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