The Lieutenant Governor is usually appointed for a term of how many years?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: 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. The term length the test wants is therefore five years.

The five-year norm matches the Governor General's term. Discover Canada commits BOTH the Governor General AND the Lieutenant Governor to five-year terms: "the Governor General... usually for five years" and "the Lieutenant Governor... also normally for five years." So the federal Crown representative and the ten provincial Crown representatives all serve five-year terms — establishing a uniform Crown-tenure norm across Canada.

The appointment chain is precise. Discover Canada commits the Lieutenant Governor's appointment to a specific chain: appointed by the Governor General, on the advice of the Prime Minister. So the Lieutenant Governor is not directly appointed by the Sovereign — instead, the appointment flows through the Governor General (who acts on the advice of the federal Prime Minister). This makes the Lieutenant Governor federally appointed even though they serve at the provincial level.

the Lieutenant Governor are the Sovereign's provincial representatives. Discover Canada commits the Lieutenant Governor to representing the Sovereign in each of the ten provinces. So Canada has 10 the Lieutenant Governor — one per province. The territories are different: "In the three territories, the Commissioner represents the federal government and plays a ceremonial role." So the territorial equivalent is the Commissioner, who plays a ceremonial role on behalf of the federal government — not the Sovereign. The guide also writes that "the Lieutenant Governor has a role similar to that of the Governor General" at the provincial level — meaning each Lieutenant Governor performs at the province what the Governor General performs federally: granting royal assent to provincial laws, opening provincial legislatures, and acting as the non-partisan Crown representative. The five-year term is part of this provincial-level mirror of the federal pattern. When the test asks for the Lieutenant Governor's term length, the source-precise answer is: normally five years.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the Lieutenant Governor's term length. Discover Canada commits to one length: normally five years. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each pick a different term. "Three years" is too short. "Four years" is also too short — and matches the federal-election cycle, not the Crown-representative term. "Ten years" is too long. Only five years — the same term as the Governor General — matches the source.