Calgary Public Library - Services for New Canadians


	Become a Canadian Citizen Canadian citizenship classes are provided at Calgary Public Library locations by the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society. For information about Citizenship Study Groups, please contact: Citizenship Consultant Calgary Immigrant Aid Society #1200, 910 - 7th Avenue SW Calgary, AB, T2P 3N8 Phone: 265-1120 At Calgary Public Library Information on the history and geography of Canada can be found in books in the 971 and 917.1 areas. For more information, please have a look at the following books: A Look at Canada... Find It Canadian Citizenship Preparation Study Guide... Find It Citizen's Guide to the Alberta Legislature... Find It How Canadians Govern Themselves by Eugene A. Forsey... Find It How Parliament Works by John Bejermi... Find It On the Hill: A People's Guide to Canada's Parliament by Heather Robertson... Find It On-line Resources Citizenship and Immigration Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/index.html includes a newcomer's introduction to Canada. Parliament of Canada http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Governor General of Canada http://www.gg.ca/gg/index_e.asp Elections Canada http://www.elections.ca Citizenship Quiz We've taken some sample questions from the Citizenship exam and made it into a fun way to check what you've learned. There are 17 sample questions. Complete all the questions to see how many you answer correctly. > Play Print the Citizenship Questions. You will need a pdf viewer. For information about Citizenship Study Groups, please contact: Citizenship Consultant Calgary Immigrant Aid Society #1200, 910 - 7 Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N8 Phone: 265-1120 Members of Parliament of Canada (MPs) A Member of Parliament or MP is a person elected to a seat in the House of Commons as a representative of one of the Electoral districts into which Canada is divided. FIND YOUR MP USING YOUR POSTAL CODE Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLAs) A Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta or MLA is a person elected to represent an Alberta constituency in the provincial capital of Edmonton. FIND YOUR MLA USING YOUR POSTAL CODE Aldermen for the City of Calgary An alderman is a member of the council of a municipality, other than the Mayor. FIND YOUR ALDERMAN USING YOUR STREET ADDRESS (After you click on this link, scroll down to the bottom of the "City Hall" page)