Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?

Select One:
 They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
 They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
 They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
 They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts

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2. From where does the name Canada come?

Select One:
 From Kanata, the First Nations word for village.
 From the Inuit word meaning home.
 From the First Nations word meaning land.
 From the Inuit word Kanata meaning nations.

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3. What are the Prairie Provinces?

Select One:
 Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
 Saskatchewan and Alberta.
 Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
 Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.

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4. Who is considered the Father of Manitoba ?

Select One:
 Louis Riel
 Gabriel Dumont
 John A. Macdonald
 William McDougall

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5. Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

Select One:
 Central Canada
 Northern Canada
 Atlantic Canada
 Southern Ontario

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6. How Many Canadians are awarded Highest Honour (Victoria Cross)?

Select One:
 96
 50
 90
 55

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7. 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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8. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?

Select One:
 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax

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9. The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world.

Select One:
 TRUE
 FALSE
 -
 -

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10. Who governs Canada on daily basis at the federal level?

Select One:
 Prime Minister
 Premier
 The Queen
 Governor General

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11. Who represents the Sovereign in Canada?

Select One:
 The Governor General
 The Prime Minister
 The Premier of Province
 The Speaker of National assembly

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12. Who are the Acadians?

Select One:
 The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
 English-speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana
 French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario
 Aboriginal people of the arctic

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13. Which province is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world?

Select One:
 Saskatchewan
 Manitoba
 Ontario
 Alberta

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14. 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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15. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?

Select One:
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier
 Richard B. Bennett
 Pierre E. Trudeau

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

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

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17. What is the Canada Health Act?

Select One:
 Ensures availability of drugs
 Ensures availability of Doctors and Nurses
 Ensures common elements and a basic standard of coverage
 Ensures availability of doctors, Drug and Nurses to Canadians

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18. What is a major river in Quebec?

Select One:
 St. Lawrence River
 Fraser River
 Hudson Bay River
 Amazon River

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19. What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

Select One:
 To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
 To celebrate Confederation.
 To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
 To honour prime ministers who have died.

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20. What are the first two lines of Canada's national anthem?

Select One:
  O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.
 O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
 O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.
 O Canadian! Our home and private land! True love in all thy sons command.

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 Citizenship Test Tips

The passing grade on the Canadian Citizenship test is ..... The Canadian Citizenship Test will consist of 20 questions that will be taken from various sections of "Discover Canada" and you are required to answer 15 questions correctly.

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