British Columbia on the citizenship test
The citizenship test is the same everywhere in Canada. What changes is what you are expected to know about your province. Here is everything Discover Canada says about British Columbia.
- Capital
- Victoria
From “Who We Are”
- Chinese languages are the second most-spoken at home after English in two of Canada's biggest cities: 13% in Vancouver and 7% in Toronto.
From “Canada's History”
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec, leading Quebec into Confederation and helping negotiate the entry of the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and British Columbia.
- 1870 — Manitoba, Northwest Territories. 1871 — British Columbia. 1873 — Prince Edward Island.
- British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast.
From “Canadian Symbols”
- Robert Hampton Gray, a navy pilot born in Trail, B.C., was killed sinking a Japanese warship in August 1945 and was the last Canadian to receive the V.C. to date.
From “Canada's Regions”
- Manitoba — Winnipeg. Saskatchewan — Regina. Alberta — Edmonton. British Columbia — Victoria.
- British Columbia is known for its majestic mountains and as Canada's Pacific gateway. It is Canada's westernmost province.
- The Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest and busiest and our gateway to the Asia-Pacific.
- Warm airstreams from the Pacific give the B.C. coast a temperate climate.
- About one-half of all goods produced in B.C. are forestry products — lumber, newsprint, and pulp and paper — the most valuable forestry industry in Canada.
- B.C. is also known for mining, fishing, and the fruit orchards and wine industry of the Okanagan Valley, and has the most extensive park system in Canada with approximately 600 provincial parks.
- B.C.'s large Asian communities have made Chinese and Punjabi the most spoken languages in the cities after English. The capital, Victoria, is a tourist centre and headquarters of the navy's Pacific fleet.
Practice questions about British Columbia
Question 1 of 8
According to Discover Canada, what share of Vancouver's population speaks Chinese languages at home?
Correct answer: 13%
Source from the guide
“In Vancouver, 13% of the population speak Chinese languages at home; in Toronto, the number is 7%.”
13%. In Toronto the figure is 7%.
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Question 2 of 8
In what year did British Columbia join Canada?
Correct answer: 1871
Source from the guide
“British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast.”
1871, after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast.
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Question 3 of 8
What gives the B.C. coast a temperate climate?
Correct answer: Warm airstreams from the Pacific Ocean
Source from the guide
“Warm airstreams from the Pacific Ocean give the B.C. coast a temperate climate.”
Warm airstreams from the Pacific Ocean.
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Question 4 of 8
About what share of all goods produced in B.C. are forestry products?
Correct answer: About one-half
Source from the guide
“About one-half of all the goods produced in B.C. are forestry products, including lumber, newsprint, and pulp and paper products—the most valuable forestry industry in Canada.”
About one-half — lumber, newsprint, and pulp and paper products. It is the most valuable forestry industry in Canada.
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Question 5 of 8
Which languages are most spoken in B.C.'s cities after English?
Correct answer: Chinese and Punjabi
Source from the guide
“The province's large Asian communities have made Chinese and Punjabi the most spoken languages in the cities after English.”
Chinese and Punjabi, reflecting the province's large Asian communities.
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Question 6 of 8
About how many provincial parks does British Columbia have?
Correct answer: About 600
Source from the guide
“B.C. has the most extensive park system in Canada, with approximately 600 provincial parks.”
Approximately 600 — the most extensive park system in Canada.
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Question 7 of 8
Which is Canada's westernmost province?
Correct answer: British Columbia
Source from the guide
“British Columbia (B.C.), on the Pacific coast, is Canada's westernmost province.”
British Columbia, on the Pacific coast, known for its majestic mountains and as Canada's Pacific gateway.
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Question 8 of 8
What is the capital of British Columbia?
Correct answer: Victoria
Source from the guide
“British Columbia — Victoria”
Victoria, a tourist centre and headquarters of the navy's Pacific fleet.
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