Canada Citizenship Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which three groups are recognized as the Indigenous peoples of Canada?
Acadians, Inuit, and United Empire Loyalists
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis
First Nations, Québécois, and Métis
Inuit, Francophones, and Anglophones
2. A Canadian citizen receives a lawful summons for jury duty. What response best reflects the citizen’s civic responsibility?
Respond to the summons and serve unless legally excused
Ignore it unless jury service was requested voluntarily
Vote in the next election instead of attending
Transfer the summons to a police officer
3. Which organization is Canada’s national police service and may also provide policing under contracts with provinces, territories, or municipalities?
The Canadian Armed Forces
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service
The Canada Border Services Agency
4. Residents are concerned about local fire protection and neighbourhood streets. Which government usually handles these services?
The municipal government
The Senate
The provincial lieutenant governor personally
The federal government
5. Canada is responding to a threat involving national defence. Which level of government has primary responsibility?
Municipal government
Provincial or territorial government
Federal government
Local school board
6. A permanent resident is 25 years old and lives in a federal electoral district. What must happen before this person can vote in a federal election?
They must own property in the district
They must receive permission from the provincial government
They must become a Canadian citizen and meet voting requirements
They must live in Canada until age 30
7. Which combination correctly identifies the parts of Canada’s Parliament?
The Senate, the Supreme Court, and the provincial legislatures
The Prime Minister, the premiers, and municipal councils
The Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Commons
The Governor General, the Cabinet, and Elections Canada
8. A peaceful speaker criticizes a government policy in public. Which Charter freedom is most directly involved?
Mobility rights
The right to hold public office without an election
The right to use either official language in every private business
Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression
9. A family wants to know which government is primarily responsible for public education in its province. Which level should it consult?
The provincial government
The municipal government alone
The federal government
The Governor General’s office
10. Why do many Canadians wear a poppy around Remembrance Day?
To mark the opening of Parliament
To celebrate the signing of Confederation
To identify registered voters
To honour those who served and sacrificed in war
11. At a polling station, a voter is asked to reveal which candidate they selected. Which principle allows the voter to keep that choice private?
Parliamentary privilege
Responsible government
Cabinet solidarity
The secret ballot
12. A federal government loses the confidence of the House of Commons on a major confidence matter. What normally follows under responsible government?
The government must resign or seek an election
The Senate automatically forms a new government
The Supreme Court selects a new Cabinet
The provincial premiers take control of Parliament
13. Which four provinces formed the Dominion of Canada at Confederation in 1867?
Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and British Columbia
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan
14. A visitor wants to see Canada’s Parliament buildings. Which city should they visit?
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
15. In Canada’s constitutional system, who holds the role of head of state?
The Prime Minister
The Speaker of the House of Commons
The Chief Justice of Canada
The Sovereign, represented federally by the Governor General
16. What are Canada’s two official languages?
English and Inuktitut
English and French
French and Spanish
English and Cree