Immigration Canada holds citizenship oaths via teleconference
IRCC confirmed that the Department has begun to hold a video citizenship ceremony. Due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, IRCC suspended citizenship tests and citizenship oath ceremonies in March. However, in May, the immigration department began a video citizenship swearing-in ceremony for those citizenship applicants in urgent need. The first person to go through the ceremony through a virtual oath was Adolf Ng, a researcher who received federal research funding from the University of Manitoba. The officials said that it will give priority to individuals in two situations when arranging a virtual ceremony. First, those who have made an appointment to participate in the oath of entry ceremony before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, those who urgently need to complete the Canadian citizenship oath to obtain Canadian citizenship.
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