Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: The oath of citizenship: the text in the Schedule and the text administered
29 Sept 2026 · Access to Information Act
Answer due 29 Oct.
Request under the Access to Information Act — the oath of citizenship: the text in the Schedule to the Citizenship Act and the text administered since 8 September 2022 — with a request for a fee waiver under subsection 11(2)
Hello,
I make this request under section 6 of the Access to Information Act. I am a person present in Canada. Subsection 4(1) of the Act, as extended by the Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1, entitles me to make it.
CONTEXT.
The Schedule to the Citizenship Act, as published on the Justice Laws Website and captured on 28 September 2026, sets out an oath of allegiance to "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors". Queen Elizabeth the Second died on 8 September 2022. The page of the Department "Citizenship ceremony: What to expect at the ceremony", captured on 29 September 2026, sets out an oath of allegiance to "His Majesty King Charles the Third", King of Canada, "His Heirs and Successors". The Department administers the oath to every new citizen of Canada.
RECORDS REQUESTED.
Period: 8 September 2022 to the date this request is received.
1. Every instruction, bulletin, directive or guidance to citizenship judges, citizenship officers or presiding officials setting out the text of the oath or affirmation of citizenship to be administered after 8 September 2022.
2. Records identifying the legal authority for administering a text that differs from the text in the Schedule to the Citizenship Act.
3. Records concerning any proposal to amend the Schedule to the Citizenship Act after 8 September 2022.
4. Where no record exists for an item, a statement to that effect for that item, naming the officer who conducted the search. The duty to assist in subsection 4(2.1) of the Act requires it.
WITHHELD RECORDS.
For every record withheld in whole, state its date, its author, its recipient and the provision relied on. Paragraph 10(1)(b) and section 25 of the Act apply.
FEE.
Waive the application fee under subsection 11(2). The records concern the words every new citizen of Canada swears and the authority for them. Every record released will be published in full at https://dzyuban.com/reformation/. If the fee is not waived, give the decision under subsection 11(2) in writing, with reasons and the name and title of the officer who made it.
DELIVERY.
By email, to this address. Confirm receipt with the file number and the date of receipt under section 7.
Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban