Canoo Insights Report: Canoo Across Canada

26.03.2024

Canoo offers members the opportunity to explore beyond their province of residence and discover all that Canada has to offer.

CIBC partners with the Institute of Canadian Citizenship to help newcomers explore Canada

23.08.2023

CIBC partners with the Institute of Canadian Citizenship to help newcomers explore Canada

Canoo Insights Report: Part 4 Happy Canoo-versary!

17.07.2023

By Adiba Hasan In May 2023 the Institute for Canadian Citizenship commemorated the one-year anniversary of our transformative relaunch of the Canoo Access Pass (Canoo). As a charity dedicated to […]

The National Ballet of Canada Creates Unforgettable Cultural Experience for Canoo Members

15.03.2023

On March 14th, the National Ballet of Canada, in partnership with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, hosted a magical evening for 200 newcomers to Canada. We would like to thank the National Ballet of Canada for this memorable night of beauty, culture and community building. Their commitment to enriching the lives of Canadians through the arts is inspiring.

Canoo Insights Report: Part 3 Canoo Women Members

14.03.2023

According to Statistics Canada, over 7 million women living in Canada were born outside of the country, and in 2022, IRCC welcomed 242,884 female permanent residents, 52% of the total […]

The Newcomer Perspective: Isolation after Covid, but accessing recreational activities can help

08.02.2023

A new survey by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship is shedding light on a worrying sense of isolation amongst newcomers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also highlights […]

Year in Review 2022

10.01.2023

2022 was a year of expansion and innovation for the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (the ICC). The ICC worked with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to host more than 60 ceremonies, welcoming 4,739 newcomers into our Canadian family. Additionally, Canoo, our one-of-a-kind app that gives newcomers free VIP access to +1,400 of Canada’s best cultural and outdoor experiences, saw remarkable growth and has the highest number of activated accounts since launching in 2019.

Canoo Insights Report: Part 2

13.12.2022

What is a Canoo Insights Report? This is the next installment of our first Canoo Insights Report, a quarterly series started by Ideas & Insights at the Institute for Canadian […]

Canoo Insights Report: Part 1

08.12.2022

Welcome to the first Canoo Insights Report This is the first Canoo Insights Report, which is a quarterly series started by Ideas & Insights at the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. […]

Meet Canoo Member Smeet Pandya

10.06.2022

Spotlight on Canoo Members, sponsored by Canadian Western Bank     After getting his citizenship in 2019, Canoo member Smeet Pandya has embraced all that Canada has to offer, especially all the […]

Meet Canoo 2.0 — Free Access to Over 1400 Experiences for Millions of Newcomers

11.05.2022

Institute for Canadian Citizenship Works With Canada’s Biggest Organizations and Brands to Relaunch VIP Access Program for Newcomers.

Meet Canoo Member Zoran Tomic

18.02.2022

Meet Zoran Tomic, a Canoo member who has taken many solo trips and uses the app to explore all the national parks of Canada.