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.

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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

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) Who you should vote for

D) Where you should vote

2 / 50

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

A) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

B) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

C) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

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

3 / 50

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

A) 1949

B) 1892

C) 1921

D) 1965

4 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) New Brunswick and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Alberta

D) Alberta and Quebec

5 / 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

6 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Independence and freedom

B) Liberty and pursue of freedom

C) Liberty, equality and fraternity

D) Peace, Order and Good Government

7 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Victoria Day

B) Remembrance Day

C) Canada Day

D) Boxing Day

8 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

9 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Dr. Emily Stowe

B) Agnes Macphail

C) Madeleine Parent

D) Laura Secord

10 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Basketball

B) Hockey

C) Lacrosse

D) Golf

11 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

B) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

C) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

D) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

12 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

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

C) He was a brilliant soldier.

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

13 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The governor general

B) The premier of Canada

C) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

D) The prime minister

14 / 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 regulate government proposals

D) To supervise the government

15 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Politicians

B) A jury is made up of citizens.

C) Judges

D) Immigrants

16 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) Nova Scotia

C) British Columbia

D) Alberta

17 / 50

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

A) Call for by-elections

B) Do nothing

C) Can continue

D) Must resign

18 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Sam Steele

B) George-Étienne Cartier

C) John A. Macdonald

D) Louis Riel

19 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Alderman

B) Councillor

C) Mayor

D) Premier

20 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

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

B) Navigation

C) Natural resources

D) Defence

21 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Zinc, lead and aluminum

B) Silver, lead and zinc

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Lead, gold and zinc

22 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) Métis

C) First Nations

D) Inuit

23 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) Newfoundland

C) The Province of Canada

D) Lower Canada

24 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Saskatchewan

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

25 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Cabinet

B) The Senate

C) The House of Commons

D) The Government

26 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) New Brunswick

B) Ontario

C) Quebec

D) Nova Scotia

27 / 50

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

A) Nova Scotia

B) Manitoba

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

28 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 31st, 1820

B) July 1st, 1867

C) April 1st, 1999

D) May 1st, 1998

29 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

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

B) A great frontier hero

C) An explorer of western Canada

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

30 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

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

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

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

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

31 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) people who were taught English at school

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

C) People speaking English as a first language

D) People who understand but do not speak English

32 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

B) It gave the French more power.

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

D) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

33 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the least votes

B) The party with the second most votes

C) Any independent candidate

D) The party the Prime Minister selects

34 / 50

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

A) Visiting the province of Quebec

B) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

C) In her office on parliament Hill

D) Going on a vacation

35 / 50

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

A) SIX

B) Five

C) Seven

D) Four

36 / 50

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

A) Canadian Police

B) RMCP

C) CIA

D) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

37 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Ontario

B) Alberta

C) British Columbia

D) Quebec

38 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Victoria

B) Queen Elizabeth Il

C) Queen Anne

D) Queen Elizabeth I

39 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Lumbering

B) Service

C) Natural resources

D) Farming

40 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) London

B) Ottawa

C) Toronto

D) Kingston

41 / 50

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

A) Foreigners

B) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

C) Anyone with the relevant experience

D) Canadian Citizens

42 / 50

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

A) First Nations

B) Métis

C) Acadians

D) Indians

43 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Medal

B) The Queen's Medal

C) Victoria Cross

D) Elizabeth Cross

44 / 50

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

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

B) It made Confederation legal.

C) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

D) It was written by the British government.

45 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) France and China

B) British and France

C) America and British

D) British and Germany

46 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Great Britain

B) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

C) King Charles Il

D) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

47 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Magna Carta

B) Canadian Constitution

C) Habeas Corpus

D) Dominion of Canada

48 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

B) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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

D) West, North, South, East and Central

49 / 50

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

A) Gerhard Herzberg

B) Harold Innis

C) Alexander Graham Bell

D) Marshall McLuhan

50 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) . The most popular sport in Canada

B) The official winter sport

C) The second most popular sport in Canada

D) The official summer sport

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