The final step to Canadian independence
Democratically selecting our own resident head of state!
"What is a republic and what does it mean for Canada? Here's everything you need to know about a Canadian republic. Need more information? Contact us and we'll be glad to help!
If you believe the monarchy is out of step with 21st century Canada, you'll be happy to know you're in the majority. Our section on recent opinion polls shows that support for a republic is higher than ever in Canadian history.
Perhaps the most common fallacy about the monarchy is that when we do end our constitutional relationship with it, indigenous treaties will have to be renegotiated. This section has all the details to settle that issue once and for all.
A favourite argument of those who wish to discourage talk of a republic is to claim our constitution in regards to the monarchy has essentially been locked up and the key thrown away. We have the facts that say that's not true. Not only is it possible to become a republic, it could be easy.
The belief that Canada should shed the monarchy and become a republic is not a recent concept. Many have come before us, and more than a few at a time when they were ostracized for their views. You may be surprised at the names.
How to help us spread the message
Citizens for a Canadian Republic needs your help in getting our message heard. While staffing is handled by a national network of very dedicated volunteers, there are many administrative costs that can only be defrayed by outside donations.
To donate and be part of CCR's efforts, please follow the link below.
Bonus! Get one of these T-shirts free with your donation.
Thank you for your support!
Our latest media release on what we're up to or what issues we're communicating to the media.
"Becoming a republic would be the last step in our political evolution as we detach ourselves from Britain. It has been our story for decades: The Canada Corps in the Great War, the Statute of Westminster, the Citizenship Act, making the Supreme Court of Canada supreme, the Maple Leaf flag, the national anthem, the Order of Canada – and, most important, the patriation of the British North America Act, which freed us from British trusteeship while entrenching a Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
All were declarations of independence. All were about shedding our neocolonialism. All were about seeing ourselves not as a young, small democracy, but as an old and big one in both size and stature, a true example to the world. It’s about confidence."
"The royal visit, Charles’ first to Canada as King, was supposed to be a declaration of Canadian fortitude in the face of American threats. [ ... ]
What it was was an irrelevance, an expensive distraction and a slightly embarrassing reminder that Canada, an advanced democracy of more than 40 million people, still has an unelected, and increasingly outdated head of state.
No one should be born a symbol, I believe. No one should be a king. I have seen one in the flesh now, and flesh, I believe, is all anyone was ever born to be."
"King Charles III’s throne speech [was] heralded by many as a defining moment in Canada’s constitutional history that reinforces our sovereignty.
However, an Angus Reid Institute online poll last week discovered that Canadians are largely indifferent about the monarch’s speech [ ... ]. Asked if they were excited or didn’t care, 83 per cent of respondents chose the latter. [ ... ]
Data also suggest that despite Charles being King of both Canada and the U.K., only 19 per cent view him as such and more women than men, across all age groups, regard him as solely British royalty."
CJAD - Montreal
May 19, 2025
Should Canada rethink its ties to the monarchy?
Tom Freda, Director of Citizens for a Canadian Republic joins Dan Delmar.
Tom Freda: "The monarchy has, for some people, served a great purpose. We won't argue that point, [but] it's the 21st century, and having Canada constitutionally connected to the United Kingdom through a family of people that don't live here, aren't Canadian, and aren't selected by us; this really smacks of colonialism. In all respects, we're a major player in the world, yet we haven't taken that last step to independence and removed the link to the monarchy."
CBC The National
May 29, 2025
Pierre Vincent, Citizens for a Canadian Republic's Associate Director, comments to CBC correspondent Lindsay Duncombe:
CBC's Lindsay Duncombe: "People who want to see Canada break with the monarchy, say inviting the king decreases Canada's international clout
Pierre Vincent: [ Regarding inviting King Charles to Canada to send a message to U.S. President Trump ] "I mean, you're not the foreign billionaire who's our boss, this is the foreign billionaire who's our boss."