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1. In which type of industry did most early European settlers work?


Select One:
 Farming
 Fur trading
 Mining
 Forestry

2. Ms X immigrated to Canada and She can work and earn as much money as a man would. Why is that?


Select One:
 Because her degree is acceptable here in Canada
 Because of acceptance of diversity
 Because of Freedom of Speech
 Because of equality between sexes (Equal rights of Man and Woman)

3. What is written on an election ballot?


Select One:
 The names of the candidates in your electoral district.
 The names of Canadians eligible to vote.
 The candidates running for Prime Minister listed.
 The results of the election.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Which party becomes Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition?


Select One:
 The party the Queen selects
 The party with the second most elected representatives.
 The party with the fewest number of elected representatives
 The party that Queen's representative selects

7. What are the two official languages of Canada?


Select One:
 English and French
 English and Chinese
 Inuit and French
 Canadian English and British English

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


Select One:
 Quebec
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Nova Scotia

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


Select One:
 Ontario
 Quebec
 British Columbia
 Saskatchewan

10. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?


Select One:
 Prince Albert
 Regina
 Saskatoon
 Halifax

11. What does 'Habeas corpus' means ?


Select One:
 Name given to a deceased person
 Family of deceased
 Name that refers to the rights of a person that has died
 The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state

12. The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world.


Select One:
 TRUE
 FALSE
 -
 -

13. What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?


Select One:
 Early French settlers, Métis and Indian.
 Métis, First Nations and Inuit.
 Acadians, Métis and First Nations.
 Métis, Inuit and United Empire Loyalists.

14. What year women got the right to vote in Federal election?


Select One:
 1919
 1917
 1918
 1916

15. What is the final step before a bill becomes a law?


Select One:
 Approved by the Governor General.
 Approved by the Queen.
 Approved by all the Senators.
 Approved by the Governors.

16. What do you call the Queen's representative in the Territories?


Select One:
 Member of the Legislative Assembly
 Lieutenant-Governor
 Commissioner
 Sir

17. What does a Member of Parliament do?


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 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.

18. How are Senators chosen?


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 By the Premiers of all provinces
 Appointed by the Prime Minister
 Chosen by Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General of Canada
 Appointed by the Queen

19. In what province did the "Marathon of Hope" creator and Canadian hero Terry Fox spend most of his life?


Select One:
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Albera
 Quebec

20. Who is considered the Father of Manitoba ?


Select One:
 Louis Riel
 Gabriel Dumont
 John A. Macdonald
 William McDougall

 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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