NEW
Font size
WorksheetsCanadian Citizenship Practice Test
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
What are the three parts of the Canadian Parliament?
The Prime Minister, the Premiers, and the House of Commons
The Prime Minister, the House of Commons, and the Senate
The Queen, the Governor General, and the Prime Minister
The Queen, the House of Commons, and the Senate
Where does the name Canada come from?
From the Métis word meaning land
From the Acadian word meaning town
From the Iroquoian word meaning kanata or village
From the Inuit word meaning country
What three oceans border Canada?
Hudson, Pacific and Atlantic
Pacific, Indian and Atlantic
Atlantic, Arctic and Bering
Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific
What are the first two lines of Canada's National Anthem?
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee
O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada! Our province and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command
How often does Canada hold Federal elections?
Every 4 years
Every 6 years
Every 2 years
Every year
Who is Canada's Head of State?
Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Governor General of Canada
State? We don't have any states
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
To honour Prime Ministers who have died
To celebrate Confederation
To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II
To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day
The current prime minister of Canada is:
Pierre Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Wayne Gretzky
Stephen Harper
Who were the United Empire Loyalists?
The first loyalists from Spain in Canada
Loyalists that fled the American Revolution in the colonies and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec
The Inuit
Aboriginals
How many Canadians served in World War II?
500,000
750,000
Over a million
110,000
What are Canada's three branches of government?
Federal, Provincial, Municipal
Senate, Prime Minister, House of Commons
Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Queen, Senate and Supreme Court
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
Lord Elgin
Sir Leonard Tilley
What is the name of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario?
James Bartleman
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
David C. Onley
Belinda Stronach
Which animal is an official symbol of Canada?
The moose
The hawk
The beaver
The deer
What are the three parts of Parliament?
The Sovereign, Governor General and Prime Minister
The House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate
The Queen, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate
The Sovereign, the House of Commons and the Senate
What is the government of all of Canada called?
National assembly
Legislature
Federal
Council
Who are the Metis?
The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
A people of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live on the Prairies
First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
A distinct people of mixed aboriginal and European ancestry
Who do Members of Parliament represent?
All of the Canadians living in the north
Only Canadians living in Central Canada
Everyone who lives in his or her electoral district
Canadians living in the province in which he/she was elected
When is Remembrance Day celebrated?
November 11th
January 11th
July 1st
April 9th
What is the capital of Alberta?
Halifax
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Regina
Name two responsibilities of the federal government.
National defence and firefighting
National defence and foreign policy
Citizenship and highways
Recycling and education
Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?
Pierre de Monts
Jacques Cartier
Count Frontenac
Bishop Laval
Where are the Parliament Buildings located?
In Hull
In Toronto
In Quebec City
In Ottawa
What does the word 'Inuit' mean?
'Eskimo' in Inuktitut language
'Home' in English
'The people' in the Inuktitut language
'The Arctic Land' in Inuktitut language
Which party becomes the Official Opposition?
The party with the second most MPs
The party receiving the least votes
Any independent candidate
The party the Prime Minister selects
Who had played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway?
American railroad engineers
Acadian railroad workers
Chinese railroad workers
African American slaves
Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?
Anyone
A Canadian citizen who is 16 years old
Any man who is at least 18 years old
Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old
Where are the Great Lakes?
Between Ontario and the United States
Manitoba
Northern Quebec
Atlantic Canada
Which of the following is NOT a feature of Canada's system of government?
A federal state
Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Dictatorship
Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister since Confederation?
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Joseph Howe
Robert Baldwin
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
What are the provinces of the Atlantic region and their capital cities?
Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick (Fredericton), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) and Quebec (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's), Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick (Fredericton) and Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown)
Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's), Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick (Fredericton) and Quebec (Quebec)
Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick (Fredericton), Quebec (Quebec City) and Ontario (Toronto)
What movement is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?
The Dr. Stowe movement
The Wartime Service movement
Woman's suffrage movement
Canadian Army Medical Corp movement
How are members of Parliament chosen?
They are elected by landowners and police chiefs
They are chosen by the provincial premiers
They are appointed by the United Nations
They are elected by voters in their local constituency (riding)
In Canada, are voters obliged to tell others how they voted?
If a Member of Parliament asks, yes
If a family member would like to know how they voted, yes
If the Lieutenant Governor asks, yes
No, but they may choose to discuss how they voted with others
What are the Prairie provinces and their capital cities?
