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

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) The names of the candidates in your election district

C) Where you should vote

D) Who you should vote for

2 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) New Brunswick

B) Ontario

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

3 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Zinc, lead and aluminum

B) Lead, gold and zinc

C) Silver, lead and zinc

D) Zinc, gold and bronze

4 / 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

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) Visiting the province of Quebec

B) In her office on parliament Hill

C) Going on a vacation

D) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

6 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

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

B) An explorer of western Canada

C) A great frontier hero

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

7 / 50

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

A) 1965

B) 1921

C) 1892

D) 1949

8 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

B) West, North, South, East and Central

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

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

9 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Nova Scotia

B) New Brunswick

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

10 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Victoria

B) Queen Anne

C) Queen Elizabeth Il

D) Queen Elizabeth I

11 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Sam Steele

B) Louis Riel

C) George-Étienne Cartier

D) John A. Macdonald

12 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Ontario

B) British Columbia

C) Quebec

D) Alberta

13 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) people who were taught English at school

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

C) People who understand but do not speak English

D) People speaking English as a first language

14 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Four

C) Seven

D) SIX

15 / 50

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

A) Alexander Graham Bell

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Harold Innis

D) Marshall McLuhan

16 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Manitoba

D) Saskatchewan

17 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

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

B) To supervise the government

C) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

D) To regulate government proposals

18 / 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)

19 / 50

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

A) It made Confederation legal.

B) It was written by the British government.

C) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

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

20 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Ottawa

B) Kingston

C) London

D) Toronto

21 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) First Nations

C) Indians

D) Métis

22 / 50

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

A) CIA

B) Canadian Police

C) RMCP

D) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

23 / 50

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

A) Commonwealth Citizens

B) Canadian citizens

C) British citizens

D) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

24 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

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

B) He was a brilliant soldier.

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

D) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

25 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 1st, 1867

B) May 1st, 1998

C) April 1st, 1999

D) July 31st, 1820

26 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Lacrosse

B) Hockey

C) Basketball

D) Golf

27 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Nova Scotia

C) Alberta

D) New Brunswick

28 / 50

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

A) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

B) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

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

D) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

29 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) A jury is made up of citizens.

B) Politicians

C) Immigrants

D) Judges

30 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Agnes Macphail

B) Laura Secord

C) Dr. Emily Stowe

D) Madeleine Parent

31 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Newfoundland

B) Upper Canada

C) Lower Canada

D) The Province of Canada

32 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) British and France

B) France and China

C) British and Germany

D) America and British

33 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Premier

B) Alderman

C) Mayor

D) Councillor

34 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

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

B) It gave the French more power.

C) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

D) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

35 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the second most votes

B) The party the Prime Minister selects

C) Any independent candidate

D) The party with the least votes

36 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Service

B) Farming

C) Natural resources

D) Lumbering

37 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) New Brunswick and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Quebec

C) Alberta and Quebec

D) Manitoba and Alberta

38 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Manitoba

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

39 / 50

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

A) Foreigners

B) Canadian Citizens

C) Anyone with the relevant experience

D) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

40 / 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

41 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Canada Day

B) Victoria Day

C) Remembrance Day

D) Boxing Day

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

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

43 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Medal

B) Elizabeth Cross

C) Victoria Cross

D) The Queen's Medal

44 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The House of Commons

B) The Senate

C) The Cabinet

D) The Government

45 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

B) Navigation

C) Natural resources

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

46 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

B) Great Britain

C) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

D) King Charles Il

47 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Liberty, equality and fraternity

B) Independence and freedom

C) Liberty and pursue of freedom

D) Peace, Order and Good Government

48 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) . The most popular sport in Canada

B) The second most popular sport in Canada

C) The official summer sport

D) The official winter sport

49 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Magna Carta

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Canadian Constitution

50 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) Inuit

C) First Nations

D) Métis

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The average score is 71%

See also

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