Ottawa, November 8, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today announced the reappointment of Citizenship Judge Wojciech Sniegowski.
First appointed to the position in August 2009, Judge Sniegowski has been reappointed for a three‑year term.
Judge Sniegowski graduated from Jagiellonian University, in Poland, with a Masters degree in Administration, before immigrating to Canada.
Mr. Sniegowski previously worked as a counsellor at the Polish Immigrant Aid Center in Toronto. He was the assistant producer of Polish programming at OMNI–TV. Mr. Sniegowski has also served as president of the Canada-Poland Chamber of Commerce of Toronto and as a member of the Toronto Police Chief’s Community Advisory Council.
Citizenship judges are responsible for making decisions with regard to citizenship applications, presiding over citizenship ceremonies and administering the oath of citizenship to new citizens.
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