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1. Who is credited with establishing the first permanent European settlement in what became Canada?


Select One:
 Jacques Cartier
 Samuel de Champlain
 Henry Hudson
 Christopher Columbus


2. What is the capital city of Manitoba?


Select One:
 Winnipeg
 Halifax
 Winkler
 Ottawa


3. What was the name of the new country formed in Confederation?


Select One:
 Canadian Confederation
 Dominion of Canada
 Britain
 Canada


4. One third of all Canadians live in which province?


Select One:
 Quebec
 British Columbia
 Ontario
 Northwest Territories


5. Name the five Great lakes between Canada and United States.


Select One:
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe
 Lake Erie, Hudson's Bay, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
 Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Niagara, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior


6. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologized to First Nation for taking their children and putting them in separate school camps to better assimilate in Canadian Culture


Select One:
 2008
 2001
 1990
 2010


7. What does voting by secret ballot mean?


Select One:
 Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
 No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
 No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
 The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.


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


Select One:
 Quebec
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Ontario


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


Select One:
 Hockey
 Football
 Curling
 Golf


10. Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?


Select One:
 Any man who is at least 18 years or older.
 Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old.
 A Canadian citizen who is 16 years or older
 Canadian citizens and landed immigrants


11. Which national project to connect Canadians across the country began in 1871 and was completed six years ahead of schedule in 1885, with the final section constructed in Craigellachie, British Columbia?


Select One:
 Canadian Pacific Railway
 Trans-Canada Highway
 Telephone lines
 Trans-Canada Trail


12. Which of the following is the role of the police in Canada?


Select One:
 Conduct or support land warfare, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions
 Keep people safe and to enforce the law
 Responsible for providing national security intelligence to the Government
 Resolver of disputes and interpreter of the law


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


Select One:
 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


14. What is a “party platform”?


Select One:
 Place where the party headquarter exists
 the plans a political party develops for what they would do in government
 policies developed by the leaders of each party
 Place where party was officially started


15. What is the capital city of Quebec?


Select One:
 Gatineau
 Ottawa
 Montreal
 Quebec City


16. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?


Select One:
 French
 Métis
 Chinese
 English


17. Who donated the Stanley Cup to the National Hockey League?


Select One:
  Lord Stanley, Governor General (1888 - 1893)
 Bill Stanley
 Stanley Bill
 Stanley Lord


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


Select One:
 Due Process
 Justice
 Fairness
 Liberty


19. How are Members of Parliament chosen?


Select One:
 Appointed by Governor of each province.
 Elected by Canadian citizens.
 Appointed by the Prime Minister
 Appointed by the Queen


20. How is the government formed after an election?


Select One:
 The Premiers of each province vote for the party to be in power.
 The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.
 The Queen selects a party to form the government.
 The Governor General proposes a plan to form the government.


 Citizenship Test Tips

What language should my supporting documents be in? ..... Unless CIC tells you otherwise, all supporting documents must be in English or French.
If it is not in English or French, you must send it with:
- the English or French translation and
- an affidavit from the person who completed the translation and
- a certified photocopy of the original document