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

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

2 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Peace, Order and Good Government

B) Independence and freedom

C) Liberty and pursue of freedom

D) Liberty, equality and fraternity

3 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Zinc, lead and aluminum

B) Lead, gold and zinc

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Silver, lead and zinc

4 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) Nova Scotia

C) Quebec

D) New Brunswick

5 / 50

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

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

B) It made Confederation legal.

C) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

D) It was written by the British government.

6 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) The Queen's Medal

B) Elizabeth Cross

C) Victoria Cross

D) Victoria Medal

7 / 50

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

A) Canadian Citizens

B) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

C) Anyone with the relevant experience

D) Foreigners

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 supervise the government

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

9 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth I

B) Queen Anne

C) Queen Victoria

D) Queen Elizabeth Il

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

D) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

11 / 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

12 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

A) Each province elects one representative to form the government. The Queen then chooses the Prime Minister.

B) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The leader of this party becomes 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 Governor General Picks a party and a Prime Minister to run the government.

13 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Magna Carta

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Canadian Constitution

14 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Saskatchewan

C) Quebec

D) Manitoba

15 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) West, North, South, East and Central

B) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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

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

16 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) The Province of Canada

B) Newfoundland

C) Upper Canada

D) Lower Canada

17 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

B) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

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

D) It gave the French more power.

18 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

B) The governor general

C) The prime minister

D) The premier of Canada

19 / 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

20 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) John A. Macdonald

B) Sam Steele

C) Louis Riel

D) George-Étienne Cartier

21 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Remembrance Day

B) Victoria Day

C) Canada Day

D) Boxing Day

22 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Manitoba and Alberta

B) Manitoba and Quebec

C) New Brunswick and Quebec

D) Alberta and Quebec

23 / 50

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

A) First Nations

B) Indians

C) Métis

D) Acadians

24 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Lumbering

B) Service

C) Natural resources

D) Farming

25 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) Any independent candidate

B) The party with the second most votes

C) The party with the least votes

D) The party the Prime Minister selects

26 / 50

A member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

A) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

B) Visiting the province of Quebec

C) In her office on parliament Hill

D) Going on a vacation

27 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Judges

B) Politicians

C) Immigrants

D) A jury is made up of citizens.

28 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Councillor

B) Alderman

C) Mayor

D) Premier

29 / 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) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

C) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

D) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

30 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Government

B) The House of Commons

C) The Senate

D) The Cabinet

31 / 50

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

A) Canadian Police

B) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

C) CIA

D) RMCP

32 / 50

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

A) 1965

B) 1892

C) 1921

D) 1949

33 / 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 speaking English as a first language

D) People who understand but do not speak English

34 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

B) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

C) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

D) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

35 / 50

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

A) Marshall McLuhan

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Gerhard Herzberg

D) Harold Innis

36 / 50

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

A) British citizens

B) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

C) Canadian citizens

D) Commonwealth Citizens

37 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) British Columbia

C) Alberta

D) Nova Scotia

38 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) Where you should vote

B) The date and time you are allowed to vote

C) The names of the candidates in your election district

D) Who you should vote for

39 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Golf

B) Basketball

C) Lacrosse

D) Hockey

40 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Kingston

B) London

C) Toronto

D) Ottawa

41 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Navigation

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

C) Defence

D) Natural resources

42 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) May 1st, 1998

B) April 1st, 1999

C) July 1st, 1867

D) July 31st, 1820

43 / 50

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

A) Must resign

B) Do nothing

C) Call for by-elections

D) Can continue

44 / 50

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

A) SIX

B) Four

C) Five

D) Seven

45 / 50

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

A) Inuit

B) First Nations

C) Acadians

D) Métis

46 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Great Britain

B) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

C) King Charles Il

D) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

47 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Laura Secord

B) Agnes Macphail

C) Dr. Emily Stowe

D) Madeleine Parent

48 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The official winter sport

B) The second most popular sport in Canada

C) The official summer sport

D) . The most popular sport in Canada

49 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Alberta

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

50 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Manitoba

C) Quebec

D) Nova Scotia

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See also

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