The Citizenship CompanionEst. 2023 · Canada
For the year you become Canadian

The Canadian
Citizenship Test,
met with calm.

You've built a life here — years of it. The test is the last quiet hurdle before the oath. BeCitizen walks the final stretch with you: the whole Discover Canada guide, hundreds of real-style questions, and a simulator that makes test day feel like somewhere you've already been.

Walked by 350,000+ future citizens · Free to begin · No account needed

The companion in your pocket

Built to feel calm, not crammed.

No streaks, no noise, no pressure — just a quiet, editorial space that treats becoming a citizen as the milestone it is. Study on the bus, practise over coffee, simulate the night before. It remembers where you are, every time.

600+

real-style questions

EN / FR

both official languages

4.9★

from new citizens

BeCitizen citizenship test home screenBeCitizen Discover Canada study screenBeCitizen practice citizenship test question
What's inside

Four things that walk with you.

Practice that explains itself, the whole guide made readable, and cheatsheets for the facts that slip — each one a quiet, finished thing.

Practice, not pressure

Real questions, plain explanations.

Hundreds of exam-style questions, scored the moment you answer — each with a calm explanation and the exact Discover Canada page it came from. You'll feel the shape of the test long before test day.

Try a free practice test
BeCitizen practice test list with a progress trackerA real-style Canadian citizenship practice questionAn answered question showing the correct answer and its explanation
The whole guide

Discover Canada, made to read.

The complete official study guide — history, government, symbols and all — set as a calm, chapter-by-chapter reading experience that remembers where you left off. Not a wall of facts. A country, introduced.

Open the book
The Discover Canada study guide cover in the BeCitizen readerA Canada's History chapter page with archival photographsThe Federal Elections chapter with the system-of-government diagram
Everything, at a glance

Cheatsheets that actually stick.

Study by chapter or by theme — dates, names, regions, government — distilled into key facts you can skim. The full timeline of Canadian history, sorted year by year, right in your pocket.

Browse the study hub
Study by chapter — the illustrated Discover Canada chaptersKey facts grouped by categoryThe timeline of key events in Canadian history
Test day, rehearsed

The real exam, minus the nerves.

A timed simulation in IRCC's exact on-screen format — twenty questions, forty-five minutes, the same Government of Canada interface — so the real thing feels like somewhere you've already been. Start with a free sample, no account needed.

Try the simulator
The mock test in IRCC's exact format — Question 1 of 20The timed simulator with a 45-minute countdown and question gridThe simulator start screen with a free sample test

What you're working toward

“I swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, King of Canada… and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.”

— The Oath of Citizenship

Twenty questions stand between you and these words. We'll make sure they're the easy part.

The road to your oath

Three steps, walked calmly.

01

Read

The whole of Discover Canada — its history, its people, its promises — set as a calm reading experience that remembers where you left off. Not a wall of facts. A country, introduced.

Open the study guide
02

Practise

Hundreds of real-style questions, each with a plain explanation. You'll feel the shape of the test long before test day — and you'll know exactly what's left to learn.

Start a free practice test
03

Stand ready

A timed simulation in IRCC's exact format — twenty questions, forty-five minutes — so the real thing feels like somewhere you've already been. You walk in calm.

Try the simulator
“I walked in calm. The simulator felt exactly like the real test — and when I passed, I finally let myself imagine the ceremony.”

Priya S. · became a citizen in Brampton, Ontario

Where the journey stands

The processing timeline, in plain numbers.

A live read on where applications currently sit — from acknowledgement of receipt to the oath ceremony — so you always know what comes next.

01

Now processing

Acknowledgement

02

Now processing

Test invitation

03

Now processing

Decision made

04

Now processing

Ceremony invite

Drawn from community application-tracker data

Keep reading

Everything else on the way to citizenship.

Questions, answered

About the Canadian Citizenship Test.

What is the Canadian Citizenship Test?

The Canadian Citizenship Test is conducted by IRCC and required for citizenship applicants aged 18–54. It asks about the rights and responsibilities of citizens, plus Canada's history, geography, economy, government, laws, and symbols. It has 20 multiple-choice or true/false questions, is offered in English or French, lasts 45 minutes, and you need at least 15 out of 20 correct to pass.

Is BeCitizen's practice free?

Yes. You can take real-style practice tests and a free sample test without paying. The full study guide, the complete set of practice tests, and the exam simulator are all part of BeCitizen's preparation platform.

How many questions are on the test, and what's the passing score?

There are 20 questions, and you must answer at least 15 correctly (75%) to pass.

How long is the citizenship test?

The test has a 45-minute time limit.

What study material is the test based on?

The test is based entirely on the official Government of Canada study guide, 'Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship.' BeCitizen's study guide and questions follow it directly.

Where can I download the official Discover Canada guide?

The official 'Discover Canada' guide is available free from the Government of Canada in several formats: PDF, large-print PDF, a web version, and an audio version.

Welcome home is closer than you think

Begin the last stretch today.

Free to start. Study, practise, and simulate the real Canadian Citizenship Test — calmly, at your own pace.