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Virtual Citizenship Ceremonies Should End, Says Conservative Critic

In 2022, Michelle Rempel-Garner urged the government to end virtual citizenship ceremonies, calling the practice `crazy` after over half of new Canadians clicked a box online.
After pandemic restrictions eased in July 2022, IRCC resumed in-person ceremonies while keeping virtual videoconference ceremonies to help process applicants faster.
Usage numbers show the scale of adoption, with almost 358,000 people taking the oath in 2022, up from about 250,000 in 2019, while less than 10% chose in-person ceremonies late that year.
Tom Kmiec, Conservative MP, endorsed a petition urging IRCC to revert to in-person ceremonies, while Paul Chiang, parliamentary secretary, said virtual ceremonies cut wait times amid just under 258,000 pending applications.
Public consultation results show 61 per cent oppose self-affirmation changes, and Conservatives argue restoring in-person oaths would support nation-building amid low immigration support.

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Conservative MP calls for end to virtual citizenship ceremony

The Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration, is calling on the federal Liberal government to return to in-person citizenship ceremonies as part of Conservatives’ proposed policies to fix the broken immigration system: “During the last general election, Conservatives campaigned on a platform of restoring the value of Canadian Citizenship by ending the Liberal practice of conducting citizenship ceremonies virtuall…

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