Free Simulation of the Official Canadian Citizenship Test - 2026

1. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologize in the House of Commons for the Chinese Head Tax that was imposed on Chinese newcomers in 1885?

Select One:
 2005
 2000
 2006
 2007

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2. Which three legal rights are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Select One:
 Mobility rights, official language rights and Aboriginal peoples' rights.
 Freedom of expression, right to buy a property and right to a fair trial.
 Right to have a job, to live and work anywhere in Canada and right to life.
 Right to become a Prime Minister, freedom of life and freedom of voting.

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3. What do you mark on a federal election ballot?

Select One:
 The candidate's name
 The party's name
 An X
 The number for the candidate

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4. What is the capital city of British Columbia?

Select One:
 Vancouver
 Victoria
 Surrey
 British Columbia

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5. Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

Select One:
 Quebec and Prince Edward Island.
 Manitoba and Quebec.
 Manitoba and Newfoundland
 Quebec and Saskatchewan.

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6. What do you call a law before it is passed?

Select One:
 A proposal of a law
 A new law.
 A bill.
 A proposed law

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7. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?

Select One:
 Céline Dion
 Bryan Adams
 Gordon Lightfoot
 Calixa Lavall&eactue;e

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8. What do you promise when you take the oath of citizenship?

Select One:
 To pledge your loyalty to Canada from sea to sea
 To pledge your loyalty to the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II
 To pledge your allegiance to the flag and fulfill the duties of a Canadian
 To pledge your allegiance to the Canadian Constitution

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9. 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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10. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?

Select One:
 Louis St. Laurent
 Robert Borden
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Queen Elizabeth

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11. What are three key facts about Canada's system of government?

Select One:
 A kingdom, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
 A federal nation, a constitutional democracy and a parliamentary monarchy.
 A socialist country, a constitutional democracy and a parliamentary monarchy.
 A federal state, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.

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12. When did Nunavut become a territory?

Select One:
 2000
 1989
 1996
 1999

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13. What does - official language rights and minority language educational rights - mean?

Select One:
 French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government.
 French is more important in Quebec and English is more important in other provinces.
 All languages have equal status in Canada's government.
 English is more important than French in Canada.

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14. Les Automatistes of Québec were:

Select One:
 A political organisation
 Pioneering modern abstract artists
 A musical group who raised Quebecers? morale during the Depression
 One of largest mechanical engineering companies

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15. How many Canadians served in the World War II?

Select One:
 More than one million.
 About 100,000.
 About 800,000.
 About 440,000

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16. Which Canadian imagined the idea for the first telephone at his summer house in Canada?

Select One:
 Thomas Edison
  Mathew Evans
 Henry Woodward
  Alexander Graham Bell

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17. 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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18. Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?

Select One:
 Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
 Atlantic, Pacific, Bering
 Atlantic, Hudson's Bay, Pacific
 Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic

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19. Which province is Canada's leading wheat producer?

Select One:
 New Brunswick.
 Manitoba
 Saskatchewan
 Alberta

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20. When is Remembrance Day?

Select One:
 November 11th every year.
 November 12th every year.
 November 13th every year.
 The first Monday of November.

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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