Canada · Citizenship testPut in the date you plan to sit the test, or the first day of your 30-day window, and the planner spreads 57 short lessons over the days you have. They follow Discover Canada: rights and the oath first, then history from the First Peoples to modern Canada, government, elections, the justice system, symbols, the economy and the regions, and last of all your own province or territory. It ends with our 20 practice questions and a second go at any you miss.
Pick the date of your test and how long you can study each day. You’ll get a plan that takes you right up to the test.
How should you plan your Canadian citizenship test preparation?
- Get Discover Canada from IRCC: read it, download the PDF or eBook, or listen to the audio version.
- Work through it a chapter at a time. The test covers rights and responsibilities, history, geography, the economy, government, laws and symbols.
- Look up the local answers: the capital of your province or territory and your Member of Parliament.
- Learn what has changed since the guide came out in 2012, such as King Charles III as Sovereign.
- Take a timed practice test of 20 questions. The real one gives you 45 minutes and the timer can’t be paused.
- Go back to the chapters behind any question you miss, then test yourself again.
How to pass the Canadian citizenship test
You need 15 of the 20 questions right. Online, you can make up to 3 tries inside your 30-day window, so a miss on the first day still leaves time to study the weak chapters before you sign in again.
Plan the day as well as the facts. You need a computer or tablet with a webcam, Chrome or Safari, your PR card or photo ID, and a quiet place where you can be alone for 45 minutes.