Canadian Citizenship Test

This is a sampling of the questions that appear on the Canadian citizenship test.  We think non-Canadians will surprise themselves at how much they know about our frozen – but very nice – neighbors to the north.  And personally, we think there should be bonus points for knowing the first line of the Canadian national anthem!

1. Which port is the largest and busiest in Canada?
a. The Port of Halifax
b. The Port of Montreal
c. The Port of Vancouver 
d. The Port of Victoria
2. How is the government formed after a federal election?
a. The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The Queen chooses the      Prime Minister from this party
b. The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The leader of this party  becomes the Prime Minister. 
c. The Governor General picks a party and a Prime Minister to run the government.
d. Each province elects one representative to form the government. The Queen then chooses the Prime Minister.
3. Who has the right to vote in federal elections?
a. A Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, and on voters’ list. 
b. A Canadian citizen, 18 years or older and must work for the federal government.
c. A landed immigrant, 18 years old and a member of the Canadian Forces.
d. A Canadian citizen, over 25 years and a member of the Canadian Forces.
4. What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
a. Insulin is a hormone that permits you to eat anything you wish.
b. Insulin has saved 16 million lives worldwide. 
c. Discovering insulin opened the doors to more discoveries.
d. Discovering insulin made Drs. Banting and Best famous.
5. What should you do if you do not receive a voter information card telling you when and where to vote?
a. Go to the police station.
b. Call your Member of Parliament.
c. Assume you cannot vote.
d. Call Elections Canada or visit their website. 
6. What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
a. To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
b. To celebrate Confederation.
c. To honour Prime Ministers who have died.
d. To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day. 
7. When you vote on election day, what do you do?
a. Go to the voting station, tell them who you are and mark your X. Give the ballot back to the attendant.
b. Go to the voting station, remove 1 ballot and after marking your X deposit it in the ballot box.
c. Go to the voting station, take your voter’s card with proof if identity, highlight your choice on the ballot and deposit it in the box.
d. Go to the voting station with your voter’s card and ID, mark an X next to your chosen candidate, fold the ballot and present it to the poll officials who will tear off the ballot number and give you the ballot to deposit in the box 
8. What is a voter information card?
a. Tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
b. Tells you what province to vote in.
c. A form that tells you when and where to vote. 
d. A form that lets you know your voting time.
9. What is meant by the equality of women and men?
a. Men and women are equal under the law.
b. Men and women must both do housework. 
c. Women may now go to school and enter the professional workforce.
d. A woman may now become Prime Minister.
10. What country is Canada’s largest trading partner?
a. Mexico.
b. United States of America. 
c. China.
d. Japan.
11. Give the first two lines of Canada’s national anthem?
a. O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. 
b. O Canada! Our province and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.
c. O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.
d. O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
12. What are the provinces of Central Canada and their capital cities?
a. Manitoba (Winnipeg) and Ontario (Toronto).
b. Quebec (Quebec City) and Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown).
c. Ontario (Toronto) and Quebec (Quebec City). 
d. Saskatchewan (Regina) and Manitoba Winnipeg).
13. What are the two official languages of Canada?
a. English and Métis.
b. Inuktitut and French.
c. English and French. 
d. English and Inuktitut.
14. Which party becomes the Official Opposition?
a. The party with the second most MPs. 
b. The party receiving the least votes.
c. Any independent candidate.
d. The party the Prime Minister selects.
15. What does the Canadian flag look like?
a. Red and white with provincial emblems.
b. Red and white with a beaver.
c. White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the centre. 
d. Red with a white maple leaf.
16. How many electoral districts are there in Canada?
a. 308 
b. 338
c. 178
d. 59
17. Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?
a. Central Canada.
b. Prairies.
c. Atlantic Canada.
d. Northern Territories. 
18. What was the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
a. The effort by women to achieve the right to vote. 
b. The effort by women to participate in military service.
c. An unsuccessful movement to get husbands to do housework.
d. The effort by women to be in Parliament.
19. In the 1960s, Quebec experienced an era of rapid change. What is this called?
a. The West Movement.
b. The Revolution.
c. The Quiet Revolution. 
d. La Francophonie.
20. Which province has its own time zone?
a. British Columbia
b. Newfoundland and Labrador 
c. Nunavut
d. Nova Scotia
Answers: 1.c 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.d 6.d 7.d 8.c 9.b 10.b 11.a 12.c 13.c 14.a 15.c 16.a 17.d 18.a 19.c 20.b