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


Select One:
 About 33 million
 About 30 million
 About 35 million
 About 23 million


2. What is the name of the Canadian who created worldwide system of standard time zones?


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 Sir Sandford Fleming
 Reginald Fessenden
 Matthew Evans
 Henry Woodward


3. When did Nunavut become a territory?


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 2000
 1989
 1996
 1999


4. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?


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


5. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?


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 Canadian football uses a bigger ball
 Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
 Canadian football is played on a bigger field
 All of above


6. Which two fundamental freedoms are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?


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 Freedom of belief and freedom of religion.
 Aboriginal peoples' rights and to volunteer.
 Equal employment rights and opportunities
 Basic living rights and obey laws.


7. What are the Prairie Provinces?


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 Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
 Saskatchewan and Alberta.
 Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
 Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.


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


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 Farming
 Fur trading
 Mining
 Forestry


9. What was the first language O Canada was written in ?


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 Inuit & Huron Language (Aboriginal)
 French
 English
 Both English and French


10. When is Canada Day and what does it celebrate


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 We celebrate the anniversary of Confederation July 1st of each year
 June 15 of each year to celebrate the anniversary of Confederation
 We celebrate the anniversary of Confederation July 4th of each year
 May 21st of each year to remember Queen Victoria


11. What is the capital city of British Columbia?


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 Vancouver
 Victoria
 Surrey
 British Columbia


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


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


13. What is the Motto of Canada?


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 UT INCEPIT FIDELIS SIC PERMANET ( Loyal she began, loyal she remains)
 a mari usque ad mare (From sea to sea)
 Je me souviens (I remember)
 Vigilamus pro Te (We Stand on Guard for Thee)


14. Who are Francophone?


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 People speaking French as a first language.
 Descendants of French colonists
 People speaking English as a first language
 French people.


15. What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?


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 Member of Parliament.
 Master of the Province
 Member of the Patriots
 Minister of Parliament.


16. 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


17. A Member of Parliament from Toronto decides to spend the weekend in his electoral district. This means he will be:


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 In some part of Toronto where he was elected
 Somewhere in USA
 Taking a tour in the province of Ontario
 In Ottawa


18. What are the three branches of the Canadian government?


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 Executive, Legislative and Judicial
 Executive, Legislative and Monarchy
 Executive, Senate and Judicial
 Executive, Police and Judicial


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


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 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.


20. What is the oldest national park in Canada?


Select One:
 Fundy National Park
 Glacier National Park
 Waterton Lakes National Park
 Banff National Park


 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.