Federal elections in Canada are held every four years.

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence about the named federal-election schedule. The guide writes: Under legislation passed by Parliament, federal elections must be held on the third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election. The Prime Minister may ask the Governor General to call an earlier election. The status the test wants is therefore true — federal elections are held every four years.

Three precise commitments. Discover Canada commits the named federal-election schedule to THREE specific facts: (1) elections are governed by legislation passed by Parliament; (2) they are held on the third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election; (3) the Prime Minister may ask the Governor General to call an earlier election. So the named four-year frequency is the default — but the Prime Minister has the named option to request an earlier election.

The House of Commons mandate is also four years. Discover Canada commits the House of Commons to a parallel four-year cycle: "The House of Commons is the representative chamber, made up of members of Parliament elected by the people, traditionally every four years." So the named four-year cycle for federal elections matches the named four-year tradition of the House of Commons mandate.

The election system serves Canada's parliamentary democracy. Discover Canada commits Canada's named federal voting framework to a specific named structure. Canada is divided into 308 electoral districts, each represented by an MP. The candidate who receives the most votes becomes the MP for that electoral district. The leader of the political party with the most seats is invited by the Governor General to form the government, and that leader becomes the named Prime Minister. The named federal-election cycle thus produces the parliamentary government every four years (or sooner if an earlier election is called). The named Elections Canada agency runs the election. So when the test asks whether federal elections in Canada are held every four years, the source-precise answer is true — though the Prime Minister can ask for an earlier election.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the named federal-election frequency. Discover Canada commits to one named cycle: every four years. The right test answer matches that — true.

The wrong answer ("False") reverses the source — federal elections ARE held every four years on the third Monday in October. The named four-year frequency is exact in the source. Only the true answer matches.