Citizenship Test Prep for Alberta

What Discover Canada says about Alberta

Discover Canada places Alberta in the Prairie Provinces, a mostly dry region with cold winters and hot summers that the guide describes as rich in energy resources and fertile farmland. The guide explains that the province and Lake Louise in the Rocky Mountains were both named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, a daughter of Queen Victoria. The province has five national parks, including Banff National Park, which the guide says was established in 1885. The guide also points to the Badlands as a place with rich deposits of prehistoric fossils and dinosaur finds. On the economy, the guide describes Alberta as a major producer of oil and gas, with the oil sands in the north being developed as a major energy source, and as a ranching area known for beef cattle. The history chapter lists 1905 as the year Alberta and Saskatchewan joined Canada, and the chapter on modern Canada says that the discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947 started the country's modern energy industry.

Language proof in Alberta

IRCC lists no provincial language program for Alberta, so the national options apply, the same as everywhere in Canada: a diploma, transcript or certificate from a secondary or post-secondary program taught in English or French, results from a language test that IRCC accepts, or LINC or CLIC training at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4 or higher in speaking and listening (certificate for training from November 1, 2012; for training from January 2008 to October 2012, you mark the box on the application). IRCC asks for CLB level 4 or higher in English or French for applicants aged 18 to 54.

Sample Alberta questions

Three questions from the app’s question bank for this province or territory.

1. In what year did Alberta join the Canadian Confederation?

   • 1867
   • 1871
   • 1905
   • 1870
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   Answer: 1905

2. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Red Deer River badlands of southern Alberta is renowned for its fossils?

   • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
   • Wood Buffalo National Park
   • Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
   • Dinosaur Provincial Park
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   Answer: Dinosaur Provincial Park

3. What term describes the warm, dry winds that can raise winter temperatures in southern Alberta by 20 degrees Celsius or more within hours?

   • Nor'easter
   • Santa Ana wind
   • Sirocco
   • Chinook
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   Answer: Chinook