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


Select One:
 Prime Minister
 Premier
 The Queen
 Governor General


2. What year did Canada enact a free trade agreement with the United States?


Select One:
 1988
 1967
 1982
 1990


3. What is a ballot?


Select One:
 A form that tells you when and where to vote.
 A dance.
 A form for voting.
 An official who counts the number of votes.


4. What leaf is on the Canadian flag?


Select One:
 Birch
 Oak
 Bay Leaf
 Maple Leaf


5. Name the battle which United States lost near Niagara Falls, in the War of 1812. Hint: Sir Isaac Brock, Governor of Upper Canada and Commander-in-Chief, was killed in the battle.


Select One:
 Plains of Abraham
 Niagara Falls
 Queenston Heights
 Independence


6. Which of the following criteria gives the right to vote?


Select One:
 Have driving License
 Landed Immigrant
 On an official voters' list
 Own a house/Property in the riding


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


Select One:
 Atlantic Canada
 Central Canada
 Prairies
 Coastal Pacific


8. What battle can be described as the Royal Canadian Navy's "finest hour"?


Select One:
 Battle of the Pacific
 Battle of the Caribbean Sea
 Battle of the Atlantic
 Battle of the Arctic


9. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer and exporter of maple syrup?


Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 British Columbia
 New Brunswick


10. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?


Select One:
 Within 4 years of the most recent election.
 When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister
 The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will
 Within 5 years of the last election


11. What is the capital city of New Brunswick?


Select One:
 Monton
 Bathurst
 Saint John
 Fredericton


12. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?


Select One:
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier
 Richard B. Bennett
 Pierre E. Trudeau


13. What is the capital city of Prince Edward Island?


Select One:
 Kingston
 Alberton
 Charlottetown
 Cornwall


14. In 1970, there was a major change to the Canadian federal election voting system. What was that change?


Select One:
 Women gained the right to vote
 Personal identification became a necessity to vote
 The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18
 Voting rights were extended to all inmates


15. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of:


Select One:
 25
 20
 15
 17


16. 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


17. What was the significance of June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy?


Select One:
 Canadians made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazism and Fascism during WWII
 It resulted in the forcible relocation of Canadians of Japanese origin
 It liberated North Africa from Nazi occupation
 It led to the establishment of the Juno Award


18. What are the three group of nations that are considered founding peoples for Canada ?


Select One:
 Metis, British, French
 Metis, Americans, British
 French, British, Aboriginals
 Aboriginals, Americans, British


19. What is the capital city of Manitoba?


Select One:
 Winnipeg
 Halifax
 Winkler
 Ottawa


20. When was the Canadian Pacific Railway finished?


Select One:
 Late 1600s.
 Late 1700s.
 Late 1800s.
 Early 1700s.


 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.