OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 2, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - To mark Black History Month, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, along with distinguished guests, will welcome 25 candidates into the Canadian family at a special virtual citizenship ceremony.
Special guests:
- Judge Rochelle Ivri
- Elder Gilbert Whiteduck, an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
- Esi Edugyan, a Ghanaian-Canadian novelist
- Marjorie Villefranche, Executive Director of the Maison d'Haïti
- Caroline Xavier, Associate Deputy Minister at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Melisizwe Brothers, Singers (performing the national anthem)
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Time: 14:00 ET
Media are asked to register in advance via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NMmrACjBSya-Fz8WJhlihw
The ceremony will also be available for editing and download after 15:30 ET via the Dropbox link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1ty8ymmh6izx1d4/AAAMTGQHp6KF2jCeJpFRuAFNa?dl=0
SOURCE Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
(media only): Media Relations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 613-952-1650, [email protected]; Aidan Strickland, Press Secretary, Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, [email protected]; Amy Leis, Media Relations Specialist, Institute for Canadian Citizenship, 416-953-8567, [email protected]
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