Malala Yousafzai receives honorary Canadian citizenship

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Malala Yousafzai as they walk through the Hall of Honour Wednesday during her welcometo Parliament Hill. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is presented withhonorary Canadian citizenship by Trudeauin the Library of Parliament. She also received a Canadian flag previously flown on thePeace Tower as she became only the sixth person to be granted honorary citizenship. Former prime minister Stephen Harper announced the honour in 2014, but the attack on Parliament in October of that year forced the cancellation of an event in Toronto where she was to formally received it. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Yousafzai presents her book I am Malala to Sonia L'Heureux, parliamentary librarian of Canada, following a ceremony to accept her honorary citizenship. (CBC)

Yousafzaibecomes the youngest person to address a joint session of Parliament inthe House of Commons, as Speaker of the Commons, Geoff Regan looks on. She praised Canada for its commitment to helping refugees, advancing women's rights and working for world peace. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Yousafzaireceives one of several standing ovations from MPs, senators, dignitaries and guests in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill during her speech. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Yousafzai urged Canada to use its influence on the world stage and through its presidency of the G7 next year to push for more education funding for girls and child refugees internationally. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)

Yousafzai reacts as she is celebrated for her work as an international advocate for girls' education.In his remarks welcoming Yousafzai, Trudeau called her a "trailblazer" and a "model of kindness" who is also "impossibly humble." (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Yousafzaiand Trudeauspeak in the prime minister's Centre Block office on issues related to girls' education and empowering women and communities after she addressed Parliament. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)

Yousafzai also met with Opposition leader Rona Ambrose during her visit to Parliament Hill. (AdrianWyld/Canadian Press)

Yousafzaibegan her day in Ottawa by making a surprise visit to Ottawa'sRidgemontHigh School, where she met Sophie Grgoire Trudeau before telling students they must be part of a collective fight for change. (Michel Aspirot/CBC)

Yousafzai urged students at Ridgemont to fight for gender equality, saying:"We have to challenge society, we have to challenge communities, we have to raise our voice."(MichelAspirot/CBC)