Bill C-210
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- 1 Constitution Act, 1867 1 Constitution Act, 1867
- 3 Interpretation 3 Interpretation
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First Session, Forty-fifth Parliament, 3 Charles III, 2025 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office)
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FIRST READING, June 16, 2025
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Mr. Barsalou-Duval |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends section 128 of the Constitution Act, 1867 to provide that every member of the Senate or House of Commons of Canada may, before taking their seat, choose to take and subscribe the oath of allegiance, the oath of office or both.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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1st Session, 45th Parliament, 3 Charles III, 2025 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-210 |
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An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office) |
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
30-31 Vict., c. 3 (U.K.); 1982, c. 11 (U.K.)
Constitution Act, 1867
1 Section 128 of the Constitution Act, 1867 is renumbered as subsection 128(1) and is amended by adding the following:
Choice of oath
Start of inserted block(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), every Member of the Senate or House of Commons of Canada may take and subscribe the Oath of Office contained in the Fifth Schedule to this Act instead of the Oath of Allegiance or may take and subscribe both.
End of inserted block2 The Fifth Schedule to the Act is amended by adding the following after the Oath of Allegiance:
Oath of Office
I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that I will truly and faithfully and to the best of my skill and knowledge execute the powers and trusts reposed in me as a member of the Senate [or House of Commons (as the case may be)] of Canada.
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Interpretation
3 A reference to the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 is deemed to include a reference to this Act.
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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