Bill C-8
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Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94)
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AS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
June 3, 2021
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to include, in the Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship, a solemn promise to respect the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, in order to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-8 |
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An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94) |
Preamble
Whereas the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples;
And whereas the Government of Canada is committed to responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. C-29