Ottawa, October 16, 2009 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, will attend a special citizenship ceremony in honour of Citizenship Week, which is celebrated from October 19th to the 25th.
75 candidates from 29 countries will take the Oath of Canadian Citizenship.
Minister Kenney will be available to the media following the ceremony.
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place:
The Auditorium
National Gallery of Canada*
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
*Please use group entrance
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
(613) 952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
