Citizenship Test

To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must:

• be a permanent resident
• have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years
• have filed your taxes, if you need to
• pass a test on your rights, responsibilities and knowledge of Canada
• prove your language skills

When applying for citizenship if you’re 18 to 54 years old you will need to demonstrate you have reached Level 4 or higher in the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) / Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) for speaking and listening in English or French. You can do this by:

• Completing secondary or post-secondary education in English or French, in Canada or abroad.
• Completing certain government-funded language training programs.
• Passing the CELPIP or IELTS test.

Complete list of acceptable documents

Current as of July 17, 2023

Federal Government

1. Head of State (and King of Canada) is King Charles III.
2. The name of the representative of the King of Canada, the Governor General, is Mary Simon.
3. The Head of Government, the Prime Minister, is Justin Trudeau.
4. The name of the political party in power is the Liberal Party of Canada.
5. The name of the Leader of the Opposition is Pierre Poilievre.
6. The name of the party representing His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition is the Conservative Party of Canada.
7. The names of the other opposition parties and leaders are:
   1. Bloc Québécois  - Yves-François Blanchet
   2. New Democratic Party (NDP) - Jagmeet Singh
   3. Green Party of Canada - Elizabeth May
8. My Member of Parliament (MP) in Ottawa is ________. Go to Find My MP
9. My federal electoral district is called­­­ _______. Go to Find My Electoral District.

• Note: There are six federal electoral districts in Vancouver. They are: Vancouver Centre, Vancouver East, Vancouver Granville, Vancouver Kingsway, Vancouver Quadra, and Vancouver South.

Provincial Government - BC

1. The representative of the King in my province, the Lieutenant Governor, is Janet Austin.
2. The Head of Government (the Premier) is David Eby.
3. The name of the provincial party in power is the BC NDP.
4. The names of the provincial opposition parties and leaders are:
   1. BC United (formally BC Liberal Party) - Kevin Falcon
   2. BC Green Party - Sonia Furstenau 
5. My provincial representative is _______. Go to Find My MLA and enter your postal code.

Municipal Government - Vancouver

1. The name of the municipality where I live is Vancouver.
2. The name of the head of the municipal government (mayor or reeve) is Ken Sim.
3. The names of Vancouver’s 10 City Councillors are: Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, Brian Montague, Mike Klassen, Peter Meiszner, Rebecca Bligh, Lenny Zhou, Adriane Carr, Christine Boyle, and Peter Fry.

•  See Vancouver Mayor and City Council  for more information.