Bill S-262
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Oath of Citizenship)
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FIRST READING, May 9, 2023
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THE HONOURABLE SENATOR OMIDVAR |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to provide two options for the oath of citizenship.
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Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en |
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1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
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BILL S-262 |
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An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Oath of Citizenship) |
His 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
Citizenship Act
1 Section 24 of the Citizenship Act is replaced by the following:
Requirement to take oath of citizenship
24 Insertion start If Insertion end a person is required under this Act to take the oath of citizenship, the person shall Insertion start , Insertion end in accordance with the regulations Insertion start , Insertion end swear or affirm Insertion start their citizenship Insertion end in the form set out in Insertion start either paragraph (a) or (b): Insertion end
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(a) I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada, His Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada, including the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen;
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(b) I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Canada and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada, including the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.
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2 The Schedule to the Act is repealed.
Coming into Force
Day after royal assent
3 This Act comes into force on the day after the day on which it receives royal assent.
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Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
24 Where a person is required under this Act to take the oath of citizenship, the person shall swear or affirm in the form set out in the schedule and in accordance with the regulations.