Reducing Number of Newcomers to Canada Misses the Real Issue of Current Immigrants Looking to Leave

30.10.2024

Immigrants with the greatest potential to fuel Canada’s economy are the most at risk of leaving within the next two years, according to new findings from The Newcomer Perspective, a large-scale study conducted jointly by Ipsos and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC). With so much attention focused on how many immigrants Canada admits, new research shines a light on how successfully they are integrating into Canadian economic, social and civic life through the first 10 years after arrival.

The Institute for Canadian Citizenship Joins With Windmill Microlending to Support Skilled Immigrants

15.12.2021

The ICC Canada’s leading citizenship organization and the world’s foremost voice on citizenship and inclusion has made a $500,000 investment in Windmill Microlending’s innovative.

How to Fix Democracy

28.01.2021

We are proud to partner with Bertelsmann Foundation and Humanity in Action for the third season of the How to Fix Democracy podcast, exploring practical solutions for how to address the increasing threats democracy faces.

Key takeaways from #6Degrees2020

19.10.2020

At a time when the forces of exclusion, discrimination, and hate continue to gain strength all over the world, we must choose inclusion as a pillar for the world we want to create. At our first digital-only 6 Degrees forum, we heard from speakers from around the world and from our communities

Meet Canoo member Angelina Paras

01.10.2020

Meet Angelina Paras, a Canoo member who visited Canoo venues with her husband, her children, and my mother-in-law. According to her, the Canadian Human Rights Museum was the best place she has visited through Canoo

Meet Canoo member Amjad Baig

03.09.2020

Meet Amjad Baig, a Canoo member, and learn how he used the app to visit Casa Loma with his family in Toronto and more.

Meet Canoo member Janega Boltiador-Gallant

03.08.2020

Meet Janega Boltiador-Gallant, a Canoo member, who loves using the app to visit Canoo venues with her husband. Her favourite place to visit is the Anne of Green Gables Museum at the Green Gables Heritage Place.

Statement from the Board of Directors

24.07.2020

Allegations have surfaced on social media in recent days with respect to the alleged conduct of one of our board members. Max FineDay has resigned from the Board of Directors. […]

Interview with new citizen Joy Abasta on  Canada Day, Indigenous Peoples, and colonization 

07.07.2020

In advance of Canada Day, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) spoke with Joy Abasta, a new Canadian citizen originally from the Philippines, about what Canada Day means to her  and how she planned to mark the day.  

Oh Canada – Call for Canadian artists to take part in celebrating new citizens

17.06.2020

Oh Canada – Call for all Canadian artists to take part in celebrating new Canadian citizens this Canada Day with an anthem filmed from coast to coast to coast. The […]

Meet Canoo member Joy Abasta

29.05.2020

Meet Joy Abasta, a Canoo member, and learn how she uses the app to travel to her favourite places in Canada. In the future, she plans to visit museums and art galleries in other provinces when the pandemic restriction is over.

Physician and author Vincent Lam discusses racism, anxiety, and working on the frontlines during SARS and COVID-19

28.05.2020

In the 20 years since Vincent Lam became a physician, he has experienced two widespread viral outbreaks: first SARS, which hit Toronto in 2003; and now the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left the city in a state of total shutdown since mid-March.