ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with Artscape Daniels Launchpad to welcome 60 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Toronto on January 29, 2019.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/Alyssa Faoro
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to welcome 30 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Montreal on January 31, 2019.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/Melissa Vincelli
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to welcome 50 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Winnipeg on December 9, 2018.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/BTL Commercial
The Institute for Canadian Citizenship is proud to play a role in the ongoing project of welcoming new citizens, and encouraging them to participate. Canada has been an immigrant nation since well before Confederation in 1867.
The UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (“Global Compact for Migration”) is an initiative by UN member states to co-operate in addressing the circumstances that are forcing unprecedented numbers of people from different countries to leave their homes. It also seeks to find ways to reduce the terrible risks associated with these journeys, which have led to an estimated 60 000 deaths over the last 20 years. One key aim is to help receiving nations create conditions that will allow newcomers to succeed.
The Global Compact for Migration is neither a treaty nor a convention, and it is not legally binding. But that doesn’t make it any less important. Canada should be proud to be among the 150-plus signatory nations today in Morocco. We are already leaders in many immigration best practices and we might be able to help. In fact, the standards invoked in the UN compact are already largely in place in Canada, and we have everything to gain from this international consensus. Such a humanistic approach to solving the great crisis of our age is in keeping with Canadian values.
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with the University of British Columbia to welcome 60 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Vancouver on November 6, 2018.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/Geoff Howe
The Cultural Access Pass provides members with free admission to more than 1,400 of Canada’s premier cultural attractions, as well as discounts to travel and explore during their first year of citizenship.
This month, the Esker Foundation, located in Calgary, AB, joins the CAP program to welcome new Canadian citizens as a CAP Attraction.
Esker Foundation is a privately funded contemporary art gallery located in Calgary, Canada. As a leader in the Calgary arts community, Esker Foundation connects the public to contemporary art through relevant, accessible, and educational exhibitions, programs, and publications. The gallery reflects on current developments in local, regional, and international culture; creates opportunities for public dialogue; and supports the production of groundbreaking new work, ideas, and research. Founded in 2012 by Jim and Susan Hill, Esker Foundation is a new model for institutional relevance, curatorial focus, and audience engagement. Admission is free. The gallery is barrier-free.
CAP members who live in Calgary, or the surrounding area, be sure to visit to explore this gallery!
To find attractions in your area, head to Cultural Access Pass Directory and search your city.
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with Bishop’s University to welcome 40 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Sherbrooke, Quebec on October 4, 2018.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/Maxime Picard
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with the Parks Canada to welcome 50 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony at the Salt & Fir Centre, Fundy National Park (New Brunswick) on October 2, 2018.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Nigel Fearon / ©Parks Canada/ Fundy National Park
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning to welcome 46 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Toronto on September 24, 2018.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo Credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/ Alyssa Faoro
ICC community citizenship ceremonies are a celebration of Canada’s newest citizens and offer unique opportunities to reflect on what it means to be active, engaged citizens. We were thrilled to work with the Okanagan Regional Library to welcome 60 new Canadian citizens at our ceremony in Kelowna on August 15, 2018.
Below are a few highlights from the ceremony.
Photo credit: Institute for Canadian Citizenship/Kailey Frey
