Key Information about Federal Government -  for Canadian Citizenship Test Prepration


Last Update: Oct 30, 2025
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  • Governor General of Canada: Mary Simon - sworn in on July 26, 2021, as the 30th Governor General and the first Indigenous person to hold the office. Click here for her official biography.
  • Prime Minister of Canada: Mark Carney - became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in March 2025 and is the current Prime Minister.
  • Last federal election: Held on April 28, 2025 (the 45th Canadian federal election).
  • Party in power federally: The Liberal Party of Canada
  • Leader of the Official Opposition: Pierre Poilievre - Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, serving as the Leader of the Official Opposition.
  • Federal Official Opposition party: The Conservative Party of Canada.
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    Your Postal Code (e.g. A5B2C6): ( Source: Statistics Canada )
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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.