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1. What does - official language rights and minority language educational rights - mean?


Select One:
 French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government.
 French is more important in Quebec and English is more important in other provinces.
 All languages have equal status in Canada's government.
 English is more important than French in Canada.


2. Which one is true about discovery of Insulin?


Select One:
 Insulin was discovered by two Canadian Scientists
 Insulin was discovered by a US Scientist with a Canadian by his side
 Insulin discovery was done by an immigrant who just arrived in Canada
 Insulin was discovered by a non-Canadian Student


3. Name the three levels of government in Canada.


Select One:
 Federal, provincial or territorial and state
 Federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
 Federal, state and municipal
 Federal, provincial or territorial and local


4. 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)


5. What is a ballot?


Select One:
 A form that tells you when and where to vote.
 A dance.
 A form for voting.
 An official who counts the number of votes.


6. Who are the Acadians?


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 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


7. 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


8. Paul Henderson scored the winning goal for Canada in the Canada-Soviet Summit Series in hockey. In what year was this goal, often referred to as "the goal heard around the world," scored?


Select One:
 1972
 1967
 1983
 1980


9. 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


10. Which province is Canada's leading wheat producer?


Select One:
 New Brunswick.
 Manitoba
 Saskatchewan
 Alberta


11. What is the Second most popular sport of Canada?


Select One:
 Hockey
 Football
 Curling
 Golf


12. Which province is the only officially bilingual province?


Select One:
 New Brunswick
 Quebec
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario


13. What is Canada's national winter sport ?


Select One:
 Ice Hockey
 Cross-country skiing
 Curling
 Figure skating


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


Select One:
 Central Canada
 Northern Canada
 Atlantic Canada
 Southern Ontario


15. What does the Canadian justice system guarantee to everyone?


Select One:
 Due Process
 Justice
 Fairness
 Liberty


16. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?


Select One:
 Prince Edward Island
 Newfoundland and Labrador
 New Brunswick
 Nova Scotia


17. Which three legal rights are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?


Select One:
 Mobility rights, official language rights and Aboriginal peoples' rights.
 Freedom of expression, right to buy a property and right to a fair trial.
 Right to have a job, to live and work anywhere in Canada and right to life.
 Right to become a Prime Minister, freedom of life and freedom of voting.


18. Where are the Parliament Buildings located?


Select One:
 Ottawa
 Toronto
 Montreal
 Quebec City


19. Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore which great Canadian river?


Select One:
 Grand River
 Red River
  St. Lawrence River
 Hillsborough River


20. When did the British North America Act came into effect?


Select One:
 July 1, 1867
 July 1, 1887
 July 1, 1900
 July 1, 1857


 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.