It kills me every time you say; "I'm a typical, average American" because there is nothing typical about how much you put in to learning about Canada. I do appreciate your videos. I have answers when you are asking questions to the camera. I love watching you use your memory to solve things and get sad when you are so close but miss. I did miss two on this citizenship test as I had never learned them. Now I'm that much brighter.
@@rodthebodfromcanada Am Canadian. Only one I got right during first 5 (I stopped watching) was the first one, and I very easily could have not known that if my interests didn't align the right way.
The Vikings were here over 1000 years ago. The very first Europeans. The Acadians were French. A lot of them were expelled by the British to Louisiana where they became Cajuns.
Yeah that question was odd. The Vikings settled parts of Newfoundland, which is the Maritimes, before the Acadians, but Indigenous peoples were there long before that. How is the answer Acadians?
@@brittanytrusler5295 The Maritimes is actually the trick part of it. Newfoundland isn't part of the Maritimes, but it is part of the Atlantic Provinces! hah
@@bdslade I'll be honest I'm 100% Canadian and I've always assumed that Atlantic Provinces and Maritimes meant the same thing. From searching, it's not, but yeah....
@@bunzeebear2973 It wasn't a full on war at that point, it was just invasion and annexation. If historians looked back on WW3, would they say it started in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine?
Elections for the House of Commons must take place every 5 years or less. The average is 4 years but it can be as soon as the first budget fails to pass. There is only a maximum amount of time, 5 years.
Exactly! The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms entrenched it in section 4.(1) No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its members. A Prime Minister does not have the power to change that.
Canada does have a Senate. Appointed by the Prime Minister! There are 105 Senators in the Canadian Parliament. They are the “chamber of sober second thought” and must vote to allow,agree to, any Bill, brought to them by the (lower chamber ‘ by the MPs lawmaking,
I took the citizenship test a few years ago. I had a study book. My husband and kids didn't know the answers to many of the questions, and they were born in Canada. 😅 I got 16 out of 20 on this test. I'm staying Canadian!😊😊😊😊
Hydro Quebec is a HUGE electricity provider, in fact a lot of the USA electricity comes from here. 3% of worldwide drinkable water is located in Quebec, thus why it is a big supplier of water as well.
@@MK-fc2hn paid for something forced on them that ruined their traditional way of life and destroyed the land they knew might seem fair to you, also what income can be taxed? If you don't know what you're commenting on it makes you look like a fool.
@@sid7088 I've been to Cree country in Northern Quebec.. It's the size of Germany. Plenty of land still available to them for hunting and fishing. Also met many Cree up there.. they are doing just fine, if not better than the average Canadian today.
Just for fun, the bank of Canada question is a bit of a trick: the bank was 'founded in 1934 but opened it's doors for the first time in March of 1935'. If you look at the bank of Canada Website, the primary date is March of 1935 (which I knew). It was the only question I technically got wrong but I believe the answer was incorrect. It would depend on what 'established' means. Most use the 1935 date. Fun quiz.
Since you asked, I got the ones you got plus a few others but I don't think I would have passed. Now I'm going to question the sanity of the person writing the test. :P
The citizen test was hard, for me. I studied my butt off. And got all correct answers. When receiving my citizenship papers after the test, and a small Canadian flag, I got a handshake and a big smile. Those who got one mistake to 3, got the biggest frown, and a small lecture, but passed. My Mother went for her Citizenship test. but when time to receive her accolades and papers, she went to work instead. A Judge actually phoned her to see why she did not show up and my mother said, 'Well I had to work.' The Judge fell off his chair and gave her a big, big lecture. She eventually got her accolades, and papers. Apparently she had to, to receive her Canadian Pension Plan.
I had fun taking the test with you Tyler! My parents are immigrants but I was born and raised in Toronto. Surprised myself. Got 18/20! Some guessing was involved.😂
I’m a Canadian and toke this test with u and I got 18/20 questions right. Great job Tyler keep studying. I was born in 1970 in corner Brook Newfoundland.
My late wife was born in England and came here at 10 yrs old. She didn't get her Canadian citizenship until she was around 40. She considered herself a British Subject and that was good enough but things changed when we started sailing internationally on our boat. She resented having to take a test but studied for it and got all correct. I didn't. The difference between English and British , I found, was that English is a nationality and British is an attitude.
I took the citizenship test two years ago... read the study guide five times, practiced with 1,000+ training questions, and got 20/20 at the time. I feel the actual citizenship test questions were easier than the training questions in this video.
An American wrote this quiz. Evident by question five. How many Canadians woke up this morning Canadian and realised after performing this test that they had the knowledge base of a typical American?
Canada is often called a “Constitutional Monarchy”; however, that’s misleading: our head of state is the King of Canada alright (also King of UK and other British Commonwealth nations), and the office is occupied only by one, single person-the “mono” part of “monarch”-but the Sovereign has virtually no power so can’t be a true monarch: rule by a single person. The King does not rule Canada, makes no laws in Canada, and levies no taxes in Canada. Otherwise, Canada does have its Constitution which contains the rules of our governing system, including the legal enshrinement of the sovereign’s office. In practice, each ofCanada’s eleven sovereign governments (ten provinces plus one federal government) has a governor who represents the sovereign (or head of state) in the day-to-day business of governing. The King’s representative in the federal government is called the Governor General, the provincial representatives are called Lieutenant Governors-but remember: the Lieutenants are not subordinated to the federal GG-each province is sovereign by itself. Many Canadians could not answer a lot of the questions in the citizenship test. Acadians is where Cajuns got their name: “Cajun” is a corruption of “Acadian”. Acadia -or, en francais, “L’Acadie”-was the colonial homeland of French settlers around the Bay of Fundy. During the Seven Years War between UK and France (what colonial Americans called the French and Indian War), Acadia was acquired by the UK (by both treaty and conquest); when the Acadians-who considered themselves distinct from Les Habitants in Quebec-as they still do-refused to pledge loyalty to either the French or English side during this conflict, the British confiscated the Acadians’ well-established and fertile farmsteads and deported the inhabitants (qv Longfellow’s epic poem “Evangeline”) to, among other places, New Orleans which was, prior to the Conquest of Quebec in 1759, part of colonial New France. Many deportees made their way back to settle in New Brunswick-presently the only Canadian province that is officially bilingual-but many stayed in the bayous of Louisiana to, once again, avoid picking sides as the territory changed hands a number of times, finally being sold by Napoleon to the young USA in 1804. These dislocated Acadians from present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia who stayed in Louisiana became known as “Cajuns” to Americans.
