National Sports of Canada Act (S.C. 1994, c. 16)
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National Sports of Canada Act
S.C. 1994, c. 16
Assented to 1994-05-12
An Act to recognize hockey and lacrosse as the national sports of Canada
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1 This Act may be cited as the National Sports of Canada Act.
National Sports of Canada
Marginal note:Hockey and lacrosse to be national sports
2 The game commonly known as ice hockey is hereby recognized and declared to be the national winter sport of Canada and the game commonly known as lacrosse is hereby recognized and declared to be the national summer sport of Canada.
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