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1. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?


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

2. What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?


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 New Glasgow
 Halifax
 Cape Breton
 Amherst

3. How many Provinces are there in Canada ?


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 7
 13
 10
 3

4. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of:


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 25
 20
 15
 17

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


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 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.

6. Which two are Great Lakes?


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 Huron and Erie
 St. Lawrence and Superior
 Michigan and Okanagan
 Ontario and Okanagan

7. Which of the following non-Canadians are not allowed to do?


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 Get Life Insurance
 Get higher education
 Vote in the Federal and Provincial election
 Buy a house or a property

8. How are Members of Parliament chosen?


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 Appointed by Governor of each province.
 Elected by Canadian citizens.
 Appointed by the Prime Minister
 Appointed by the Queen

9. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?


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 A word that came from Aboriginal language
 It was part of aboriginal culture
 It came from French Common Law
 It came from English common law

10. Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?


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 Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
 Atlantic, Pacific, Bering
 Atlantic, Hudson's Bay, Pacific
 Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic

11. What is the capital city of Ontario?


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 Hamilton
 Toronto
 Ottawa
 Windsor

12. What is a Cabinet Minister?


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 MP selected by the Queen to make laws.
 MP appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.
 MP picked by the Premier of each province.
 Persons appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.

13. What does voting by secret ballot mean?


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 Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
 No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
 No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
 The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.

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


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

15. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?


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 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax

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


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

17. 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

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


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 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

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


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 The French Rebellion
 The Quiet Revolution
 The People's Revolution
 The Riel Rebellion

20. What year Indigenous people got rights to vote in Canada on Federal Level?


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 1960
 1916
 1918
 1922

 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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