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Canadian citizenship practice test 40

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. In Canada's constitutional monarchy, who is the head of state?

    1. The Prime Minister
    2. The Sovereign (King or Queen)
    3. The Speaker of the House of Commons
    4. The Chief Justice of Canada
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    Answer: The Sovereign (King or Queen). 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.

  2. Which company, founded in the 1600s, came to dominate the fur trade across much of the Northwest?

    1. The Hudson's Bay Company
    2. The North West Mounted Police
    3. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company
    4. The East India Company
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    Answer: The Hudson's Bay Company. The Hudson's Bay Company held exclusive trading rights over the vast territory draining into Hudson Bay and dominated the northwestern fur trade for centuries.

    Study this in Canada’s history.

  3. In which document, signed in England in 1215, are many Canadian rights and freedoms rooted?

    1. The British North America Act
    2. The Constitutional Act
    3. The Statute of Westminster
    4. The Magna Carta
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    Answer: The Magna Carta. Canadian rights and freedoms trace back to the Magna Carta, the Great Charter of Freedoms, signed in England in 1215.

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  4. The voter information card mailed by Elections Canada tells electors when and where to vote.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. Elections Canada mails a voter information card to registered electors stating when and where they can vote.

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  5. Manitoba's economy is based on which combination of activities?

    1. Agriculture, mining and hydroelectric power generation
    2. Automobile manufacturing and banking
    3. Offshore oil drilling and cod fishing
    4. Diamond mining and fur trading
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    Answer: Agriculture, mining and hydroelectric power generation. Manitoba's economy is based on agriculture, mining and hydroelectric power generation.

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  6. Which First World War battle, fought in April 1917, is remembered as a defining moment when Canadians captured a key position?

    1. The Battle of the Somme
    2. The Battle of Vimy Ridge
    3. The Battle of Queenston Heights
    4. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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    Answer: The Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in April 1917, and April 9 is remembered as Vimy Day.

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  7. Which party becomes the Official Opposition in the House of Commons?

    1. The party that received the fewest votes
    2. A committee of senators chosen to review bills
    3. The party that governs the most provinces
    4. The opposition party with the most seats in the House of Commons
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    Answer: The opposition party with the most seats in the House of Commons. The opposition party with the most seats becomes the Official Opposition, also called His Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

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  8. How many provinces and territories make up Canada?

    1. 10 provinces and 2 territories
    2. 9 provinces and 3 territories
    3. 10 provinces and 3 territories
    4. 11 provinces and 2 territories
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    Answer: 10 provinces and 3 territories. Canada is made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories, grouped into five main regions.

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  9. Newfoundland and Labrador was the last province to join Canada, in 1949.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation in 1949, becoming the most recent province to enter Canada.

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  10. What is the name of Canada's national police force?

    1. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    2. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service
    3. The Ontario Provincial Police
    4. The Canada Border Services Agency
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    Answer: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is Canada's national police force and enforces federal laws across the country.

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  11. Who chooses the Cabinet ministers in the federal government?

    1. The Governor General acting alone
    2. The Prime Minister
    3. The House of Commons by a vote
    4. The Senate
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    Answer: The Prime Minister. The Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers, who are responsible for running the federal government departments.

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  12. The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, completed in 1927, was built in memory of what?

    1. Confederation
    2. The War of 1812
    3. The First World War
    4. The signing of the Constitution
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    Answer: The First World War. The Peace Tower was completed in 1927 in memory of the First World War.

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  13. During the immigration boom before 1914, which region attracted many settlers to farm its fertile land?

    1. The Canadian Shield
    2. The Arctic tundra
    3. The Prairies
    4. The Atlantic coast
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    Answer: The Prairies. The railway made it possible for immigrants to settle the West, and many newcomers took up farming on the fertile land of the Prairies before the First World War.

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  14. The federal government is responsible for education in Canada.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: False. This is false. Education is a responsibility of the provinces, along with health care, natural resources and highways.

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  15. The Okanagan Valley in British Columbia is famous for what?

    1. Coal mining
    2. Automobile manufacturing
    3. Cod fishing
    4. Fruit orchards and its wine industry
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    Answer: Fruit orchards and its wine industry. British Columbia's Okanagan Valley is known for its fruit orchards and wine industry.

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  16. What three distinct groups make up Canada's Aboriginal peoples?

    1. First Nations (Indian), Inuit and Métis
    2. Inuit, Acadians and Métis
    3. First Nations, Loyalists and Métis
    4. Cree, Dene and Inuit
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    Answer: First Nations (Indian), Inuit and Métis. The term Aboriginal peoples refers to three distinct groups: First Nations (Indian), Inuit and Métis.

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  17. When you take the Oath of Citizenship, what do you promise?

    1. To vote in every federal election
    2. To be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Sovereign
    3. To learn both official languages
    4. To serve in the Canadian Forces if asked
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    Answer: To be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Sovereign. In the Oath of Citizenship, new citizens promise to be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Sovereign, to observe the laws of Canada, and to fulfil their duties as citizens.

    Study this in Rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

  18. What is the role of the courts in Canada?

    1. To make new laws
    2. To run federal elections
    3. To command the police
    4. To settle disputes
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    Answer: To settle disputes. The courts settle disputes and interpret the law; Parliament and the legislatures make the laws, and the police enforce them.

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

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. The Crown has been a symbol of the state in Canada for about 400 years and appears on symbols such as the coat of arms and police badges.

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  20. Under the Charter, Canadians are free to gather peacefully in groups. Which fundamental freedom is this?

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

    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.