Dozens become new Canadians on Canada Day in Manitoba

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 01, 2025 2:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Dozens of radical took the oath of citizenship and became Canadian citizens Tuesday astatine antithetic ceremonies successful the province. 

Three citizenship ceremonies were held successful Manitoba Tuesday, with 2 successful Winnipeg and different astatine the International Peace Garden successful Boissevain.

"Becoming a Canadian means I person the accidental to … turn to beryllium and to dream," said Kelly Nguyen portion speaking to the assemblage astatine Princess Auto Stadium astir her travel to citizenship Tuesday morning. 

"I committedness to beryllium a arrogant Canadian, to emotion and respect this state arsenic I would to my motherland." 

Ngyuen was 1 of 41 radical from 14 antithetic countries who became citizens astatine the ceremony. She near her location state of Vietnam and spent 8 years successful Singapore, where she met her husband, earlier moving to Winnipeg wherever she's lived for astir a decade.

Ngyuen said she felt similar a personage being capable to go a national connected Canada time aft the years-long wait. 

She besides had her precocious parent connected her mind. 

"Every infinitesimal erstwhile beingness hits maine I ever deliberation of my ma and I ever deliberation of wherefore did I take to travel present successful the archetypal place," she said. 

"She would beryllium similar 'That is my girl!,' she'd accidental that." 

Ebamien Oshiame, who moved to Canada from Nigeria 8 years ago, said present that she's a citizen, determination are endless possibilities of goals she could set.

Oshiame told CBC News she wants to beryllium a lawyer 1 day. 

"I tin aspire to beryllium whoever I privation to be, I'm not determination yet, but I'm surely connected the close track," she said. "It's been a agelong journey, a roller coaster, but I'm yet blessed and grateful to beryllium a Canadian national today."

At different ceremonial astatine Assiniboine Park Tuesday morning, much than 30 radical from 12 antithetic countries became Canadian citizens. 

Irambona-Sebineza said it felt "very important" for him to go a Canadian national Tuesday. He's besides looking guardant to voting, helium said. 

"I person been longing for it, and present the clip has come, I'm precise happy," said Patrice Irambona-Sebineza, who is primitively from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Meanwhile, backmost astatine Princess Auto Stadium, Ngyuen had immoderate proposal to stock with anyone who is inactive connected their travel to citizenship.

"Think astir wherefore you booked your one-way ticket, [went] into that airplane and [came] here," she said. "Work towards your extremity and if you acceptable the moon, conscionable effort and get each of the stars on the mode until you get your moon.

"And your satellite volition travel 1 day."