Canadian Citizenship Test 2026

The real test has 20 questions, 45 minutes, and you need 15 right answers. Every question comes from the official study guide, Discover Canada. Here are 10 free practice questions, each with the chapter that proves the answer.

What do Mobility Rights allow Canadians to do?

  1. celebrate the culture of their community
  2. use French or English in Parliament
  3. live and work anywhere they choose in Canada
  4. keep their treaty rights under the Charter
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C. live and work anywhere they choose in Canada
Mobility Rights mean Canadians can settle and work in any part of the country, enter and leave Canada freely, and apply for a passport.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Which is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?

  1. Manitoba
  2. Quebec
  3. Ontario
  4. New Brunswick
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D. New Brunswick
New Brunswick holds that status alone. It is also one of the provinces, with Ontario and Manitoba, where one million Francophones live outside Quebec.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Who We Are

How far did Laura Secord travel on foot, in 1813, to warn of a planned American attack?

  1. 100 miles (160 km)
  2. 5 miles (8 km)
  3. 50 miles (80 km)
  4. 19 miles (30 km)
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D. 19 miles (30 km)
Laura Secord walked about 30 km to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon, and her courage helped win the Battle of Beaver Dams. She was a pioneer wife and the mother of five children.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada's History

In what year was the Constitution amended without the agreement of Quebec?

  1. 1982
  2. 1980
  3. 1963
  4. 1970
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A. 1982
Two years after the first referendum, and after long negotiations, the Constitution was amended in 1982 even though Quebec did not agree.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

What happens to a bill once it reaches the Senate?

  1. it is studied clause by clause by the Supreme Court
  2. it is sent back for a new First Reading in the House
  3. it goes straight to royal assent without debate
  4. it follows a similar process in the Senate
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D. it follows a similar process in the Senate
After passing the House of Commons, a bill goes through a similar series of readings and study in the Senate. This is step 6 of the legislative process.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter How Canadians Govern Themselves

What should you do if you do not receive a voter information card?

  1. Ask your MP's office to mail you a replacement card
  2. Accept that you cannot vote in this election
  3. Call your local elections office to check that you are on the voters list
  4. Write to the Governor General to be added to the National Register
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C. Call your local elections office to check that you are on the voters list
The card confirms you are on the voters list. Without it, phone your local elections office, or Elections Canada in Ottawa at 1-800-463-6868 if you do not have the local number.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Federal Elections

Under the principle of due process, what must the government respect?

  1. only the rights held by Canadian citizens
  2. all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law
  3. only the rights listed in provincial laws
  4. the privileges Parliament chooses to grant
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B. all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law
Due process obliges the government to respect every legal right a person holds under the law, not just some of them. It is one of the pillars of Canada's legal heritage.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter The Justice System

In what year was the Peace Tower completed?

  1. 1916
  2. 1927
  3. 1860
  4. 1922
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B. 1927
Finished in 1927, the Peace Tower honours the memory of the First World War. Inside is the Memorial Chamber with the Books of Remembrance.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canadian Symbols

How much merchandise trade did NAFTA represent in 2008?

  1. Over $2 trillion
  2. Over $1 trillion
  3. Over $500 billion
  4. Over $100 billion
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B. Over $1 trillion
Trade in goods among the three NAFTA partners passed $1 trillion in 2008, a sign of how much Canada’s prosperity depends on commerce.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

After English, which two languages are most spoken in British Columbia’s cities?

  1. French and German
  2. Italian and Portuguese
  3. Chinese and Punjabi
  4. Tagalog and Spanish
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C. Chinese and Punjabi
B.C.’s large Asian communities explain why Chinese and Punjabi come right after English in its cities.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Regions

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