Citizenship Test Prep for Newfoundland and Labrador

What Discover Canada says about Newfoundland and Labrador

Discover Canada places Newfoundland and Labrador in the Atlantic region and describes it as the most easterly point in North America, with its own time zone. The guide calls Newfoundland the oldest colony of the British Empire and a strategic prize in Canada's early history, and it links the province's heritage to the sea, with fisheries, coastal fishing villages and a distinct culture. It says offshore oil and gas extraction now contributes a substantial part of the economy and that Labrador has immense hydro-electric resources. The history chapter reports that the Vikings reached Labrador and the island of Newfoundland about 1,000 years ago, and that John Cabot, setting foot on Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island in 1497, claimed the land for England. According to the guide, Newfoundland was a separate British entity during the Second World War, and its list of how the country grew shows Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada in 1949. The guide's table gives St. John's as the capital.

Language proof in Newfoundland and Labrador

IRCC lists no provincial language program for Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 Newfoundland and Labrador questions

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

1. In what year did Newfoundland join Canadian Confederation, becoming the last province to do so?

   • 1905
   • 1949
   • 1931
   • 1867
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   Answer: 1949

2. Which national park on the west coast of Newfoundland is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for exposed mantle rock and fjords?

   • Terra Nova National Park
   • Fundy National Park
   • Torngat Mountains National Park
   • Gros Morne National Park
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   Answer: Gros Morne National Park

3. In December 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal from a hilltop overlooking which city?

   • Corner Brook
   • Gander
   • St. John's
   • Grand Falls-Windsor
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   Answer: St. John's