Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023 [UPDATED]

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023 [UPDATED]: There are a total of 50 multiple choice and true-false questions answers. Our Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023 will help you prepare to become a Canadian citizen.

You can check your score at the end of this quiz. This practice test is designed to help you prepare for and pass your Canadian Citizenship Test in 2023.

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023

The citizenship test is usually a written test, but it could be an interview. You will be tested on two basic requirements for citizenship: 1) knowledge of Canada and of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and 2) adequate knowledge of English or French.

Name of the Test	Canadian Citizenship Test
Total Number of Questions	50 sample questions
Questions Format	True/False and MCQs
Minimum Passing Score	75 %
Test Language	English

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

1 / 50

Who was the first person to draw a map of Canada's east coast?

A) Jacques Cartier

B) Georges Cartier

C) John Cabot

D) Jean Talon

2 / 50

Which of the following is not one of the 13 largest ethnic groups in Canada?

A) Polish

B) Scottish

C) Dutch

D) Ukrainian

3 / 50

Who is the father of Manitoba and defender of métis right?

A) Sir William Riel

B) Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

C) Sir John A. Macdonald

D) Louis Riel

4 / 50

Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?

A) Prince Edward Island

B) Alberta

C) British Columbia

D) New Brunswick

5 / 50

Who proclaimed the amended Constitution of Canada in 1982?

A) The Prime Minister

B) The people of Canada

C) Queen Elizabeth II

D) The Senate

6 / 50

The great majority of Canadians identify as Christians.

A) False

B) True

7 / 50

What is a major river in Quebec?

A) Hudson's Bay

B) St. Lawrence River

C) Fraser River

D) Niagara

8 / 50

Which of the following is the oldest colony of British Empire in Canada?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Alberta

D) Newfoundland and Labrador

9 / 50

How is the Prime Minister chosen?

A) The Queen appoints the Prime Minister

B) The Governor General with the Senators appoint the Prime Minister

C) The MPs' vote on the Prime Minister

D) The leader of the party with the most elected Member of Parliament

10 / 50

Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America.

A) True

B) False

11 / 50

Which of the following is Canada's only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) Québec

C) New Brunswick

D) Manitoba

12 / 50

Who are the Acadians?

A) Aboriginal people of the arctic

B) English speaking refugees who settled in Ontario

C) The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604

D) French-speaking Catholics who live in Ontario

13 / 50

The three founding peoples are Aboriginal, Americans, and British.

A) True

B) False

14 / 50

Chinese languages are the second most-spoken at home.

A) True

B) False

15 / 50

Who discovered insulin?

A) Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best

B) Dr. John A. Hopps

C) Dr. Wilder Penfield

D) Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward

16 / 50

Which was the last province to join Canada?

A) Yukon

B) Prince Edward Island

C) Newfoundland

D) Manitoba

17 / 50

The first European who explore the St Lawrence River?

A) Jacques Cartier

B) Christopher Columbus

C) William Cormack

D) John Cabot

18 / 50

When did the United Empire Loyalists come to Canada?

A) Early 1700s

B) Late 1600s

C) Late 1700s

D) Early 1600s

19 / 50

Which of the following is not the coast of Canada

A) The Arctic

B) The Pacific Ocean

C) The Atlantic Ocean

D) The Gulf of Mexico

20 / 50

Who is the greatest Canadian hockey player?

A) Wayne Gretzky

B) Donovan Bailey

C) Terry Fox

D) Mark Tewksbury

21 / 50

Canada is a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a federal state.

A) False

B) True

22 / 50

Who circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

A) Reginald Fessenden

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Terry Fox

D) Rick Hansen

23 / 50

The "Inuit", means “human” in the Inuktitut language.

A) True

B) False

24 / 50

Why is the North sometimes called the 'Land of the idnight Sun'?

A) It is closer to the Sun.

B) The Northern lights appear at midnight.

C) It is night most of the time.

D) Summer daylight can last up to 24 hours.

25 / 50

What is Canada's system of government called?

A) Military Rule

B) Communism

C) Parliamentary government

D) Dictatorship

26 / 50

What should you do if you do not receive a voter information card before an election?

A) Contact Election Canada.

B) Turn up at your nearest polling station on election day.

C) Call your local municipality.

D) You should assume you were not chosen to vote.

27 / 50

Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?

A) Prairie provinces

B) Maritime provinces

C) Quebec

D) Central Canada

28 / 50

What principles out of the following is Canada's constitution based on?

A) Peace, Order and Good government

B) Mobility Rights, Order, and Good Government

C) War, Order, and Good Government

D) Multiculturalism, Peace, and Order

29 / 50

Which of these Canadian tribes lived by farming and hunting?

A) Cree

B) Iroquois

C) Sioux

D) Dene

30 / 50

Canada has compulsory military service.

A) True

B) False

31 / 50

Which province is Canada's main producer of pulp and paper?

A) Ontario

B) Saskatchewan

C) Quebec

D) British Columbia

32 / 50

Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada.

A) False

B) True

33 / 50

What level of government passes 'by-laws'?

A) Senators

B) Federal

C) Provincial

D) Municipal or local government

34 / 50

European explorers called the native people "Indians" because?

A) They thought they reached the East Indies

B) They thought they looked like Indians

C) Native people's introduced themselves as Indian

D) They believed that native people migrated from Asia

35 / 50

What happens when the federal government loses a confidence vote?

A) The Prime Minister is no longer the leader of his party.

B) The official opposition party takes power.

C) The Prime Minister loses his job.

D) An election is called.

36 / 50

’Anse aux Meadows' is a World Heritage site as well as National Historic Site of Canada.

A) True

B) False

37 / 50

Who was Sir George-Étienne Cartier?

A) The first French-Canadian Prime Minister

B) The first head of a responsible government

C) A railway lawyer and Montrealer

D) Canada's first Prime minister

38 / 50

Canada is often referred as ____ ?

A) The land of lakes

B) The land of opportunities

C) The land of freedom

D) The land of immigrants

39 / 50

Modern Canadian society is largely derived from which ethnic origin?

A) French and German

B) English and French

C) English and German

D) French and Danish

40 / 50

Canada first start appearing on maps?

A) 1750s

B) 1450s

C) 1550s

D) 1650s

41 / 50

What does M.N.A. stand for?

A) Member of the National Association

B) Member of the National Aid

C) Member of the National Airline

D) Member of the National Assembly

42 / 50

How is a Cabinet Minister chosen?

A) By the Queen

B) By the voters

C) By the Prime Minister

D) By the senators

43 / 50

Which of these Canadian tribes was nomadic?

A) Sioux

B) Cree

C) Iroquois

D) Inuit

44 / 50

Majority of Canadian Christians are affiliated to ______?

A) Orthodox

B) Baptist

C) Catholic

D) Methodist

45 / 50

Magna Carta is also known as the "Great Charter of Canadians".

A) False

B) True

46 / 50

Who is the Queen's representative in Canada?

A) The Prime Minister

B) The Governor General of Canada

C) The Prime Minister's spouse

D) The Premier

47 / 50

What are the parties that are not in power called?

A) Rival parties

B) Tea parties

C) Opponents parties

D) Opposition parties

48 / 50

In 1608 Samuel de Champlain built a fortress in an area which is now called ___?

A) Montréal

B) Québec city

C) Ottawa

D) Toronto

49 / 50

What are the colors of the Canadian Flag?

A) Blue and white

B) Red and white

C) Green and white

D) Red and blue

50 / 50

What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?

A) Member of Parliament

B) Minister of Parliament

C) Member of the Patriots

D) Master of the Province

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The average score is 74%

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