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 are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

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

C) Navigation

D) Natural resources

2 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Four

D) SIX

3 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Boxing Day

B) Victoria Day

C) Remembrance Day

D) Canada Day

4 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 1st, 1867

B) April 1st, 1999

C) May 1st, 1998

D) July 31st, 1820

5 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

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

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

C) A great frontier hero

D) An explorer of western Canada

6 / 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) Foreigners

D) Canadian Citizens

7 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Ottawa

B) London

C) Toronto

D) Kingston

8 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To regulate government proposals

B) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

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

D) To supervise the government

9 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Lacrosse

B) Golf

C) Basketball

D) Hockey

10 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Councillor

B) Premier

C) Alderman

D) Mayor

11 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Dr. Emily Stowe

B) Madeleine Parent

C) Laura Secord

D) Agnes Macphail

12 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

B) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

C) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

D) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

13 / 50

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

A) Do nothing

B) Can continue

C) Call for by-elections

D) Must resign

14 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the second most votes

B) The party with the least votes

C) The party the Prime Minister selects

D) Any independent candidate

15 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) America and British

B) British and Germany

C) France and China

D) British and France

16 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

B) West, North, South, East and Central

C) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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

17 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Lead, gold and zinc

B) Zinc, lead and aluminum

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Silver, lead and zinc

18 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) Nova Scotia

B) New Brunswick

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

19 / 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 official winter sport

D) . The most popular sport in Canada

20 / 50

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

A) It was written by the British government.

B) It made Confederation legal.

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

D) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

21 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Victoria

C) Queen Elizabeth I

D) Queen Anne

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

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Liberty, equality and fraternity

B) Liberty and pursue of freedom

C) Peace, Order and Good Government

D) Independence and freedom

24 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

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

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 Queen chooses the Prime Minister from this party.

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

25 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Immigrants

B) A jury is made up of citizens.

C) Politicians

D) Judges

26 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

B) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

C) King Charles Il

D) Great Britain

27 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Magna Carta

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Canadian Constitution

D) Dominion of Canada

28 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Senate

B) The Government

C) The House of Commons

D) The Cabinet

29 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) He was a brilliant soldier.

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

C) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

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

30 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Ontario

B) Alberta

C) Quebec

D) British Columbia

31 / 50

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

A) Marshall McLuhan

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Harold Innis

D) Alexander Graham Bell

32 / 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

33 / 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) In her office on parliament Hill

C) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

D) Visiting the province of Quebec

34 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Ontario

C) Saskatchewan

D) Quebec

35 / 50

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

A) 1921

B) 1965

C) 1949

D) 1892

36 / 50

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

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

B) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

C) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

D) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

37 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

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

B) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

C) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

D) It gave the French more power.

38 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) New Brunswick

B) Ontario

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

39 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People who understand but do not speak English

B) People speaking English as a first language

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

D) people who were taught English at school

40 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) New Brunswick and Quebec

B) Alberta and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Quebec

D) Manitoba and Alberta

41 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Service

B) Lumbering

C) Farming

D) Natural resources

42 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Indians

C) First Nations

D) Acadians

43 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Cross

B) Victoria Medal

C) The Queen's Medal

D) Elizabeth Cross

44 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) Lower Canada

C) The Province of Canada

D) Newfoundland

45 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

46 / 50

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

A) Commonwealth Citizens

B) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

C) Canadian citizens

D) British citizens

47 / 50

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

A) Nova Scotia

B) Quebec

C) Ontario

D) Manitoba

48 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Acadians

C) Inuit

D) First Nations

49 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Louis Riel

B) John A. Macdonald

C) Sam Steele

D) George-Étienne Cartier

50 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

B) The prime minister

C) The governor general

D) The premier of Canada

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The average score is 70%

See also

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