Canada's Regions: Canadian Citizenship Test Questions

Q1.What is the capital city of Canada?

• Toronto
• Ottawa
• Montreal
• Vancouver

Answer: Ottawa, on the Ottawa River, is the capital of Canada. It was chosen as the capital by Queen Victoria in 1857.

Q2.Canada is the world's ____ largest country by area.

• Largest
• Second largest
• Fifth largest
• Tenth largest

Answer: Canada is the second largest country on earth — about 10 million square kilometres — after Russia.

Q3.Which three oceans border Canada?

• Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian
• Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic
• Atlantic, Arctic, and Southern
• Pacific, Arctic, and Caribbean

Answer: Three oceans border Canada: the Pacific (west), the Atlantic (east), and the Arctic (north).

Q4.Which provinces are the Atlantic Provinces?

• Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta
• Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
• British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
• Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and PEI

Answer: The Atlantic Provinces are Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

Q5.Which provinces are the Prairie Provinces?

• Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba
• Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon
• Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta

Answer: The Prairie Provinces are Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta — rich in farmland and energy resources.

Q6.Which two provinces make up 'Central Canada'?

• Manitoba and Ontario
• Ontario and Quebec
• Quebec and New Brunswick
• Ontario and Alberta

Answer: Central Canada — the manufacturing heartland — is made up of Ontario and Quebec, where more than half of Canadians live.

Q7.What is the capital of Ontario?

• Ottawa
• Toronto
• Hamilton
• Kingston

Answer: Toronto is the capital of Ontario. It is also Canada's largest city and main financial centre. (Ottawa is the national capital.)

Q8.What is the capital of Quebec?

• Montreal
• Québec City
• Laval
• Gatineau

Answer: Québec City is the capital of the province of Quebec. Montreal is the province's largest city.

Q9.What is the capital of British Columbia?

• Vancouver
• Victoria
• Kelowna
• Surrey

Answer: Victoria is the capital of British Columbia. Vancouver is the province's largest city and busiest port.

Q10.What are Canada's three territories?

• Yukon, Nunavut, and Alberta
• Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
• Nunavut, Labrador, and Yukon
• Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Newfoundland

Answer: Canada's three territories are Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

Q11.What is the capital of Nunavut?

• Yellowknife
• Whitehorse
• Iqaluit
• Churchill

Answer: Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut, a territory created in 1999 whose name means 'our land' in Inuktitut.

Q12.Which province is the smallest and is known as the 'Birthplace of Confederation'?

• Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador

Answer: Prince Edward Island is the smallest province and is known as the birthplace of Confederation. It is linked to the mainland by the Confederation Bridge.

Q13.Which province is Canada's largest producer of oil and gas?

• Saskatchewan
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Ontario

Answer: Alberta is the largest producer of oil and gas, and its oil sands are a major energy source. It also has famous cattle ranches and Banff National Park.

Q14.The Bay of Fundy, home to the highest tides in the world, is located in which region?

• The West Coast
• The Atlantic Provinces (Nova Scotia/New Brunswick)
• The North
• The Prairies

Answer: The Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, has the highest tides in the world.

Q15.Which is Canada's largest city?

• Montreal
• Toronto
• Vancouver
• Calgary

Answer: Toronto, in Ontario, is the largest city in Canada and the country's main financial centre.

Q16.What is the capital of Alberta?

• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Red Deer
• Banff

Answer: Edmonton is the capital of Alberta; Calgary is the province's largest city.

Q17.What is the capital of Manitoba?

• Regina
• Winnipeg
• Brandon
• Saskatoon

Answer: Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba. Its Exchange District includes the famous intersection of Portage and Main.

Q18.Which province is Canada's largest producer of hydro-electricity and pulp and paper?

• Ontario
• Quebec
• British Columbia
• Manitoba

Answer: Quebec, with its huge supply of fresh water, is Canada's largest producer of hydro-electricity and its main producer of pulp and paper.

Q19.Outside of Quebec, which province has the largest French-speaking population?

• New Brunswick
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Nova Scotia

Answer: Ontario has the largest French-speaking population outside Quebec.

Q20.Which Prairie province was once called the 'breadbasket of the world' and holds the world's richest deposits of potash?

• Manitoba
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• British Columbia

Answer: Saskatchewan, the 'wheat province,' is Canada's largest grain producer and holds the world's richest potash and uranium deposits. Regina hosts the RCMP training academy.

Q21.What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

• Halifax
• Sydney
• Charlottetown
• Fredericton

Answer: Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia and is home to Canada's largest east-coast naval base.

Q22.Which province is the most easterly point in North America and has its own time zone?

• Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• New Brunswick

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly part of North America and has its own (half-hour) time zone.