diff --git a/bigquery-connection/snippets/noxfile.py b/bigquery-connection/snippets/noxfile.py
index 25f87a215d4c..3b3ffa5d2b0f 100644
--- a/bigquery-connection/snippets/noxfile.py
+++ b/bigquery-connection/snippets/noxfile.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import nox
 
-
 # WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
 # WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
 #           DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE EVER!
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 # WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
 
 BLACK_VERSION = "black==22.3.0"
+ISORT_VERSION = "isort==5.10.1"
 
 # Copy `noxfile_config.py` to your directory and modify it instead.
 
@@ -168,12 +168,33 @@ def lint(session: nox.sessions.Session) -> None:
 
 @nox.session
 def blacken(session: nox.sessions.Session) -> None:
+    """Run black. Format code to uniform standard."""
     session.install(BLACK_VERSION)
     python_files = [path for path in os.listdir(".") if path.endswith(".py")]
 
     session.run("black", *python_files)
 
 
+#
+# format = isort + black
+#
+
+
+@nox.session
+def format(session: nox.sessions.Session) -> None:
+    """
+    Run isort to sort imports. Then run black
+    to format code to uniform standard.
+    """
+    session.install(BLACK_VERSION, ISORT_VERSION)
+    python_files = [path for path in os.listdir(".") if path.endswith(".py")]
+
+    # Use the --fss option to sort imports using strict alphabetical order.
+    # See https://pycqa.github.io/isort/docs/configuration/options.html#force-sort-within-sections
+    session.run("isort", "--fss", *python_files)
+    session.run("black", *python_files)
+
+
 #
 # Sample Tests
 #