Guides
Canadian citizenship test guides
Every guide answers one question people type before this test, with the rules taken from IRCC's own pages and marked as reported where only vendors or the press give them. No sign-up, no email wall.
Before the test
Who takes it, how the online sitting works, and the guide
The 18-to-54 rule and the exemptions, the emailed invitation with its 30-day window and three chances, the webcam and ID rules, and the ten chapters of Discover Canada.
Who needs to take the Canadian citizenship test?Applicants aged 18 to 54 on the day they sign take the test; under 18, 55 or older, or with a waiver, you do not. IRCC's rules, and what still applies.Read the guide →
How the online Canadian citizenship test works, from invitation to resultFrom acknowledgement of receipt to ceremony: the emailed invitation, a 30-day window with three chances, webcam and ID rules, the 45 minutes, results.Read the guide →
Discover Canada, chapter by chapter: what the citizenship test is based onWhat is in each of the ten chapters of Discover Canada, the formats IRCC publishes it in, what its notice says about other materials, and how to read it.Read the guide →
The test itself
Questions, pass mark and worked examples
Twenty questions in 45 minutes, what 15 out of 20 means in practice and what the hearing adds, and three worked questions traced back to the guide.
How many questions are in the Canadian citizenship test?Twenty questions, multiple choice and true or false, 45 minutes online, 15 correct to pass. What they cover, where they come from, and one worked example.Read the guide →
What is the pass mark for the Canadian citizenship test?You pass with 15 correct out of 20, which is 75%. What the buffer of five means, what the hearing thresholds are, and how to know you are ready.Read the guide →
What the Canadian citizenship test questions look like, with worked examplesWhat the questions look like: three worked examples traced to Discover Canada, IRCC's own 31 study questions, and the wrong-answer patterns to watch for.Read the guide →
Preparing, and after
How to pass, and what to do if you don't
A 30-day plan that reads the guide in the order the marking rewards and ends with timed mocks, and the current rules on retakes, the hearing and reapplying.
How to pass the Canadian citizenship test the first timeA 30-day plan built on Discover Canada: read the guide chapter by chapter, weight history and government, run timed 20-question mocks, and fix the misses.Read the guide →
Failed the Canadian citizenship test? What happens nextThree chances inside the 30-day window, then a 30-to-90-minute hearing. What IRCC's pages say, what a refusal means, and how to prepare the next attempt.Read the guide →
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