Citizenship Test Prep for Yukon

What Discover Canada says about Yukon

Discover Canada groups Yukon with the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as the Northern Territories, which have long cold winters and short cool summers. For Yukon, the guide highlights the Gold Rush of the 1890s, when thousands of miners came to the territory, as celebrated in the poetry of Robert W. Service, and it says mining remains a significant part of the economy. The White Pass and Yukon Railway opened in 1900, running from Skagway in neighbouring Alaska to the territorial capital, Whitehorse, and today offers a scenic tourist trip across steep passes and bridges. The guide states that Yukon holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada, minus 63 degrees Celsius. Mount Logan, in Yukon, is described as the highest mountain in Canada and is named after Sir William Logan, a geologist born in Montreal who founded the Geological Survey of Canada. The history chapter lists Yukon Territory as entering the Dominion in 1898. Whitehorse is shown as the capital in the guide's table.

Language proof in Yukon

IRCC lists no provincial language program for Yukon, 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 Yukon questions

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

1. What historic event in the late 1890s led to the creation of Yukon as a separate Canadian territory?

   • The Confederation of Canada
   • The Hudson's Bay Company land transfer
   • The Klondike Gold Rush
   • The construction of the Alaska Highway
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   Answer: The Klondike Gold Rush

2. Where in Canada is Mount Logan, the highest mountain in the country, located?

   • Northwest Territories
   • Yukon
   • Alberta
   • British Columbia
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   Answer: Yukon

3. After which river is the territory of Yukon named?

   • The Peel River
   • The Mackenzie River
   • The Liard River
   • The Yukon River
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   Answer: The Yukon River