canadian citizenship test

• What/who is the oath professed to?

  The Monarch. Not a document (e.g. constitution), a banner (e.g. flag), or a geopolitical entity (e.g. country).
• What is the Magna Carta also known as?


  The Great Charter of Freedoms (created in 1215)
• What does the Magna Carta include?


  Freedom of conscience and religion; of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including of speech and of the press; of peaceful assembly; and of association.
• What is the Habeas corpus?

  The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state. It comes from English common law.
• When was the Constitution of Canada amended?


  1982
• What does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms include?


  Mobility Rights, Aboriginal Peoples' Rights, Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights, and Multiculturalism. It also attempts to summarize fundamental freedoms.
• What are the Mobility Rights?

  Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport.
• What are the Aboriginal Peoples' Rights?


  The rights guaranteed in the Charter will not adversely affect any treaty or other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal peoples.
• What are the Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights?

  French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government.
• What is Multiculturalism (with respect to the charter)?


  A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity. Canadians celebrate the gift of one another's presence and work hard to respect pluralism and live in harmony.
• What are the Citizenship Responsibilities?

  Obeying the law, Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, Serving on a jury, Voting in elections, helping others in the community, protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment.
• What is the name of Canada's original constitutional document?

  The British North America Act. It is also known as the Constitution Act.
• When was the British North America Act created?


  July 1, 1867.
• What is the key phrase in Canada's original constitutional document in 1867 (the British North America Act)?

  Peace, Order and Good Government. The act officiated the Dominion of Canada.
• What is Canada's three founding peoples?

  Aboriginal, French and British
• When were Territorial rights first guaranteed?

  1763 in the Royal Proclamation by King George III. Unfortunately, treaties that were not always fully respected.
• During what time period did the federal government place many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture?

  From the 1800s until the 1980s
• When did the federal government formally apologize to the former (Aboriginal) students?


  2008
• What are the three distinct groups referred to by the term Aboriginal peoples?


  First Nations (formerly Indian), Inuit, and Metis.
• Who are the Inuit?


  The Inuit, which means "the people" in the Inuktitut language, live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic.
• Who are the Metis?

  The Metis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry, the majority of whom live in the Prairie provinces. They come from both French- and English-speaking backgrounds and speak their own dialect, Michif.
• What is the approximate geographic distribution of the First Nations people?

  About half live on reserve land in about 600 communities while the other half live off-reserve, mainly in urban centres.
• What is the approximate population distribution of the Aboriginal people?

  About 65% are First Nations, while 30% are Metis, and 4% are Inuit.
• Who was John Buchan?


  A popular Governor General of Canada (1935-40).
• Approximately how many Francophones are there in Canada?


  7 million, mostly in Quebec. One million in Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba.
• Which province is officially bilingual?


  New Brunswick
• Who are the Acadians?


  Descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604.
• What is known as the "Great Upheaval"?

  The deportation of two-thirds of the Acadians during the war between Britain and France from 1755 to 1763.
• In what year did the House of Commons recognize the Quebecois as a nation within a united Canada?


  2006
• What is the name of the descendants of 8,500 French settlers from the 1600s and 1700s whom maintain a unique identity, culture and language?

  Quebecers. They are the people of Quebec, the vast majority French-speaking.
• Since the 1970s, which continent do most immigrants come from?


  Asia
• What is the second most-spoken language at home?


  Chinese
• What percent of the population speak Chinese at home in Vancouver and Toronto?

  13% (Vancouver) and 7% (Toronto)
• What is the first and second largest religious affiliations?

  Catholic, followed by various Protestant churches. The great majority of Canadians identify as Christians.
• Who are the Iroquois?


  A confederation of five (later six) First Nations from the Great Lakes region who were farmers and hunters. They battled with French settlements for a century (1600s). The French and the Iroquois made peace in 1701.
• Who are the Cree and Dene?

  The Aboriginal people of the Northwest who were hunter-gatherers.
• Who are the Sioux (pronounced su)?

  The nomadic Aboriginal people who followed the bison herd.
• Who are the Inuit?

  The Aboriginal people of the Northwest who were hunter-gatherers.
• What did West Coast natives commonly eat?


  Preserved fish by drying and smoking.
• Who were the people that Europeans formed strong economic, religious and military bonds with in the first 200 years of coexistence, which laid the foundations of Canada?

  the Aboriginal people