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The Embassy of Uruguay hosted an event at Ottawa City Hall for Uruguay's National Day. The festivities were celebrated on June 19th, to commemorate José Gervasio Artigas, who is greatly regarded as Uruguay's father of independence, and included a beautiful performance from SODRE's National School of Dance.
The Embassy of Uruguay partnered with the Government of Canada, IDRC, and Women Deliver to co-host the Feminist Open Government event.
May 28th, 2019
Uruguay actively participating in the 2019 Open Government Partnership Summit, discussing how to make government open for all..
Uruguay XXI and CUTI (Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technologies) attended the COLLISION Conference, one of the largest technology and innovation events in the world, in a TECH trade mission promoting the Uruguayan tech and innovation industry in Canada.
April 17th, 2019
Latin American Film Festival
Uruguay participated in the 2019 Latin American Film Festival with Katherine Jerkovic´s Roads in February (Las rutas en febrero), a uruguayan-canadian co production.
March 21st, 2019
IRCCA in Ontario
The Embassy of Uruguay in Canada and the Consulate General in Toronto accompanied the Uruguayan Institute of Regulation and Control of Cannabis, to a learning exchange with the Province of Ontario, on the promotion of comprehensive cannabis regulation policies.
February 6th, 2019
Vancouver Principles
Uruguay joined more than 75 participants from Member States, civil society organizations, United Nations, and Government of Canada representatives in Ottawa to finalize the Implementation Guidance for the Vancouver Principles.