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Canadian Citizenship Test – Questions & Answers

The Canadian citizenship test includes a section about your local municipal, provincial and federal electoral districts and representatives. A citizenship judge may ask you about this information at a citizenship interview.

Halton Region is made up of 4 municipalities: Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, and Oakville. To find a map of your electoral district, look at Federal Electoral District Maps for Ontario. You will find Burlington, Milton, Oakville and Halton Hills (look under Halton and Wellington–Halton Hills).

Q: What is Canada's form of government?

A: Canada is governed by the Federal Government

Q: Who is Canada's Head of State?

A: The representative of the Queen for all Canada is the Governor General, David Johnston

Q: Who is Canada's Head of Government?

A: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Q: Which party is currently in power?

A: Conservative Party of Canada

Q: Who is the Leader of the Opposition?

A: Thomas Mulcair
Q: Which party is the Official Opposition?

A: New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada

Q: What are the other opposition parties and their leaders?

A: Liberal Party of Canada – Bob Rae (Interim Leader)
Bloc Québécois – Daniel Paille
Green Party of Canada – Elizabeth May

Q: Who is my representative (Member of Parliament) in Ottawa?

º Search here for your Federal Government Member of Parliament (MP).

Terence Young (MP) – Conservative, Oakville Riding includes: South of Upper Middle Road to Lake Ontario and north of Upper Middle Road to Dundas between 8th Line and Winston Churchill.

Lisa Raitt (MP) – Conservative, Halton Riding. Riding includes:

1. Town of Milton.
2. Oakville: part of town northwest of a boundary that runs from northeast limit at Dundas St. E, southwest to Eighth Line, southeast to Upper Middle Rd. E., southwest to southwest limit.
3. Burlington: part northwest of boundary which runs from QEW southwest to Walkers Line, northwest to Upper Middle Rd., southwest to Guelph Line, northwest to Dundas St., southwest to city limit.

Mike Wallace (MP) – Burlington
David Sweet (MP) – Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Westdale
Lisa Raitt (MP) – Halton Michael Chong (MP) – Wellington–Halton Hills
Lisa Raitt (MP) – Halton

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Q: Who is Head of State of the Province of Ontario?

A: CThe representative of the Queen for the province of Ontario is the Lieutenant-Governor, David C. Onley

Q: Who is Ontario's Head of Government?

A: Premier Kathleen Wynne

Q: Which provincial party is in power?

A: Ontario Liberal Party

Q: What are the provincial opposition parties and who are their leaders?

A: Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC) – Tim Hudak
Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) – Andrea Horwath

The PC Party is Ontario's Official Opposition party.

Q: Who is my Provincial Member of Parliament (MPP)?

Kevin Flynn – South of Upper Middle Rd., east to Winston Churchill, west to Burloak.
Ted Chudleigh – Halton riding, north of Upper Middle to the 407, east to Ninth Line. Jane McKenna – (Burlington)
Ted McMeekin – (Ancaster – Dundas - Flamborough – Aldershot)
Ted Chudleigh – (Halton) Top

Q: Who are the Mayors and Councillors in each of the Municipalities within Halton?
See link for maps of ward boundaries and Members of Council.

Town office 905–845–6601 ext 3000

Mayor – Rob Burton
Ward 1 – Ralph Robinson; Alan Johnston
Ward 2 – Cathy Duddeck; Pam Damoff
Ward 3 – Dave Gittings; Keith Bird
Ward 4 – Roger Lapworth; Allan Elgar
Ward 5 – Marc Grant; Jeff Knoll
Ward 6 – Max Khan; Tom Adams

See link for maps of ward boundaries and Members of Council.

Mayor – Rick Goldring
Ward 1 – Rick Craven
Ward 2 – Marianne Meed Ward
Ward 3 – John Taylor
Ward 4 – Jack Dennison
Ward 5 – Paul Sharmon
Ward 6 – Blair Lancaster

Mayor – Rick Bonnette
Ward 1 – Jon Hurst, Mike O'Leary
Ward 2 – Joan Robson, Bryan Lewis
Ward 3 – Moya Johnston, David Kentner
Ward 4 – Bob Inglis, Ann Lawlor
Mayor – Gordon Krantz
Ward 1 – Sharon Barkley
Ward 2 – Greg Nelson
Ward 3 – Cindy Lunau
Ward 4 – Rick Malboeuf
Ward 5 – Arnold Huffman
Ward 6 – Mike Cluett
Ward 7 – Rick Di Lorenzo
Ward 8 – Zeeshan Hamid

Q: Who are the Councillors for Halton Region?

A: There are 20 members; the Chair is Gary Carr
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º Revised August 28, 2012 SC