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1. Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?


Select One:
 Any man who is at least 18 years or older.
 Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old.
 A Canadian citizen who is 16 years or older
 Canadian citizens and landed immigrants


2. Where are the Great Lakes?


Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 Southern Ontario along the border between Canada and the United States.
 Near Niagara Falls


3. Which Canadian imagined the idea for the first telephone at his summer house in Canada?


Select One:
 Thomas Edison
  Mathew Evans
 Henry Woodward
  Alexander Graham Bell


4. Why is the discovery of insulin by Canadians so important?


Select One:
 Helps control abnormal heart beat
 Saves the lives of people with heart disorder
 Insulin treats diabetes which has saved millions of lives worldwide
 Eliminated polio in the World


5. 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


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


Select One:
 Germany
 France
 England
 Spain


7. What do you call the Queen's representative in the Territories?


Select One:
 Member of the Legislative Assembly
 Lieutenant-Governor
 Commissioner
 Sir


8. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologized to First Nation for taking their children and putting them in separate school camps to better assimilate in Canadian Culture


Select One:
 2008
 2001
 1990
 2010


9. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.


Select One:
 Letter
 Memorandum
 Speech
 Document


10. In the 1960s Quebec experienced rapid change. What is this period called?


Select One:
 The French Rebellion
 The Quiet Revolution
 The People's Revolution
 The Riel Rebellion


11. 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


12. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?


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


13. 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.


14. From where does the name Canada come?


Select One:
 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.


15. What year women got rights to vote in Manitoba ?


Select One:
 1984
 1916
 1918
 1922


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


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


17. What is a Voter Information Card?


Select One:
 A form that tells you where and when to vote.
 A letter that lets you know the voting schedule.
 A list tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
 A card to let you register for voting.


18. What is the government of all of Canada called?


Select One:
 National assembly
 Legislature
 Council
 Federal


19. Under Canadian law, why is everybody presumed to be innocent until proven guilty?


Select One:
 No person or group is above the law
 To guarantee the due process under the law
 Men and women are equal under the law
 Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression


20. What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign (Queen) and that of the Prime Minister?


Select One:
 The Sovereign is Head of State, the Prime Minister oversees provincial policies.
 The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of government.
 The Sovereign links Canada to 52 other nations and the Prime Minister is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms.
 The Sovereign is the symbol of Canadian sovereignty and the Prime Minister is her aide.


 Citizenship Test Tips

What language should my supporting documents be in? ..... Unless CIC tells you otherwise, all supporting documents must be in English or French.
If it is not in English or French, you must send it with:
- the English or French translation and
- an affidavit from the person who completed the translation and
- a certified photocopy of the original document