As a Long Islander, New Yorker American, I could answer a couple of the Canadian citizenship questions. Plus, I'm surrounded about Canadians every day such as Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Kevin McDonald.
Yay! Third-generation Canadian and I got them all correct (with one educated guess, I admit)! And by the way, I would be happy to provide proofreading services: “honour” with a “u”, “where did they migrate from,”, “immigration “ singular.
As a Canadian, I got 14 correct, 6 of which were skill and 7 were pure chance. The first prime minister was Sir. John A. MacDonald. I have no idea who the guy in the question was, but it wasn't a PM to my knowlege.
It's talking about the Gouvernement Responsable in 1848 which was the creation of a government who would be accountable to the canadian people and not just the crown. This moved from the representatives apointed by the King/Queen(lieutenant governor) to the legislative assembly and the cabinet.
Tyler your hilarious! ‘That’s cruel. That is so cruel.’ and ‘I don’t care. You can’t hurt me anymore.’ I always enjoy watching your videos! You are a very friendly, curious, fun American. You give a very positive representation of an American. (Casually we refer to residents of the U.S.A. as ‘Americans’, and the country as ‘the U.S.’ or ‘the States’.
@@KnikXianNun Yep... And they were not called "Viking" then. In 1066, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the era of the Viking ended. This is why I'm asking "What a 1600s Viking looks like, cause they didn't exists. Looks like not many got it right!
(Born and raised Canadian) For the nurse question it’s important to remember that in Canada we have what’s called The Blue Cross which helps Canadians with healthcare plans for pharmaceuticals, retirement plans and a few other things. I find this company hints at the answer to that question
The first Canadian Prime Minister was Sir John A Macdonald after Canada became its own country in 1867. Fontaine was the first head of a democratically elected government after Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1841 (but was still officially a colony of the British Empire)
Last one's a trick question. English historically uses Common Law. French historically uses a Civil Code (much more so since Napoleon). Both legal systems are used in Canada, with the Civil Code being more prominent in Quebec, and the Federal government codifying Common Law into the Criminal Code. Italian and German legal systems pretty much have nothing to do with Canada. Also, as a Canadian, I couldn't answer most of those question correctly, LOL!
16/20. Haven't opened a history book since highschool but my first history teacher was so passionate he made it easy and fun to remember. I'm learning and/or remembering a lot by watching you go through those videos! Best American reacts channel. If you somehow disagree, well, you know, sorrey !
2 questions have the wrong answers.... The government stopped legally requiring natives to send their kids to residential schools after WWII... But kept operating the residential schools on a voluntary basis until the 80s when administration of the schools was passed off to the local First Nations. The Feds then started shutting them down, the last one closed in 97 and the local community begged the government not to close it. Also, we generally have an election every 4 years or sooner, but the constitution actually says that we "must have" at least one election every 5 years.... So technically a government term is a maximum of 5 years, but usually 4 or less.
Yes, the election period question was badly worded, as the answers would have you choose “after 5 years” as you’ve shown. There is no regularity in our election cycle outside of that requirement. So I missed both questions, the only two I missed. I used to design interactive kiosks, and I’ve done projects for both Elections Canada and Immigration & Citizenship Canada, and was in primary school all through the 60s and Centennial Year, so I think I have an edge, but most native Canadians would probably score between ten and fifteen on this test. I remember how shocked I was at the aboriginal facts and figures - that we didn’t learn in school!
@@settheory2219On second thought, I just realized this is not an official website of the GoC - there are several instances of bad grammar, even spelling. Honour, not Honor… etc.
The Vikings were much earlier than 1604. They had a settlement in Newfoundland, Canada in about 1021, which they then abandoned. Most Canadians can't pass the citizenship test - I did back in 2012 because I did practice tests like this.
Where in Nova Scotia? L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland is the only recognized, confirmed site of Norse settlement in North America. According to the sagas, Vikings explored around but did not settle any other place.
@@thisoldnurse1521 Only on swampy land as they needed to stay close to their boats. When they saw the land was inhabited by native people they said NOPE, NADA, NYET as the natives might have had skirmishes with them(minor battles) and >'L'anse aux Meadows is still basically swamp land that NATIVES would not live on. Toss in a winter or two of -20C or 0 F yeah and even Vikings would say "not here"
I'm Canadian and I got three wrong! Yay me! I actually knew about NAFTA(1994) and CUSFTA(1988) because those were things Brian Mulroney was involved with during his terms. I figured Blue Birds would have been correct but I didn't know and assumed Red. I knew about the end of residential schools in 1980 but incorrectly guessed 1950 for Aboriginal voting rights. I also assumed Cartier, but Quebec had a stable government before Canada was established.🍁
Ontario isn’t big in hydroelectricity; most of our electricity comes from nuclear, we still call it hydro 😅 BTW, the word “by” in “bylaws” means “town”; this is the same “by” that’s in the names of some cities
Oh my god that test is horrible, some of the questions asked I don't even understand what's being asked and others I hadn't even learned about in School and I was born a Canadian citizen
Before the test, you will be given a study guide a month or two before you take it. During my time, I would study it during my break at work, or as much as I can. And because of all the studying I did, it was actually a breeze for me during the exam. After that, I did not want to see that study book again. That was 13yrs ago! Thank God it's done, coz these days, my memory has been rusty!😅😅😅
A lot of these topics were never taught in school, so the majority of Canadians would be pressed to pass this exam also. I consider myself fairly well read, and while I knew a decent amount of history, and could use common sense to rule out some of the obvious wrong answers, I really feel that these questions are WAY too specific. Knowing what exact year the Bank of Canada was formed is really less important as to knowing the history behind it, and generally when it was formed. Instead of asking "Was it 1933, 1934, 1935, or 1936?"..... I feel the less strict question would be to ask, "Was it in the 1930's? The 1950's? or the 1970's?" Requiring them to know the 'exact' year is just being petty and purposefully difficult. I, myself, got 7 wrong and I think I am more capable of fielding these kinds of question than probably 80% of the country.
