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1. Which province is the only officially bilingual province?


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 New Brunswick
 Quebec
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario

2. After a federal election, which party forms the new government?


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 The Queen herself picks party to run the government after the results.
 The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body.
 The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government
 The party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to become the party in power.

3. What is the significance of Hockey?


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 It is the most played sports in canada and also it is the national Summer Sport
 It is the most popular spectator sport in Canada and is also its national winter sport
 Canada won a gold medal in 2008 Olympics for this event
 None of that

4. Who was the Group of Seven in modern Canada?


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 Seven Canadian soldiers in World War I.
 A group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s
 A group of Aboriginal peoples.
 Seven athletes who won Olympic gold medals.

5. How is the Prime Minister chosen?


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 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.

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


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 1980s
 1970s
 2000
 1820s

7. What are the three branches of the Canadian government?


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 Executive, Legislative and Judicial
 Executive, Legislative and Monarchy
 Executive, Senate and Judicial
 Executive, Police and Judicial

8. How old is the Canadian Shield?


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 More than 2.0 Billion years
 More than 3.96 Billion years
 More than 6.0 Billion years
 More than 5.03 Billion years

9. What is another name given to Great Charter of Freedoms


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 Magnum Carti
 Great Charter
 Diversity Charter
 Magna Carta

10. When did the British North America Act came into effect?


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 July 1, 1867
 July 1, 1887
 July 1, 1900
 July 1, 1857

11. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?


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 Prince Edward Island
 Newfoundland and Labrador
 New Brunswick
 Nova Scotia

12. What is a minority government?


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 The party in power holds less than half of the seats in the House of Commons.
 The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.
 The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the Senate.
 The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons and the Senate.

13. Les Automatistes of Québec were:


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 A political organisation
 Pioneering modern abstract artists
 A musical group who raised Quebecers? morale during the Depression
 One of largest mechanical engineering companies

14. What is the capital city of Northwest Territories?


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 Yellowknife
 Whitehorse
 Halifax
 Ottawa

15. Which city provides important shipping and air links across the Pacific Ocean?


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 Vancouver
 Edmonton
 Victoria
 Calgary

16. Which two are Great Lakes?


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 Huron and Erie
 St. Lawrence and Superior
 Michigan and Okanagan
 Ontario and Okanagan

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


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 1701
 1900
 1804
 1943

18. In what province did the "Marathon of Hope" creator and Canadian hero Terry Fox spend most of his life?


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 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Albera
 Quebec

19. Why is the discovery of insulin by Canadians so important?


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 Helps control abnormal heart beat
 Saves the lives of people with heart disorder
 Insulin treats diabetes which has saved millions of lives worldwide
 Eliminated polio in the World

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


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 Atlantic Canada
 Central Canada
 Prairies
 Coastal Pacific

 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.

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