A Look at Canada

Study this guide only if your test or interview is scheduled before the 15th of March 2010.

A new citizenship study guide titled Discover Canada: the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship was introduced on November 12, 2009. For more information, please see the frequently asked questions about the new study guide and the citizenship test.

Table of contents

• Message to our readers
• Applying for citizenship
• What does Canadian citizenship mean?
• Introducing Canada
• Protecting the environment—Sustainable development
• Canada’s history and symbols
• Aboriginal peoples of Canada
• Map of Canada
• The Atlantic Region
• Central Canada
• The Prairie Provinces
• The West Coast
• The North
• Government in Canada
• Other levels of government in Canada
• Do you know your elected representatives?
• Federal elections
• Voting procedures during an election period
• The Canadian justice system
• Citizenship rights and responsibilities
• For more information
• Citizenship test: Questions

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© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2007
Cat. No. Ci1-11/2007E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-39464-X

2007 Edition

 

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