Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2022 [UPDATED]

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2022 [UPDATED]: There are a total of 50 multiple choice and true-false questions answers. Our Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2022 will help you prepare to become a Canadian citizen.

You can check your score at the end of this quiz. This practice test is designed to help you prepare for and pass your Canadian Citizenship Test in 2022.

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2022

The citizenship test is usually a written test, but it could be an interview. You will be tested on two basic requirements for citizenship: 1) knowledge of Canada and of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and 2) adequate knowledge of English or French.

Name of the Test	Canadian Citizenship Test
Total Number of Questions	50 sample questions
Questions Format	True/False and MCQs
Minimum Passing Score	75 %
Test Language	English

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

1 / 50

The three founding peoples are Aboriginal, Americans, and British.

A) True

B) False

2 / 50

Which of the following is not one of the 13 largest ethnic groups in Canada?

A) Scottish

B) Dutch

C) Polish

D) Ukrainian

3 / 50

The "Inuit", means “human” in the Inuktitut language.

A) False

B) True

4 / 50

Modern Canadian society is largely derived from which ethnic origin?

A) English and German

B) English and French

C) French and German

D) French and Danish

5 / 50

Who was the first person to draw a map of Canada's east coast?

A) Georges Cartier

B) Jean Talon

C) Jacques Cartier

D) John Cabot

6 / 50

Which of these Canadian tribes was nomadic?

A) Sioux

B) Cree

C) Inuit

D) Iroquois

7 / 50

Which of the following is not the coast of Canada

A) The Pacific Ocean

B) The Gulf of Mexico

C) The Atlantic Ocean

D) The Arctic

8 / 50

How is the Prime Minister chosen?

A) The Queen appoints the Prime Minister

B) The MPs' vote on the Prime Minister

C) The Governor General with the Senators appoint the Prime Minister

D) The leader of the party with the most elected Member of Parliament

9 / 50

When did the United Empire Loyalists come to Canada?

A) Late 1700s

B) Early 1700s

C) Early 1600s

D) Late 1600s

10 / 50

Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?

A) Quebec

B) Maritime provinces

C) Central Canada

D) Prairie provinces

11 / 50

Canada is a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a federal state.

A) False

B) True

12 / 50

What is a major river in Quebec?

A) Niagara

B) Fraser River

C) Hudson's Bay

D) St. Lawrence River

13 / 50

Why is the North sometimes called the 'Land of the idnight Sun'?

A) The Northern lights appear at midnight.

B) It is closer to the Sun.

C) It is night most of the time.

D) Summer daylight can last up to 24 hours.

14 / 50

In 1608 Samuel de Champlain built a fortress in an area which is now called ___?

A) Toronto

B) Ottawa

C) Montréal

D) Québec city

15 / 50

What is Canada's system of government called?

A) Parliamentary government

B) Dictatorship

C) Communism

D) Military Rule

16 / 50

The great majority of Canadians identify as Christians.

A) False

B) True

17 / 50

Chinese languages are the second most-spoken at home.

A) True

B) False

18 / 50

Who was Sir George-Étienne Cartier?

A) The first head of a responsible government

B) Canada's first Prime minister

C) The first French-Canadian Prime Minister

D) A railway lawyer and Montrealer

19 / 50

Who discovered insulin?

A) Dr. John A. Hopps

B) Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward

C) Dr. Wilder Penfield

D) Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best

20 / 50

Which province is Canada's main producer of pulp and paper?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) British Columbia

D) Saskatchewan

21 / 50

Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada.

A) True

B) False

22 / 50

What are the colors of the Canadian Flag?

A) Red and blue

B) Blue and white

C) Green and white

D) Red and white

23 / 50

What should you do if you do not receive a voter information card before an election?

A) Turn up at your nearest polling station on election day.

B) Call your local municipality.

C) Contact Election Canada.

D) You should assume you were not chosen to vote.

