Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers [UPDATED]

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

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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 group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?

A) Métis

B) First Nations

C) Acadians

D) Indians

2 / 50

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

A) Can continue

B) Call for by-elections

C) Must resign

D) Do nothing

3 / 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.

4 / 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) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

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

5 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) The Queen's Medal

B) Victoria Cross

C) Victoria Medal

D) Elizabeth Cross

6 / 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 allowed the French to move into Quebec.

D) It gave the French more power.

7 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Victoria

C) Queen Elizabeth I

D) Queen Anne

8 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The governor general

B) The premier of Canada

C) The prime minister

D) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

9 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Habeas Corpus

B) Dominion of Canada

C) Magna Carta

D) Canadian Constitution

10 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Great Britain

B) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

C) King Charles Il

D) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

11 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) Alberta

B) British Columbia

C) New Brunswick

D) Nova Scotia

12 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) A great frontier hero

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

C) An explorer of western Canada

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

13 / 50

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

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Nova Scotia

D) Manitoba

14 / 50

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

A) Gerhard Herzberg

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Harold Innis

D) Marshall McLuhan

15 / 50

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

A) It made Confederation legal.

B) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

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

D) It was written by the British government.

16 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Judges

B) Immigrants

C) A jury is made up of citizens.

D) Politicians

17 / 50

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

A) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

B) RMCP

C) CIA

D) Canadian Police

18 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Canada Day

B) Remembrance Day

C) Boxing Day

D) Victoria Day

19 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Independence and freedom

B) Liberty, equality and fraternity

C) Peace, Order and Good Government

D) Liberty and pursue of freedom

20 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party the Prime Minister selects

B) Any independent candidate

C) The party with the second most votes

D) The party with the least votes

21 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) New Brunswick

D) Nova Scotia

22 / 50

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

A) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

B) Canadian Citizens

C) Anyone with the relevant experience

D) Foreigners

23 / 50

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

A) 1949

B) 1921

C) 1965

D) 1892

24 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Kingston

B) Toronto

C) London

D) Ottawa

25 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) Where you should vote

B) Who you should vote for

C) The date and time you are allowed to vote

D) The names of the candidates in your election district

26 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Alberta and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Alberta

C) New Brunswick and Quebec

D) Manitoba and Quebec

27 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Agnes Macphail

B) Madeleine Parent

C) Laura Secord

D) Dr. Emily Stowe

28 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) British and France

B) British and Germany

C) America and British

D) France and China

29 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Four

D) SIX

30 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Sam Steele

B) Louis Riel

C) George-Étienne Cartier

D) John A. Macdonald

31 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Hockey

B) Basketball

C) Lacrosse

D) Golf

32 / 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 some part of Montreal where she was elected

C) In her office on parliament Hill

D) Going on a vacation

33 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Lumbering

B) Natural resources

C) Service

D) Farming

34 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

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

B) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

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

D) He was a brilliant soldier.

35 / 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

36 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Inuit

C) First Nations

D) Acadians

37 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) West, North, South, East and Central

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

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

D) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

38 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Newfoundland

B) Lower Canada

C) Upper Canada

D) The Province of Canada

39 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

40 / 50

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

A) Commonwealth Citizens

B) British citizens

C) Canadian citizens

D) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

41 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

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

B) People who understand but do not speak English

C) people who were taught English at school

D) People speaking English as a first language

42 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The House of Commons

B) The Government

C) The Cabinet

D) The Senate

43 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

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

C) To regulate government proposals

D) To supervise the government

44 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Alderman

B) Premier

C) Mayor

D) Councillor

45 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Manitoba

D) Saskatchewan

46 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Silver, lead and zinc

B) Lead, gold and zinc

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Zinc, lead and aluminum

47 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Natural resources

B) Defence

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

D) Navigation

48 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

B) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

C) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

D) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

49 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) . The most popular sport in Canada

B) The official summer sport

C) The second most popular sport in Canada

D) The official winter sport

50 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Nova Scotia

B) Ontario

C) New Brunswick

D) Quebec

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See also

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