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

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

A) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

B) Going on a vacation

C) In her office on parliament Hill

D) Visiting the province of Quebec

2 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To supervise the government

B) To regulate government proposals

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

D) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

3 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Boxing Day

B) Remembrance Day

C) Victoria Day

D) Canada Day

4 / 50

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

A) First Nations

B) Métis

C) Acadians

D) Inuit

5 / 50

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

A) Canadian citizens

B) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

C) Commonwealth Citizens

D) British citizens

6 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Four

D) SIX

7 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) The Province of Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) Lower Canada

8 / 50

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

A) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

B) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

C) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

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

9 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) New Brunswick and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Alberta

C) Manitoba and Quebec

D) Alberta and Quebec

10 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Canadian Constitution

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Magna Carta

11 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth I

B) Queen Elizabeth Il

C) Queen Victoria

D) Queen Anne

12 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Councillor

B) Premier

C) Alderman

D) Mayor

13 / 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

14 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Louis Riel

B) John A. Macdonald

C) Sam Steele

D) George-Étienne Cartier

15 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

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

B) Defence

C) Natural resources

D) Navigation

16 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

B) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

C) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

D) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

17 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Golf

B) Lacrosse

C) Hockey

D) Basketball

18 / 50

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

A) 1921

B) 1949

C) 1892

D) 1965

19 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Cross

B) Elizabeth Cross

C) Victoria Medal

D) The Queen's Medal

20 / 50

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

A) Must resign

B) Call for by-elections

C) Can continue

D) Do nothing

21 / 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 most popular sport in Canada

D) The official winter sport

22 / 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.

23 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

24 / 50

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

A) First Nations

B) Acadians

C) Indians

D) Métis

25 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Laura Secord

B) Dr. Emily Stowe

C) Agnes Macphail

D) Madeleine Parent

26 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Lead, gold and zinc

B) Zinc, gold and bronze

C) Silver, lead and zinc

D) Zinc, lead and aluminum

27 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

28 / 50

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

A) Gerhard Herzberg

B) Marshall McLuhan

C) Harold Innis

D) Alexander Graham Bell

29 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) New Brunswick

B) Ontario

C) Quebec

D) Nova Scotia

30 / 50

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

A) RMCP

B) Canadian Police

C) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

D) CIA

31 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) people who were taught English at school

B) People who understand but do not speak English

C) People speaking English as a first language

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

32 / 50

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

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Manitoba

D) Nova Scotia

33 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) Who you should vote for

B) The date and time you are allowed to vote

C) The names of the candidates in your election district

D) Where you should vote

34 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Ottawa

B) London

C) Kingston

D) Toronto

35 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) A jury is made up of citizens.

B) Politicians

C) Immigrants

D) Judges

36 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) April 1st, 1999

B) July 1st, 1867

C) May 1st, 1998

D) July 31st, 1820

37 / 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.

38 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Liberty, equality and fraternity

B) Peace, Order and Good Government

C) Liberty and pursue of freedom

D) Independence and freedom

39 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) Any independent candidate

B) The party the Prime Minister selects

C) The party with the second most votes

D) The party with the least votes

40 / 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 was written by the British government.

C) It made Confederation legal.

D) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

41 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

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

B) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

C) He was a brilliant soldier.

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

42 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) British and Germany

B) France and China

C) America and British

D) British and France

43 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

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

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

C) An explorer of western Canada

D) A great frontier hero

44 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Natural resources

B) Farming

C) Lumbering

D) Service

45 / 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

46 / 50

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

A) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

B) Foreigners

C) Canadian Citizens

D) Anyone with the relevant experience

47 / 50

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

A) Saskatchewan

B) Manitoba

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

48 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Government

B) The House of Commons

C) The Cabinet

D) The Senate

49 / 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

50 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) Nova Scotia

B) New Brunswick

C) British Columbia

D) Alberta

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