The citizenship test is 20 multiple-choice and true-or-false questions on Discover Canada. You have 45 minutes and need 15 correct to pass, and most people take it online. These guides cover the test itself: the invitation, how the online test runs, accommodations, how hard it really is, and what happens if you miss it or do not pass.
Browse by topic The test Your Citizenship Test Invitation: What It Tells You When the citizenship test invitation arrives, what is in it, how the 30-day window works, and what to do if it is late or wrong, according to IRCC. Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min readThe test How Hard Is the Canadian Citizenship Test? Is the Canadian citizenship test hard? Not in the way people fear. What actually makes it difficult, and how to prepare for those parts specifically. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readThe test Citizenship Test Accommodations: In Person, Oral and Teams If the online test does not work for you, IRCC offers the citizenship test in person, orally, on Microsoft Teams or in Braille. How to ask for it. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readThe test How the Online Citizenship Test Works What you need for the online citizenship test: ID, device, browser and location, how to start it, and what can get a result invalidated. Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min readThe test Missed Your Citizenship Test? What to Do Next Missed your Canadian citizenship test? What IRCC does after a first and second miss, what to send them, and when an application is abandoned. Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min readThe test Failed the Citizenship Test? What Happens Next Failed the Canadian citizenship test? You get three chances within a 30-day window, then a hearing. What happens at each step, according to IRCC. Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min readThe test Canadian Citizenship Test Format: 20 Questions, 45 Minutes The Canadian citizenship test is 20 questions in 45 minutes, and you need 15 right to pass. What each number means and how to prepare for it. Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min readThe testYour Citizenship Test Invitation: What It Tells YouWhen the citizenship test invitation arrives, what is in it, how the 30-day window works, and what to do if it is late or wrong, according to IRCC. · 3 min read
The testHow Hard Is the Canadian Citizenship Test?Is the Canadian citizenship test hard? Not in the way people fear. What actually makes it difficult, and how to prepare for those parts specifically. · 2 min read
The testCitizenship Test Accommodations: In Person, Oral and TeamsIf the online test does not work for you, IRCC offers the citizenship test in person, orally, on Microsoft Teams or in Braille. How to ask for it. · 2 min read
The testHow the Online Citizenship Test WorksWhat you need for the online citizenship test: ID, device, browser and location, how to start it, and what can get a result invalidated. · 3 min read
The testMissed Your Citizenship Test? What to Do NextMissed your Canadian citizenship test? What IRCC does after a first and second miss, what to send them, and when an application is abandoned. · 3 min read
The testFailed the Citizenship Test? What Happens NextFailed the Canadian citizenship test? You get three chances within a 30-day window, then a hearing. What happens at each step, according to IRCC. · 3 min read
The testCanadian Citizenship Test Format: 20 Questions, 45 MinutesThe Canadian citizenship test is 20 questions in 45 minutes, and you need 15 right to pass. What each number means and how to prepare for it. · 3 min read