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1. What was the first language O Canada was written in ?


Select One:
 Inuit & Huron Language (Aboriginal)
 French
 English
 Both English and French


2. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?


Select One:
 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax


3. What do political parties do?


Select One:
 Work with the local governments.
 Follow commands from the Queen.
 Plan for the celebration of Canada Day
 Share ideas about how government should work


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:


Select One:
 25
 20
 15
 17


5. What is the highest honor available to Canadians?


Select One:
 Elizabeth Cross
 Victoria Cross
 The Queen's Medal
 Victoria Medal


6. What are the three group of nations that are considered founding peoples for Canada ?


Select One:
 Metis, British, French
 Metis, Americans, British
 French, British, Aboriginals
 Aboriginals, Americans, British


7. 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


8. 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


9. When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?


Select One:
 The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election
 March 1st every five years after the last election
 There's no fixed date of Canada's federal election
 The second Friday in September every four years following the most recent election


10. How is the Prime Minister chosen?


Select One:
 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.


11. 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


12. What does a Member of Parliament do?


Select One:
 He or she liaises with the municipal government.
 He or she represents the Queen.
 He or she links Canadians to the federal government.
 He or she works for the Governor General.


13. How many electoral districts are there in Canada?


Select One:
 355
 287
 338 (as per Google)
 308 (as per Discover Canada book)


14. What do you mark on a federal election ballot?


Select One:
 The candidate's name
 The party's name
 An X
 The number for the candidate


15. Which province is the most populous Prairie province ?


Select One:
 Alberta
 Saskatchewan
 Prince Edward Island
 Northwest Territories


16. How can you help to protect the environment?


Select One:
 Drive a car to go to and come back from work by yourself.
 Walking, cycling, taking transit or carpooling wherever possible.
 Use electric car instead of gas car.
 Do not buy gas at a higher price.


17. Who is above law according to Canadian Constitution?


Select One:
 Judges
 Police
 No one
 Queen and her representatives


18. What year was Confederation?


Select One:
 1871
 1870
 1898
 1867


19. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?


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


20. What is the tower in the center of the Parliament buildings called?


Select One:
 CN Tower
 Peace Tower.
 Canada Tower
 Peaceful Tower


 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.