What it means to become a Canadian: Sentiments from a citizenship ceremony
Newcomers have helped Canada grow and thrive across nearly every sector of development. And while they have helped this vast country get closer to its goals, along the way, they […]
Canada welcomes 108,000 permanent residents; surpasses goal for Q1 2022
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that a record number of PR applications – more than the original goal of 147,000 – were processed in the first quarter […]
Citizenship ceremony in Canada features new oath; Minister Mendicino calls it a profound moment
The Oath of Citizenship in Canada now recognizes First Nations, Inuit, and Métis rights, and the obligation that all citizens have to uphold the treaties between the Crown and Indigenous […]
A citizenship breakthrough for Canadian LGBTQ2+ families and couples with fertility issues
Non-biological Canadian parents who are legal parents at a child’s birth can now pass down Canadian citizenship to their children born abroad in the first generation. The move follows a change […]
Proposed new citizenship oath recognizes Indigenous rights
The oath that all new Canadians recite before receiving their citizenship will now include references to the rights of Indigenous Peoples if proposed amendments to the current Citizenship Act are […]