Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

Restart test with new questions
Sorry! You were Inactive for more that 30 minutes. Test has been refreshed with new set of questions. Good Luck!
 Time Elapsed:

(You will be automatically redirected to results in 30 Minutes.)

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


Select One:
 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

2. What is the highest court in Canada?


Select One:
 Supreme Court
 Federal Judiciary
 Superior Court
 High Court

3. Who invented the snowmobile?


Select One:
 Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward
 Joseph-Armand Bombardier
 Alexander Graham Bell
 Sir Sandford Fleming

4. Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 features such sports as snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland and several northern Russian provinces?


Select One:
 Arctic Cup
 Northern Winter Olympics
 Arctic Winter Games
 Northern Games

5. Which document first defined the responsibilities of federal and provincial governments?


Select One:
 The Constitution Act, 1982.
 The Confederation Act.
 The British North America Act.
 The Multicultural Act

6. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?


Select One:
 1939
 1914
 1907
 1922

7. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought in:


Select One:
  The Fortress of Louisbourg
 Montréal
 Grand Pré
 Québec Citry

8. What is a Cabinet Minister?


Select One:
 MP selected by the Queen to make laws.
 MP appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.
 MP picked by the Premier of each province.
 Persons appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.

9. What does due Process mean in Canada?


Select One:
 You must prove your innocence in court
 The law applies to everyone in Canada, except judges and politicians
 The government must respect all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law
 Government must respect most of the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law

10. To what ocean is Newfoundland closest?


Select One:
 Pacific
 Atlantic
 Arctic
 Labrador Sea

11. Which party becomes the Official Opposition?


Select One:
 The opposition party with the most MPs.
 The party picked by the Queen.
 The opposition party with the least votes.
 The opposition party with the most votes.

12. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?


Select One:
 Education, foreign policy and transportation
 Health care, natural resources and transportation
 National defence, health care and transportation
 Social and community Health, snow removal and transportation.

13. What is a Voter Information Card?


Select One:
 A form that tells you where and when to vote.
 A letter that lets you know the voting schedule.
 A list tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
 A card to let you register for voting.

14. Which TERRITORY shares a border with another country?


Select One:
 Northwest Territories
 Yukon Territory.
 British Columbia
 Alberta

15. What does the Canadian flag look like?


Select One:
 White and red with the federal emblem.
 Red maple leaf with white in the background.
 White and red with a deer in the center.
 White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the center.

16. 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.

17. 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

18. What year was Confederation?


Select One:
 1871
 1870
 1898
 1867

19. If you cannot pay for a lawyer, how can you get legal help?


Select One:
 Borrow money from the government and pay for the lawyer.
 Go to legal aid services in most communities
 Do not go to a court.
 Apply for financial aid from the government to pay for legal fees

20. Where do most French speaking Canadians live?


Select One:
 Ontario
 Nova Scotia
 Quebec
 None of above

 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.

Practice Tests