Test Syllabus (Discover Canada)

The Canadian citizenship test is based on the study guide “Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship”.

This test guide has 68 pages.Has more facts to memorize. This guide focuses on the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens, on Canada’s history, military contributions, symbols, values and institutions. More emphasis has been placed as well on facts about government and politics. The native population and Canada’s native roots are better portrayed in this guide.

The Canadian citizenship test consists of 20 multiple choice questions that you will have to answer in 30 minutes. If you have 5 wrong answers, you will fail the test. The federal government removed the mandatory questions system, where you previously had to answer correctly a number of specific questions in order to pass the test (on top of having a pas mark of 75%).

Test questions are drawn from the entire study guide. The federal government says you can be tested on any section of any chapter, so basically you have to memorize the entire study guide. But don’t worry, there are effective ways to train for your official test.Read our article on how to prepare for this test:Canadian citizenship test – How to prepare for it.

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