Kitchener, June 19, 2009 — Ice dancer Kaitlyn Weaver will obtain her Canadian citizenship at a ceremony in Kitchener, Ontario. The special grant of citizenship, recommended to federal cabinet by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, will enable Ms. Weaver to be eligible to represent Canada at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place:
Kitchener CIC
29 Duke Street East, 1st floor
Kitchener, Ontario
Media are invited to attend. There will be a photo opportunity at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photography and audio-visual equipment are permitted, except during the oath.
For more information (media only):
Alykhan Velshi
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Alykhan.Velshi@cic.gc.ca
Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
Madona Mokbel
Media Relations, Ontario Region
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
(416) 954-7868
Madona.Mokbel@cic.gc.ca
