Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.

Select One:
 Letter
 Memorandum
 Speech
 Document

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2. Who are the Québécois?

Select One:
 Descendants of French colonists
 French-speaking Catholics
 People of Quebec
 Aboriginals who settled in Quebec

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3. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Select One:
 French
 Métis
 Chinese
 English

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4. When is Remembrance Day?

Select One:
 November 11th every year.
 November 12th every year.
 November 13th every year.
 The first Monday of November.

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5. This person drew the map of East Coast Canada.

Select One:
 Jacques Cartier
 John Cabot
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 King Charles V

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6. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?

Select One:
 Canadian football uses a bigger ball
 Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
 Canadian football is played on a bigger field
 All of above

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7. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?

Select One:
 Highway
 Roads
 Waterways
 Railway

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8. What does equality under the law mean?

Select One:
 To be protected against any discrimination.
 To be discriminated against.
 To be the same as anywhere in the world.
 To be like anyone else in Canada.

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9. What was the first province in Canada to recognize Women right to vote ?

Select One:
 Ontario
 Manitoba
 Quebec
 British Columbia

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10. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?

Select One:
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier
 Richard B. Bennett
 Pierre E. Trudeau

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11. What are the Prairie Provinces?

Select One:
 Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
 Saskatchewan and Alberta.
 Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
 Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.

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12. What do you call the Queen's representative in the Provinces

Select One:
 Commissioners
 Lieutenant-Governor
 Sir
 Lord

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13. From whom are the Acadians descended?

Select One:
 French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.
 Métis and Inuit.
 First Nations who began settling in what are now the Prairie Provinces in 1600s.
 British colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.

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14. What is the Second most popular sport of Canada?

Select One:
 Hockey
 Football
 Curling
 Golf

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15. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?

Select One:
 1939
 1914
 1907
 1922

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16. Which of the following not a Canadian Invention?

Select One:
 Basketball
 Refrigerator
 Insulin
 Telephone

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17. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?

Select One:
 Jacques Cartier
 Henry Hudson
 John Cabot
 Samuel de Champlain

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18. Which of the following is NOT and official Symbol of Canada recognized by Federal goverment?

Select One:
 The Beaver
 The Moose
 The Maple Tree
 The Canada Coats of Arms

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19. What does a Member of Parliament do?

Select One:
 He or she liaises with the municipal government.
 He or she represents the Queen.
 He or she links Canadians to the federal government.
 He or she works for the Governor General.

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20. When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Constitution?

Select One:
 1975
 1982
 1981
 1980

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 Citizenship Test Tips

What language should my supporting documents be in? ..... Unless CIC tells you otherwise, all supporting documents must be in English or French.
If it is not in English or French, you must send it with:
- the English or French translation and
- an affidavit from the person who completed the translation and
- a certified photocopy of the original document