Friday, July 3, 2026
ADVT 
National

Canada's Citizenship Oath, Before And After Changes To Include Indigenous Rights

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2019 06:56 PM

    OTTAWA — Canada's citizenship oath as it stands today:


    "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 and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen."


    After a proposed change to recognize Indigenous rights:


    "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 the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen."

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Saudi Teen Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun Who Fled 'Abusive' Family Is Flying To Canada

    A Saudi asylum seeker who fled alleged abuse by her family is leaving Bangkok on Friday and will fly to Canada, Thailand's immigration police chief said.

    Saudi Teen Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun Who Fled 'Abusive' Family Is Flying To Canada

    Police And Indigenous Blockades Going Up, Work To Begin Again On B.C. Pipeline

    Senior officers in the RCMP's Indigenous liaison unit were also going to the site, which has been the centre of growing tensions in a dispute over the pipeline and Indigenous claims to the land.

    Police And Indigenous Blockades Going Up, Work To Begin Again On B.C. Pipeline

    Arson Probed In Loss Of Murray Church, Fire At Second Merritt, B.C. Church

    Arson Probed In Loss Of Murray Church, Fire At Second Merritt, B.C. Church
    A nearly 150-year-old church has been destroyed by a suspicious fire in British Columbia's southern Interior, one of two blazes at Merritt-area churches early Friday.

    Arson Probed In Loss Of Murray Church, Fire At Second Merritt, B.C. Church

    Alleged Voyeur Arrested After Incident With Cellphone In UBC washroom

    A police news release says officers at the Point Grey campus were called on Jan. 3.

    Alleged Voyeur Arrested After Incident With Cellphone In UBC washroom

    Crown Lawyer Tells B.C. Bail Hearing Convicted Killer Had Time To Kill His Wife

    Crown Lawyer Tells B.C. Bail Hearing Convicted Killer Had Time To Kill His Wife
    Hank Reiner told B.C. Supreme Court that Shiffington went to an apartment in Richmond in September 1994, knowing the friend who Wanda Martin was visiting would be out briefly.

    Crown Lawyer Tells B.C. Bail Hearing Convicted Killer Had Time To Kill His Wife

    Supreme Court Set To Rule On Voting Rights For Long-Term Expat Canadians

    Supreme Court Set To Rule On Voting Rights For Long-Term Expat Canadians
    TORONTO — Long-term Canadian expats are set to find out on Friday whether a 25-year-old law barring them from voting in federal elections is constitutional.

    Supreme Court Set To Rule On Voting Rights For Long-Term Expat Canadians