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

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

2 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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

C) West, North, South, East and Central

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

3 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Anne

B) Queen Victoria

C) Queen Elizabeth Il

D) Queen Elizabeth I

4 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Agnes Macphail

B) Laura Secord

C) Madeleine Parent

D) Dr. Emily Stowe

5 / 50

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

A) Going on a vacation

B) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

C) Visiting the province of Quebec

D) In her office on parliament Hill

6 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

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

C) Natural resources

D) Navigation

7 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

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

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

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.

8 / 50

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

A) Marshall McLuhan

B) Harold Innis

C) Alexander Graham Bell

D) Gerhard Herzberg

9 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

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

B) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

C) To supervise the government

D) To regulate government proposals

10 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) America and British

B) British and France

C) British and Germany

D) France and China

11 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

B) The premier of Canada

C) The prime minister

D) The governor general

12 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The second most popular sport in Canada

B) The official summer sport

C) The official winter sport

D) . The most popular sport in Canada

13 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Councillor

B) Premier

C) Mayor

D) Alderman

14 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

15 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Judges

B) Politicians

C) Immigrants

D) A jury is made up of citizens.

16 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Cabinet

B) The Senate

C) The Government

D) The House of Commons

17 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Four

D) SIX

18 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) Nova Scotia

C) British Columbia

D) Alberta

19 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the least votes

B) Any independent candidate

C) The party with the second most votes

D) The party the Prime Minister selects

20 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

B) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

C) Great Britain

D) King Charles Il

21 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Natural resources

B) Service

C) Lumbering

D) Farming

22 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Saskatchewan

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

23 / 50

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

A) Canadian Citizens

B) Anyone with the relevant experience

C) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

D) Foreigners

24 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Elizabeth Cross

B) Victoria Cross

C) The Queen's Medal

D) Victoria Medal

25 / 50

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

A) Call for by-elections

B) Can continue

C) Must resign

D) Do nothing

26 / 50

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

A) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

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

C) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

D) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

27 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) Indians

C) First Nations

D) Métis

28 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Hockey

B) Lacrosse

C) Golf

D) Basketball

29 / 50

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

A) Inuit

B) First Nations

C) Métis

D) Acadians

30 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

B) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

C) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

D) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

31 / 50

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

A) Canadian citizens

B) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

C) British citizens

D) Commonwealth Citizens

32 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Lower Canada

B) Upper Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) The Province of Canada

33 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

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

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

C) He was a brilliant soldier.

D) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

34 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Dominion of Canada

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Magna Carta

D) Canadian Constitution

35 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) A great frontier hero

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

C) An explorer of western Canada

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

36 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) Who you should vote for

C) Where you should vote

D) The names of the candidates in your election district

37 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People who understand but do not speak English

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

C) People speaking English as a first language

D) people who were taught English at school

38 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) George-Étienne Cartier

B) Louis Riel

C) Sam Steele

D) John A. Macdonald

39 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Toronto

B) Ottawa

C) Kingston

D) London

40 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) Manitoba

41 / 50

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

A) 1949

B) 1921

C) 1965

D) 1892

42 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 1st, 1867

B) April 1st, 1999

C) May 1st, 1998

D) July 31st, 1820

43 / 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

44 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Remembrance Day

B) Boxing Day

C) Canada Day

D) Victoria Day

45 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Peace, Order and Good Government

B) Independence and freedom

C) Liberty, equality and fraternity

D) Liberty and pursue of freedom

46 / 50

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

A) Canadian Police

B) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

C) CIA

D) RMCP

47 / 50

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

A) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

B) It was written by the British government.

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

D) It made Confederation legal.

48 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Lead, gold and zinc

B) Zinc, lead and aluminum

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Silver, lead and zinc

49 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) New Brunswick

B) Nova Scotia

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

50 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

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

C) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

D) It gave the French more power.

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