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1. Which national project to connect Canadians across the country began in 1871 and was completed six years ahead of schedule in 1885, with the final section constructed in Craigellachie, British Columbia?


Select One:
 Canadian Pacific Railway
 Trans-Canada Highway
 Telephone lines
 Trans-Canada Trail


2. Which animal is an official symbol of Canada?


Select One:
 The eagle
 The lion
 The tiger
 The beaver


3. If you cannot pay for a lawyer, how can you get legal help?


Select One:
 Borrow money from the government and pay for the lawyer.
 Go to legal aid services in most communities
 Do not go to a court.
 Apply for financial aid from the government to pay for legal fees


4. What country is Canada's largest trading partner?


Select One:
 Japan
 China
 United States of America
 Pakistan


5. How is the government formed after an election?


Select One:
 The Premiers of each province vote for the party to be in power.
 The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.
 The Queen selects a party to form the government.
 The Governor General proposes a plan to form the government.


6. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?


Select One:
 Abolished slavery in Canada
 Women achieved the right to vote
 Introduction of employment insurance
 Quebec experienced an era of rapid change


7. Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge important to Canadians?


Select One:
 It was the last battle of the First World War
 It has come to symbolise Canada's coming of age as a nation
 It was an important victory in the Boer War
 Out of it was formed the Canadian Corps


8. Give an example of how you can participate in Community?


Select One:
 Mind your own business. Live and Let Live
 Keep your property tidy
 Have a party
 Join a community group


9. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?


Select One:
 Completed the Trans Canada Railway.
 Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway.
 Offered land at very low cost.
 Completed the St. Lawrence Waterway.


10. Fill in the blank: Canada is ____________ Constitutional monarchy in North America.


Select One:
 First
 Last
 Only
 Not


11. Where did the name Alberta came from ?


Select One:
 Comes from the Huron-Iroquois language
 Named after a French Leader
 Named after a daughter of Queen Victoria
 Was proposed when it officially became a province in 1905


12. Which city provides important shipping and air links across the Pacific Ocean?


Select One:
 Vancouver
 Edmonton
 Victoria
 Calgary


13. In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?


Select One:
 All regions
 The Prairies and the North
 The North and Great Lakes regions
 The Great Lakes regions and Prairies.


14. Canada's national colours are:


Select One:
 Red and white and blue
 Red and White
 Red and Blue
 White and Blue


15. Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?


Select One:
 Canada exports very little goods to USA
 They are largest trading partners
 The Canada/USA relationship is the closest and the most extensive in the world
 They share longest undefended border


16. Canada's economy of the 17th and 18th century depended mainly on:


Select One:
 Invensions
 Tourism
 Fur Trade
 All of above


17. Which countries fought in the War of 1812?


Select One:
 United Kingdom and United States of America
 France, Great Britain and United States of America
 Canada and United States of America
 British Empire and United States of America.


18. What is a polling station?


Select One:
 Place where you vote.
 Campaign offices for candidates.
 Member of Parliament's constituency.
 Place where the number of votes are counted.


19. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?


Select One:
 Rocky Mountains
 Mount Logan
 Blackcomb Mountain
 Yoho Mountain


20. Which legal document recognizes the cultural diversity of Canadians?


Select One:
 The Multicultural Act of the United Nations.
 British Charter of Freedoms
 Canadian Multiculturalism Act
 Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms


 Citizenship Test Tips

What was the last update to Discover Canada and Citizenship Test Regulations ..... On September 30, 2010, regulatory amendments came which resulted in an update to "Discover Canada" and the way the "Canadian Citizeship Test" is conducted.

With these new regulations,
- The mandatory question requirement is removed, which means you don't automatically fail by giving wrong answer for certain type of question (that was the case previously);
- You are only required to give 15 correct answers out of 20;

For the contents of the tests, applicants are now supposed to have an adequate knowledge about
- National symbols of Canada
- Canadian Cultural and Social History;
- Canadian Goverment Hierarchy and Monarchy;
- Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges of Citizenship;

Check out Format of Canadian Citizenship Test to get more details.