Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore which great Canadian river?

Select One:
 Grand River
 Red River
  St. Lawrence River
 Hillsborough River

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2. 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

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3. Select the answer that lists the Canadian Symbols.

Select One:
 the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, the Parliament Buildings and the beaver
 the maple leaf, Basketball and the beaver
 the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, Niagra Fall and the beaver
 the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf and the beaver

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4. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?

Select One:
 Early 1700s.
 Early 1800s.
 1890s.
 1790s.

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5. What is the largest city in Canada?

Select One:
 Toronto
 Calgary
 Ottawa
 Montreal

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6. Who invented the snowmobile?

Select One:
 Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward
 Joseph-Armand Bombardier
 Alexander Graham Bell
 Sir Sandford Fleming

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7. Who was Louis Riel?

Select One:
 The Prime Minister of Canada during World War I
 A winner of the Victoria Cross
 A Metis leader and the Father of Manitoba
 A Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen

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8. In the Canadian justice system, what are the roles of the courts and the police?

Select One:
 The courts make laws and the police enforce them.
 The courts enforce federal laws and the police enforce provincial laws.
 The courts settle disputes and the police enforce the laws.
 The courts enforce laws and the police settle disputes.

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9. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?

Select One:
 Completed the Trans Canada Railway.
 Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway.
 Offered land at very low cost.
 Completed the St. Lawrence Waterway.

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10. Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?

Select One:
 The best speaker running the election campaign.
 Someone to become the Premier of the province.
 A candidate whom they want to represent them in Parliament
 All candidates in their electoral district.

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11. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?

Select One:
 Prince Edward Island
 Newfoundland and Labrador
 New Brunswick
 Nova Scotia

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12. In 1980, Terry Fox began a cross-country run, the "Marathon of Hope", to raise money for what cause?

Select One:
 Diabetic Research
 Cancer research
 Heart disease
 AIDS

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13. What is the significance of Hockey?

Select One:
 It is the most played sports in canada and also it is the national Summer Sport
 It is the most popular spectator sport in Canada and is also its national winter sport
 Canada won a gold medal in 2008 Olympics for this event
 None of that

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14. How many Provinces are there in Canada ?

Select One:
 7
 13
 10
 3

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15. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?

Select One:
 Atlantic Provinces
 Northern Territories
 Western Provinces
 Prairie Provinces

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16. What is the capital city of New Brunswick?

Select One:
 Monton
 Bathurst
 Saint John
 Fredericton

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17. In what year did Canada become a country?

Select One:
 1867
 1876
 1866
 1800

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18. What is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?

Select One:
 The suffrage motion of women
 The election law
 The women's suffrage movement.
 The women's voting law

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19. If you cannot pay for a lawyer, how can you get legal help?

Select One:
 Borrow money from the government and pay for the lawyer.
 Go to legal aid services in most communities
 Do not go to a court.
 Apply for financial aid from the government to pay for legal fees

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20. 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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 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.