Canada is often referred to as 'a land of immigrants.'

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: The majority of Canadians were born in this country and this has been true since the 1800s. However, Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants because, over the past 200 years, millions of newcomers have helped to build and defend our way of life. The statement the test asks about is therefore TRUE.

Two facts coexist. Discover Canada commits to TWO facts about Canada's population: most Canadians were born in Canada (true since the 1800s) AND Canada is often called a land of immigrants. So the country has both a stable native-born majority AND a strong immigrant tradition — these are not in tension; they describe complementary aspects of the same population history.

Two hundred years of immigration. Discover Canada commits the immigrant-land label to a specific timeframe: over the past 200 years. So millions of newcomers — measured against the early 1800s as a baseline — have helped to build and defend Canadian society. The verbs the guide chooses are precise: build (economic and social construction) AND defend (military and civic protection of the country).

Specific origins are named. Discover Canada writes that "the largest groups are the English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, Aboriginal, Ukrainian, Dutch, South Asian and Scandinavian. Since the 1970s, most immigrants have come from Asian countries." So the immigrant tradition is not abstract — the guide names twelve specific origin groups and identifies a 1970s shift toward predominantly Asian immigration. The "land of immigrants" label is therefore historically grounded — millions of newcomers from named origins, who built and defended Canadian life over two centuries — and is one of the most important characterisations of the country in the official citizenship study guide.

The question is testing whether new citizens know whether Canada is referred to as a land of immigrants. Discover Canada commits to one direct phrasing: "Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants." The right test answer is therefore TRUE.

FALSE would contradict the guide's explicit statement. The guide explains the reason: over 200 years, millions of newcomers have helped build and defend the Canadian way of life. So TRUE is the answer.