N-16.7 National Sports of Canada Act

Current to 2019-06-21 · last amended 2002-12-31

Contents

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

s. 1 — Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Sports of Canada Act.

National Sports of Canada

s. 2 — Hockey and lacrosse to be national sports

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.