Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers [UPDATED]

Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers: All of the questions in this practice test are derived from the study guide Discover Canada: There are a total of 50 multiple choice questions with answers for free.

The questions and answers are provided in different formats to help you remember, including flash questions (Quick Question and Answers) which have a long history of success. True/False and Fill-in questions help you retain important facts.5. Multiple Choice A/B Questions help transition you to Full Multiple Choice Questions.6. Full Multiple Choice Questions (A/B/C/D) help prepare you for the test format. Seven full practice tests are provided to help prepare you for the actual test.

Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

Name of the Test	Canadian Citizenship Test
Total Number of Questions	50 sample questions
Questions Format	Questions Answers
Minimum Passing Score	75 %
Test Language	English

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Canadian Citizenship Test 2022

1 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

A) The Governor General Picks a party and a Prime Minister to run the government.

B) Each province elects one representative to form the government. The Queen then chooses the Prime Minister.

C) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The Queen chooses the Prime Minister from this party.

D) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.

2 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) France and China

B) America and British

C) British and France

D) British and Germany

3 / 50

Why is the Constitution Act of 1982 important in Canadian history?

A) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

B) Canada can modify the Constitution without the approval from the British Government.

C) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

D) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

4 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Canadian Constitution

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Magna Carta

5 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Hockey

B) Basketball

C) Lacrosse

D) Golf

6 / 50

How many Great Lakes are located between Ontario and the United States?

A) Five

B) SIX

C) Four

D) Seven

7 / 50

Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?

A) It was written by the British government.

B) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

C) It made Confederation legal.

D) It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit.

8 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) The Province of Canada

B) Lower Canada

C) Upper Canada

D) Newfoundland

9 / 50

Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women?

A) Ontario

B) Manitoba

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

10 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

B) Navigation

C) Natural resources

D) To prepare the budget and propose new laws to be implemented

11 / 50

Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in the Northern Territories and Nunavut?

A) First Nations

B) Inuit

C) Métis

D) Acadians

12 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The official winter sport

B) . The most popular sport in Canada

C) The second most popular sport in Canada

D) The official summer sport

13 / 50

In which province are more than half of Canada's aeronautics and space industry located?

A) Quebec

B) Manitoba

C) Ontario

D) Saskatchewan

14 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Alberta

B) Quebec

C) British Columbia

D) Ontario

15 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Louis Riel

B) George-Étienne Cartier

C) John A. Macdonald

D) Sam Steele

16 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Natural resources

B) Lumbering

C) Farming

D) Service

17 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Quebec

B) Nova Scotia

C) Ontario

D) New Brunswick

18 / 50

Who, among these, is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist?

A) Alexander Graham Bell

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Marshall McLuhan

D) Harold Innis

19 / 50

Which one is Canada's best-known symbol and national police force?

A) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

B) CIA

C) RMCP

D) Canadian Police

20 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Cross

B) The Queen's Medal

C) Victoria Medal

D) Elizabeth Cross

21 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) He inspired many people to contribute money for cancer research.

B) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

C) He was a brilliant soldier.

D) His discovery of insulin saves millions of people's lives.

22 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Immigrants

B) Politicians

C) Judges

D) A jury is made up of citizens.

23 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The premier of Canada

B) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

C) The prime minister

D) The governor general

24 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Liberty, equality and fraternity

B) Liberty and pursue of freedom

C) Independence and freedom

D) Peace, Order and Good Government

25 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

B) To ensure reports about the current government are sent to the Queen

C) To supervise the government

D) To regulate government proposals

26 / 50

Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?

A) Anyone with the relevant experience

B) Foreigners

C) Canadian Citizens

D) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

27 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People speaking English as a first language

B) People who understand but do not speak English

C) People who do not speak English as a first language

D) people who were taught English at school

28 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) military leader of the Métis in the 19th century

B) An explorer of western Canada

C) A great frontier hero

D) Canada's greatest soldier in the First world war

29 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

B) King Charles Il

C) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

D) Great Britain

30 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Alderman

B) Premier

C) Councillor

D) Mayor

31 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

B) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

C) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

D) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

32 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Elizabeth I

C) Queen Victoria

D) Queen Anne

33 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) Alberta

C) British Columbia

D) Nova Scotia

34 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Laura Secord

B) Madeleine Parent

C) Dr. Emily Stowe

D) Agnes Macphail

35 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Lead, gold and zinc

B) Silver, lead and zinc

C) Zinc, lead and aluminum

D) Zinc, gold and bronze

36 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 1st, 1867

B) July 31st, 1820

C) April 1st, 1999

D) May 1st, 1998

37 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Remembrance Day

B) Victoria Day

C) Boxing Day

D) Canada Day

38 / 50

Who can enter and leave the country freely without time constraints?

A) Commonwealth Citizens

B) Canadian citizens

C) British citizens

D) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

39 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) Canada's tolerance of religious tradition under the law.

B) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

C) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

D) It gave the French more power.

40 / 50

Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?

A) First Nations

B) Acadians

C) Métis

D) Indians

41 / 50

If the government loses a confidence vote in assembly, they:

A) Can continue

B) Do nothing

C) Must resign

D) Call for by-elections

42 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Nova Scotia

B) Ontario

C) New Brunswick

D) Quebec

43 / 50

When was the current flag of Canada raised for the first time?

A) 1949

B) 1965

C) 1921

D) 1892

44 / 50

A member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

A) In her office on parliament Hill

B) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

C) Going on a vacation

D) Visiting the province of Quebec

45 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Kingston

B) Toronto

C) London

D) Ottawa

46 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) The names of the candidates in your election district

C) Where you should vote

D) Who you should vote for

47 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Manitoba and Quebec

B) Alberta and Quebec

C) New Brunswick and Quebec

D) Manitoba and Alberta

48 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) West Coast, Central, East, Canadian Shield and South

B) Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast

C) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

D) West, North, South, East and Central

49 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Cabinet

B) The House of Commons

C) The Government

D) The Senate

50 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the second most votes

B) Any independent candidate

C) The party the Prime Minister selects

D) The party with the least votes

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The average score is 71%

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