Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023 [UPDATED]

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023 [UPDATED]: There are a total of 50 multiple choice and true-false questions answers. Our Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023 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 2023.

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test 2023

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

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

A) True

B) False

2 / 50

Which of the following is not the coast of Canada

A) The Pacific Ocean

B) The Arctic

C) The Atlantic Ocean

D) The Gulf of Mexico

3 / 50

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

A) Ottawa

B) Montréal

C) Québec city

D) Toronto

4 / 50

Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America.

A) True

B) False

5 / 50

Who are the Acadians?

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

B) Aboriginal people of the arctic

C) French-speaking Catholics who live in Ontario

D) English speaking refugees who settled in Ontario

6 / 50

Who discovered insulin?

A) Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward

B) Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best

C) Dr. John A. Hopps

D) Dr. Wilder Penfield

7 / 50

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

A) Quebec

B) Alberta

C) Ontario

D) Newfoundland and Labrador

8 / 50

Chinese languages are the second most-spoken at home.

A) True

B) False

9 / 50

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

A) John Cabot

B) Georges Cartier

C) Jacques Cartier

D) Jean Talon

10 / 50

The great majority of Canadians identify as Christians.

A) True

B) False

11 / 50

What happens when the federal government loses a confidence vote?

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

B) The Prime Minister loses his job.

C) The official opposition party takes power.

D) An election is called.

12 / 50

What level of government passes 'by-laws'?

A) Provincial

B) Senators

C) Municipal or local government

D) Federal

13 / 50

Who is the Queen's representative in Canada?

A) The Premier

B) The Prime Minister

C) The Prime Minister's spouse

D) The Governor General of Canada

14 / 50

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

A) False

B) True

15 / 50

The first European who explore the St Lawrence River?

A) Jacques Cartier

B) William Cormack

C) Christopher Columbus

D) John Cabot

16 / 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

17 / 50

What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?

A) Member of Parliament

B) Member of the Patriots

C) Minister of Parliament

D) Master of the Province

18 / 50

Canada first start appearing on maps?

A) 1450s

B) 1550s

C) 1750s

D) 1650s

19 / 50

Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada.

A) False

B) True

20 / 50

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

A) Contact Election Canada.

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

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

D) Call your local municipality.

21 / 50

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

A) False

B) True

22 / 50

Who was Sir George-Étienne Cartier?

A) The first French-Canadian Prime Minister

B) A railway lawyer and Montrealer

C) Canada's first Prime minister

D) The first head of a responsible government

23 / 50

Who proclaimed the amended Constitution of Canada in 1982?

A) Queen Elizabeth II

B) The Senate

C) The people of Canada

D) The Prime Minister

24 / 50

What are the parties that are not in power called?

A) Opposition parties

B) Opponents parties

C) Rival parties

D) Tea parties

25 / 50

Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?

A) British Columbia

B) New Brunswick

C) Alberta

D) Prince Edward Island

26 / 50

Majority of Canadian Christians are affiliated to ______?

A) Baptist

B) Orthodox

C) Methodist

D) Catholic

27 / 50

What are the colors of the Canadian Flag?

A) Blue and white

B) Red and blue

C) Red and white

D) Green and white

28 / 50

Which of these Canadian tribes lived by farming and hunting?

A) Sioux

B) Iroquois

C) Dene

D) Cree

29 / 50

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

A) Maritime provinces

B) Prairie provinces

C) Quebec

D) Central Canada

30 / 50

How is the Prime Minister chosen?

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

B) The MPs' vote on the Prime Minister

C) The Queen appoints the Prime Minister

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

31 / 50

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

A) Multiculturalism, Peace, and Order

B) War, Order, and Good Government

C) Peace, Order and Good government

D) Mobility Rights, Order, and Good Government

32 / 50

Who is the greatest Canadian hockey player?

A) Mark Tewksbury

B) Wayne Gretzky

C) Donovan Bailey

D) Terry Fox

33 / 50

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

A) False

B) True

34 / 50

Which was the last province to join Canada?

A) Prince Edward Island

B) Manitoba

C) Newfoundland

D) Yukon

35 / 50

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

A) Scottish

B) Polish

C) Dutch

D) Ukrainian

36 / 50

European explorers called the native people "Indians" because?

A) They thought they reached the East Indies

B) They thought they looked like Indians

C) They believed that native people migrated from Asia

D) Native people's introduced themselves as Indian

37 / 50

Modern Canadian society is largely derived from which ethnic origin?

A) French and Danish

B) English and German

C) French and German

D) English and French

38 / 50

How is a Cabinet Minister chosen?

A) By the senators

B) By the Queen

C) By the Prime Minister

D) By the voters

39 / 50

Canada has compulsory military service.

A) True

B) False

40 / 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.

41 / 50

Which of these Canadian tribes was nomadic?

A) Cree

B) Iroquois

C) Sioux

D) Inuit

42 / 50

What is a major river in Quebec?

A) St. Lawrence River

B) Niagara

C) Hudson's Bay

D) Fraser River

43 / 50

Canada is often referred as ____ ?

A) The land of lakes

B) The land of immigrants

C) The land of freedom

D) The land of opportunities

44 / 50

What is Canada's system of government called?

A) Parliamentary government

B) Communism

C) Military Rule

D) Dictatorship

45 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Saskatchewan

C) British Columbia

D) Quebec

46 / 50

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

A) False

B) True

47 / 50

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

A) Québec

B) Ontario

C) New Brunswick

D) Manitoba

48 / 50

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

A) Reginald Fessenden

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Terry Fox

D) Rick Hansen

49 / 50

When did the United Empire Loyalists come to Canada?

A) Late 1700s

B) Late 1600s

C) Early 1600s

D) Early 1700s

50 / 50

What does M.N.A. stand for?

A) Member of the National Association

B) Member of the National Aid

C) Member of the National Airline

D) Member of the National Assembly

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The average score is 74%

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