Yes, that question was silly. Then others super obvious like the Dr question. This is some third party test, not an official government practice test. Full of errors.
@@saraha5070 The curriculum has changed over the last few decades. The 90's saw a balancing and updating of much of it's material to be more standardized across the country. I, a graduate of '89, was surprised to find out, after going back to university as an adult in the 2010's, that university level calculus courses expected you to have taken 'pre-calculus' in high school. Which was not a class offered when I was in high school. Math's went as far as trigonometry in that era. It's very possible that if you went to high school after that period that updates to curriculum may have included materials not focused on before. There is a large segment of the population though, that likely never covered many of those topics in school.
Canadian here. Most of these questions were about very obscure that only a professional Canadian historian could answer. We never learned most of this in school.
I think it depends on where you lived/what school you were at. We always had a really comprehensive Canadian History section of my social studies class and I know we covered these things. I actually found it weird how much this jogged my memory!
I teach elementary school history. All of this is a part of the curriculum. I think a lot of Canadians could answer questions about the U.S. as well simply because of it's larger media presence.
I just did 2 years of homeschooling with my kids, grade 5,6 and 7. This stuff is taught in school. We just forget it because life gets really stressful after school and we have to fill our brains with worrying about survival. That’s all 😄
61-year old Canadian - 15/20 correct. Glad I can stay here! 😂. 1967 was Canada’s Centennial year so establishing a Canadian honour in that year makes sense. I missed that question; I thought it would be more recent. Also, I was embarrassed to see a grammatical error in question 14. 😕(the noun and verb don’t agree)
Extremely patriotic Canadian that got 15/20. I majored in Political Science/Economics at SFU and couldn't get a couple of those. First Head of Responsible Government? Ridiculous question. What year was the BOC established? I wrote an honours paper on why the CDIC was the most important economic entity in Canadian history and got that wrong.
I definitely learned most of this at some point during school, but very little of it stuck. I was making educated guesses the whole time and didn’t quite pass! Now I know why when my uncle became a Canadian the hard test he had to take was such a big deal! I can’t imagine people like him taking the test with English (or French) as a second language.
It’s actually just a wrong answer all around. The Federal government is responsible for all of them. Immigration is under the Federal Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Agriculture is the domain of the Federal Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. And Civil Rights is the purview of The Federal Canadian Human Rights Tribunal/Canadian Human Rights Commission.
@@kwharrison6668 Agriculture also falls under provincial control, due to provinces having total control over resource development. Technically, the provinces also have civil rights controls. As well, the provinces have some control over the immigration to their provinces. Leaving the national and international as the only option by process of elimination. But it's all around a terribly phrased question, and the options are terrible. Most people aren't aware of all the provincial powers(I doubt I am either). So it's not really a question I'd be holding against someone for not knowing. Though, I was trying to make a joke, about politics and the nature of politicians. So, while what we are talking about is interesting, it was outside the scope of my original silly comment. That's no shade being thrown at you, it's refreshing to have someone reply with something actually intelligent.
Electricity in Quebec is generated by one major and several less dams, which is why it is cheaper. There is so much surplus they sell it to New York State, Ontario, Maine and other jurisdictions.
Samuel de Champlain was a discoverer of Canada. For Canada it was 1939-1945, WWII. and 1914-1918 for WWI. Terry Fox was the youngest to ever receive the Order of Canada (a prestigious honor for sure). The reason it is A&B is because we are still a British Commonwealth country, therefore we have the British North America Act and we also have the Constitutional Act 1867. Advice: be careful of the years 1968 as it was Pierre Elliott Trudeau who was the Premier and wasn't a fan of Canada but was one for communism.
Honour, not honor, not in Canada. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was Prime Minister of Canada, not a Premier, and he was in that position from 1968 till 1984, except for a brief interlude 1979-1980. He was not a communist and was very patriotic - he patriated Canada’s Constitution and established the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, finally giving Canada full sovereignty. There’s no need to insult the memory of one of Canada’s most outstanding Prime Ministers with lies, he wasn’t perfect, far from it, but your words were uncalled for. Since you’re not Canadian, perhaps you’ve been misinformed, a quick read through his Wikipedia article will provide a more objective look at one of the most important politicians in recent Canadian history.
1) Champlain didn't "discover" Canada; First Nations people had already been living here for centuries. He claimed ownership of Canada on behalf of the French. 2) @dwm1156 has good advice for you and 3) Do you understand what communism means? It appears you don't. Perhaps you'd like to review its definition before incorrectly using the term again.
Spoken as a true Albertan! Canadians will understand this. For all others, Alberta is the one English Province, that likes bashing any Eastern Politician and resents that ON. and QC. Hold the majority of power and influence (due to population size). Liberal ideas and values like a Social Safety Net are “Communistic” in their view!
Alot of this stuff the average Canadian wouldn't know, even if we did learn things like when the bank of Canada was created it be long forgotten years later having no reason to recall such triva
If it makes you feel any better, you did way better than I ever could, I am Canadian, born and raised here and I did not know the answer to majority of these questions.
Tyler, are people hacking you again?? Just a concerned Canadian. Love your content and wish you all the best 🙏🏻💕. The Canadian test I wouldn’t have done much better & I’m. 50 years old lol!! Have a great weekend!! My American friend!!
Hi! thank you for your ever self-deprecating good sportsmanship! I took this test for real and I had studied Canadian history like crazy. But I found the vast majority of questions dealt with government and the rights and freedoms of Canadian citizens. It was quite easy and not like this one you are taking. Good try!
