Fatima is a new immigrant in Canada. What law allows her to take a job at par with a man?
Quick answer: Equality of women and men. In our practice tests 80% of 101 answers were correct, and the most common mistake is choosing “Equal rights”.
Why is this the correct answer?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees equality of women and men. This means women have the same legal rights as men in all areas including employment, pay, and opportunity.
Study Tip
This law is related to the principle of fairness in the workplace, and it aims to eliminate pay disparities between men and women who perform the same job.
What should you know about this topic?
Discover Canada states clearly that in Canada men and women are equal under the law. This equality is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which became part of the Constitution in 1982. The Charter's equality rights say every person is equal before and under the law, without discrimination based on sex, race, religion, age, disability and other grounds. For a newcomer like Fatima, this means she has the same right as a man to apply for and hold a job.
The guide also explains that Canada's openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate violence against women, such as so-called honour killings, female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence. People guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada's criminal laws.
Women in Canada have not always had full equality. Women won the right to vote in federal elections during and shortly after the First World War, and in 1929 the Persons Case confirmed that women are legal persons who can be appointed to the Senate. Today equality between women and men is listed in Discover Canada as one of Canada's core values, alongside freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Related test topics include the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, mobility rights, and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Equality also means that women and men share the same responsibilities as citizens.
Why are the other answers wrong?
- Equal rights: This phrase is too general. The test wants the specific value of equality between women and men.
- Equality of all races: Racial equality is also protected by the Charter, but the question is about a woman being treated equally with a man, which is equality based on sex.
- Equal pay for equal work: This is a related workplace idea, but it is not the principle Discover Canada names. The guide speaks of the equality of women and men.
What is the most common mistake?
Learners often pick Equal pay for equal work or Equal rights because they sound correct. The test is looking for the specific principle named in Discover Canada: equality of women and men.
How can you remember the answer?
The question compares a woman to a man, so the answer names both: equality of women AND men.
Original data
How many people get this question right?
80% of 101 practice answers from about 70 people were correct. The most common wrong answer is "Equal rights", chosen 15% of the time. The data covers practice tests on BecomeACitizen.ca from March 31, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
How hard is this question compared with others?
It is the 79th hardest of the 167 questions we have enough data to rank. The average for the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship chapter is 86% correct, and the average across all questions is 75%. You need 75% to pass the real test.
These are practice questions written from the official Discover Canada guide. IRCC does not publish the real test questions. See the full ranking in the 20 most-missed citizenship test questions or browse more Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship questions.
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Which part of Discover Canada is this question from?
This question is from the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship section of the Canadian citizenship test. The test consists of 20 multiple-choice questions drawn from the official Discover Canada study guide. You need to score at least 75% (15 out of 20 correct) to pass.
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