honorary Canadian citizenship
{{Short description|Title of honor conferred by the Parliament of Canada}}
{{Infobox order
| name = Honorary Canadian citizenship
| awarded_by = {{flagicon|Canada}} Parliament of Canada
| type = Honorary citizenship
| established = 1985
| country = Canada
| first_induction = 1985
| total = 7
}}
Honorary Canadian citizenship (French: citoyenneté canadienne honoraire) is an honour bestowed on foreigners of exceptional merit following a joint resolution by both Houses of the Parliament of Canada.
Honorary Canadian citizenship is purely symbolic; the recipient does not receive any of the rights, privileges, or duties typically held by a Canadian citizen.{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1628005/five-things-to-know-about-honorary-canadian-citizenship/|title=Five things to know about honorary Canadian citizenship|last=Levitz|first=Stephanie|date=October 22, 2014|work=Global News|access-date=2017-04-12|agency=The Canadian Press|language=en}}
Recipients of honorary Canadian citizenship
:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} Honorary Canadian citizenship revoked by parliamentary vote
Revocations
Canadian civil society groups and other protestors called for the revocation of Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship in response to UN allegations that the 2017 persecution by the Burmese military against the Rohingya, an ethno-religious minority group in Burma, was a form of ethnic cleansing.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/un-myanmars-treatment-of-rohingya-textbook-example-of-ethnic-cleansing|title=Myanmar treatment of Rohingya looks like 'textbook ethnic cleansing', says UN|last=Safi|first=Michael|date=September 11, 2017|work=The Guardian}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/protesters-call-for-canada-to-revoke-aung-san-suu-kyis-honorary-citizenship/article36285290/|title=Protesters call for Canada to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship|last=Tang|first=Justin|date=September 17, 2017|work=The Globe and Mail}} This included an online Change.org petition addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the House of Commons of Canada.{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3807978/trudeau-myanmar-leader-honorary-canadian-citizenship-petition/|title=43,000 sign petition demanding Canada revoke Myanmar leader’s honorary citizenship|last=Abedi|first=Maham|date=October 17, 2017|work=Global News}} The House of Commons voted unanimously on September 27, 2018, to revoke her honorary citizenship.{{cite news |last1=Aiello |first1=Rachel |title=MPs vote to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary Canadian citizenship |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mps-vote-to-revoke-aung-san-suu-kyi-s-honorary-canadian-citizenship-1.4112163 |access-date=March 10, 2019 |work=CTV News |date=September 27, 2018}} The Senate of Canada approved a motion to the same effect unanimously on October 2, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Curry |first1=Bill |title=Senate votes unanimously to strip Aung San Suu Kyi’s honorary Canadian citizenship |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-senate-votes-unanimously-to-strip-aung-san-suu-kyis-honorary-canadian/ |access-date=March 10, 2019 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=October 2, 2018}} With revocation motions passed by both houses, the Government of Canada stated that it recognized Parliament's decision to revoke the honour.
See also
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