Alberta (Edmonton) and Saskatchewan (Regina)
Alberta (Edmonton), Saskatchewan (Regina) and Manitoba (Winnipeg)
Saskatchewan (Regina) and Manitoba (Winnipeg)
Saskatchewan (Regina), Manitoba (Winnipeg) and Ontario (Toronto)
List four rights Canadian Citizens have
Right to travel, live anywhere, work anywhere, get married
Right to go to school, work, have a bank account, travel
Right to have a job, vote, drive, go to school
Right to challenge unlawful detention, vote, apply for a Canadian passport, enter and leave Canada freely
Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?
Upper Canada
Lower Canada
The Canadas
Nova Scotia
The Canadian Coat of Arms and motto is 'A Ma Usque Ad Mare' This means:
From de ocean to the sea
From sea to sea
From the sea to the ends of the earth
From the water to the earth
Which of the following is the responsibility of the municipal government?
Aboriginal Affairs
Defence
Highways
Firefighting
What happened to the Aboriginal peoples with the arrival of European traders and colonists?
Warfare ensued
Nothing
Many died from European diseases they had no immunity for
Europeans captured them and took them prisoners
What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign and that of the Prime Minister?
The Sovereign is Head of State: the Prime Minister oversees provincial policies
The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms; the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of government
The Sovereign links Canada to 52 other nations and the Prime Minister oversees the federal government
Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?
Central Canada
Prairies
Atlantic Canada
Northern Territories
What is the name of the Royal Anthem of Canada?
Canada
God Save the Queen (or King)
La Marseillaise
The Star-Spangled Banner
Which political party is in power in Ontario?
Green Party
Liberal Party
Progressive Conservative Party
New Democratic Party
What country is Canada's largest trading partner?
Mexico
United States of America
China
Japan
Name two responsibilities of the federal government.
National defence and firefighting
National defence and foreign policy
Citizenship and highways
Recycling and education
Who has the right to vote in federal elections?
A Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, and on voters' list
A Canadian citizen, 18 years or older and must work for the federal government
A landed immigrant, 18 years old and a member of the Canadian Forces
A Canadian citizen, over 25 years and a member of the Canadian Forces
Which is NOT true about Mary Ann Shadd Cary?
She was pro-slavery
She was the first woman publisher in Canada
She founded and edited the weekly newspaper The Provincial Freeman
She was an outspoken activist in the movement to abolish slavery
Which party is the Official Opposition at the federal level?
The New Democratic Party
The Liberal Party
The Independent Party
The Conservative Party
Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
The father of the confederation from New Brunswick
The author of the phrase Dominion of Canada
The first head/leader of a responsible government in Canada in 1849
The first Prime Minister of Canada
After a federal election, which party forms the new government?
The party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to become the party in power
The Queen herself picks any party to run the government
The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body
The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government
When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Canadian Constitution?
1867
1905
1982
1878
What is the “head tax"?
Race-based entry fee charged for Chinese entering Canada
Fee charged for anyone entering Canada after 1900
A tax imposed on beer beginning in 1867
Fee charged for moving westward in the early 1900s
What is the capital of British Columbia?
Edmonton
Victoria
Regina
Elizabeth
Who have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?
Band chiefs and councillors.
Municipal governments.
Provincial and territorial governments.
Federal government.
How many Canadians died in World War I?
6,000
100,000
170,000
60,000
What does Vimy Day celebrate?
Battle of Ameins
The Armistice
The end of World War I
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
Which were the first four provinces that formed the Dominion of Canada?
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia
Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia
Which country borders Canada to the south?
Maine
New York
The United States
Mexico
Wayne Gretzky is Canada and the world's greatest:
Hockey player
Golfer
Ballet dancer
Figure skater
How does a bill become a law?
The Lieutenant Governor must approve the bill
Approval by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate and finally the Governor General
The Queen must sign the bill
Approval by the Members of the Legislative Assembly
Which of the following statements about residential schools is NOT true?
The federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture
The schools were poorly funded and inflicted hardship on the students
The schools were welcomed by the Aboriginal people
Aboriginal language and cultural practices were mostly prohibited
Who are the founding peoples of Canada?
Métis, French and British
Aboriginal, Métis and British
Inuit, Aboriginal and British
Aboriginal, French and British
Which of the following is a privilege of Canadians?
The right to become sovereign
The right to vote
The right to be represented by a lawyer in criminal
None of the above
What do we call the people who fled from slavery in the United States to come to Canada in the 1780s?
First nations
Acadians
Black loyalists
The metis
Quebec experienced an era of rapid change in the 1960s called_
The Cold War
Great domain
Quiet revolution
Great turmoil
