Preparing for Your Citizenship Test
Citizenship and Immigration Canada offers a comprehensive study guide to help newcomers prepare for the citizenship test. You can read or listen to the study guide online, order your own copy, or borrow the book or audiobook from the library.
Practice for the citizenship test
Local information
The Canadian citizenship test includes a section about your local municipal, provincial and federal electoral districts and representatives. A citizenship judge may ask you about this information at a citizenship interview.
Federal Government
Q: What is Canada’s form of government?
A: Canada is governed by the Federal Government, also known as the Government of Canada.
Q: Who is Canada’s Head of State?
A: The representative of the King in Canada is the Governor General, the Right Honourable Mary Simon.
Q: Who is Canada’s Head of Government?
A: Prime Minister Mark Carney
Q: Which party is currently in power?
A: Liberal Party of Canada
Q: Who is the Leader of the Official Opposition?
A: Pierre Poilievre
Q: Which party is the Official Opposition?
A: Conservative Party of Canada
Q: What are the other opposition parties and their leaders?
A: Please visit Political Parties and Leaders to learn more
Q: Who is my representative (Member of Parliament) in Ottawa?
- Search for your Electoral District
- Search for your Member of Parliament
- Oakville Members
- Anita Anand (MP) – Oakville East
- Sima Acan (MP) – Oakville West
Provincial Government
Q: Who is Head of State of the Province of Ontario?
A: The representative of the King for the province of Ontario is the Lieutenant-Governor, the Honourable Edith Dumont
Q: Who is Ontario’s Head of Government?
A: Premier Doug Ford
Q: Which provincial party is in power?
A: Ontario PC Party
Q: Which party is the Official Opposition in Ontario and who is its leader?
A: Ontario NDP – Leader Marit Stiles
Q: Who is my Provincial Member of Parliament (MPP)?
- Search for your MPP
- Oakville Members
- Stephen Crawford – Oakville
- Effie Triantafilopoulos – Oakville North-Burlington
Regional Government
Q: What municipalities are part of Halton Region?
A: The Regional Municipality of Halton is made up of The City of Burlington, Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton and Town of Oakville.
Q: Who is the Regional Chair and my Regional Councillor?
- Find your Ward and Regional Councillor
- Regional Chair – Gary Carr
- Regional Councillors, see next question
Municipal Government
Q: Who is the Mayor of Oakville and my Councillors?
- Find your Ward
- Search Mayor and Councillors
- Mayor – Rob Burton
- Ward - Town Councillor; Regional Councillor
- Ward 1 – Jonathan McNeice; Sean O’Meara
- Ward 2 – Ray Chisholm; Cathy Duddeck
- Ward 3 – Dave Gittings ; Janet Haslett-Theall
- Ward 4 – Peter Longo; Allan Elgar
- Ward 5 – Marc Grant; Jeff Knoll
- Ward 6 – Natalia Lishchyna; Tom Adams
- Ward 7 – Scott Xie; Nav Nanda
- For more information, contact the Town of Oakville
