Canadian Citizenship Test 2024
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Who We Are
Intro
Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America
Canada's institutions institutions uphold a commitment to Peace, Order and Good Government, a key phrase in Canada’s original constitutional document in 1867, the British North America Act.
Poets and songwriters have hailed Canada as the “Great Dominion.”
Aboriginal Peoples
Ancestors of the Aboriginal peoples came to Canada from Asia.
Aboriginal and treaty rights are in the Canadian Constitution
Territorial rights were first guaranteed through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III
In 2008, Ottawa formally apologized to the former students who were abused in residential schools
Refers to the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. About 65% of the Aboriginal people are First Nations, while 30% are Métis and 4% Inuit.
First Nations people are the largest group, with more than 600 bands
Inuit which means “the people” in the Inuktitut language, live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic
The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry, the majority of whom live in the Prairie provinces.
English and French
The two official languages of Canada are English and French
Anglophones: English-speaking Canadians, around 18 million
Francophones: French-speaking Canadians, around 7 million. The majority of Francophones live in the province of Quebec
New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province
Acadians: the descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
Quebecers: the people of Quebec, the vast majority French-speaking
One million Anglo-Quebecers have a heritage of 250 years and form a vibrant part of the Quebec fabric
Diversity in Canada
Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants
Since the 1970s, most immigrants have come from Asian countries
Chinese languages are the second most-spoken at home, after English, in two of Canada’s biggest cities. In Vancouver, 13% of the population speak Chinese languages at home; in Toronto, the number is 7%.
The great majority of Canadians identify as Christians.