Canadian Citizenship Test Questions & Answers

In what year did Canada become a country through Confederation?

Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?

What is the capital of Canada?

Canada is bordered by which three oceans?

How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

Which is the largest province of Canada by area?

Canada’s system of government is best described as…

Who represents the Sovereign (the King) in Canada at the federal level?

What does responsible government mean in Canada?

What is the highest court in Canada?

In what year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms entrenched in the Constitution?

Which of the following is a fundamental freedom under the Charter?

At what age can Canadian citizens vote in federal elections?

What are Canada’s two official languages?

What is Canada’s national anthem?

When was the current Canadian flag first raised?

What is at the centre of Canada’s flag?

What does Canada’s motto “A Mari Usque Ad Mare” mean?

Why is the Battle of Vimy Ridge (1917) significant in Canadian history?

Why was the War of 1812 important for Canada’s history?

Who were the Fathers of Confederation?

What is the RCMP?

The Great Lakes lie between Canada and which country?

Voting in Canadian elections is considered…

What are three responsibilities of citizenship?

What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

How are Members of Parliament chosen?

Which two key documents contain Canadians’ rights and freedoms?

Which of these is a right that Canadians enjoy?

Which is one of the fundamental freedoms that Canadians enjoy?

What is meant by the equality of women and men in Canada?

Which is an example of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?

Who were the founding peoples of Canada?

Who are the Métis?

What does the word “Inuit” mean?

Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?

What does Confederation mean?

What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional monarchy?

What are the three branches of government in Canada?

What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign (King) and that of the Prime Minister?

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

When you go to vote on election day, what happens?

Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections?

In Canada, are you obliged to tell other people how you voted?

After an election, which party forms the government?

Who is your member of Parliament?

What are the three levels of government in Canada?

What is the role of the courts in Canada?

In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?

Which pair lists two well-known Canadian symbols?

Which provinces are referred to as the Atlantic Provinces?