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.

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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) First Nations

B) Acadians

C) Métis

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

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Dominion of Canada

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Magna Carta

D) Canadian Constitution

4 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Premier

B) Mayor

C) Councillor

D) Alderman

5 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Quebec

B) Nova Scotia

C) New Brunswick

D) Ontario

6 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) Who you should vote for

C) The names of the candidates in your election district

D) Where you should vote

7 / 50

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

A) 1965

B) 1892

C) 1949

D) 1921

8 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Service

B) Farming

C) Lumbering

D) Natural resources

9 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Liberty and pursue of freedom

B) Peace, Order and Good Government

C) Independence and freedom

D) Liberty, equality and fraternity

10 / 50

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

A) Seven

B) Five

C) SIX

D) Four

11 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) An explorer of western Canada

B) A great frontier hero

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

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

12 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

B) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

C) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

D) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

13 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Toronto

B) Ottawa

C) Kingston

D) London

14 / 50

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

A) Marshall McLuhan

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Gerhard Herzberg

D) Harold Innis

15 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Alberta and Quebec

B) New Brunswick and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Alberta

D) Manitoba and Quebec

16 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

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

B) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

C) It gave the French more power.

D) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

17 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) New Brunswick

B) Nova Scotia

C) British Columbia

D) Alberta

18 / 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)

19 / 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 made Confederation legal.

D) It was written by the British government.

20 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Victoria Day

B) Boxing Day

C) Canada Day

D) Remembrance Day

21 / 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

22 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The second most popular sport in Canada

B) . The most popular sport in Canada

C) The official winter sport

D) The official summer sport

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) Visiting the province of Quebec

B) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

C) Going on a vacation

D) In her office on parliament Hill

24 / 50

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

A) Manitoba

B) Quebec

C) Ontario

D) Nova Scotia

25 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) King Charles Il

B) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

C) Great Britain

D) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

26 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Louis Riel

B) George-Étienne Cartier

C) John A. Macdonald

D) Sam Steele

27 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) April 1st, 1999

B) July 31st, 1820

C) July 1st, 1867

D) May 1st, 1998

28 / 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.

29 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Manitoba

C) Saskatchewan

D) Quebec

30 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) people who were taught English at school

B) People speaking English as a first language

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

D) People who understand but do not speak English

31 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

B) To regulate government proposals

C) To supervise the government

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

32 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Immigrants

B) A jury is made up of citizens.

C) Politicians

D) Judges

33 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Cross

B) Victoria Medal

C) The Queen's Medal

D) Elizabeth Cross

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

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.

35 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Navigation

B) Natural resources

C) Defence

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

36 / 50

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

A) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

B) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

C) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

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

37 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Lacrosse

B) Hockey

C) Basketball

D) Golf

38 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the least votes

B) The party with the second most votes

C) Any independent candidate

D) The party the Prime Minister selects

39 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) British Columbia

D) Alberta

40 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Lower Canada

B) Upper Canada

C) The Province of Canada

D) Newfoundland

41 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) France and China

B) British and Germany

C) America and British

D) British and France

42 / 50

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

A) First Nations

B) Inuit

C) Métis

D) Acadians

43 / 50

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

A) Foreigners

B) Canadian Citizens

C) Anyone with the relevant experience

D) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

44 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Zinc, lead and aluminum

B) Silver, lead and zinc

C) Zinc, gold and bronze

D) Lead, gold and zinc

45 / 50

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

A) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

B) RMCP

C) Canadian Police

D) CIA

46 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Quebec

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) Ontario

47 / 50

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

A) Commonwealth Citizens

B) Canadian citizens

C) British citizens

D) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

48 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Victoria

C) Queen Elizabeth I

D) Queen Anne

49 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Madeleine Parent

B) Dr. Emily Stowe

C) Laura Secord

D) Agnes Macphail

50 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

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

B) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

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

D) West, North, South, East and Central

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The average score is 71%

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