Oath of Citizenship (Canada)
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The Oath of Citizenship, or Citizenship Oath, is a statement recited and signed by those who apply to become citizens of Canada. Administered at a ceremony presided over by a designated official, the
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first person to take the Oath of Citizenship, from Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret, in the Supreme Court, 3 January 1947
A citizenship judge presides over a citizenship ceremony in Toronto, with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the Canadian flag, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer positioned behind them
Participants of the citizenship ceremony raise their right hand for the Oath of Citizenship
The history of Canadian nationality law dates back over three centuries, and has evolved considerably over that time.
First Canadian Citizenship ceremony on January 3, 1947 in Ottawa.