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1. What does equality under the law mean?


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 To be protected against any discrimination.
 To be discriminated against.
 To be the same as anywhere in the world.
 To be like anyone else in Canada.

2. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?


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 Canadian football uses a bigger ball
 Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
 Canadian football is played on a bigger field
 All of above

3. Which province is the most populous Prairie province ?


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 Alberta
 Saskatchewan
 Prince Edward Island
 Northwest Territories

4. When was Great Charter of Freedoms signed ?


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 1215
 1245
 1615
 1225

5. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Grains and Oilseed?


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 Ontario
 Quebec
 British Columbia
 Saskatchewan

6. Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?


Select One:
 Landed immigrants
 Canadian citizens.
 British citizens
 USA citizens

7. The federal government is responsible for which of the following under the Constitution:


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 Citizenship and criminal justice
 International trade and Aboriginal affairs
 National defence and foreign policy
 All of the above

8. What are the provinces of the Atlantic?


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 Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
 New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
 Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

9. Which two are Great Lakes?


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

10. Who is Canada's Head of State?


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 A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King).
 Prime Minister
 Members of parliament
 Governor General of Canada.

11. Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?


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 Inuit
 First Nations
 Métis
 Acadians and Inuit

12. How many electoral districts are there in Canada?


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

13. Les Automatistes of Québec were:


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 A political organisation
 Pioneering modern abstract artists
 A musical group who raised Quebecers? morale during the Depression
 One of largest mechanical engineering companies

14. Which province is known as the Land of 100,000 Lakes?


Select One:
 Quebec
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Ontario

15. Which party becomes the Official Opposition?


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 The opposition party with the most MPs.
 The party picked by the Queen.
 The opposition party with the least votes.
 The opposition party with the most votes.

16. What does crown mean for Canadians?


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 The Crown contain symbols of England, France, Scotland and Ireland as well as red maple leaves
 The Crown is a symbol of Government, including Parliament, legislatures, courts, police services and the armed forces
 A national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, which in Latin means from sea to sea
 Reflecting the Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization in which democracy originated

17. What is the name of the dried meat, made by Plains Indians and M?tis peoples, that became a staple during the fur trade?


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 Bison
 Jerk Meat
 Pemmican
 Bannock

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


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 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)

19. On July 5, 1916, the assembly of the No. 2 Construction Battalion was approved. Why was this battalion different from the rest of the military's battalions?


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 It was Canada's first, and only, all-black battalion
 It was Canada's first, and only, battalion consisting of only construction workers
  It was Canada's first, and only, all-female battalion
  It was Canada's first, and only, Francophone battalion

20. 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

 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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