Thursday, August 29, 2024 Air Canada helps welcome new Canadians during citizenship ceremony at Calgary’s GlobalFest “Welcome to Canada. Welcome home,” is what Canada’s newest citizens heard from GlobalFest’s Chief of Operations, Ken Goosen, in Calgary’s Elliston Park last Tuesday. The ceremony has been held every year at the festival since 2014, marking its 10th anniversary this year.
Air Canada proudly supported GlobalFest’s citizenship ceremony in Calgary as the official airline of the event. Also known as the OneWorld Festival, it welcomes tens of thousands people over the course of five days, every year. Since 2017, Air Canada’s partnership with the festival, in particular the citizenship ceremony, is a testament of the airline’s deep commitment to celebrate and promote Calgary’s ethno-cultural diversity and artistic excellence with an objective of bringing the community together and build a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous society.
“It is important for us at Air Canada to show our support for cultural diversity and inclusivity in everything we do, as we believe this is what allows everyone to reach their highest potential. Being the official airline of GlobalFest and seeing our Calgary-based employees engaged with the festival, it makes us all very proud,” said Eric Lauzon, Director, Community Relations & Partnerships at Air Canada. The citizenship ceremony, which took place on the Air Canada stage on August 20, welcomed a group of 50 n.