CBC Celebrates Citizenship

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CBC Radio's Marc Montgomery interviews Senior Citizenship Judge Michel C. Simard on citizenship and immigration, and asks, "What does a citizenship judge do?"

(Runs 11:11)

CBC Television's Kevin Tiechroeb looks at a group of new Canadians during their swearing in ceremony.

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One special six year-old from Halifax shares with her family and classmates what it means to be a Canadian.

(Runs 02:10) - Canada Now, Nova Scotia (June 15, 2006)

Why these new immigrants chose Canada

New Canadians

"I guess my mom wanted us to have a better future." - Maria Isabel Jaramillo, Columbia

"Because it is a peaceful place and it is nice. I don't have to tell. Everybody can see it."- Simcha Klempner, Israel

The Citizenship process

New Canadians

"It was very nice. It was very exciting to be part of it all to see people from so many different countries coming together. It helps us feel more part of this great country." - Hamed Abdoulraman, Mauritius

The hardest part about becoming a Canadian citizen

"Learning to drive. Nothing else because I don't have any language problems or anything. Just the thing I learned over here was driving. It was hard for me because I never drove before!" - Sobia Kamal Bajwa, Pakistan

How it feels to be Canadian

New Canadian

"I feel like now I can do anything I want. First of all, I have freedom of moving around on the planet. Wherever I choose to go, I could go now, and I'll be welcome because Canadians are well seen everywhere. So I'm very happy and very proud of myself." - Laura Aslan, Romania

New Canadian

"I feel really good. Canada has a lot to offer, and Vancouver, in particular, is a beautiful place to live." - Deonie Gaye Seaton, Australia

"It gives us a sense of belonging. It's a great feeling" - Hamed Abdoulraman, Mauritius

Take the CBC Canadian Citizenship Test

As part of the Canadian Citizenship process, new immigrants must take a citizenship test, a combination of multiple choice questions about:

privileges of citizenship
the rights and responsibilities of a citizen
the right to run for elected office in Canada; and
voting procedures and how to register yourself as a voter
Canada's history, geography, politics, economics and geography

Many Canadians have lived in Canada their whole lives and have never had to take the citizenship test.

We’ve selected 20 questions from the Citizenship test study guide to test your knowledge on Canada.