Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. Where did the name Alberta came from ?

Select One:
 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

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2. Where do more than half of the people in Canada live?

Select One:
 Atlantic Canada
 Central Canada
 Prairies
 Coastal Pacific

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3. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?

Select One:
 1939
 1914
 1907
 1922

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4. Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge important to Canadians?

Select One:
 It was the last battle of the First World War
 It has come to symbolise Canada's coming of age as a nation
 It was an important victory in the Boer War
 Out of it was formed the Canadian Corps

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5. 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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6. What is the role of the Opposition parties?

Select One:
 To draft bills to be passed.
 To cause problems for the Prime Minister.
 To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
 To help the Prime Minister.

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7. Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?

Select One:
 Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
 Sir John A Macdonald
 Louis Riel
 Robert Baldwin

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8. What should you do if you don't receive a voter's card?

Select One:
 Call the police
 Call your Member of Parliament
 Contact Elections Canada or visit their website to ensure your name is on the voter's list
 Assume you cannot vote

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9. What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?

Select One:
 Member of Parliament.
 Master of the Province
 Member of the Patriots
 Minister of Parliament.

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10. 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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11. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?

Select One:
 Within 4 years of the most recent election.
 When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister
 The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will
 Within 5 years of the last election

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12. When did the name Canada begin first appearing on maps?

Select One:
 1880
 1920
 1550
 1760

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13. Who was the Group of Seven in modern Canada?

Select One:
 Seven Canadian soldiers in World War I.
 A group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s
 A group of Aboriginal peoples.
 Seven athletes who won Olympic gold medals.

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14. What is the highest court in Canada?

Select One:
 Supreme Court
 Federal Judiciary
 Superior Court
 High Court

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

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

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16. In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

Select One:
 Natural resources
 Auto Industry
 Farming
 Service

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17. 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

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18. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?

Select One:
 Around 100 years.
 Around 200 years.
 More than 300 years
 More than 178 years.

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19. Which city provides important shipping and air links across the Pacific Ocean?

Select One:
 Vancouver
 Edmonton
 Victoria
 Calgary

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20. The British North America Act of 1867 united Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Today, Upper and Lower Canada are known as _______ and Quebec.

Select One:
 Quebec
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Kingston

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 Citizenship Test Tips

Content of Canadian Citizenship Test ..... Remember the exam paper is generally designed for the country-wide purpose and the actual test contains very less questions specific to a province or a local city.

You are required to show adequate knowledge in following fields.
- 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.