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Your Canadian Citizenship
Study Guide
2
Understanding the Oath
In Canada, we profess our loyalty to a person who represents all Canadians and not to a document such
as a constitution, a banner such as a flag, or a geopolitical entity such as a country. In our constitutional
monarchy, these elements are encompassed by the Sovereign (Queen or King). It is a remarkably simple
yet powerful principle: Canada is personified by the Sovereign just as the Sovereign is personified by
Canada.
The
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.
Le
serment
de citoyenneté
Je jure (ou j’affirme solennellement)
Que je serai fidèle
Et porterai sincère allégeance
à Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth Deux
Reine du Canada
À ses héritiers et successeurs
Que j’observerai fidèlement les lois du Canada
Et que je remplirai loyalement mes obligations
de citoyen canadien.
Notice – Third-party citizenship study guides, tests and questions
The only official study guide for the citizenship test is
Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
,
available from Citizenship and Immigration Canada at no cost. If you have applied for citizenship and are preparing for
the citizenship test, your primary resource should be the official study guide. If you use any other material to prepare
for the citizenship test, you do so at your own risk.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2012
Ci1-11/2012E
ISBN 978-1-100-20116-0