Forty new Canadians will receive their citizenships in a ceremony to be held at the AGO today, which is International Museums Day.
This special community ceremony is a partnership between Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and the AGO. The event will run from 9:30 to noon in Baillie Court, and includes a roundtable discussion at which several AGO staff are participating, a performance by the Central Commerce Collegiate choir, and the ceremony.
“New citizens are eager to learn more about their adopted country through its art,” says Bev Carret, the AGO’s manager of Government and Community Relations. “It is an honor for the AGO to host this event on International Museums Day.”
All new Canadian citizens are eligible to apply to the ICC for a Museum Access Pass, which provides free admission to more than 20 local museums for a one-year period.
Here’s a video of a citizenship ceremony held at the AGO in 2009: