Call to Action # 94

We call upon the Government of Canada to replace the Oath of Citizenship with the following: 

I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada including Treaties with Indigenous Peoples, and fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen. 

Why “Complete?”

Bill C-99 was re-introduced on October 22, 2020 to replace the version that died with the dissolution of Parliament on June 21, 2019. Bill C-8 “An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94)” passed Third Reading in the Senate on June 10, 2021 and received Royal Assent on June 21, 2021 and is now law.

Canada’s Oath of Citizenship officially recognizes First Nations, Inuit and Métis, and the obligation that all citizens have to uphold the treaties between the crown and Indigenous nations.

Current Status

Complete

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December 22, 2021


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