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

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The premier of Canada

B) The prime minister

C) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

D) The governor general

2 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Canada Day

B) Boxing Day

C) Remembrance Day

D) Victoria Day

3 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) Alberta

C) British Columbia

D) Nova Scotia

4 / 50

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

A) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

B) Commonwealth Citizens

C) British citizens

D) Canadian citizens

5 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

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

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

D) He was a brilliant soldier.

6 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Golf

B) Basketball

C) Hockey

D) Lacrosse

7 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Elizabeth I

C) Queen Anne

D) Queen Victoria

8 / 50

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

A) 1921

B) 1892

C) 1949

D) 1965

9 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Dr. Emily Stowe

B) Madeleine Parent

C) Agnes Macphail

D) Laura Secord

10 / 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) Going on a vacation

C) Visiting the province of Quebec

D) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

11 / 50

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

A) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

B) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

C) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

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

12 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Peace, Order and Good Government

B) Liberty and pursue of freedom

C) Independence and freedom

D) Liberty, equality and fraternity

13 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Lumbering

B) Natural resources

C) Farming

D) Service

14 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) Any independent candidate

B) The party with the least votes

C) The party the Prime Minister selects

D) The party with the second most votes

15 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Nova Scotia

B) New Brunswick

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

16 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

B) To regulate government proposals

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

D) To supervise the government

17 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

18 / 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 leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.

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

19 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Lower Canada

B) The Province of Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) Upper Canada

20 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

B) Natural resources

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

D) Navigation

21 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) Who you should vote for

B) Where you should vote

C) The names of the candidates in your election district

D) The date and time you are allowed to vote

22 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Silver, lead and zinc

B) Zinc, gold and bronze

C) Zinc, lead and aluminum

D) Lead, gold and zinc

23 / 50

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

A) Anyone with the relevant experience

B) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

C) Canadian Citizens

D) Foreigners

24 / 50

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

A) CIA

B) RMCP

C) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

D) Canadian Police

25 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

B) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

C) It gave the French more power.

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

26 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Toronto

B) Kingston

C) Ottawa

D) London

27 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Ontario

C) Saskatchewan

D) Quebec

28 / 50

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

A) Alexander Graham Bell

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Marshall McLuhan

D) Harold Innis

29 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Elizabeth Cross

B) Victoria Medal

C) Victoria Cross

D) The Queen's Medal

30 / 50

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

A) Indians

B) First Nations

C) Acadians

D) Métis

31 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

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

B) People speaking English as a first language

C) People who understand but do not speak English

D) people who were taught English at school

32 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Quebec

B) Nova Scotia

C) Ontario

D) New Brunswick

33 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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

C) West, North, South, East and Central

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

34 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

B) King Charles Il

C) Great Britain

D) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

35 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Alberta and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Alberta

C) New Brunswick and Quebec

D) Manitoba and Quebec

36 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 1st, 1867

B) July 31st, 1820

C) May 1st, 1998

D) April 1st, 1999

37 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Acadians

C) Inuit

D) First Nations

38 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Canadian Constitution

B) Magna Carta

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Habeas Corpus

39 / 50

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

A) Seven

B) Five

C) SIX

D) Four

40 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Ontario

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

41 / 50

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

A) Can continue

B) Call for by-elections

C) Must resign

D) Do nothing

42 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Alderman

B) Councillor

C) Premier

D) Mayor

43 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Judges

B) Immigrants

C) A jury is made up of citizens.

D) Politicians

44 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) An explorer of western Canada

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

C) A great frontier hero

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

45 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The House of Commons

B) The Senate

C) The Cabinet

D) The Government

46 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

B) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

C) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

D) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

47 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) John A. Macdonald

B) Sam Steele

C) Louis Riel

D) George-Étienne Cartier

48 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The second most popular sport in Canada

B) . The most popular sport in Canada

C) The official summer sport

D) The official winter sport

49 / 50

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

A) It made Confederation legal.

B) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

C) It was written by the British government.

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

50 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) British and Germany

B) America and British

C) France and China

D) British and France

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