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Mission:
The ICC is dedicated to engaging Canadians about citizenship.
Vision:
The ICC aspires to a society in which all citizens are welcomed and included as equals and consider the well-being of others a collective responsibility.
Guiding Principles:
- We believe that citizenship is an important bond that unites all Canadians;
- We believe that Aboriginal culture is a founding pillar of Canadian society and seek to build upon Aboriginal Canadians' tradition of welcoming others;
- We believe that progressive integration policies (social, economic, political) positively reinforce the value of citizenship;
- We believe that citizenship requires that one take responsibility for others.
WHO WE ARE
The ICC is a national, non-profit organization founded and co-chaired by the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul dedicated to engaging Canadians about citizenship.
No country in the world welcomes more new citizens per capita than Canada. To meet the challenge of building a thriving and diverse society, the ICC encourages all Canadians to become active citizens within their communities.
Did you know?
- Canada has the highest rate of new citizens per capita per year: 6.5 per 1,000 (260.000 in total).
- In absolute terms, Canada welcomes approximately 250, 000 immigrants each year, which ranks it second in the world
- In 2008, Canada welcomed 170,000 new citizens
Our programming:
Building Citizenship
The Building Citizenship program creates a national network of citizenship committees whose goal is to contribute to building welcoming, cohesive, and integrated communities.
» Find out moreCultural Access Pass
Launched in Toronto in April 2008, the Cultural Access Pass gives new citizens free access to galleries and museums for one year from the day they are sworn in. CAP is expanding to other regions across Canada.
» Find out moreLaFontaine Baldwin Lecture
Founded by John Ralston Saul in 2000, the LaFontaine Baldwin Lecture engages Canadians in a national conversation on the public good. Organized in partnership with The Historica-Dominion Institute, the lecture features a high profile guest speaker who addresses relevant issues of the day and continues the public debate around the future shape of Canada's civic culture. Past lecturers have included Louise Arbour , Alain Dubuc , Georges Erasmus , David Malouf and Beverley McLachlin.
» Find out moreICC CO-CHAIRS
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson
Universally acknowledged to have transformed the office of Governor-General, The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson was the 26th person to hold this office. The energy, enthusiasm and knowledge of Canada she brought to Canadians in her six years in Ottawa have left an indelible mark in our nation's history. Through a long career at CBC, she created and starred in numerous series including the fifth estate and Adrienne Clarkson Presents. She has been showered with honourary doctorates from St. Petersburg in Russia, Siena in Italy and twenty-one universities in Canada. Her passion for Canada is evident in everything she has done. Her books include a memoir, Heart Matters, and a biography Norman Bethune for Penguin Canada's Extraordinary Canadians series.
John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul is a Companion in the Order of Canada and a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France. He is the Founder and Honourary Chair of French for the Future, Chair of the LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium, Patron of PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) and Former President and now honorary patron of Canadian PEN. An essayist and novelist, Saul's writings are aimed at a new humanism through what he calls responsible individualism. His philosophical trilogy and its conclusion – Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West, The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense, The Unconscious Civilization and On Equilibrium: Six Qualities of the New Humanism – has impacted political thought in many countries. In 2004, he received the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honor. His latest book is A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada.BOARD MEMBERS
Martin Katz
President and Founder, Prospero Pictures
Michael A. Levine
Partner, Goodmans LLP
Rudyard Griffiths
Co-Founder, Dominion Institute, and columnist The National Post
Gil Rémillard
Fraser, Milner, Casgrain LLP
Irfhan Rawji
Principal, Birch Hill Equity Partners
STAFF MEMBERS
Curtis Barlow
Chief Executive Officer
Lamia Elassaad
Project and Special Events Manager
x234 lelassaad@icc-icc.ca
Fragile Gbego-Tossa
Manager of Program Design and Development
x234 fgtossa@icc-icc.ca
Claire Reid
National Program Manager, Building Citizenship
x231 creid@icc-icc.ca
Naoko Kumagai
Manager of Communications
x225 nkumagai@icc-icc.ca
Mila Ovchinnikova
Coordinator of Programs & Special Projects
x224 milao@icc-icc.ca
Santiago Marin
Manager of Administration
x221 smarin@icc-icc.ca