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

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Anne

B) Queen Elizabeth I

C) Queen Victoria

D) Queen Elizabeth Il

2 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Cabinet

B) The Government

C) The Senate

D) The House of Commons

3 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Habeas Corpus

B) Magna Carta

C) Canadian Constitution

D) Dominion of Canada

4 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Hockey

B) Basketball

C) Golf

D) Lacrosse

5 / 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.

6 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The names of the candidates in your election district

B) Where you should vote

C) Who you should vote for

D) The date and time you are allowed to vote

7 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The premier of Canada

B) The prime minister

C) The governor general

D) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

8 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) First Nations

C) Métis

D) Inuit

9 / 50

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

A) Alexander Graham Bell

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Marshall McLuhan

D) Harold Innis

10 / 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

11 / 50

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

A) Indians

B) Métis

C) Acadians

D) First Nations

12 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

B) King Charles Il

C) Great Britain

D) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

13 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Agnes Macphail

B) Dr. Emily Stowe

C) Laura Secord

D) Madeleine Parent

14 / 50

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

A) British citizens

B) Canadian citizens

C) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

D) Commonwealth Citizens

15 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

16 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People speaking English as a first language

B) People who understand but do not speak English

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

D) people who were taught English at school

17 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) New Brunswick

C) Alberta

D) Nova Scotia

18 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) John A. Macdonald

B) George-Étienne Cartier

C) Sam Steele

D) Louis Riel

19 / 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

20 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Canada Day

B) Remembrance Day

C) Boxing Day

D) Victoria Day

21 / 50

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

A) RMCP

B) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

C) CIA

D) Canadian Police

22 / 50

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

A) It made Confederation legal.

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

C) It was written by the British government.

D) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

23 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Judges

B) Immigrants

C) A jury is made up of citizens.

D) Politicians

24 / 50

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

A) Can continue

B) Do nothing

C) Must resign

D) Call for by-elections

25 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Navigation

B) Natural resources

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

D) Defence

26 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Zinc, lead and aluminum

B) Zinc, gold and bronze

C) Lead, gold and zinc

D) Silver, lead and zinc

27 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

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

C) He was a brilliant soldier.

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

28 / 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) Visiting the province of Quebec

C) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

D) In her office on parliament Hill

29 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Ottawa

B) Kingston

C) London

D) Toronto

30 / 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

31 / 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

32 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Alberta

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

33 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Natural resources

B) Lumbering

C) Farming

D) Service

34 / 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

35 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) Ontario

36 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

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

C) It gave the French more power.

D) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

37 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) Newfoundland

C) The Province of Canada

D) Lower Canada

38 / 50

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

A) 1949

B) 1921

C) 1965

D) 1892

39 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) New Brunswick

D) Nova Scotia

40 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 1st, 1867

B) May 1st, 1998

C) July 31st, 1820

D) April 1st, 1999

41 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party the Prime Minister selects

B) The party with the least votes

C) Any independent candidate

D) The party with the second most votes

42 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Saskatchewan

C) Manitoba

D) Quebec

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

D) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

44 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To supervise the government

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

C) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

D) To regulate government proposals

45 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Medal

B) Victoria Cross

C) Elizabeth Cross

D) The Queen's Medal

46 / 50

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

A) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

B) Anyone with the relevant experience

C) Canadian Citizens

D) Foreigners

47 / 50

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

A) Four

B) Seven

C) SIX

D) Five

48 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The second most popular sport in Canada

B) The official winter sport

C) The official summer sport

D) . The most popular sport in Canada

49 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Alderman

B) Mayor

C) Premier

D) Councillor

50 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

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

C) West, North, South, East and Central

D) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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The average score is 71%

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