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1. How is the government formed after an election?


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 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.

2. How is the Prime Minister chosen?


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 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.

3. Who governs Canada on daily basis at the federal level?


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 Prime Minister
 Premier
 The Queen
 Governor General

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


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

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


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 Japan
 China
 United States of America
 Pakistan

6. What are the Prairie Provinces?


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 Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
 Saskatchewan and Alberta.
 Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
 Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.

7. What are the three parts of Parliament?


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 The House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
 The Governor General, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
 The Queen, the House of Commons and the Senate.
 The Queen, Governor General and Prime Minister.

8. What is the oldest national park in Canada?


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 Fundy National Park
 Glacier National Park
 Waterton Lakes National Park
 Banff National Park

9. What year Magna Carta was signed in ?


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 1245
 1215
 1615
 1125

10. What is the final step before a bill becomes a law?


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 Approved by the Governor General.
 Approved by the Queen.
 Approved by all the Senators.
 Approved by the Governors.

11. How is a Cabinet Minister chosen ?


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 By the Queen
 By the Governor General
 By the voters
 By the Prime Minister

12. What does Confederation mean?


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 The combination of neighborhood to build a larger community.
 The joining of provinces to become a new country.
 The United States Confederate army came to settle in Canada.
 The merger of colonies to form a province.

13. Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?


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 Ontario
 Alberta
 British Columbia.
 Quebec

14. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?


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 Education, foreign policy and transportation
 Health care, natural resources and transportation
 National defence, health care and transportation
 Social and community Health, snow removal and transportation.

15. What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?


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 Early French settlers, Métis and Indian.
 Métis, First Nations and Inuit.
 Acadians, Métis and First Nations.
 Métis, Inuit and United Empire Loyalists.

16. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Hydro-electricity?


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 Quebec
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Nova Scotia

17. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologize in the House of Commons for the Chinese Head Tax that was imposed on Chinese newcomers in 1885?


Select One:
 2005
 2000
 2006
 2007

18. Which legal documents protect the rights of Canadians with regards to the official languages?


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 British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
 Official English Act.
 Canadian Constitution and Official Languages Act.
 Canadian Constitution.

19. From where does the name Canada come?


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 From Kanata, the First Nations word for village.
 From the Inuit word meaning home.
 From the First Nations word meaning land.
 From the Inuit word Kanata meaning nations.

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


Select One:
 It made changes to the Citizenship Act.
 Canada can modify the Constitution without the approval from the British Government.
 The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.
 It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

 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.

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