Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?

Select One:
 Jacques Cartier
 Henry Hudson
 John Cabot
 Samuel de Champlain

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2. Canada's national colours are:

Select One:
 Red and white and blue
 Red and White
 Red and Blue
 White and Blue

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3. Which of the following non-Canadians are not allowed to do?

Select One:
 Get Life Insurance
 Get higher education
 Vote in the Federal and Provincial election
 Buy a house or a property

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

Select One:
 British Columbia
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario
 Saskatchewan

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5. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?

Select One:
 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax

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6. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Hydro-electricity?

Select One:
 Quebec
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Nova Scotia

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7. When did Nunavut become a territory?

Select One:
 2000
 1989
 1996
 1999

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8. 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

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9. Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

Select One:
 New Brunswick
 Quebec
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario

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10. 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

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11. What is the population of Canada? (Last Statistics: 2013)

Select One:
 About 33 million
 About 30 million
 About 35 million
 About 23 million

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12. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?

Select One:
 Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
 The Duke of Wellington
 Major-General Robert Ross
 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

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13. What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?

Select One:
 Windsor
 St. Lawrence
 St. John's
 St. George's

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14. Who are Anglophones?

Select One:
 People speaking English as a first language.
 English speaking Aboriginal peoples.
 British people
 People speaking French as a first language

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15. What is Canada's national winter sport ?

Select One:
 Ice Hockey
 Cross-country skiing
 Curling
 Figure skating

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

Select One:
 Prime Minister
 Premier
 The Queen
 Governor General

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17. Which was the last province to join Canada?

Select One:
 New Brunswick
 Prince Edward Island
 Newfoundland
 Quebec

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18. What is the capital city of Nunavut?

Select One:
 Cambridge Bay
 Arviat
 Iqaluit
 Arctic Bay

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19. What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

Select One:
 To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
 To celebrate Confederation.
 To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
 To honour prime ministers who have died.

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20. "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

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 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