INSTITUTE FOR CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

Founded and co-chaired by the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) is a national,
non-profit organization that engages Canadians in citizenship through
innovative programs, campaigns and partnerships designed to ensure new
citizens are welcomed and included as equals, to create meaningful
connections among all Canadian citizens, to foster a culture of active,
engaged citizens and to celebrate what it means to be Canadian.

With a national network of over 550 volunteers, the ICC's Building
Citizenship program organizes special citizenship ceremonies with unique
roundtable discussions that encourage new and established Canadians to
connect and share stories.

The Cultural Access Pass offers new citizens (and their children) the chance to visit over 1,000 attractions across Canada for free for a full year from the time they're sworn in. The program reaches 100% of new Canadians through citizenship ceremonies and tens of thousands of new citizens have registered and used their Cultural Access Pass.

The LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium invites all Canadians to join the national conversation on citizenship and the public good. Founded in 2000 by ICC Co-Chair John Ralston Saul, the LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium features lectures on democracy, civic engagement and citizenship with an opportunity for audience participation through roundtable and online discussions. Past speakers include His Highness the Aga Khan, Siila Watt-Cloutier, Adrienne Clarkson, George Elliott Clarke, Louise Arbour, David Malouf, Beverley McLachlin, Georges Erasmus Alain Dubuc and the inaugural lecture by John Ralston Saul.

Visit www.icc-icc.ca for more information.