The Oath of Citizenship

Video length: 0:55 minutes

The video begins with a black screen. The title “Oath of Citizenship,” written in white lettering, appears on the right half of the screen.

The words read by the narrator appear on the screen.

Narrator: I swear

At the same time, the words “or affirm” appear in parentheses; on the left half of the screen, a raised hand appears.

The words read by the narrator are written on the screen.

Narrator: That I will be faithful
And bear true allegiance

The picture of the hand disappears. A photo of the Arms of Canada appears on the left half of the screen.

The words read by the narrator continue to appear on the screen.

Narrator: To His Majesty
King Charles the Third
King of Canada

His Heirs and Successors

The photo of the Arms of Canada disappears.

The Canadian flag blowing in the wind with a blue sky in the background appears on the left side of the screen.

The words read by the narrator continue to appear on the screen.

Narrator: And that I will faithfully observe
The laws of Canada
Including the Constitution

The Canadian flag disappears.

A photo of an Indigenous woman with both hands in the air holding a tambourine, with a forest in the background, appears on the left side of the screen.

The words read by the narrator continue to appear on the screen.

Narrator: Which recognizes and affirms
The Aboriginal and treaty rights of

The Indigenous woman with the tambourine disappears.

The back of an Indigenous individual dancing in a field beside a river while wearing traditional Indigenous clothing appears on the left side of the screen.

The words read by the narrator continue to appear on the screen.

Narrator: First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples

The Indigenous dancer disappears.

The back of an Indigenous individual wearing winter clothing in a snow field while holding a large Canadian flag pole in the air appears on the left side of the screen.

The words read by the narrator continue to appear on the screen.

Narrator: And fulfil my duties
As a Canadian citizen.

Fade to black.

The signature displaying the Canada flag symbol and the name of the department (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada – Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) appears on the screen.

Fade to black.

The word “Canada” written in white appears on a black background with a small red Canadian flag on the last letter.

Fade to black.