Working with ceremony officials, partners and guests for citizenship ceremonies
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Citizenship ceremonies are organized and held as state functions. As such IRCC bears full responsibility for the ceremony and takes the main role in organizing all citizenship ceremonies. Delivering a ceremony often involves working with event hosts.
Learn more about how to best invite and work with:
- Citizenship Judge
- Clerk
- Volunteer Presiding Officials
- Governors General and Lieutenant Governors
- Federal public service employees presiding at a ceremony
- Elected officials
- Special guests
- Hosts, sponsors, and partners
- RCMP and other police forces
- Canadian forces members and veterans
- Master of ceremonies
- Volunteers
Styles of address
IRCC officials should refer to the Canadian Heritage’s protocol of addressing dignitaries and others.