citizen Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:54:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg citizen Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Malala Yousafzai Becomes Honourary Canadian https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/04/18/malala-yousafzai-becomes-honourary-canadian/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:54:36 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16167 Malala Yousafzai has a message for Canadian kids: Don't wait, to make a difference. Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't be a leader.
Yousafzai is an activist for children's rights, and particularly the right for girls to get an education.
In this case, "activist" means that she tries to get that message out, no matter how difficult that may be for her.

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]]> New Rules To Become A Canadian Citizen https://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/02/11/1-new-rules-become-canadian-citizen/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 03:20:39 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=12348 People who were not born in Canada may have to follow new rules to become Canadian citizens.

A new bill has been put forward that increases the length of time people must be physically in Canada before they can apply for citizenship.

They can’t say they live in Canada and then spend too much time outside the country.

The government says they want people to have direct experience of what it's like to live in Canada, before they become a citizen.

The new rules extend the age for being able to speak and understand one of Canada’s official languages.

Previously, people 18 to 54 had to speak English or French and pass a Canadian knowledge test with the help of an interpreter.

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