The ones I didn't know - the act defining federal and provincial responsibilities, year of Bank of Canada establishment, first head of a responsible government and the year aboriginals can vote.
Hey Tyler. Don't feel too badly. Some of those questions were pretty difficult, and although we like to think of ourselves as highly educated I would hazzard to guess that most Canadians would struggle with questions about the American Constitution and all of its ammendments. Specifically dates when the ammendmants became law .
I helped someone study for the test decades ago and it was very different from what I remember. Almost all questions were about basic geography (provinces/territories, capitals), basic history (original members of Confederation, 1st PM), and basic civics (role of the Governor - General, MP vs. MLA), etc, etc. I can't recall anything super specific like the Blue Birds (which honestly I'd never heard of before today).
i just took the test with you. i am a Canadian senior and i had 5 wrong. i was not pleased with the test. terrible questions, with so many questions to choose from about Canada,,, it was not a good Canadian test.. I'm glad I'm not taking a citizenship test. so dont feel bad about it. i did guess at 4 more and I was just lucky on them.
My ancestors came to Canada over 200 years ago. Each family was given 10 pounds Sterling and 100 acres of untouched forest in Ontario. They were taken out to the land on wagons, cutting a road through the bush as they went. The wagoneers dropped them and all their supplies at the location of their 'farms' and left them there. They were told to bet busy clearing the forest to build log cabins before Winter set in . This was in September. That was the test. They were still alive come Spring. They passed.
I helped someone study for their test and admitted early on that many of the questions I couldn't awnser. They passed, but it they had to study for it.
“Ontario has a lake”. …yes it has 250,000+ lakes.
a Million in Québec! ( thats not just a way to say we have a lot ... that is True that we have over 1 000 000 lacs )
Loll right
@@Jessiétoiles Quebec has 500,000 lakes. (1,000,000 lakes and streams together)
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Did you know BC has "a mountain"???
Oh god that was way funnier than I ever expected. You did well having studied nothing more than Heritage Minutes 😂
If you stopped yapping and watched the full heritage minute without operning your PIE HOLE you would learn stuff
😂 Don't feel bad, Tyler. I've lived here my whole life 13/20. You're welcome here anytime 😊 🇨🇦 .
It kills me every time you say; "I'm a typical, average American" because there is nothing typical about how much you put in to learning about Canada. I do appreciate your videos. I have answers when you are asking questions to the camera. I love watching you use your memory to solve things and get sad when you are so close but miss. I did miss two on this citizenship test as I had never learned them. Now I'm that much brighter.
He's not typical. Am average American would get 4 at best
@@rodthebodfromcanada Am Canadian. Only one I got right during first 5 (I stopped watching) was the first one, and I very easily could have not known that if my interests didn't align the right way.
i am 86 and have lived in canada all my life and failed the test miserably.tyler you did very well. i am learning from you. thank you.
The Vikings were here over 1000 years ago. The very first Europeans. The Acadians were French. A lot of them were expelled by the British to Louisiana where they became Cajuns.
Yeah that question was odd. The Vikings settled parts of Newfoundland, which is the Maritimes, before the Acadians, but Indigenous peoples were there long before that. How is the answer Acadians?
@@brittanytrusler5295 The question had a specific date in it. It was not asking who was first.
@@brittanytrusler5295 The Maritimes is actually the trick part of it. Newfoundland isn't part of the Maritimes, but it is part of the Atlantic Provinces! hah
@@bdslade I'll be honest I'm 100% Canadian and I've always assumed that Atlantic Provinces and Maritimes meant the same thing. From searching, it's not, but yeah....
@@brentonf8178 haha yeah, I’m from NL and I only learned it maybe five years ago.
1939 for most of us, 1941 for Americans. Typical.😂
I’m impressed he got it!
@@clovers2618 Especially since in yesterday's video he said D-Day (June 6, 1944) was the start of WWII.
Yet Encyclobedia Britannica says 1938 in Poland
@@bunzeebear2973 It wasn't a full on war at that point, it was just invasion and annexation. If historians looked back on WW3, would they say it started in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine?
The us waited untill there was a financial benefit for them
Remember people who have take this have time to study before they take it.
57 yr old Canadian….15/20 ! Hurray I can keep my citizenship 🎉
Congrats!🇨🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Only if your vaccinated with all booster, if not you will be deported to the moon
52 years old. 16/20 here!
54 years old. Only 14 correct.
17 year old here, 14/20. My citizenship privileges have been revoked.
Elections for the House of Commons must take place every 5 years or less. The average is 4 years but it can be as soon as the first budget fails to pass. There is only a maximum amount of time, 5 years.
Nowadays, elections are set at a fixed date, every 4 years
I believe this was changed under Harper from 5 to 4.
15 …. But then, I graduated law school…. Still, that was a humbling test…..
Exactly! The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms entrenched it in section 4.(1)
No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its members.
A Prime Minister does not have the power to change that.
@@scottmccutcheon2668 It was changed by law, not by constitution. The Constitution still says 5 or less.
Don’t make me take that test!!! I want to stay in my homeland!!! 🇨🇦
Canada does have a Senate. Appointed by the Prime Minister! There are 105 Senators in the Canadian Parliament. They are the “chamber of sober second thought” and must vote to allow,agree to, any Bill, brought to them by the (lower
chamber ‘ by the MPs lawmaking,
It's the approximate equivalent of the British House of Lords, except we have no hereditary Senators.
A good thing I was born Canadian, 'cuz I failed abysmally.
I just started the video but I know I likely will too lol.
I think it's crazy that people have to know this so come here.
😂😂😂😂😂
Same here.
The best benefit of being born into it is no having to swear loyalty to Charles
Me too, I answered the first five questions wrong! 😅
I took the citizenship test a few years ago. I had a study book. My husband and kids didn't know the answers to many of the questions, and they were born in Canada. 😅 I got 16 out of 20 on this test. I'm staying Canadian!😊😊😊😊
Beautiful folks!
Congratulations!
Hydro Quebec is a HUGE electricity provider, in fact a lot of the USA electricity comes from here. 3% of worldwide drinkable water is located in Quebec, thus why it is a big supplier of water as well.
