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1. Name the five Great lakes between Canada and United States.


Select One:
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe
 Lake Erie, Hudson's Bay, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Niagara, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior


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


Select One:
 Landed immigrants
 Canadian citizens.
 British citizens
 USA citizens


3. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?


Select One:
 Education, health care, natural resources and policing.
 National defence, foreign policy, highways and aboriginal affairs.
 Education, foreign policy, natural resources and policing.
 National defence, health care, citizenship and firefighting.


4. What is a minority government?


Select One:
 The party in power holds less than half of the seats in the House of Commons.
 The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.
 The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the Senate.
 The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons and the Senate.


5. What does crown mean for Canadians?


Select One:
 The Crown contain symbols of England, France, Scotland and Ireland as well as red maple leaves
 The Crown is a symbol of Government, including Parliament, legislatures, courts, police services and the armed forces
 A national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, which in Latin means from sea to sea
 Reflecting the Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization in which democracy originated


6. Which TERRITORY shares a border with another country?


Select One:
 Northwest Territories
 Yukon Territory.
 British Columbia
 Alberta


7. Which of following sports are official in Canada?


Select One:
 Basketball and curling
 Hockey and basketball
 Soccer and curling
 Hockey and Lacrosse


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


Select One:
 Vancouver
 Edmonton
 Victoria
 Calgary


9. Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?


Select One:
 Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 Newfoundland and British Columbia.
 British Columbia and Yukon.
 Prince Edward Island and Ontario.


10. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?


Select One:
 They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
 They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
 They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
 They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts


11. What is the capital city of Canada?


Select One:
 Ottawa
 Montreal
 Toronto
 Quebec


12. Which province is Canada's leading wheat producer?


Select One:
 New Brunswick.
 Manitoba
 Saskatchewan
 Alberta


13. Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?


Select One:
 Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
 Atlantic, Pacific, Bering
 Atlantic, Hudson's Bay, Pacific
 Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic


14. How is the Prime Minister chosen?


Select One:
 The leader of the party with the most elected Members of Parliament.
 The Queen appoints the Prime Minister.
 The Governor General appoints the Prime Minister.
 The Members of Parliament vote for the Prime Minister.


15. Which of the following criteria gives the right to vote?


Select One:
 Have driving License
 Landed Immigrant
 On an official voters' list
 Own a house/Property in the riding


16. Who are Francophone?


Select One:
 People speaking French as a first language.
 Descendants of French colonists
 People speaking English as a first language
 French people.


17. What is the tower in the center of the Parliament buildings called?


Select One:
 CN Tower
 Peace Tower.
 Canada Tower
 Peaceful Tower


18. When did settlers from France first establish communities on the St. Lawrence River?


Select One:
 Early 1500s.
 Early 1600s.
 Mid 1700s.
 Late 1800s.


19. What is the Canadian Constitution?


Select One:
 The laws which formed the country.
  A system of laws and conventions which our country governs itself by.
 Municipal and local bylaws.
 The laws which govern the Territories in Canada.


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.