List of honorary citizens of Canada

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The honorary citizenship of Canada is the highest award presented by the country to citizens from abroad. It honors people for their outstanding services. The Canadian Parliament decides on the award . Honorary citizenship is a symbolic award. It is not associated with any privileges or civic duties.

So far, this honor has been given to six people. An award took place posthumously.

Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.

The honorary citizens of Canada

  • Raoul Wallenberg

  • Nelson Mandela

  • Tendzin Gyatsho

  • Karim Aga Khan IV.

  • Malala Yousafzai

  1. Raoul Wallenberg (born August 4, 1912 in Kappsta, Sweden; † n. Known)
    Swedish diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations
    posthumous award 1985
     
  2. Nelson Mandela (born July 18, 1918 in Mvezo , Transkei , South Africa ; † December 5, 2013 in Johannesburg , South Africa)
    President of the Republic of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist
    Awarded in 2000
     
  3. Tendzin Gyatsho (born July 6, 1935 in Taktser, Amdo Province, Eastern Tibet)
    14th Dalai Lama
    Awarded in 2006
     
  4. Aung San Suu Kyi (born June 19, 1945 in Rangoon, British Burma, now Myanmar)
    Myanmar civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
    Awarded in 2007
    Withdrawal in 2018
     
  5. Karim Aga Khan IV. (Born December 13, 1936 in Creux-de-Genthod, Switzerland)
    49. Imam of the Nizarites
    Awarded in 2009
     
  6. Malala Yousafzai (born July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan)
    Child rights activist
    Decided in 2014
    Award ceremony 2017
     

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decision in Canada: Suu Kyi loses honorary citizen title tagesschau.de , September 28, 2018 (accessed September 28, 2018).