Vancouver, July 10, 2009 - 30 immigrants representing 13 different countries will be sworn in as Canadian citizens at a citizenship ceremony attended by Dr. Alice Wong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
The ceremony will be hosted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, in partnership with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat, Canadian Heritage and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).
Presiding over the ceremony will be Citizenship Judge George Gibault. The platform party will include Parliamentary Secretary Wong and VANOC CEO John Furlong.
Date: July 13, 2009
Time: 10:00 am
Place:
VANOC Offices
3585 Gravely St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
For more information (media only):
Alykhan Velshi
Minister's Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Alykhan.Velshi@cic.gc.ca
Ben Letts
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
British Columbia/Yukon Region
604-666-8408
Greg Alexis
VANOC Communications
604-403-1627
Greg_Alexis@vancouver2010.com
Michelle Yao
Office of the Honourable Gary Lunn, P.C., M.P
Minister of State (Sport)
819-934-3411
