加拿大公民身份立法要求14岁或以上的公民身份候选人在成为加拿大人的当天宣誓公民身份。
公民身份宣誓是被授予公民身份的公民身份申请人的庄严声明，承诺在履行加拿大公民职责的同时遵守加拿大法律。宣誓意味着拥抱加拿大的价值观和传统，同时宣誓效忠加拿大作为民主君主立宪制国家。
宣誓公民身份是公民身份程序的一个组成部分，宣誓行为反映了加拿大在一个开放，自由，民主和多样化的加拿大的社会凝聚力，开放性和透明度的价值观。
C-99号法案的这一拟议修改，将加拿大的公民宣誓改为明确提及土着人民的权利，其目的是在更广泛的和解框架内推进真相与和解委员会的行动呼吁。与土着人民和解是政府的优先事项。加拿大政府的目标是在王国政府与土着人民之间的关系上实现根本和深刻的转变，以便作为联邦的真正伙伴共同前进。和解不仅是一个原住民问题，也是加拿大的当务之急，并将需要各级合作伙伴来推进这一旅程。
当前公民宣誓文本：
"我宣誓（或申明）我将忠实地忠于并真正效忠于伊丽莎白二世女王陛下，加拿大女王，她的继承人和继承人，我将忠实地遵守加拿大的法律，并履行我作为加拿大公民的职责。
拟议的新案文：
"我宣誓（或申明）我将忠实地效忠于加拿大女王伊丽莎白二世女王陛下、加拿大女王的继承人和继承人，并将忠实地遵守加拿大的法律，包括承认和确认原住民、因纽特人和梅蒂斯人的土着权利和条约权利的《宪法》，并履行我作为加拿大公民的职责。
公民宣誓在公民身份仪式上背诵，仪式是成为加拿大公民的最后一个法律步骤。在仪式期间，参与者通过宣誓公民身份来接受公民身份的权利和责任，之后他们成为加拿大公民并获得公民身份证书。
在过去10年中，约有170万人成为加拿大公民。
原文：
Backgrounder
Canadian citizenship legislation requires citizenship candidates 14 years or older to take the Oath of Citizenship on the day they become Canadian.
The Oath of Citizenship is a solemn declaration that citizenship applicants who have been granted citizenship take, promising to obey Canadian laws while fulfilling their duties as Canadian citizens. Taking the Oath means embracing Canadian values and traditions while pledging allegiance to Canada as a democratic constitutional monarchy.
Taking the Oath of Citizenship is an integral part of the citizenship process, and the act of taking the Oath reflects the Canadian values of social cohesion, openness and transparency in an open, free, democratic and diverse Canada.
This proposed change in Bill C-99 to change Canada’s Oath of Citizenship to include clear reference to the rights of Indigenous peoples is aimed at advancing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action within the broader reconciliation framework. Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples is a Government priority. The Government of Canada’s goal is to achieve a fundamental and profound shift in the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples, in order to move forward together as true partners in Confederation. Reconciliation is not only an Indigenous issue, it’s a Canadian imperative and will take partners at all levels to advance this journey.
Text of the Current Oath 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, and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.”
Proposed new text:
“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.”
The Oath of Citizenship is recited at a citizenship ceremony and the ceremony is the final legal step to becoming a Canadian citizen. During the ceremony, participants accept the rights and responsibilities of citizenship by taking the Oath of Citizenship after which they become a Canadian citizen and receive a certificate of citizenship.
In the last 10 years, approximately 1.7 million people have become Canadian citizens.
时间：2022-01-26