Meet CAP Member Ernesto Zambrano

29.06.2017

Ernesto, a lawyer, arrived in Canada from Venezuela in 2003 and just over a decade later in the summer of 2016 he became a Canadian citizen. Passionate about people, giving […]

Photos: Railway Coastal Museum, July 1

23.07.2018

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 […]

Citizenship at Crossroads: Comparing Peer Naturalization Rates

26.05.2023

In February 2023, the ICC released new StatCan data revealing a steep decline in the number of recent immigrants choosing to become citizens -- a 40% decline for this cohort since 2001. As part of our ongoing efforts to explore what might be behind the decline, this article seeks to benchmark Canadian naturalization patterns with available data and information from other peer nations.