Honorary Canadian citizenship

Honorary Canadian citizenship (French: Citoyenneté canadienne honoraire) is an honour wherein Canadian citizenship is bestowed by the Governor-General-in-Council,^[1] with the approval of parliament where appropriate,^[2] on foreigners of exceptional merit. It is a symbolic honour; the recipient does not take the Oath of Citizenship and thus does not receive any rights, privileges, or duties typically held by a Canadian citizen.^[2]

#	Name	Image	Award date	Information
1	Raoul Wallenberg		1985 (posthumous)	Swedish diplomat and humanitarian.[3]
2	Nelson Mandela		2001	Anti-apartheid activist, former President of South Africa, and recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.[4]
3	Tenzin Gyatso		2006	The 14th Dalai Lama and recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.[5]
4	Aung San Suu Kyi		2007	Burmese opposition leader and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.[6]
5	Karim Aga Khan IV		2010	49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.[7][8]
6	Malala Yousafzai		2014[9]	Women's rights and education activist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.[10]

Canadian citizenship
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See also

• Citizenship
• Honorary citizen of the United States

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