Too bad for the natives though, their loss was Quebec's gain.
@@sid7088They got paid handsomely and they continue to be exempt from paying income taxes.
@@MK-fc2hn paid for something forced on them that ruined their traditional way of life and destroyed the land they knew might seem fair to you, also what income can be taxed? If you don't know what you're commenting on it makes you look like a fool.
@@sid7088 I've been to Cree country in Northern Quebec.. It's the size of Germany. Plenty of land still available to them for hunting and fishing. Also met many Cree up there.. they are doing just fine, if not better than the average Canadian today.
Well, at least for the eastern seaboard. heh
Just for fun, the bank of Canada question is a bit of a trick: the bank was 'founded in 1934 but opened it's doors for the first time in March of 1935'. If you look at the bank of Canada Website, the primary date is March of 1935 (which I knew). It was the only question I technically got wrong but I believe the answer was incorrect. It would depend on what 'established' means. Most use the 1935 date.
Fun quiz.
Not me screaming the answers at my computer screen LOL
Same!! lol!
Felt like Jeopardy - Canadian edition lol
11/20. I can't remember ever learning most of that. Glad I was born here too!
Since you asked, I got the ones you got plus a few others but I don't think I would have passed. Now I'm going to question the sanity of the person writing the test. :P
The citizen test was hard, for me. I studied my butt off. And got all correct answers. When receiving my citizenship papers after the test, and a small Canadian flag, I got a handshake and a big smile. Those who got one mistake to 3, got the biggest frown, and a small lecture, but passed. My Mother went for her Citizenship test. but when time to receive her accolades and papers, she went to work instead. A Judge actually phoned her to see why she did not show up and my mother said, 'Well I had to work.' The Judge fell off his chair and gave her a big, big lecture. She eventually got her accolades, and papers. Apparently she had to, to receive her Canadian Pension Plan.
Love this Judge phoned her asked y didnt show
The only question of the test should be, 'do you have a job?' Answer yes and you're in.
I had fun taking the test with you Tyler! My parents are immigrants but I was born and raised in Toronto. Surprised myself. Got 18/20! Some guessing was involved.😂
I’m a Canadian and toke this test with u and I got 18/20 questions right. Great job Tyler keep studying. I was born in 1970 in corner Brook Newfoundland.
BS! Unless you're an old fart, no Canadians should get more then 14/20 lol.
I was born here. I flunked.
40y Canadian - I got 50%
Reminded me of history class, there were way too many dates to remember! 😵💫
My late wife was born in England and came here at 10 yrs old. She didn't get her Canadian citizenship until she was around 40. She considered herself a British Subject and that was good enough but things changed when we started sailing internationally on our boat. She resented having to take a test but studied for it and got all correct. I didn't. The difference between English and British , I found, was that English is a nationality and British is an attitude.
My English/British father had to get govt clearance for his job at Alcan and he had to get birth dates of my nana and she swore him to secrecy.
I took the citizenship test two years ago... read the study guide five times, practiced with 1,000+ training questions, and got 20/20 at the time. I feel the actual citizenship test questions were easier than the training questions in this video.
Congratulations!
Canada is the #3 largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world and Québec produce almost half of all this hydroelectricity.
Quebec was my first instinctive pick, then I remembered 'Niagara Falls' and chose Ontario ! Got it wrong ! LOL..
An American wrote this quiz. Evident by question five.
How many Canadians woke up this morning Canadian and realised after performing this test that they had the knowledge base of a typical American?
Amusing that the Canadian citizen test misspelled honour, that tracks lol
Order of Canada is an honour bestowed upon outstanding Canadians and it was started in 1967 to mark Canada's centennial.
Oh Tyler, your facial reactions are just priceless!
Canada is often called a “Constitutional Monarchy”; however, that’s misleading: our head of state is the King of Canada alright (also King of UK and other British Commonwealth nations), and the office is occupied only by one, single person-the “mono” part of “monarch”-but the Sovereign has virtually no power so can’t be a true monarch: rule by a single person. The King does not rule Canada, makes no laws in Canada, and levies no taxes in Canada.
Otherwise, Canada does have its Constitution which contains the rules of our governing system, including the legal enshrinement of the sovereign’s office. In practice, each ofCanada’s eleven sovereign governments (ten provinces plus one federal government) has a governor who represents the sovereign (or head of state) in the day-to-day business of governing. The King’s representative in the federal government is called the Governor General, the provincial representatives are called Lieutenant Governors-but remember: the Lieutenants are not subordinated to the federal GG-each province is sovereign by itself.
Many Canadians could not answer a lot of the questions in the citizenship test.
Acadians is where Cajuns got their name: “Cajun” is a corruption of “Acadian”. Acadia -or, en francais, “L’Acadie”-was the colonial homeland of French settlers around the Bay of Fundy. During the Seven Years War between UK and France (what colonial Americans called the French and Indian War), Acadia was acquired by the UK (by both treaty and conquest); when the Acadians-who considered themselves distinct from Les Habitants in Quebec-as they still do-refused to pledge loyalty to either the French or English side during this conflict, the British confiscated the Acadians’ well-established and fertile farmsteads and deported the inhabitants (qv Longfellow’s epic poem “Evangeline”) to, among other places, New Orleans which was, prior to the Conquest of Quebec in 1759, part of colonial New France. Many deportees made their way back to settle in New Brunswick-presently the only Canadian province that is officially bilingual-but many stayed in the bayous of Louisiana to, once again, avoid picking sides as the territory changed hands a number of times, finally being sold by Napoleon to the young USA in 1804. These dislocated Acadians from present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia who stayed in Louisiana became known as “Cajuns” to Americans.
As a Long Islander, New Yorker American, I could answer a couple of the Canadian citizenship questions. Plus, I'm surrounded about Canadians every day such as Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Kevin McDonald.
It was a hard test with very specific dates. I got 2 wrong.
Which timmies do they hang out at??
You must be Scott Thompson since you left out his name.
