- In 1985, the Canadian government named Mr. Raoul Wallenberg as Canada's first honorary citzen because of his heroism and courage.
- Mr. Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who, in 1944, saved around 100,000 in six months in Hungary through the creation and granting of "Schutzpasses", which are diplomatic passports used for protective immunity.
- Mr. Wallenberg saved more Jews from the Holocaust through his efforts than any other individual, group or government.
- In 2001, the Canadian government designated January 17th (as this was the day he disappeared in 1945) as Raoul Wallenberg Day and the United Nations has characterized him as the "greatest humanitarian of the 20th century".
Bill C-432, Raoul Wallenberg Day Act, 2nd Sess., 36th Parliament, 48-49 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000. https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/36-2/bill/C-432/first-reading/page-16
For the House of Commons session where Raoul Wallenberg Day was announced: https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/37-1/house/sitting-72/hansard#LINK50
For an alternative format of the Raoul Wallenberg Day Act: https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.533618/publication.html
For PM Trudeau's Statement on Raoul Wallenberg Day in 2022: https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2022/01/17/statement-prime-minister-raoul-wallenberg-day
For more information on Mr. Raoul Wallenberg: https://sccc.ca/2020/11/former-sccc-chairman-george-preger-share-his-story-raoul-wallenberg-honorary-canadian-citizen-saviour-of-thousands-of-jews-in-budapest/