Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. 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.

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2. Who has the right to enter and leave Canada at will?

Select One:
 Landed immigrants
 British citizens
 Citizens of United States
 Canadian citizens.

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3. 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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4. What is the capital city of Nunavut?

Select One:
 Cambridge Bay
 Arviat
 Iqaluit
 Arctic Bay

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5. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?

Select One:
 Ten provinces and three territories.
 Eight provinces and three territories.
 Nine provinces and two territory.
 Ten provinces and two territories.

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6. Where did the name Alberta came from ?

Select One:
 Comes from the Huron-Iroquois language
 Named after a French Leader
 Named after a daughter of Queen Victoria
 Was proposed when it officially became a province in 1905

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7. 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

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8. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?

Select One:
 Highway
 Roads
 Waterways
 Railway

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9. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?

Select One:
 Abolished slavery in Canada
 Women achieved the right to vote
 Introduction of employment insurance
 Quebec experienced an era of rapid change

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10. 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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11. Which Canadian province has Chinese and Punjabi as the most spoken languages in the cities after English ?

Select One:
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Alberta
 Saskatchewan

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12. Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?

Select One:
 It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit.
 It made Confederation legal.
 The Aboriginal people signed the act.
 It was written by the British government and approved by Queen.

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13. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?

Select One:
 Completed the Trans Canada Railway.
 Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway.
 Offered land at very low cost.
 Completed the St. Lawrence Waterway.

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14. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?

Select One:
 They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
 They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
 They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
 They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts

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15. What was the head Tax?

Select One:
 A tax based on the number of children per family
 A discriminatory race-based entry fee to Canada
 A discriminatory kind of property tax
 A fee charged for riding the railroad

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16. 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.

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17. When did the name Canada begin first appearing on maps?

Select One:
 1880
 1920
 1550
 1760

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18. What of the following is Canada's constitution based on

Select One:
 Peace, Order and Good government
 Multiculturalism. Peace and Order
 War, Order and Good government
 Mobility Rights, Order and Good government

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19. What does the National Register of electors contain?

Select One:
 Database of landed immigrants
 Database of Canadian citizens at least 18 years of age who are qualified to vote in federal elections and referendums
 Database of all Canadian citizens
 Database of Canadian tax payers

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20. Where is the Canadian Shield?

Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 Alberta and Ontario and Labrador
 Northern Quebec and Ontario and Labrador

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 Citizenship Test Tips

The passing grade on the Canadian Citizenship test is ..... The Canadian Citizenship Test will consist of 20 questions that will be taken from various sections of "Discover Canada" and you are required to answer 15 questions correctly.

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