Ever watch NewsRadio? Great show with Dave Foley and set in New York
Kids in the Hall!!! Plus Scott Thompson 😉
You did good guy, I'm a Canuck born and raised and only got 11. Kudos to you.
Yay! Third-generation Canadian and I got them all correct (with one educated guess, I admit)! And by the way, I would be happy to provide proofreading services: “honour” with a “u”, “where did they migrate from,”, “immigration “ singular.
I noticed that too.
Bravo for trying Tyler!!!😊❤
As a Canadian, I got 14 correct, 6 of which were skill and 7 were pure chance.
The first prime minister was Sir. John A. MacDonald. I have no idea who the guy in the question was, but it wasn't a PM to my knowlege.
It's talking about the Gouvernement Responsable in 1848 which was the creation of a government who would be accountable to the canadian people and not just the crown. This moved from the representatives apointed by the King/Queen(lieutenant governor) to the legislative assembly and the cabinet.
@@paul-williamlamontagne3259 You explained it beautifully. NB I am an historian and thought Canadian history for years.
@@louisech1963 As a Canadian history teacher, even you should know the word is taught(not thought) Canadians are not stupid.
Skill? You mean knowledge? As in you simply knew the answer...Skill in a test is not a thing, skill is talent like being athletic in sports.
I enjoyed looking him up and reading about him. It is Well worth doing.
Tyler your hilarious! ‘That’s cruel. That is so cruel.’ and ‘I don’t care. You can’t hurt me anymore.’ I always enjoy watching your videos! You are a very friendly, curious, fun American. You give a very positive representation of an American. (Casually we refer to residents of the U.S.A. as ‘Americans’, and the country as ‘the U.S.’ or ‘the States’.
It's a damn good thing I was born here. Shame on me.
I hear you lol
Yikes!!! I'm Canadian and definitely would have failed this!!! Good for all of you who've passed this test!! 🎉
I wonder how a 1600s Viking looks like 🤣
VERY old.....LOL
Bag of bones 😂
They did interbred, and there is DNA proof of that.
@@KnikXianNun Yep... And they were not called "Viking" then. In 1066, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the era of the Viking ended. This is why I'm asking "What a 1600s Viking looks like, cause they didn't exists. Looks like not many got it right!
There is a senate in Canada. It is appointed, not elected.
(Born and raised Canadian) For the nurse question it’s important to remember that in Canada we have what’s called The Blue Cross which helps Canadians with healthcare plans for pharmaceuticals, retirement plans and a few other things. I find this company hints at the answer to that question
Their uniforms were sky blue cotton with a white apron, the nickname referred to the uniform
Yes, but Blue Cross . Blue Shield are American companies so I don't know how that would help on a Canadian question.
Oh man, I was stoked to see an Acadian question. Sorry you missed that one.
The first Canadian Prime Minister was Sir John A Macdonald after Canada became its own country in 1867. Fontaine was the first head of a democratically elected government after Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1841 (but was still officially a colony of the British Empire)
Vikings were there in 1000. By the 1600s, Vikings were long gone everywhere.
Last one's a trick question. English historically uses Common Law. French historically uses a Civil Code (much more so since Napoleon). Both legal systems are used in Canada, with the Civil Code being more prominent in Quebec, and the Federal government codifying Common Law into the Criminal Code. Italian and German legal systems pretty much have nothing to do with Canada.
Also, as a Canadian, I couldn't answer most of those question correctly, LOL!
question 16 - not prime minister -canada was just a colony and not a country back then
I'd love to see Trudeau take this test...IF he failed, could he be removed as P.M. ?
Asking for a friend....
16/20. Haven't opened a history book since highschool but my first history teacher was so passionate he made it easy and fun to remember.
I'm learning and/or remembering a lot by watching you go through those videos! Best American reacts channel.
If you somehow disagree, well, you know, sorrey !
Don't worry, the majority of Canadians wouldn't be able to pass this exam. By the way, the Viking period is 793 to 1066 AD. 😁
The “by” in bylaw is an old Norse word that means “town.” A bylaw is simply a town, or local, law.
2 questions have the wrong answers.... The government stopped legally requiring natives to send their kids to residential schools after WWII... But kept operating the residential schools on a voluntary basis until the 80s when administration of the schools was passed off to the local First Nations. The Feds then started shutting them down, the last one closed in 97 and the local community begged the government not to close it.
Also, we generally have an election every 4 years or sooner, but the constitution actually says that we "must have" at least one election every 5 years.... So technically a government term is a maximum of 5 years, but usually 4 or less.
Yes, the election period question was badly worded, as the answers would have you choose “after 5 years” as you’ve shown. There is no regularity in our election cycle outside of that requirement. So I missed both questions, the only two I missed. I used to design interactive kiosks, and I’ve done projects for both Elections Canada and Immigration & Citizenship Canada, and was in primary school all through the 60s and Centennial Year, so I think I have an edge, but most native Canadians would probably score between ten and fifteen on this test. I remember how shocked I was at the aboriginal facts and figures - that we didn’t learn in school!
Also, the question about the constitution act was incorrect. The act is called Constitution Act, 1867 and not the BNA.
The last residential school in Saskatchewan did not close until 1993 I believe!
@@settheory2219On second thought, I just realized this is not an official website of the GoC - there are several instances of bad grammar, even spelling. Honour, not Honor… etc.
@@dwm1156 yeah, I noticed the shit grammar throughout...and there were several questions that just wouldn't be asked on a citizenship test.
The Vikings were much earlier than 1604. They had a settlement in Newfoundland, Canada in about 1021, which they then abandoned.
Most Canadians can't pass the citizenship test - I did back in 2012 because I did practice tests like this.
Glad I was born here; those were pretty hard, and I failed. Not miserably, but failed, nonetheless.
Hello Tyler. You are doing well. You are still an honorary citizen in my eyes. Also you are always welcome here in Canada.
Vikings had settlements in Nova Scotia, but it was around 1000 AD
It was in 1021 AD to be exact.
