How to Prepare for the Canada Citizenship Test
If you are 14 - 64 years old when you apply for citizenship, you must take the Canada citizenship test. All the test questions are based on the free Discover Canada guide. Applicants must study this guide in order to prepare for the test. The guide is available in both English and French. The time and place of the test is provided once your application is processed.

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada official study guide Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/index.asp
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Canada Citizenship Test Study Guide Questions http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/questions.asp
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What are three responsibilities of citizenship?
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What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
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How are Members of Parliament chosen?
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Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.
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Identify four (4) rights that Canadians enjoy.
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Name four (4) fundamental freedoms that Canadians enjoy.
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What is meant by the equality of women and men?
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What are some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
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Who were the founding peoples of Canada?
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Who are the Métis?
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What does the word “Inuit” mean?
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What is meant by the term “responsible government”?
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Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
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What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
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What does Confederation mean?
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What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
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What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional monarchy?
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What are the three branches of government?
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What is the difference between the role of the Queen and that of the Prime Minister?
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What is the highest honour that Canadians can receive?
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When you go to vote on election day, what do you do?
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Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections?
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In Canada, are you obliged to tell other people how you voted?
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After an election, which party forms the government?
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Who is your member of Parliament?
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What are the three levels of government?
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What is the role of the courts in Canada?
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In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?
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Name two Canadian symbols.
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What provinces are referred to as the Atlantic Provinces?
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What is the capital of the province or territory that you live in?
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Discover Canada is always free; and available to read online, listen to the MP3 version, or download the PDF or eBook http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/index.asp