Do we have to be in front of the screen all the time for the online oath ceremony?

[mangojuice]

Hi all,
We have oath ceremony through zoom tomorrow and my wife is planning to work from home but I'm wondering if she can do that.

I'm thinking, we don't have to be in front of the screen all the time (and therefore, my wife can work in between) but I'm not 100% sure.

TIA!

 

[johnyrose]

One needs to be present during the officer check-in, judge's speech, oath taking, national anthem and optional if a photo with the judge is wished.

Depending on the office and officers it may vary. For example during my oath was pretty relaxed and I did get up to get a coffee (not on screen) and stretch my legs..

 

[mangojuice]

One needs to be present during the officer check-in, judge's speech, oath taking, national anthem and optional if a photo with the judge is wished.

Depending on the office and officers it may vary. For example during my oath was pretty relaxed and I did get up to get a coffee (not on screen) and stretch my legs..

Do you think it's feasible if my wife wants to work/away for sometime in between the ceremony?

Not sure if it's OK if I call her to be present when the time come also not sure what the officer/judge will think if she's not there but come a few min late.

 

[johnyrose]

Do you think it's feasible if my wife wants to work/away for sometime in between the ceremony?

Not sure if it's OK if I call her to be present when the time come also not sure what the officer/judge will think if she's not there but come a few min late.

To be honest I don't that she should do that. It is an important step of her citizenship journey and her employer will understand if she has to take 2 hours off from work.

 

[yyzstudent]

Do you think it's feasible if my wife wants to work/away for sometime in between the ceremony?

Not sure if it's OK if I call her to be present when the time come also not sure what the officer/judge will think if she's not there but come a few min late.

Labour law says she has the right to take 4 hours off from work to attend citizenship ceremony without penalty. Her boss can not refuse it.

 

[lr108]

One needs to be present during the officer check-in, judge's speech, oath taking, national anthem and optional if a photo with the judge is wished.

Depending on the office and officers it may vary. For example during my oath was pretty relaxed and I did get up to get a coffee (not on screen) and stretch my legs..

Stretch legs?! Wondering how long the ceremony is usually?

 

[yyzstudent]

Stretch legs?! Wondering how long the ceremony is usually?

Apparently with the zoom version it can be a couple of hours.

 

[mangojuice]

Labour law says she has the right to take 4 hours off from work to attend citizenship ceremony without penalty. Her boss can not refuse it.

Her boss will not refuse it, but, she wants to preserve her time off (which is not a lot to begin with) from the office as much as possible and only take the time off if she really need it.

 

[TalhaS]

I WFH and my oath was scheduled for 3:30 PM and wrapped up at 5:30 PM. I did not but I easily could have worked through it. As johnyrose mentioned, "officer check-in, judge's speech, oath taking [and] national anthem" are the only pieces during which you have to be engaged in. The major portion of time spent outside of those actively engaged parts is waiting for others to go through their officer check-in. You are free to turn off your camera and (should) mute your mic. So my guess would be 15 min officer check in and 20 min for judge's speech, oath taking and national anthem are the only pieces to pause work for.
I would make sure your wife doesn't have work meetings scheduled during the 3-ish hour oath ceremony time slot.

 

[mangojuice]

I WFH and my oath was scheduled for 3:30 PM and wrapped up at 5:30 PM. I did not but I easily could have worked through it. As johnyrose mentioned, "officer check-in, judge's speech, oath taking [and] national anthem" are the only pieces during which you have to be engaged in. The major portion of time spent outside of those actively engaged parts is waiting for others to go through their officer check-in. You are free to turn off your camera and (should) mute your mic. So my guess would be 15 min officer check in and 20 min for judge's speech, oath taking and national anthem are the only pieces to pause work for.
I would make sure your wife doesn't have work meetings scheduled during the 3-ish hour oath ceremony time slot.

Can we anticipate the officer check-in, judge's speech, oath taking, and national anthem in advance? Meaning, we will know in advance the order of the whole ceremony and specifically when these 4 events will take place and therefore, we can time our decision to be away and in front of the screen in advance as well.

Much thx!

 

[Dalboy1980]

Her boss will not refuse it, but, she wants to preserve her time off (which is not a lot to begin with) from the office as much as possible and only take the time off if she really need it.

So are you saying that becoming a 'Canadian Citizen' is not classed as 'necessary time off'? I'm intrigued....look tell her to take a few hours off 2.5hrs at most and make it up. Work life balance remember and the work won't pay her any extra for her dedication...well unless she's on a bonus scheme

 

[scylla]

Her boss will not refuse it, but, she wants to preserve her time off (which is not a lot to begin with) from the office as much as possible and only take the time off if she really need it.

Taking time off for citizenship should not count against her vacation time. What province are you in?

 

[Copingwithlife]

Her boss will not refuse it, but, she wants to preserve her time off (which is not a lot to begin with) from the office as much as possible and only take the time off if she really need it.

Just when you think things posted online can’t get any more ridiculous when it is connected to people’s immigration journey, then you read something like this.
Never disappointed

 

[mangojuice]

Taking time off for citizenship should not count against her vacation time. What province are you in?

Alberta

Edit: found the Alberta legislation regarding this issue. While it wont be count against PTO, but, per the legislation, it will be unpaid. https://www.alberta.ca/citizenship-ceremony-leave.aspx

 

[mangojuice]

Just when you think things posted online can’t get any more ridiculous when it is connected to people’s immigration journey, then you read something like this.

Thank you for your answer to my question.

Never disappointed with the answer.