RBC - Citizenship Ceremony at Harbourfront (Canada Day)

A South Asian family shows off their gift of evergreen seedlings after becoming some of Canada's newest citizens on Canada Day in Toronto. They were among 76 people from 24 countries to become Canadian citizens at a special Canada Day citizenship ceremony at Harbourfront Centre, which is also part of the RBC World Routes festival.

This is the first citizenship ceremony that RBC supported and RBC anticipated this to become a year round tradition at other ceremonies across Canada. "Our clients and our employees come from all over the world which is why we are committed to the success of new Canadians," said RBC Chief Human Resources Officer, Zabeen Hirji. "It is a privilege to share in this milestone with Canada's newest citizens as they begin their journey as Canadians."

"RBC has been and continues to be very outspoken on the important role immigration plays in Canada's social, cultural and economic development," added Mark Whitmell, RBC Cultural Markets Director. "We are also challenging ourselves and others to do more to support the success of new Canadians."

RBC is also the presenting sponsor of Harbourfront Centre's World Routes 2007, a summer-long multicultural music festival that also showcases local and national film, dance and crafts. It also hosted the RBC Discovery Zone where visitors were able to map their cultural roots, answered interesting Canadian Trivia and entered a contest to win $1000 shopping voucher at HBC, Future Shop or Esso.

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