法案规定每一个新移民在入籍宣誓仪式上都必须露出脸，并且听到他们大声宣誓作为加拿大新公民将遵守加拿大的法律、价值观和传统。宣誓入籍本身就是加拿大的一项法律规定。而新的移民宣誓法案则规定入籍宣誓一定要是公开的，能让其他人进行核实查证的，同时一定要露出脸庞。
背景简介：
1) 2014年，加拿大各地共举行了3,121场入籍仪式，一共有262,000位新移民入籍。这一年是加拿大历史上新移民人数最多的一年，比2013年多了一倍。
2) 加拿大是世界上入籍率最高的国家：超过85%的永久居民候选人成为了加拿大公民。
3) 公民宣誓是一个庄重的仪式，公民候选人宣誓将遵守加拿大法律，并且履行作为加拿大公民的责任和义务。
4) 宣誓的内容包含了加拿大公民身份既包含作为公民所享有的权利也包含其应尽的义务。没有人能够跳过宣誓仪式直接获得公民的身份。
5) 大多数加拿大人相信，新移民应该在宣誓仪式上被看见和听到。
On June 19, the Government of Canada introduced the Oath of Citizenship Act, to ensure Canadian citizenship applicants show their face while taking the Oath of Citizenship during citizenship ceremonies.
The Oath of Citizenship Act will ensure that candidates are seen and heard reciting the Oath in community with others, to confirm their commitment as new citizens to Canada’s laws, values and traditions.
Swearing or affirming the Oath is a legal requirement, a public declaration that a citizenship applicant is committed to adopting and upholding Canadian values. The Oath of Citizenship Act will require that the Oath be sworn or affirmed publicly and openly, and in a way that others can verify: aloud and with face uncovered.
Quick facts
· In 2014, 3,121 citizenship ceremonies were held across Canada, where more than 262,000 new citizens were welcomed – this is more new Canadians than in any year in Canada’s history and more than double the number from 2013.
· Canada has one of the highest naturalization rates in the world: more than 85 percent of eligible permanent residents in Canada go on to become citizens.
· The Citizenship Oath is a solemn declaration in which citizenship candidates promise to obey Canadian laws, while fulfilling their duties and responsibilities as Canadian citizens.
· The Oath recognizes that Canadian citizenship confers both rights and responsibilities, and one cannot gain citizenship or any of the privileges that go along with citizenship without taking the Oath of Citizenship.
· A majority of Canadians believe new citizens should be seen and heard taking the Oath of Citizenship.
Quote
“Canadians expect that new citizens should show their face when swearing or affirming the Oath in community with others, at the very moment they become part of the Canadian family. This means they are committing publicly to embracing Canada’s values and traditions, including the equality of men and women.”–Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Multiculturalism
