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ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Citizenship Act1 Citizenship Act2 Coming into Force2 Coming into ForceSCHEDULESCHEDULE
First Session, Forty-second Parliament,
64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-99
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act
FIRST READING, May 28, 2019
MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP
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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.
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1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 
64-65-66-67-68 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-99
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act
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
Citizenship Act
1 The schedule to the Citizenship Act is replaced by the schedule set out in the schedule to this Act.
Coming into Force
Day after royal assent
2 This Act comes into force on the day after the day on which it receives royal assent.
SCHEDULE 
(Section 1)
SCHEDULE 
(Section 24)
Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship
I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her 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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