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Canadian citizenship practice test 30

20 questions drawn from Discover Canada, the official study guide, in the format of the citizenship test: multiple choice and true or false, with 15 correct answers needed to pass. The real test allows 45 minutes; aim to finish this one in 30.

16 multiple-choice and 4 true-or-false questions · free, no account needed · answers explained

The 20 questions

  1. Which level of government is responsible for highways, natural resources and health?

    1. The provincial governments
    2. The federal government
    3. The municipal governments
    4. The band councils
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    Answer: The provincial governments. The provinces are responsible for municipal government, education, health, natural resources, property and civil rights, and highways.

    Study this in How Canadians govern themselves.

  2. What was the women's suffrage movement?

    1. A campaign for equal pay for women
    2. A movement to found women's colleges
    3. A campaign against wartime conscription
    4. The effort by women to achieve the right to vote
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    Answer: The effort by women to achieve the right to vote. The effort by women to achieve the right to vote is known as the women's suffrage movement.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  3. Which is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?

    1. Quebec
    2. New Brunswick
    3. Manitoba
    4. Ontario
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    Answer: New Brunswick. New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province.

    Study this in Canada’s regions.

  4. The Crown has been a symbol of the state in Canada for 400 years.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. The Crown has been a symbol of the state in Canada for 400 years, and Canada remains a constitutional monarchy.

    Study this in Canadian symbols.

  5. Who was the first French-Canadian Prime Minister since Confederation?

    1. Louis Riel
    2. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
    3. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
    4. Samuel de Champlain
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    Answer: Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Sir Wilfrid Laurier became the first French-Canadian Prime Minister since Confederation and encouraged immigration to the West.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  6. What is the name for the geographic area represented by a Member of Parliament?

    1. A province
    2. An electoral district, also called a riding or constituency
    3. A ward
    4. A county
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    Answer: An electoral district, also called a riding or constituency. Canada is divided into electoral districts, also known as ridings or constituencies, each represented by one Member of Parliament.

    Study this in Federal elections.

  7. What is the role of the police in Canada?

    1. To keep people safe and to enforce the law
    2. To make new laws
    3. To decide guilt at trials
    4. To run the court system
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    Answer: To keep people safe and to enforce the law. The police are there to keep people safe and to enforce the law; you can seek their help in all kinds of situations.

    Study this in The justice system.

  8. Insulin, discovered by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best, is a hormone used to treat arthritis.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: False. Insulin is a hormone to treat diabetes; its discovery has saved millions of lives worldwide.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  9. In Canada's constitutional monarchy, who is the Head of State?

    1. The Prime Minister
    2. The Speaker of the House of Commons
    3. The Chief Justice of Canada
    4. The Sovereign (the reigning King or Queen)
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    Answer: The Sovereign (the reigning King or Queen). As a constitutional monarchy, Canada's Head of State is the hereditary Sovereign, while the Prime Minister is the head of government.

    Study this in How Canadians govern themselves.

  10. Which of the following is described as a fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity?

    1. A single national culture
    2. Compulsory bilingualism
    3. Multiculturalism
    4. Regional independence
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    Answer: Multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is a fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity: Canadians work hard to respect pluralism and live in harmony.

    Study this in Rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

  11. Who wrote the famous First World War poem 'In Flanders Fields'?

    1. Sir Arthur Currie
    2. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
    3. Sir Sam Steele
    4. Billy Bishop
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    Answer: Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. 'In Flanders Fields' was composed by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae in 1915; its verses are recited on Remembrance Day.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  12. What is the National Register of Electors?

    1. A permanent database of Canadian citizens 18 years of age or older who are qualified to vote in federal elections
    2. The list of Members of Parliament in the House of Commons
    3. The record of all Canadian passports
    4. The list of candidates running in each riding
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    Answer: A permanent database of Canadian citizens 18 years of age or older who are qualified to vote in federal elections. Voters' lists used in federal elections are produced from the National Register of Electors, a permanent database of Canadian citizens 18 and over who are qualified to vote.

    Study this in Federal elections.

  13. On First Nations reserves, band chiefs and councillors have major responsibilities, including housing, schools and other services.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. Band chiefs and councillors have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves, including housing, schools and other services.

    Study this in How Canadians govern themselves.

  14. Which country is Canada's largest trading partner?

    1. The United Kingdom
    2. Mexico
    3. The United States
    4. China
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    Answer: The United States. Canada and the United States share the world's largest trading relationship, reinforced by free trade agreements since 1988.

    Study this in Canada’s economy.

  15. In 1497, what did John Cabot, sailing for England, become the first to do?

    1. Found Quebec City
    2. Cross the Rocky Mountains
    3. Sail through the Northwest Passage
    4. Draw a map of Canada's East Coast
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    Answer: Draw a map of Canada's East Coast. John Cabot, an Italian immigrant to England, was the first to draw a map of Canada's East Coast.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  16. Which fundamental freedom protects Canadians' right to gather peacefully in groups?

    1. Freedom of peaceful assembly
    2. Mobility rights
    3. The right to vote
    4. Freedom of conscience
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    Answer: Freedom of peaceful assembly. Freedom of peaceful assembly is one of the fundamental freedoms in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

    Study this in Rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

  17. In Canada's system of justice, what is the role of the courts?

    1. To enforce the law on the streets
    2. To write new legislation
    3. To settle disputes
    4. To appoint the police
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    Answer: To settle disputes. The courts settle disputes, while the police enforce the laws; the justice system guarantees everyone due process under the law.

    Study this in The justice system.

  18. Which old symbol of French royalty appears on the flag of Quebec?

    1. The maple leaf
    2. The fleur-de-lys
    3. The beaver
    4. The Crown
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    Answer: The fleur-de-lys. The fleur-de-lys (lily flower), a symbol of French royalty for centuries, appears on the flag of Quebec, adopted in 1948.

    Study this in Canadian symbols.

  19. What promise persuaded British Columbia to join Canada in 1871?

    1. Free land for all settlers
    2. A new capital city on the Pacific
    3. Exemption from federal taxes
    4. The building of a railway to the West Coast
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    Answer: The building of a railway to the West Coast. British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast; the CPR was completed in 1885.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  20. Helping others in the community, for example by volunteering, is considered a responsibility of Canadian citizenship.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. Helping others in the community is a citizenship responsibility; millions of volunteers freely donate their time to help others.

    Study this in Rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

What your score means

15 or more correct is a pass. Below that, open the questions you missed and follow the link under each answer: the test is drawn entirely from Discover Canada, so the chapter it points to is exactly what to revise. A score that is a pass here is a good sign, not a guarantee; the real test draws different questions from the same guide.

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Questions are written from the Government of Canada study guide, Discover Canada, which is the authority on what the test covers. They are practice questions, not the official test.