1st Session, 37th Parliament,
49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001

House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-391

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship)

R.S., c. C-29

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The schedule to the Citizenship Act is replaced by the following:

SCHEDULE
(Section 24)

OATH OF CITIZENSHIP

In pledging allegiance to Canada, I take my place among Canadians, a people united by God whose sacred trust is to uphold these five principles: equality of opportunity, freedom of speech, democracy, basic human rights, and the rule of law.

AFFIRMATION OF CITIZENSHIP

In pledging allegiance to Canada, I take my place among Canadians, a people united by their solemn trust to uphold these five principles: equality of opportunity, freedom of speech, democracy, basic human rights and the rule of law.