New Canadian Citizens Receive Maple Leaf Pins Made in China: Federal Records

New Canadian citizens take an oath at a ceremony hosted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at Government House in Halifax on Nov. 20, 2017. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

Immigrants taking the Canadian citizenship oath at ceremonies are receiving maple leaf pins made in China, federal records show.

According to a House “Inquiry of Ministry” document obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, the Department of Immigration ordered a quarter-million pins from a Chinese vendor last year.