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 has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Alberta

D) British Columbia

2 / 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

3 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Habeas Corpus

B) Dominion of Canada

C) Magna Carta

D) Canadian Constitution

4 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Manitoba and Alberta

B) Alberta and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Quebec

D) New Brunswick and Quebec

5 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Anne

C) Queen Victoria

D) Queen Elizabeth I

6 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

B) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

C) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

D) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

7 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The official summer sport

B) The official winter sport

C) The second most popular sport in Canada

D) . The most popular sport in Canada

8 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Politicians

B) Judges

C) A jury is made up of citizens.

D) Immigrants

9 / 50

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

A) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

B) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

C) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

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

10 / 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

11 / 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.

12 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Government

B) The Cabinet

C) The House of Commons

D) The Senate

13 / 50

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

A) Harold Innis

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Gerhard Herzberg

D) Marshall McLuhan

14 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Premier

B) Mayor

C) Councillor

D) Alderman

15 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 31st, 1820

B) April 1st, 1999

C) July 1st, 1867

D) May 1st, 1998

16 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

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

B) A great frontier hero

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

D) An explorer of western Canada

17 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Louis Riel

B) John A. Macdonald

C) Sam Steele

D) George-Étienne Cartier

18 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To supervise the government

B) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

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

D) To regulate government proposals

19 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

20 / 50

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

A) It was written by the British government.

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

C) It made Confederation legal.

D) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

21 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Elizabeth Cross

B) Victoria Cross

C) Victoria Medal

D) The Queen's Medal

22 / 50

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

A) Nova Scotia

B) Quebec

C) Manitoba

D) Ontario

23 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) British and France

B) America and British

C) British and Germany

D) France and China

24 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The names of the candidates in your election district

B) Where you should vote

C) The date and time you are allowed to vote

D) Who you should vote for

25 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

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

B) people who were taught English at school

C) People speaking English as a first language

D) People who understand but do not speak English

26 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

B) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

C) Great Britain

D) King Charles Il

27 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Lacrosse

B) Hockey

C) Basketball

D) Golf

28 / 50

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

A) 1892

B) 1949

C) 1921

D) 1965

29 / 50

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

A) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

B) British citizens

C) Commonwealth Citizens

D) Canadian citizens

30 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Victoria Day

B) Boxing Day

C) Canada Day

D) Remembrance Day

31 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

B) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

C) West, North, South, East and Central

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

32 / 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

33 / 50

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

A) Acadians

B) Métis

C) First Nations

D) Inuit

34 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Saskatchewan

C) Quebec

D) Manitoba

35 / 50

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

A) Four

B) SIX

C) Five

D) Seven

36 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

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

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

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

D) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The Queen chooses the Prime Minister from this party.

37 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

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

B) Natural resources

C) Defence

D) Navigation

38 / 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

39 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Madeleine Parent

B) Laura Secord

C) Dr. Emily Stowe

D) Agnes Macphail

40 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Independence and freedom

B) Peace, Order and Good Government

C) Liberty, equality and fraternity

D) Liberty and pursue of freedom

41 / 50

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

A) CIA

B) RMCP

C) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

D) Canadian Police

42 / 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) Going on a vacation

C) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

D) In her office on parliament Hill

43 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Ottawa

B) London

C) Toronto

D) Kingston

44 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The premier of Canada

B) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

C) The prime minister

D) The governor general

45 / 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.

46 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) The Province of Canada

B) Upper Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) Lower Canada

47 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Farming

B) Natural resources

C) Service

D) Lumbering

48 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Acadians

C) First Nations

D) Indians

49 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) Nova Scotia

C) British Columbia

D) Alberta

50 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Nova Scotia

B) New Brunswick

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

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