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) A jury is made up of citizens.

C) Politicians

D) Judges

2 / 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) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

C) Going on a vacation

D) Visiting the province of Quebec

3 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The House of Commons

B) The Senate

C) The Government

D) The Cabinet

4 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) New Brunswick

B) Nova Scotia

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

5 / 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

6 / 50

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

A) 1965

B) 1921

C) 1949

D) 1892

7 / 50

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

A) Marshall McLuhan

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Alexander Graham Bell

D) Harold Innis

8 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Alberta and Quebec

B) Manitoba and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Alberta

D) New Brunswick and Quebec

9 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) A great frontier hero

B) An explorer of western Canada

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

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

10 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Ontario

C) Alberta

D) Quebec

11 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) . The most popular sport in Canada

B) The official winter sport

C) The official summer sport

D) The second most popular sport in Canada

12 / 50

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

A) First Nations

B) Indians

C) Métis

D) Acadians

13 / 50

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

A) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

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

C) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

D) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

14 / 50

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

A) Ontario

B) Saskatchewan

C) Manitoba

D) Quebec

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

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

17 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Boxing Day

B) Victoria Day

C) Remembrance Day

D) Canada Day

18 / 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

19 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Victoria

B) Queen Elizabeth Il

C) Queen Anne

D) Queen Elizabeth I

20 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

B) West, North, South, East and Central

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

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

21 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Natural resources

B) Farming

C) Lumbering

D) Service

22 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) Who you should vote for

B) Where you should vote

C) The date and time you are allowed to vote

D) The names of the candidates in your election district

23 / 50

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

A) Seven

B) SIX

C) Five

D) Four

24 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Lower Canada

B) Upper Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) The Province of Canada

25 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) Alberta

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

26 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) people who were taught English at school

B) People who understand but do not speak English

C) People speaking English as a first language

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

27 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) France and China

B) British and France

C) British and Germany

D) America and British

28 / 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.

29 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) Any independent candidate

B) The party the Prime Minister selects

C) The party with the least votes

D) The party with the second most votes

30 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The governor general

B) The prime minister

C) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

D) The premier of Canada

31 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To supervise the government

B) To regulate government proposals

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

D) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

32 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

B) Great Britain

C) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

D) King Charles Il

33 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Kingston

B) London

C) Toronto

D) Ottawa

34 / 50

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

A) Can continue

B) Must resign

C) Call for by-elections

D) Do nothing

35 / 50

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

A) Nova Scotia

B) Ontario

C) Quebec

D) Manitoba

36 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

B) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

C) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

D) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

37 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Alderman

B) Councillor

C) Premier

D) Mayor

38 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

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

B) Defence

C) Natural resources

D) Navigation

39 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

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

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 leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.

40 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) John A. Macdonald

B) Louis Riel

C) George-Étienne Cartier

D) Sam Steele

41 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Victoria Medal

B) Victoria Cross

C) Elizabeth Cross

D) The Queen's Medal

42 / 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

43 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) It gave the French more power.

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

C) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

D) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

44 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Canadian Constitution

B) Magna Carta

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Habeas Corpus

45 / 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

46 / 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 was written by the British government.

C) It made Confederation legal.

D) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

47 / 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) Foreigners

D) Anyone with the relevant experience

48 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Ontario

B) Quebec

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

49 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Agnes Macphail

B) Dr. Emily Stowe

C) Laura Secord

D) Madeleine Parent

50 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Lacrosse

B) Golf

C) Basketball

D) Hockey

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