Canadian Citizenship Practice Test Important Dates

• 1215
• Magna Carta was a document signed by King John after negotiations with his barons and their French and Scots allies at Runnymede, Surrey, England in 1215

• 1867
• On July 1 1867, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada were proclaimed the Dominion of Canada, John A. Macdonald its first prime minister

• 2017
• On July 1, 2017 Canada celebrates its 150th birthday (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
  

• 1871
• On July 25, 1871, British Columbia becomes the sixth province of Canada
  

• 1976
• On July 17, 1976 Montreal becomes the first Canadian city to host the Olympic games (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
  

• 1999
• On April 1, 1999, Nunavut is separated from the Northwest Territories to become Canada’s third territory
  

• 1987
• On October 3, 1987 A free trade agreement between Canada and the United States is approved. (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
  

• 1759
• The British defeat the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City marking the end of France’s empire in America
  

• 1969
• Parliament passes the Official Languages Act which guarantees French and English services in the federal government across Canada
  

• 1916
• Manitoba becomes the first province to grant voting rights to women
  
  

• 1947
• The discovery of oil in Alberta begins Canada’s modern energy industry (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
   

• 1840
• Upper and Lower Canada are united as the Province of Canada
  

• 1812
• The United States launch an invasion in June to conquer Canada (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
  

• 1604
• The first European settlement north of Florida is established by French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain
  

• 1917
• The Canadian Corps capture Vimy Ridge, securing the Canadians’ reputation for valour as the ‘shock troops of the British Empire’ (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
  

• 1873
• On May 23, 1873 the Dominion Parliament passed an act establishing a “Mounted Police Force for the North-West Territories
  

• 1952
• Queen Elizabeth II becomes Queen of Canada (Canadian Citizenship Practice Test)
  

• 1867
• On July 1 1867, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada were proclaimed the Dominion of Canada, John A. Macdonald its first prime minister