“Becoming Canadian, No thank you!” Newcomers falling out of love with Canadian citizenship

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paul@carib101.com

TC REPORTER

For many years, Canadian citizenship was highly sought and prized as one of the bestkept secrets in the world. However, things have changed drastically as reported by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC).

According to the website: https:// inclusion.ca/, ICC is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for all people. We strive to provide events and services that are welcoming and accessible to everyone. The organization was founded by Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralson Saul in 2005 and since then it has been involved in programs for newcomers to ensure they participated in the: social, cultural and political life of Canada. Their goal is simply to

Danie Bernhard, CEO of ICC states, “Societies that welcome new people as full and equal participants in: economic, social and political life will discover the path to renewal, and so far Canada seems poised to lead the world in this regard. We only will meet the challenges of our time with new ideas, born of new experiences, applied with new energy. There is no other way.”

Some of the programs and activities that ICC has been involved in are:

Citizenship Ceremonies

Our Enhanced Citizenship Ceremonies mark the life-changing moment of citizenship with celebrations centering the plethora of: culture, diversity, and languages that constitute Canada.

Canoo App

This mobile app helps new Canadian citizens celebrate their citizenship by providing free admission to over 1,400: museums, science centres, art galleries, parks, and historic sites across Canada. It is available for free on the App Store and Google play.

Ideas and Insights

As the world’s leading voice on citizenship and inclusion, our research, insights and events shape discourse and drive positive change.

Advocacy

We are advocating for a more inclusive Canada through: research, insights and live events.

ICC highlighted a significant drop in the percentage of permanent residents obtaining Canadian citizenship based on data obtained from Statistics Canada. Information obtained from the 2021 Census show that only 45.7% of permanent residents went on to become citizens in the last 10 years compared to 60% in 2016 and 75.1% in 2001. This translates to an overall 40% drop in citizenship uptake over 20 years. The source of the data can be seen in a report titled, “Trends in the Citizenship Rate Among New Immigrants to Canada 1991 to 2016” (Statistics Canada, 2019).

In response to this data, Daniel Bernhard states, “To go from 75% of new- comers obtaining citizenship to only 45% is shocking. It goes against everything we tend to think about Canada. It raises all sorts of questions that will have no easy answers, but it is certainly a wakeup call. Canada’s future depends on newcomers becoming Canadian and contributing their energy and talents to our shared success. We should be extremely alarmed that newcomers are falling out of love with Canadian citizenship, which has for decades been highly desirable.”

George Carothers, Senior Director, Ideas and Insights at ICC states, “The declining citizenship rate has the potential to harm Canada’s long-term economic, social and democratic resilience. Immigrants are not just workers, but future voters and civic leaders. What’s certain is that the future of Canada’s democracy depends on this issue being addressed. The ICC is working hard to identify the causes behind this apparent crash in the market value of being Canadian and we encourage Canadians to join us. We should want those who are contributing to Canada to stay here and become citizens.”

SYDNEE WALCOTT sydnee@carib101.com

TC REPORTER an upcoming immigrant drama series about Heron’s childhood in Jamaica and his life after moving to the United States.

People from different walks of life will move to places like Canada or the United States for a better life and achieve better opportunities.

The show will entail Heron’s life growing up in Jamaica as he interacts with his family through danger and misfits and how he transitioned into becoming a parole officer in New York City.

This series is a milestone achievement for cast member Darron Donaldson as this is his first major acting role.

Donaldson was cast as the main character’s ambitious and charismatic cousin, Trevor (a.k.a Sonny), who is determined to be successful by any means necessary after illegally moving to the United States.

As a Jamaican and an actor, Donaldson feels very privileged to have this role because his first major acting role also happens to be an international role.

He also feels honoured that Heron has asked him to help share his story.

Besides hoping this opportunity will lead to him getting more leading roles, Donaldson also hopes this series will open the doors to other Caribbean people sharing their immigrant stories with the world.

“I hope the viewers will know this isn’t like a typical Jamaican show about drugs or violence,” said Donaldson, who would like for viewers to see this show is about the love of family.

The show will feature light-hearted moments, exciting moments, and drama moments featuring illegal activities and arguments.

David Heron, the CEO of Sure Thing, will be playing the main character’s stern and caring father, Samuel Heron, who moves to The United States on his own before bringing the rest of the family over.

As an actor and a PR for the show, what sets the show apart from most immigrant stories is that this series will be the first to be about an immigrant achieving the “American Dream” from a Jamaican/Caribbean perspective in Heron’s opinion. The show is currently in post-production, and the producers will pitch the show to many international cable networks and streaming services for the next few months.

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