Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

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1. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?


Select One:
 Canadian football uses a bigger ball
 Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
 Canadian football is played on a bigger field
 All of above

2. This historic Canadian figure is known as the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada and is also featured on the Canadian $10 bill.


Select One:
  Sir Robert Borden
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Sir Trudeau
 William Lyon Mackenzie King

3. In the Canadian justice system, what are the roles of the courts and the police?


Select One:
 The courts make laws and the police enforce them.
 The courts enforce federal laws and the police enforce provincial laws.
 The courts settle disputes and the police enforce the laws.
 The courts enforce laws and the police settle disputes.

4. What is the capital city of Manitoba?


Select One:
 Winnipeg
 Halifax
 Winkler
 Ottawa

5. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?


Select One:
 If Canadians do not approve of the laws to be passed.
 If a majority of the MPs vote against a major government decision.
 If the Premiers vote against major federal government decisions.
 If Canadians vote against the party in power.

6. In what year did the Iroquois and the French finally make peace?


Select One:
 1701
 1900
 1804
 1943

7. In which year Aboriginal people were given the name 'First Nation'?


Select One:
 1980s
 1970s
 2000
 1820s

8. What do political parties do?


Select One:
 Work with the local governments.
 Follow commands from the Queen.
 Plan for the celebration of Canada Day
 Share ideas about how government should work

9. Which province has the largest Francophone community in western Canada?


Select One:
 Saskatchewan
 Alberta
 Quebec
 Manitoba

10. What is the name of the dried meat, made by Plains Indians and M?tis peoples, that became a staple during the fur trade?


Select One:
 Bison
 Jerk Meat
 Pemmican
 Bannock

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


Select One:
 Quebec
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Ontario

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


Select One:
 Hockey
 Football
 Curling
 Golf

13. Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?


Select One:
 Water for agriculture
 Fishing
 Fresh water and waterways
 Waterways.

14. What does equality under the law mean?


Select One:
 To be protected against any discrimination.
 To be discriminated against.
 To be the same as anywhere in the world.
 To be like anyone else in Canada.

15. What does the Iroquoian word "Kanata" mean?


Select One:
 The Land
 The People
 The Village
 The place

16. Where do more than half of the people in Canada live?


Select One:
 Atlantic Canada
 Central Canada
 Prairies
 Coastal Pacific

17. What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?


Select One:
 Early French settlers, Métis and Indian.
 Métis, First Nations and Inuit.
 Acadians, Métis and First Nations.
 Métis, Inuit and United Empire Loyalists.

18. 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.

19. How is the Prime Minister chosen?


Select One:
 The leader of the party with the most elected Members of Parliament.
 The Queen appoints the Prime Minister.
 The Governor General appoints the Prime Minister.
 The Members of Parliament vote for the Prime Minister.

20. Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?


Select One:
 Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
 Sir John A Macdonald
 Louis Riel
 Robert Baldwin

 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

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