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1. What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign (Queen) and that of the Prime Minister?


Select One:
 The Sovereign is Head of State, the Prime Minister oversees provincial policies.
 The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of government.
 The Sovereign links Canada to 52 other nations and the Prime Minister is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms.
 The Sovereign is the symbol of Canadian sovereignty and the Prime Minister is her aide.

2. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.


Select One:
 Letter
 Memorandum
 Speech
 Document

3. What are three key facts about Canada's system of government?


Select One:
 A kingdom, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
 A federal nation, a constitutional democracy and a parliamentary monarchy.
 A socialist country, a constitutional democracy and a parliamentary monarchy.
 A federal state, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.

4. 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.

5. What does 'Habeas corpus' means ?


Select One:
 Name given to a deceased person
 Family of deceased
 Name that refers to the rights of a person that has died
 The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state

6. What do you call a law before it is passed?


Select One:
 A proposal of a law
 A new law.
 A bill.
 A proposed law

7. On July 5, 1916, the assembly of the No. 2 Construction Battalion was approved. Why was this battalion different from the rest of the military's battalions?


Select One:
 It was Canada's first, and only, all-black battalion
 It was Canada's first, and only, battalion consisting of only construction workers
  It was Canada's first, and only, all-female battalion
  It was Canada's first, and only, Francophone battalion

8. From whom are the Acadians descended?


Select One:
 French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.
 Métis and Inuit.
 First Nations who began settling in what are now the Prairie Provinces in 1600s.
 British colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.

9. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Grains and Oilseed?


Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 British Columbia
 Saskatchewan

10. 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

11. Which province is the most populous Prairie province ?


Select One:
 Alberta
 Saskatchewan
 Prince Edward Island
 Northwest Territories

12. Who are the Aboriginal people of Canada?


Select One:
 The descendents of first Australian Immigrants
 The first European settlers to arrive in Canada
 The first people to live in Canada
 The first settlers of Newfoundland

13. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?


Select One:
 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax

14. What song is Canada's Royal anthem?


Select One:
 O Canada
 God Save the Queen
 I swear thee
 I will stand and protect

15. In Canada, which temperature scale is used to measure temperature?
That should be easy eh!


Select One:
 Celsius
 Fahrenheit
 Both
 

16. What year was Confederation?


Select One:
 1871
 1870
 1898
 1867

17. Which two fundamental freedoms are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?


Select One:
 Freedom of belief and freedom of religion.
 Aboriginal peoples' rights and to volunteer.
 Equal employment rights and opportunities
 Basic living rights and obey laws.

18. What is Canada's system of governance?


Select One:
 Police state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
 Federal state, Provincial state and constitutional monarchy
 Federal state, parliamentary democracy and dictatorship
 Federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

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


Select One:
 British Columbia
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario
 Saskatchewan

20. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?


Select One:
 Around 100 years.
 Around 200 years.
 More than 300 years
 More than 178 years.

 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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