The town of Amherstburg celebrated Canada's 152nd birthday at Fort Malden by welcoming 39 new citizens to Essex County.
Ali Al-Shammari, his eight-year-old sister Ruqayah and 12-year-old brother Hussein shared their official welcome as Canadians on Monday.
The 16-year-old Kennedy Secondary School student and his siblings came to Windsor from Iraq five years ago.
"Feels great, you know it's a new thing and a good experience, great weather," he says.