Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. Who is above law according to Canadian Constitution?

Select One:
 Judges
 Police
 No one
 Queen and her representatives

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

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

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3. 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

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4. Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin. What is the name of this group who fled to Canada from America in the 1780s?

Select One:
 Underground Railroad Conductors
 Black Loyalists
 Young Canadians for Freedom
 None of the above

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5. What are the first two lines of Canada's national anthem?

Select One:
  O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.
 O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
 O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.
 O Canadian! Our home and private land! True love in all thy sons command.

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6. 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.

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7. What is the Underground Railroad?

Select One:
 The CPR's secret railway line
 The first railway to cross Canada
 The TTC subway system
 A network used by slaves who escaped the United States into Canada

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8. Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

Select One:
 Central Canada
 Northern Canada
 Atlantic Canada
 Southern Ontario

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9. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of Canadian citizenship?

Select One:
 Protecting our environment, buying a house and voting in elections.
 Obeying the law, serving on a jury, voting in elections and helping others in the community.
 Serving in an army, obeying the law and taking responsibility for oneself and one's family.
 Obeying the law, getting a job in the government and serving in Canadian Forces.

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10. "O Canada" was sung for over a century before becoming Canada's national anthem. In which year was the song officially designated by Parliament as our national anthem?

Select One:
 1980
 1958
 1920
 1899

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11. List three ways you can protect the environment.

Select One:
 Recycle, conserve energy and buy bottled water
 Recycle, conserve energy and drive your car to work
 Recycle, conserve energy and mow your lawn
 Recycle, conserve energy and water and join a car pool

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12. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?

Select One:
 Around 100 years.
 Around 200 years.
 More than 300 years
 More than 178 years.

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13. 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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14. What should you do if you don't receive a voter's card?

Select One:
 Call the police
 Call your Member of Parliament
 Contact Elections Canada or visit their website to ensure your name is on the voter's list
 Assume you cannot vote

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15. Name the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders

Select One:
 Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
 Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
 Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Green Party (Elizabeth May), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
 Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Green Party (Elizabeth May)

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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.

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

Select One:
 Rocky Mountains
 Mount Logan
 Blackcomb Mountain
 Yoho Mountain

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18. What year Magna Carta was signed in ?

Select One:
 1245
 1215
 1615
 1125

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19. To what ocean is Newfoundland closest?

Select One:
 Pacific
 Atlantic
 Arctic
 Labrador Sea

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20. From where did the first European settlers in Canada come?

Select One:
 Germany
 France
 England
 Spain

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 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.