Editing O Canada (section)

==Laws and etiquette==
[[File:Stained glass, Oh Canada Royal Military College of Canada Club Montreal 1965.jpg|thumb|right|A portion of O Canada's lyrics on a stained glass at the [[Royal Military College of Canada]].]]
The ''National Anthem Act'' specifies the lyrics and melody of "O Canada", placing both of them in the [[public domain]], allowing the anthem to be freely reproduced or used as a base for derived works, including musical arrangements.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-2/page-1.html| author=Department of Justice| title=National Anthem Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. N-2)| year=2011| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=April 15, 2011| archive-date=February 8, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208141006/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-2/page-1.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''National Anthem Act'', RSC 1985, c N-2, available with schedule at http://canlii.ca/t/7vjb</ref> There are no regulations governing the performance of "O Canada", leaving citizens to exercise their best judgment. When it is performed at an event, traditional etiquette is to either start or end the ceremonies with the anthem, including situations when other anthems are played and for the audience to stand during the performance. Civilian men usually remove their hats, while women and children are not required to do so.<ref name="DCHOCanada2">{{cite web| url=http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1443808632931| last=Department of Canadian Heritage| author-link=Department of Canadian Heritage| title=Anthems of Canada| publisher=Government of Canada| access-date=June 2, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226163345/http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1443808632931| archive-date=February 26, 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> Military men and women in uniform traditionally keep their hats on and offer the military salute during the performance of the anthem, with the salute offered in the direction of the [[Flag of Canada|Canadian Flag]] if one is present, and if not present it is offered standing at attention.<ref name="DCHOCanada2"/>

Presently, provincial regulations and policies in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island mandate the national anthem to be played daily in public elementary and secondary schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/108.html|title=Policy/Program Memorandum No. 108|publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario|date=November 23, 2006|access-date=May 29, 2019|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519235357/http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/108.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=reg>{{cite journal|title=Patriotism, nationalism, and national identity in music education: 'O Canada', how well do we know thee?|journal=[[International Journal of Music Education]]|last1=Kennedy|first1=Mary Copland|last2=Guerrini|first2=Susan Carol|volume=31|issue=1|year=2012|doi=10.1177/0255761411433722|page=81|citeseerx=10.1.1.1023.9255|s2cid=147372835}}</ref> "O Canada" is to be played in British Columbia schools at least three times a year at assemblies.<ref name=reg/> Other provinces and territories do not have provincially-mandated regulations and policies for playing the national anthem in schools.<ref name=reg/>