<P> In another attempt to make the anthem gender - neutral , Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger introduced a private member 's bill in September of 2014 . His Bill C - 624 , An Act to amend the National Anthem Act ( gender ) , was defeated at second reading in April 2015 . Following the 2015 federal election , Bélanger reintroduced the bill in the new parliament as Bill C - 210 in January 2016 . In June 2016 , the bill passed its third reading with a vote of 225 to 74 in the House of Commons . The bill passed its third reading in the Senate with a voice vote on January 31 , 2018 and received royal assent on February 7 , 2018 . </P>
<P> In another attempt to make the anthem gender - neutral , Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger introduced a private member 's bill in September of 2014 . His Bill C - 624 , An Act to amend the National Anthem Act ( gender ) , was defeated at second reading in April 2015 . Following the 2015 federal election , Bélanger reintroduced the bill in the new parliament as Bill C - 210 in January 2016 . In June 2016 , the bill passed its third reading with a vote of 225 to 74 in the House of Commons . The bill passed its third reading in the Senate with a voice vote on January 31 , 2018 and received royal assent on February 7 , 2018 . </P>
when was the last time the canadian anthem changed
when was the last time the canadian anthem changed
January 31 , 2018
January 31 , 2018