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This week will see citizenship ceremonies throughout Canada as the Country celebrates citizenship week. During the week hundreds of people will become Canadian citizens and hundreds of Canadians will reaffirm their commitment to the Country.
"Canadian citizenship is highly valued. Citizenship Week 2009 is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate our citizenship," said Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. "It is a time to reflect on what it means to be a Canadian and to be grateful for the rights and freedoms that we enjoy. We should also take this opportunity to acknowledge our responsibilities to our country and to our communities large and small."
"The theme of Citizenship Week 2009 is Our Citizenship. We want all Canadians to recognize that, no matter where you came from, when you become a Canadian citizen, Canadian history becomes your history and Canadian values become your values."
More immigrants become Canadian citizens than in almost any other Country in the World. Eighty-five percent of immigrants become Canadian citizens; Last year over 176,000 immigrants became Canadian citizens.
