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 forms a jury?

A) Immigrants

B) Judges

C) A jury is made up of citizens.

D) Politicians

2 / 50

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

A) Canadian Police

B) RMCP

C) CIA

D) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

3 / 50

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

A) Canadian citizens

B) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

C) Commonwealth Citizens

D) British citizens

4 / 50

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

A) 1949

B) 1892

C) 1921

D) 1965

5 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Quebec

C) Ontario

D) Alberta

6 / 50

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

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

B) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

C) It was written by the British government.

D) It made Confederation legal.

7 / 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

8 / 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

9 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The premier of Canada

B) The governor general

C) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

D) The prime minister

10 / 50

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

A) Métis

B) Indians

C) First Nations

D) Acadians

11 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

B) It gave the French more power.

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

D) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

12 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) Nova Scotia

C) Quebec

D) New Brunswick

13 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Cross

B) Elizabeth Cross

C) The Queen's Medal

D) Victoria Medal

14 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

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

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

C) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

D) He was a brilliant soldier.

15 / 50

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

A) Inuit

B) Métis

C) Acadians

D) First Nations

16 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) May 1st, 1998

B) July 1st, 1867

C) April 1st, 1999

D) July 31st, 1820

17 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Quebec

C) Ontario

D) Nova Scotia

18 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Farming

B) Natural resources

C) Service

D) Lumbering

19 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Alberta

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

20 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

B) West, North, South, East and Central

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

D) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

21 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Newfoundland

B) Lower Canada

C) Upper Canada

D) The Province of Canada

22 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Alberta and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Alberta

C) Manitoba and Quebec

D) New Brunswick and Quebec

23 / 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 her office on parliament Hill

B) Going on a vacation

C) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

D) Visiting the province of Quebec

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

D) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

25 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Mayor

B) Alderman

C) Premier

D) Councillor

26 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Senate

B) The House of Commons

C) The Government

D) The Cabinet

27 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Canada Day

B) Boxing Day

C) Victoria Day

D) Remembrance Day

28 / 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

29 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The official summer sport

B) The official winter sport

C) . The most popular sport in Canada

D) The second most popular sport in Canada

30 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) An explorer of western Canada

B) A great frontier hero

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

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

31 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

B) Natural resources

C) Navigation

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

32 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) John A. Macdonald

B) Louis Riel

C) Sam Steele

D) George-Étienne Cartier

33 / 50

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

A) Saskatchewan

B) Quebec

C) Manitoba

D) Ontario

34 / 50

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

A) Call for by-elections

B) Do nothing

C) Must resign

D) Can continue

35 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People speaking English as a first language

B) People who understand but do not speak English

C) people who were taught English at school

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

36 / 50

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

A) Gerhard Herzberg

B) Harold Innis

C) Marshall McLuhan

D) Alexander Graham Bell

37 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth I

B) Queen Anne

C) Queen Elizabeth Il

D) Queen Victoria

38 / 50

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

A) Five

B) Four

C) SIX

D) Seven

39 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) New Brunswick

C) Quebec

D) Nova Scotia

40 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the least votes

B) Any independent candidate

C) The party with the second most votes

D) The party the Prime Minister selects

41 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Silver, lead and zinc

B) Zinc, lead and aluminum

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Lead, gold and zinc

42 / 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

43 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) France and China

B) British and Germany

C) British and France

D) America and British

44 / 50

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

A) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

B) Foreigners

C) Canadian Citizens

D) Anyone with the relevant experience

45 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Dr. Emily Stowe

B) Laura Secord

C) Madeleine Parent

D) Agnes Macphail

46 / 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 leader of this party becomes 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.

47 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Hockey

B) Basketball

C) Lacrosse

D) Golf

48 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Toronto

B) Kingston

C) London

D) Ottawa

49 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) King Charles Il

B) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

C) Great Britain

D) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

50 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Magna Carta

B) Canadian Constitution

C) Habeas Corpus

D) Dominion of Canada

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See also

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