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Citizenship Ceremony

CITIZENSHIP:

After passing the test or interview, you will be notified of the ceremony, which takes place a few weeks after. Adults and children over the age of 14 are obliged to be there. Friends and family members are allowed to attend.

A typical ceremony will begin with the clerk of the ceremony explaining when applicants are to stand, how to take the oath and how they will be called to receive their certificates.

The audience will be asked to rise while the citizenship judge or a presiding officer is ushered in. The judge will make a speech and then ask the audience to rise to take the Oath of Citizenship in both official languages.

THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP:

From this day forward, I pledge my loyalty and allegiance to Canada and Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada. I promise to respect our country's rights and freedoms, to defend out democratic values, to faithfully observe our laws and fulfil my duties and obligations as a Canadian citizen.

After the oath, the clerk calls out the name of each new citizen to get his/her certificate from the judge. There are closing remarks and then the singing of the anthem.

Congratulations! You've become a Canadian Citizen.

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