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1. What is the role of the Opposition parties?


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 To draft bills to be passed.
 To cause problems for the Prime Minister.
 To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
 To help the Prime Minister.

2. Who was Louis Riel?


Select One:
 The Prime Minister of Canada during World War I
 A winner of the Victoria Cross
 A Metis leader and the Father of Manitoba
 A Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen

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


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 Magnum Carti
 Great Charter
 Diversity Charter
 Magna Carta

4. What is the capital city of New Brunswick?


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 Monton
 Bathurst
 Saint John
 Fredericton

5. The cornerstone of Centre Block in the Parliament Buildings was laid by Prince ______ in 1860; the son of Queen Victoria.


Select One:
 Harry
 Albert
 Charles
 William

6. Which province is Canada's major producer of oil and gas?


Select One:
 Alberta
 British Columbia
 Quebec
 Yukon

7. 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.

8. Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge important to Canadians?


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 It was the last battle of the First World War
 It has come to symbolise Canada's coming of age as a nation
 It was an important victory in the Boer War
 Out of it was formed the Canadian Corps

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


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 About 33 million
 About 30 million
 About 35 million
 About 23 million

10. 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

11. Which province is known as the Land of 100,000 Lakes?


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 Quebec
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Ontario

12. What song is Canada's Royal anthem?


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 O Canada
 God Save the Queen
 I swear thee
 I will stand and protect

13. What are the two official languages of Canada?


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 English and French
 English and Chinese
 Inuit and French
 Canadian English and British English

14. What does the Canadian flag look like?


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 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.

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


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

16. What is the largest city in Canada?


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 Toronto
 Calgary
 Ottawa
 Montreal

17. What is the capital city of Nunavut?


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 Cambridge Bay
 Arviat
 Iqaluit
 Arctic Bay

18. Who is Canada's Head of State?


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 A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King).
 Prime Minister
 Members of parliament
 Governor General of Canada.

19. What is the oldest English settlement in Canada?


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 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
 Québec, Quebec
 Ottawa, Ontario
 Halifax, Nova Scotia

20. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?


Select One:
 Early 1700s.
 Early 1800s.
 1890s.
 1790s.

 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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