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1. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?


Select One:
 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax


2. In 1813, Laura Secord, pioneer wife and mother of five children, made a dangerous 30-kilometre journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of a planned American attack. Her bravery contributed to the British-Canadian victory at the Battle of:


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 Beaver Dams
 Secord House
 Sweet River
 Thamesford Harbour


3. Where did the name Alberta came from ?


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 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


4. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?


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 Céline Dion
 Bryan Adams
 Gordon Lightfoot
 Calixa Lavall&eactue;e


5. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?


Select One:
 Louis St. Laurent
 Robert Borden
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Queen Elizabeth


6. What is a minority government?


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 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.


7. Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?


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


8. In what year did Canada become a country?


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 1867
 1876
 1866
 1800


9. What was the name of the new country formed in Confederation?


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 Canadian Confederation
 Dominion of Canada
 Britain
 Canada


10. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?


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


11. 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.


12. When did the British North America Act came into effect?


Select One:
 July 1, 1867
 July 1, 1887
 July 1, 1900
 July 1, 1857


13. Name three requirements you must meet in order to vote in a federal election.


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 Canadian citizen, at least 21 years old, and on the list of electors.
 Working for the government, at least 21 years old, and Canadian citizen.
 Canadian citizen, at least 16 years old, and on the list of voters.
 Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and on the voters' list.


14. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?


Select One:
 Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
 The Duke of Wellington
 Major-General Robert Ross
 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry


15. What is the name of the Canadian who created worldwide system of standard time zones?


Select One:
 Sir Sandford Fleming
 Reginald Fessenden
 Matthew Evans
 Henry Woodward


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


Select One:
 Invensions
 Tourism
 Fur Trade
 All of above


17. What is the highest court in Canada?


Select One:
 Supreme Court
 Federal Judiciary
 Superior Court
 High Court


18. Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?


Select One:
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Prairie provinces
 West Coast.


19. 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


20. The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area is located between the province of Ontario and the United States of America and is called:


Select One:
 Lake Superior
 Lake Erie
 Lake Ontario
 Great Slave Lake


 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.