Our judicial system is founded on the presumption of innocence, meaning everyone is considered innocent until:

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence about Canadian justice. The guide writes: The Canadian justice system guarantees everyone due process under the law. Our judicial system is founded on the presumption of innocence in criminal matters, meaning everyone is innocent until proven guilty. The phrase the test wants is therefore proven guilty.

Three precise commitments. Discover Canada commits the Canadian justice system to THREE specific named principles: (1) due process under the law — guaranteed to everyone; (2) the presumption of innocence in criminal matters; (3) the rule that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. So the source pinpoints both the broader due-process commitment and the specific presumption-of-innocence rule that flows from it.

The presumption applies in criminal matters. Discover Canada commits the presumption of innocence to a specific scope — "in criminal matters". So the rule applies whenever a person faces criminal charges. The presumption shifts the burden of proof onto the prosecution: until the state proves a person guilty, that person is presumed innocent — meaning they cannot be punished and retain all the rights that any innocent Canadian holds.

The rule sits within a broader legal heritage. Discover Canada commits Canada's legal foundation to a wider framework: "Canada's legal system is based on a heritage that includes the rule of law, freedom under the law, democratic principles and due process. Due process is the principle that the government must respect all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law." So the presumption-of-innocence rule is part of the named due-process principle — the government's duty to respect all the legal rights of every person. The named heritage of Canadian law combines four pillars: rule of law, freedom under the law, democratic principles, and due process. The presumption of innocence is one of the most important practical applications of due process. The wider Canadian legal tradition combines elements of English common law, the civil code of France, and the unwritten constitution Canada inherited from Great Britain. So when the test asks the standard a person must meet to lose the presumption of innocence, the source-precise answer is being proven guilty.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the Canadian standard for losing the presumption of innocence. Discover Canada commits to one phrase: proven guilty. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different stage of the legal process. The first choice — arrest — is a much earlier step that does not establish guilt. The second choice — being charged — is a formal accusation, but the source's named standard is being PROVEN guilty, not just accused. The fourth choice — being questioned — is even earlier and not the source's named standard. Only "proven guilty" — the source's exact named standard — matches.