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1. Why is the North sometimes called the - Land of the Midnight Sun- ?


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 Fall daylight can last up to 24 hours.
 Summer daylight can last up to 24 hours
 Winter daylight can last up to 24 hours
 Spring daylight can last up to 24 hours

2. Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin. What is the name of this group who fled to Canada from America in the 1780s?


Select One:
 Underground Railroad Conductors
 Black Loyalists
 Young Canadians for Freedom
 None of the above

3. Which Province of Canada was once known as "breadbasket of the world"?


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 British Columbia
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario
 Saskatchewan

4. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?


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 A word that came from Aboriginal language
 It was part of aboriginal culture
 It came from French Common Law
 It came from English common law

5. What are three minerals still being mined in the territories today?


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 Zinc, gold and tin
 Silver, lead and zinc
 Gold, lead and zinc
 Tin, lead and aluminum

6. "O Canada" was sung for over a century before becoming Canada's national anthem. In which year was the song officially designated by Parliament as our national anthem?


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 1980
 1958
 1920
 1899

7. From where does the name Canada come?


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 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.

8. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of Canadian citizenship?


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 Protecting our environment, buying a house and voting in elections.
 Obeying the law, serving on a jury, voting in elections and helping others in the community.
 Serving in an army, obeying the law and taking responsibility for oneself and one's family.
 Obeying the law, getting a job in the government and serving in Canadian Forces.

9. When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Constitution?


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 1975
 1982
 1981
 1980

10. What is the Underground Railroad?


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 The CPR's secret railway line
 The first railway to cross Canada
 The TTC subway system
 A network used by slaves who escaped the United States into Canada

11. What is a polling station?


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 Place where you vote.
 Campaign offices for candidates.
 Member of Parliament's constituency.
 Place where the number of votes are counted.

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


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 Prime Minister
 Premier
 The Queen
 Governor General

13. Which province the highest mountain of Canada, 'Logan', is located in ?


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 Alberta
 Yukon
 Prince Edward Island
 Northwest Territories

14. How are Senators chosen?


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 By the Premiers of all provinces
 Appointed by the Prime Minister
 Chosen by Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General of Canada
 Appointed by the Queen

15. What is the final step before a bill becomes a law?


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 Approved by the Governor General.
 Approved by the Queen.
 Approved by all the Senators.
 Approved by the Governors.

16. What is the capital city of Nunavut?


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 Cambridge Bay
 Arviat
 Iqaluit
 Arctic Bay

17. What is a Cabinet Minister?


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 MP selected by the Queen to make laws.
 MP appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.
 MP picked by the Premier of each province.
 Persons appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.

18. What does due Process mean in Canada?


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 You must prove your innocence in court
 The law applies to everyone in Canada, except judges and politicians
 The government must respect all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law
 Government must respect most of the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law

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


Select One:
 TRUE
 FALSE
 -
 -

20. Who are Anglophones?


Select One:
 People speaking English as a first language.
 English speaking Aboriginal peoples.
 British people
 People speaking French as a first language

 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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