In order to take the citizenship test, you need to have a general knowledge of Canadian history, geography, economics and politics. A good way to prepare for the test is to read through the online publication,
A Look at Canada, produced by the
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada .
If you want a printed copy, you can either contact the Department of Citizenship and Immigration to request one, or download the online version in .pdf format. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer you can download it from their web site.
Government Information
The citizenship test may ask you to identify the Federal Member of Parliament (MP) and Provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) form the political riding, or area, where you live.
These are the Federal ridings where Douglas College campuses are located:
- New Westminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby
- Port Moody-Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam
- Dewdney-Alouette
To find a map of your federal riding, contact your local Member of Parliament (MP) or simply find out more information about your district,
search the Elections Canada site.
These are the Provincial ridings where Douglas College campuses are located:
- Burquitlam
- Coquitlam-Maillardville
- New Westminster
- Maple Ridge-Mission
To find a map of your provincial electoral district, contact your local Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) or simply find out more information about your district,
search the Elections BC site.
Use this web site to
find census information about BC and Canada. The information based on the 1996 Census.
The Richmond Public Library website provides a
practice citizenship test. The questions are based on
A Look at Canada. You can choose to do between five and fifty questions, similar to those on the actual test.
If you want to find out more about becoming a Canadian citizen, the
Citizenship and Immigration Canada web site is a good place to start. For quick facts about British Columbia and Canada, see:
