Honorary Canadian citizenship

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Honorary Canadian citizenship (French: Citoyenneté honoraire) is an honour wherein Canadian citizenship is bestowed by the Governor General of Canada, with the approval of parliament, on foreigners of exceptional merit. It is a symbolic honour; the recipient does not take the Oath of Citizenship, and thus does not receive any rights, privileges or duties typically held by a Canadian citizen.

As of , four people have had this honour bestowed upon them:

Name	Distinction	Year
Raoul Wallenberg	Swedish diplomat and Holocaust hero	1985 (posthumously awarded)
Nelson Mandela	Anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa	2001
Tenzin Gyatso	The 14th Dalai Lama	2006
Aung San Suu Kyi	Burmese pro-democracy activist and political prisoner	2007

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