A New Lease on Life: Celebrating 20 Years of Citizenship – Kumaran Nadesan on Belonging, Responsibility, and the Power of Immigrants

02.12.2025

Arriving in Canada as a teenager fleeing civil war, Kumaran Nadesan found safety, opportunity and belonging. Twenty years after becoming a citizen, he reflects on resilience, responsibility and why immigrants help Canada grow.

Highly Skilled Immigrants Twice as Likely to Leave Canada

18.11.2025

Canada is losing the very people we need the most. A new report from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) and the Conference Board of Canada, The Leaky Bucket 2025: Retention Challenges in Highly Skilled Immigrants and In-Demand Occupations, finds that immigrants continue to leave Canada at near-record rates, with highly educated and highly skilled immigrants leaving Canada at twice the rate of those with less education and lower skills.

 The Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Canadian Ski Council Partner to Bring Newcomers to the Slopes

16.10.2025

The Canadian Ski Council and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) are partnering to get newcomers skiing on Canada’s slopes and introduce them to the thrill of the Canadian winter. 

Canada’s Healthcare Crisis: Wasting Talent While Patients Wait

02.10.2025

Part 2 of 2: Why internationally trained healthcare professionals can’t practice By Chloe Bray As Canada faces a shortage of almost 25,000 doctors, foreign trained physicians are working as cashiers […]

More Clubs, More Cities: Canoo Expands Live Soccer Offerings Across Canada

23.09.2025

The Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) is proud to announce that York United FC and Halifax Tides FC have joined the Canoo app, giving newcomers another way to watch and enjoy soccer — the world’s most popular sport, with a growing global fanbase that outpaces all others.  York United FC is offering Canoo members 20% off tickets, plus a 10% discount on merchandise for the 2025 campaign and similarly Halifax Tides FC is offering 25% off tickets for the current season.

Institute for Canadian Citizenship Report Shows Belonging and Optimism are Key to Keeping Immigrants in Canada

09.09.2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  TORONTO, ON — New research by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), with support from the University of Toronto, finds two simple but powerful factors have the […]