The Canadian citizenship test in Nova Scotia
The citizenship test is the same in Nova Scotia as everywhere in Canada. It is one federal test: 20 questions, 15 correct to pass, all from the Discover Canada guide. There is no separate Nova Scotia test.
If you live in Nova Scotia and are between 18 and 54 on the day you sign your citizenship application, you take the same online, webcam-proctored test as applicants in every other province and province. You get 45 minutes for 20 multiple-choice questions and need 15 correct, a score of 75%, to pass.
The questions do not focus on any single region. They cover Canada as a whole. That said, it helps to be solid on the facts about your own province, since provincial and territorial facts do appear on the test.
Nova Scotia facts to know
- Capital
- Halifax
- Region
- Atlantic Provinces
- Joined Confederation
- 1867
- Nova Scotia is one of the four original provinces of Confederation in 1867.
- The capital is Halifax, home to Canada's largest naval base on the Atlantic.
- It is the most populous of the Atlantic provinces, with a strong shipbuilding and fishing history.
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