Study for the test

Learn about the test, including how to study for it, its format and its content.

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Study guide and practice questions

Use our official study guide, Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, to study for your test. You can start studying for the test at any time. We base all the test questions on information found in the study guide.

The guide is free and available in multiple formats. You can

Official study guide for Canadian citizenship test

You can start studying for the test at any time.

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Test format and passing score

The citizenship test

You need to get at least 15 of the 20 questions right to pass the test. You’ll have 3 chances to pass the test.

What’s on the test

The citizenship test shows us what you know about Canada. We’ll ask you questions about the rights and responsibilities of being a Canadian citizen and about Canada’s

The citizenship test does not have questions to assess your language skills in English or French.

If you’re invited to an interview, a citizenship officer will note how well you communicate in one of the official languages.

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2025-09-11