Canadian Citizenship
You can use the information and resources provided below to help you prepare for the types of questions that may be asked on the citizenship test.
Please note that copies of the actual citizenship tests used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada are not available.
Citizenship Guide
BASIC CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION
LAST UPDATED: July 2025
HEAD OF STATE
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The representative of the King for all Canada is: The Governor General: Rt. Hon. Mary Simon
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Head of Government in power:
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The Prime Minister is the Rt. Hon. Mark Carney
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The Party in Power at present is the Liberal Party of Canada
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The Opposition party is the Conservative Party
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The Leader of the Conservative Party is the Hon. Pierre Poilievre
The other federal parties in Parliament and their leaders are:
New Democratic Party
Bloc Quebecois
Green Party
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Hon. Yves-Francois Blanchet
Hon. Elizabeth May
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Vancouver is Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal)
Parliamentary Address: House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Constituency Address: 310 Esplanade E, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7L 1A4
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country is Hon. Patrick Weiler (Liberal)
Parliamentary Address: House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Constituency Address: 6367 Bruce Street, West Vancouver, British Columbia V7W 2G5
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Burnaby North-Seymour is Hon. Terry Beech (Liberal)
Parliamentary Address: House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Constituency Address: 3906 Hastings Street, Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6C1
To locate your federal riding and Member of Parliament, use Find your Member of Parliament using your Postal Code
Contact the Government of Canada at these sites:
Government of Canada: http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html
Citizenship and Immigration Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Head of State:
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The representative of the King for my province is: The Lieutenant-Governor: Hon. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
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Head of the government: The Premier is the Hon. David Eby
The Provincial party in power is: the NDP (New Democratic Party)
The other parties with representatives in the BC Legislature are:
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The Conservative Party
The Leader of the Conservative Party and the Official Opposition is: John Rustad
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The Green Party
The Leader of the Green Party is: Jeremy Valeriote (interim)
The provincial representatives, known as MLAs, are:
North Vancouver-Lonsdale
North Vancouver-Seymour
West Vancouver-Capilano
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
Hon. Bowinn Ma (NDP)
Hon. Susie Chant (NDP)
Hon. Lynn Block (Conservative)
Hon. Jeremy Valeriote (Green)
To locate your MLA, enter your postal code in the MLA Finder
THE NORTH SHORE
The North Shore consists of these 3 municipalities:
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The City of North Vancouver: Population 58,120*
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The District of North Vancouver: Population 88,168*
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The District of West Vancouver: Population 44,122*
*Census 2021
Municipal Governments on the North Shore:
District of North Vancouver
North Vancouver City
District of West Vancouver
Mayor Mike Little
Mayor Linda Buchanan
Mayor Mark Sager
Contact your city or district hall:
District of North Vancouver: http://www.dnv.org
North Vancouver City: http://www.cnv.org
District of West Vancouver: http://westvancouver.ca
Other sites:
Online version of Discover Canada
Richmond Public Library’s online Canadian Citizenship Practice Test