Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. The federal government is responsible for which of the following under the Constitution:

Select One:
 Citizenship and criminal justice
 International trade and Aboriginal affairs
 National defence and foreign policy
 All of the above

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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

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3. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Grains and Oilseed?

Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 British Columbia
 Saskatchewan

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4. Who are the Métis?

Select One:
 The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
 First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
 People of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live in Prairies
 Distinct People of mixed Aboriginal and European Ancestry

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5. Which two are Great Lakes?

Select One:
 Huron and Erie
 St. Lawrence and Superior
 Michigan and Okanagan
 Ontario and Okanagan

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6. The British North America Act of 1867 united Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Today, Upper and Lower Canada are known as _______ and Quebec.

Select One:
 Quebec
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Kingston

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7. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?

Select One:
 Atlantic Provinces
 Northern Territories
 Western Provinces
 Prairie Provinces

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8. Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin. What is the name of this group who fled to Canada from America in the 1780s?

Select One:
 Underground Railroad Conductors
 Black Loyalists
 Young Canadians for Freedom
 None of the above

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9. 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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10. Which countries fought in the War of 1812?

Select One:
 United Kingdom and United States of America
 France, Great Britain and United States of America
 Canada and United States of America
 British Empire and United States of America.

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11. What are the Prairie Provinces?

Select One:
 Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
 Saskatchewan and Alberta.
 Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
 Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.

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12. How many Canadians served in the First World War?

Select One:
 More than 600,000.
 About 10,000.
 More than 60,000.
 About 170,000.

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13. What does a Member of Parliament do?

Select One:
 He or she liaises with the municipal government.
 He or she represents the Queen.
 He or she links Canadians to the federal government.
 He or she works for the Governor General.

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14. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?

Select One:
 Within 4 years of the most recent election.
 When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister
 The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will
 Within 5 years of the last election

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15. Where are the highest tides in the world?

Select One:
 Hudson's Bay, between Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut
 James Bay, between Ontario and Quebec
 Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
 The Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

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16. This historic Canadian figure is known as the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada and is also featured on the Canadian $10 bill.

Select One:
  Sir Robert Borden
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Sir Trudeau
 William Lyon Mackenzie King

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17. What is the capital city of Ontario?

Select One:
 Hamilton
 Toronto
 Ottawa
 Windsor

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18. Which of the following criteria gives the right to vote?

Select One:
 Have driving License
 Landed Immigrant
 On an official voters' list
 Own a house/Property in the riding

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19. 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.

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20. What is the role of the Opposition parties?

Select One:
 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.

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 Citizenship Test Tips

Previously, the citizenship test contained certain mandatory questions, however ..... Before 2010, citizenship test contained certain mandatory questions which needed to be answered correctly by applicants in order to pass the test.
The three mandatory questions tested applicants on the following:

- the right to vote;
- the right to run for elected office; and
- voting procedures related to elections.

However, because Section 15 of the Citizenship Regulations now specifies that applicants are required to have sufficient knowledge of a broad range of topics, the inclusion of mandatory questions in the citizenship test will no longer be in effect as of October 14, 2010.