24 / 50

What level of government passes 'by-laws'?

A) Senators

B) Federal

C) Provincial

D) Municipal or local government

25 / 50

Who proclaimed the amended Constitution of Canada in 1982?

A) The people of Canada

B) The Prime Minister

C) The Senate

D) Queen Elizabeth II

26 / 50

Canada first start appearing on maps?

A) 1750s

B) 1450s

C) 1550s

D) 1650s

27 / 50

What principles out of the following is Canada's constitution based on?

A) Peace, Order and Good government

B) War, Order, and Good Government

C) Mobility Rights, Order, and Good Government

D) Multiculturalism, Peace, and Order

28 / 50

Canada has compulsory military service.

A) False

B) True

29 / 50

Who is the greatest Canadian hockey player?

A) Mark Tewksbury

B) Donovan Bailey

C) Wayne Gretzky

D) Terry Fox

30 / 50

Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America.

A) True

B) False

31 / 50

Which of the following is the oldest colony of British Empire in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Newfoundland and Labrador

C) Ontario

D) Alberta

32 / 50

Which of these Canadian tribes lived by farming and hunting?

A) Iroquois

B) Sioux

C) Cree

D) Dene

33 / 50

European explorers called the native people "Indians" because?

A) Native people's introduced themselves as Indian

B) They believed that native people migrated from Asia

C) They thought they looked like Indians

D) They thought they reached the East Indies

34 / 50

Which of the following is Canada's only officially bilingual province?

A) Québec

B) Ontario

C) New Brunswick

D) Manitoba

35 / 50

Which was the last province to join Canada?

A) Prince Edward Island

B) Newfoundland

C) Manitoba

D) Yukon

36 / 50

Majority of Canadian Christians are affiliated to ______?

A) Orthodox

B) Baptist

C) Methodist

D) Catholic

37 / 50

Canada is often referred as ____ ?

A) The land of freedom

B) The land of opportunities

C) The land of lakes

D) The land of immigrants

38 / 50

Magna Carta is also known as the "Great Charter of Canadians".

A) True

B) False

39 / 50

’Anse aux Meadows' is a World Heritage site as well as National Historic Site of Canada.

A) True

B) False

40 / 50

The first European who explore the St Lawrence River?

A) Jacques Cartier

B) Christopher Columbus

C) William Cormack

D) John Cabot

41 / 50

How is a Cabinet Minister chosen?

A) By the senators

B) By the voters

C) By the Queen

D) By the Prime Minister

42 / 50

Who circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

A) Gerhard Herzberg

B) Terry Fox

C) Rick Hansen

D) Reginald Fessenden

43 / 50

Who is the Queen's representative in Canada?

A) The Prime Minister

B) The Premier

C) The Prime Minister's spouse

D) The Governor General of Canada

44 / 50

Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?

A) Prince Edward Island

B) British Columbia

C) New Brunswick

D) Alberta

45 / 50

What does M.N.A. stand for?

A) Member of the National Association

B) Member of the National Airline

C) Member of the National Assembly

D) Member of the National Aid

46 / 50

What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?

A) Member of Parliament

B) Member of the Patriots

C) Master of the Province

D) Minister of Parliament

47 / 50

What are the parties that are not in power called?

A) Opposition parties

B) Tea parties

C) Rival parties

D) Opponents parties

48 / 50

What happens when the federal government loses a confidence vote?

A) The Prime Minister loses his job.

B) The official opposition party takes power.

C) The Prime Minister is no longer the leader of his party.

D) An election is called.

49 / 50

Who are the Acadians?

A) English speaking refugees who settled in Ontario

B) The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604

C) Aboriginal people of the arctic

D) French-speaking Catholics who live in Ontario

50 / 50

Who is the father of Manitoba and defender of métis right?

A) Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

B) Sir John A. Macdonald

C) Sir William Riel

D) Louis Riel

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The average score is 74%

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