# National Anthem Act

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This act made O Canada the official national anthem of Canada.
CANADA
CONSOLIDATION
National Anthem Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. N-2
Current to November 21, 2016
Published by the Minister of Justice at the following address:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca
OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS
Subsections 31(1) and (2) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows:
Published consolidation is evidence 31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown.
Inconsistencies in Acts (2) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated statute published by the Minister under this Act and the original statute or a subsequent amendment as certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments under the Publication of Statutes Act, the original statute or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
NOTE
This consolidation is current to November 21, 2016. Any amendments that were not in force as of November 21, 2016 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.
​TABLE OF PROVISIONS
An Act respecting the national anthem of Canada
| 1 | Short title |
| 2 | National anthem |
| 3 | Public domain |
| | SCHEDULE / ANNEXE National Anthem — Hymne nationalO Canada |
R.S.C., 1985, c. N-2
An Act respecting the national anthem of Canada
Short title
1 This Act may be cited as the National Anthem Act.
1980-81-82-83, c. 5, s. 1.
National anthem
2 The words and music of the song “O Canada”, as set out in the schedule, are designated as the national anthem of Canada.
1980-81-82-83, c. 5, s. 2.
Public domain
3 The words and music of the national anthem of Canada are hereby declared to be in the public domain.
1980-81-82-83, c. 5, s. 3.
​SCHEDULE / ANNEXE
(Section 2 / article 2)
National Anthem — Hymne national O Canada
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