Newfoundland not Nova Scotia
Where in Nova Scotia? L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland is the only recognized, confirmed site of Norse settlement in North America. According to the sagas, Vikings explored around but did not settle any other place.
@@thisoldnurse1521 Only on swampy land as they needed to stay close to their boats. When they saw the land was inhabited by native people they said NOPE, NADA, NYET as the natives might have had skirmishes with them(minor battles) and >'L'anse aux Meadows is still basically swamp land that NATIVES would not live on. Toss in a winter or two of -20C or 0 F yeah and even Vikings would say "not here"
I’m Canadian born and raised…it was a tossup between Quebec and Ontario. lol.
I'm Canadian and I got three wrong! Yay me! I actually knew about NAFTA(1994) and CUSFTA(1988) because those were things Brian Mulroney was involved with during his terms. I figured Blue Birds would have been correct but I didn't know and assumed Red. I knew about the end of residential schools in 1980 but incorrectly guessed 1950 for Aboriginal voting rights. I also assumed Cartier, but Quebec had a stable government before Canada was established.🍁
I got the Bank of Canada one wrong, and guessed Cartier as well. I recalled the 80’s for NAFTA because of Mulroney as well! 😁
Ontario isn’t big in hydroelectricity; most of our electricity comes from nuclear, we still call it hydro 😅
BTW, the word “by” in “bylaws” means “town”; this is the same “by” that’s in the names of some cities
I live in the maritimes ❤ definitely acadians
Same, Maritimers/acadian here. 🙂
They didn't ask about Mr. Dressup's Tickle Trunk?
He was American.
1967 i didn't know that one either and a Canadian my whole life
In Canada's Centennial year.
60yo Canadian here with a ton of education. 12/20. I am very embarrassed. I expected to do much better. 😳
Oh my god that test is horrible, some of the questions asked I don't even understand what's being asked and others I hadn't even learned about in School and I was born a Canadian citizen
Naw I wasn't taught that stuff either in school. One was a give away because in no way is a persons first name Dr.
Before the test, you will be given a study guide a month or two before you take it. During my time, I would study it during my break at work, or as much as I can. And because of all the studying I did, it was actually a breeze for me during the exam. After that, I did not want to see that study book again. That was 13yrs ago! Thank God it's done, coz these days, my memory has been rusty!😅😅😅
A lot of these topics were never taught in school, so the majority of Canadians would be pressed to pass this exam also. I consider myself fairly well read, and while I knew a decent amount of history, and could use common sense to rule out some of the obvious wrong answers, I really feel that these questions are WAY too specific. Knowing what exact year the Bank of Canada was formed is really less important as to knowing the history behind it, and generally when it was formed.
Instead of asking "Was it 1933, 1934, 1935, or 1936?"..... I feel the less strict question would be to ask, "Was it in the 1930's? The 1950's? or the 1970's?" Requiring them to know the 'exact' year is just being petty and purposefully difficult.
I, myself, got 7 wrong and I think I am more capable of fielding these kinds of question than probably 80% of the country.
I remember learning a lot of these questions in elementary school, when I was probably too young to really understand what any of it meant.
Yes, that question was silly. Then others super obvious like the Dr question. This is some third party test, not an official government practice test. Full of errors.
I did the government practice test very quickly and got 18/20. We did learn most of it in school.
@@saraha5070 The curriculum has changed over the last few decades. The 90's saw a balancing and updating of much of it's material to be more standardized across the country.
I, a graduate of '89, was surprised to find out, after going back to university as an adult in the 2010's, that university level calculus courses expected you to have taken 'pre-calculus' in high school. Which was not a class offered when I was in high school. Math's went as far as trigonometry in that era.
It's very possible that if you went to high school after that period that updates to curriculum may have included materials not focused on before. There is a large segment of the population though, that likely never covered many of those topics in school.
I learned as much as you did about coming to Canada. I dig your accent.
Canadian here. Most of these questions were about very obscure that only a professional Canadian historian could answer. We never learned most of this in school.
I think it depends on where you lived/what school you were at. We always had a really comprehensive Canadian History section of my social studies class and I know we covered these things. I actually found it weird how much this jogged my memory!
If you were educated in the 60's, you did learn this 19/20.
I teach elementary school history. All of this is a part of the curriculum. I think a lot of Canadians could answer questions about the U.S. as well simply because of it's larger media presence.
I did.
I just did 2 years of homeschooling with my kids, grade 5,6 and 7. This stuff is taught in school. We just forget it because life gets really stressful after school and we have to fill our brains with worrying about survival. That’s all 😄
61-year old Canadian - 15/20 correct. Glad I can stay here! 😂. 1967 was Canada’s Centennial year so establishing a Canadian honour in that year makes sense. I missed that question; I thought it would be more recent. Also, I was embarrassed to see a grammatical error in question 14. 😕(the noun and verb don’t agree)
Honour was misspelled.
even i failed and i am canadian
Extremely patriotic Canadian that got 15/20. I majored in Political Science/Economics at SFU and couldn't get a couple of those. First Head of Responsible Government? Ridiculous question. What year was the BOC established? I wrote an honours paper on why the CDIC was the most important economic entity in Canadian history and got that wrong.
Canadian and I got 19/20
I got 17/20. I got citizenship. Though I am Australian. I have citizenship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I definitely learned most of this at some point during school, but very little of it stuck. I was making educated guesses the whole time and didn’t quite pass!
Now I know why when my uncle became a Canadian the hard test he had to take was such a big deal! I can’t imagine people like him taking the test with English (or French) as a second language.
Question 15 is a trick question. The federal government takes responsibility for nothing.
Especially with Trudeau in charge!
Exactly loll.
They take the $ billions from our tax money, and give just enough back to be re-elected.
It’s actually just a wrong answer all around. The Federal government is responsible for all of them. Immigration is under the Federal Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Agriculture is the domain of the Federal Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. And Civil Rights is the purview of The Federal Canadian Human Rights Tribunal/Canadian Human Rights Commission.
aspiring to become a ruler
@@kwharrison6668 Agriculture also falls under provincial control, due to provinces having total control over resource development. Technically, the provinces also have civil rights controls. As well, the provinces have some control over the immigration to their provinces.
