The Governor General is elected by the Canadian people.

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence about the Governor General. The guide writes: The Sovereign is represented in Canada by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister, usually for five years. The status the test wants is therefore false — the Governor General is appointed, not elected.

Three precise commitments. Discover Canada commits the Governor General to THREE specific facts: (1) the Governor General is appointed — not elected; (2) the appointing officer is the Sovereign, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister; (3) the term is usually five years. So the role is filled by appointment from the monarch, with the elected Prime Minister effectively recommending the choice — not by direct popular election.

The Governor General represents the Sovereign. Discover Canada writes that "the Sovereign is represented in Canada by the Governor General." So the Governor General's primary role is to act as the federal representative of the King or Queen — Canada's Head of State — within Canada. The guide draws a clear separation: "There is a clear distinction in Canada between the head of state—the Sovereign—and the head of government—the Prime Minister, who actually directs the governing of the country." So the Governor General stands in for the head of state — a non-partisan role distinct from the elected head of government.

The same appointment principle extends to provinces. Discover Canada commits provincial provincial Lieutenant Governor offices to a parallel appointment: "In each of the ten provinces, the Sovereign is represented by the Lieutenant Governor, who is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister, also normally for five years." So Canada's federal Governor General appoints the provincial provincial Lieutenant Governor offices, who play a role similar to that of the Governor General within each province. Neither the Governor General nor any Lieutenant Governor is elected by the public. The Crown's representatives in Canada are appointed offices, not elected ones — reflecting Canada's status as a constitutional monarchy in which the Crown is hereditary, the Sovereign reigns according to the Constitution, and the Governor General serves as the Sovereign's federal representative. So when the test asks whether the Governor General is elected by the Canadian people, the source-precise answer is false.

The question is testing whether new citizens know how the Governor General reaches the office. Discover Canada commits to one method: appointment by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister — not election. So the statement that the Governor General is elected by the Canadian people is false.

The wrong answer ("True") reverses the source — the Governor General is not elected. The named appointing officer is the Sovereign; the named adviser is the Prime Minister; the named term is usually five years. Only the false answer matches the source.