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

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) America and British

B) France and China

C) British and France

D) British and Germany

2 / 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 were taught English at school

D) People who understand but do not speak English

3 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

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

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

C) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

D) He was a brilliant soldier.

4 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

5 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

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

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

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

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

6 / 50

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

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

B) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

C) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

D) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

7 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Government

B) The Cabinet

C) The House of Commons

D) The Senate

8 / 50

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

A) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

B) It made Confederation legal.

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

D) It was written by the British government.

9 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) A great frontier hero

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

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

D) An explorer of western Canada

10 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) George-Étienne Cartier

B) John A. Macdonald

C) Sam Steele

D) Louis Riel

11 / 50

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

A) 1921

B) 1965

C) 1949

D) 1892

12 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) Where you should vote

C) The names of the candidates in your election district

D) Who you should vote for

13 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Seven

C) SIX

D) Four

14 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Madeleine Parent

B) Laura Secord

C) Agnes Macphail

D) Dr. Emily Stowe

15 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) Alberta

B) British Columbia

C) New Brunswick

D) Nova Scotia

16 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Acadians

C) First Nations

D) Inuit

17 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Victoria

C) Queen Elizabeth I

D) Queen Anne

18 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the least votes

B) The party the Prime Minister selects

C) Any independent candidate

D) The party with the second most votes

19 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Golf

B) Basketball

C) Hockey

D) Lacrosse

20 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Victoria Day

B) Boxing Day

C) Remembrance Day

D) Canada Day

21 / 50

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

A) Foreigners

B) Anyone with the relevant experience

C) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

D) Canadian Citizens

22 / 50

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

A) Alexander Graham Bell

B) Marshall McLuhan

C) Harold Innis

D) Gerhard Herzberg

23 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) Nova Scotia

C) New Brunswick

D) Quebec

24 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Great Britain

B) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

C) King Charles Il

D) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

25 / 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

26 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Councillor

B) Premier

C) Alderman

D) Mayor

27 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Service

B) Farming

C) Natural resources

D) Lumbering

28 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Manitoba and Alberta

B) Alberta and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Quebec

D) New Brunswick and Quebec

29 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

30 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

B) West, North, South, East and Central

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

D) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

31 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 31st, 1820

B) May 1st, 1998

C) July 1st, 1867

D) April 1st, 1999

32 / 50

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

A) Saskatchewan

B) Ontario

C) Manitoba

D) Quebec

33 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

B) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

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

D) It gave the French more power.

34 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Medal

B) Elizabeth Cross

C) Victoria Cross

D) The Queen's Medal

35 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Canadian Constitution

B) Dominion of Canada

C) Magna Carta

D) Habeas Corpus

36 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) Lower Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) The Province of Canada

37 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Politicians

B) Judges

C) A jury is made up of citizens.

D) Immigrants

38 / 50

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

A) Call for by-elections

B) Do nothing

C) Must resign

D) Can continue

39 / 50

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

A) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

B) British citizens

C) Canadian citizens

D) Commonwealth Citizens

40 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Kingston

B) Ottawa

C) London

D) Toronto

41 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The premier of Canada

B) The governor general

C) The prime minister

D) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

42 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

B) To supervise the government

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

D) To regulate government proposals

43 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

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

B) Navigation

C) Defence

D) Natural resources

44 / 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

45 / 50

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

A) Canadian Police

B) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

C) RMCP

D) CIA

46 / 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) Visiting the province of Quebec

C) Going on a vacation

D) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

47 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Lead, gold and zinc

B) Zinc, gold and bronze

C) Zinc, lead and aluminum

D) Silver, lead and zinc

48 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Manitoba

C) Quebec

D) Nova Scotia

49 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Independence and freedom

B) Peace, Order and Good Government

C) Liberty, equality and fraternity

D) Liberty and pursue of freedom

50 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) Indians

C) First Nations

D) Métis

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