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Flags at the Canadian-American CenterNATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON CANADA  The Canadian-American Center (UMaine) with the Center for the Study of Canada (SUNY Plattsburgh)  is a U.S. Department of Education designated National Resource Center (NRC) on Canada.  It is one of only two NRCs in the U.S. to provide teaching, research, and outreach on Canadian Studies to constituents across the country.

LOCATIONS in Maine and New York
MAINE: Bordering Qu­ébec at the crossroads of Atlantic Canada and New England, the Office of Canadian Studies Outreach is based at the Canadian-American Center on the campus of the University of Maine, Orono.

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New York: Positioned at the gateway to the interior, along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes, the Center for the Study of Canada and Institute on Québec Studies is based on the campus of Plattsburgh State University of New York.

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OUTREACH – Providing Professional Development and Teacher Resources since 1979.  Working in consort with Canadian Consulates in the U.S., state educational collaboratives, geography alliances, and regional and national organizations of teachers of French, Geography and Social Studies, the Office of Canadian Studies Outreach and partners offers workshops, presentations, publications, teaching materials, and in-Canada professional development such as the Québec Dimensions study tours Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals and the Summer Institute for Teachers of French.