Leaving the national and international as the only option by process of elimination.
But it's all around a terribly phrased question, and the options are terrible. Most people aren't aware of all the provincial powers(I doubt I am either). So it's not really a question I'd be holding against someone for not knowing.
Though, I was trying to make a joke, about politics and the nature of politicians. So, while what we are talking about is interesting, it was outside the scope of my original silly comment. That's no shade being thrown at you, it's refreshing to have someone reply with something actually intelligent.
Electricity in Quebec is generated by one major and several less dams, which is why it is cheaper. There is so much surplus they sell it to New York State, Ontario, Maine and other jurisdictions.
Im Canadian and Im pretty sure I would fail this test 😂😂
I did get 15 out of 20... Seems like i remembered the study guide for Canadian citizenship pretty well, even though i did the exam in 2013
Samuel de Champlain was a discoverer of Canada. For Canada it was 1939-1945, WWII. and 1914-1918 for WWI. Terry Fox was the youngest to ever receive the Order of Canada (a prestigious honor for sure). The reason it is A&B is because we are still a British Commonwealth country, therefore we have the British North America Act and we also have the Constitutional Act 1867. Advice: be careful of the years 1968 as it was Pierre Elliott Trudeau who was the Premier and wasn't a fan of Canada but was one for communism.
Honour, not honor, not in Canada. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was Prime Minister of Canada, not a Premier, and he was in that position from 1968 till 1984, except for a brief interlude 1979-1980. He was not a communist and was very patriotic - he patriated Canada’s Constitution and established the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, finally giving Canada full sovereignty. There’s no need to insult the memory of one of Canada’s most outstanding Prime Ministers with lies, he wasn’t perfect, far from it, but your words were uncalled for. Since you’re not Canadian, perhaps you’ve been misinformed, a quick read through his Wikipedia article will provide a more objective look at one of the most important politicians in recent Canadian history.
1) Champlain didn't "discover" Canada; First Nations people had already been living here for centuries. He claimed ownership of Canada on behalf of the French.
2) @dwm1156 has good advice for you
and
3) Do you understand what communism means? It appears you don't. Perhaps you'd like to review its definition before incorrectly using the term again.
Spoken as a true Albertan!
Canadians will understand this. For all others, Alberta is the one English Province, that likes bashing any Eastern Politician and resents that ON. and QC. Hold the majority of power and influence (due to population size). Liberal ideas and values like a Social Safety Net are “Communistic” in their view!
@@dwm1156 Well said, DWM1156. That was a silly and ignorant comment by BelleDede01 about Pierre Trudeau.
Can i move to America with you for awhile Tyler at least till I'm done school to learn about Canada 😂 I friggin failed the test😅
Don't worry, Tyler - most Canadians probably couldn't answer a lot of these questions. I think this is unfair to new Canadians
Yeah, even those of us who were born here many years ago
Alot of this stuff the average Canadian wouldn't know, even if we did learn things like when the bank of Canada was created it be long forgotten years later having no reason to recall such triva
I got 15/20 i guess I can stay a Canadian citizen lol. I was born here so I'm glad I passed 😂
If it makes you feel any better, you did way better than I ever could, I am Canadian, born and raised here and I did not know the answer to majority of these questions.
16:15 'why is this question so easy'
Most Canadians would say 2 because they missed the memo when Nunavut was created.
I'm 73 year old Canadian and did not know Quebec was major hydroelectric producer. 😮
dont worry most Canadians would fail the Canadians citizenship ouf
Tyler, are people hacking you again?? Just a concerned Canadian. Love your content and wish you all the best 🙏🏻💕. The Canadian test I wouldn’t have done much better & I’m. 50 years old lol!! Have a great weekend!! My American friend!!
Hi! thank you for your ever self-deprecating good sportsmanship! I took this test for real and I had studied Canadian history like crazy. But I found the vast majority of questions dealt with government and the rights and freedoms of Canadian citizens. It was quite easy and not like this one you are taking. Good try!
The ones I didn't know - the act defining federal and provincial responsibilities, year of Bank of Canada establishment, first head of a responsible government and the year aboriginals can vote.
Love the channel by the way! I got the Bank Of Canada question wrong and the Aboriginal Vote question wrong.
It's true that it is difficult without studying. I'm impressed that you are learning more and more about Canada. Every Canadian should try this test.
Hey Tyler. Don't feel too badly. Some of those questions were pretty difficult, and although we like to think of ourselves as highly educated I would hazzard to guess that most Canadians would struggle with questions about the American Constitution and all of its ammendments. Specifically dates when the ammendmants became law .
I helped someone study for the test decades ago and it was very different from what I remember. Almost all questions were about basic geography (provinces/territories, capitals), basic history (original members of Confederation, 1st PM), and basic civics (role of the Governor - General, MP vs. MLA), etc, etc. I can't recall anything super specific like the Blue Birds (which honestly I'd never heard of before today).
Surprized they were not called "Cobra chickens"
I'm a bit surprised you didn't know that Canada has a senate, since you've mentioned it before in one of your videos.
i just took the test with you. i am a Canadian senior and i had 5 wrong. i was not pleased with the test. terrible questions, with so many questions to choose from about Canada,,, it was not a good Canadian test.. I'm glad I'm not taking a citizenship test. so dont feel bad about it. i did guess at 4 more and I was just lucky on them.
My ancestors came to Canada over 200 years ago. Each family was given 10 pounds Sterling and 100 acres of untouched forest in Ontario. They were taken out to the land on wagons, cutting a road through the bush as they went. The wagoneers dropped them and all their supplies at the location of their 'farms' and left them there. They were told to bet busy clearing the forest to build log cabins before Winter set in . This was in September. That was the test. They were still alive come Spring. They passed.
I helped someone study for their test and admitted early on that many of the questions I couldn't awnser. They passed, but it they had to study for it.
19:05 The federal government doesn't take responsibility for immigration??
you are some entertaining dude, i thank you