Canadian citizenship test practice, chapter by chapter

Twenty questions, multiple choice and true or false, in English or French. IRCC's online test runs on a 45-minute timer that cannot be paused and submits the test automatically when it ends. The app's mock tests use the same 20 questions and 45 minutes.

Fifteen correct answers out of 20, which is 75%. IRCC gives the same threshold for the knowledge questions at a hearing, where up to nine language questions with six needed are added. The app marks every mock against 15 out of 20.

Applicants who are between 18 and 54 on the day they sign the application. Under 18, 55 or older, or with an approved waiver, you do not take it, though every other requirement still applies. The age is fixed at signing, so turning 55 while you wait changes nothing.

IRCC emails an invitation, usually one to three months after the acknowledgement of receipt, with a 30-day window and three chances inside it. You take the test alone on a computer or tablet with a webcam, show a PR card or photo ID, and see an unofficial score straight away.

You get three chances within the 30-day window. If all three fail, IRCC invites you to a hearing with a citizenship official lasting 30 to 90 minutes, and a failed hearing means the application is refused and you apply again with new fees. Your permanent residence is not affected.

No. The real questions are not published, and IRCC says the study questions in its own guide are only similar to the ones on the test. The app's 510 questions are written from the ten chapters of Discover Canada, each with an explanation and its chapter, which is where the real ones come from too.

IRCC says so: Discover Canada is the only official study guide, every question is based on it, and it is free online, as a PDF, as audio and in print. The app follows its ten chapters and cites them, but the guide comes first; IRCC's own notice says anything else is used at your own risk.

Most applicants report two to six weeks of daily study. The invitation arrives one to three months after the acknowledgement of receipt and opens a 30-day window, so a chapter-a-day pass through Discover Canada with a week of timed mocks at the end fits comfortably. The guide below sets one out.

Lessons, questions and mock tests are stored on the device, and offline access is part of Premium. Progress is kept on the phone rather than in an account, so there is nothing to sign up for.

No. It is an independent educational app built by Vishwen Labs, not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or any government body. The facts on this page come from IRCC's own pages and from Discover Canada; the lessons and questions are the app's own.