Acronyms

Question 1

MLA

Answer 1

A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). An elected official in the provincial government.

Question 2

MNA

Answer 2

A Member of the National Assembly (MNA).

An elected official in the provincial government.

Question 3

MPP

Answer 3

Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP).

An elected official in the provincial government.

Question 4

MHA

Answer 4

Member of the House of Assembly (MHA).

An elected official in the provincial government.

Question 5

MP

Answer 5

Member of Parliament (MP).

An elected government official in the federal government.

Question 6

NAFTA

Answer 6

North American Free Trade Agreement.

Question 7

AB

Answer 7

Alberta

Question 8

BC

Answer 8

British Columbia

Question 9

MB

Answer 9

Manitoba

Question 10

NB

Answer 10

New Brunswick

Question 11

NL

Answer 11

Newfoundland & Labrador

Question 12

NS

Answer 12

Nova Scotia

Question 13

NT

Answer 13

Northwest Territories

Question 14

NU

Answer 14

Nunavut

Question 15

ON

Answer 15

Ontario

Question 16

PE

Answer 16

Prince Edward Island

Question 17

QC

Answer 17

Quebec

Question 18

SK

Answer 18

Saskatchewan

Question 19

YT

Answer 19

Yukon Territory

Question 20

RCMP

Answer 20

Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are the National police force and enforce federal laws.

Question 21

OPP / QPP

Answer 21

Ontario Provincial Police and Quebec Provincial Police. They are the only provinces with Provincial police forces.

Question 22

GATT

Answer 22

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Canada joined after WWII. It later became the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Question 23

WTO

Answer 23

World Trade Organization. Canada is a member.

Question 24

EI

Answer 24

Employment Insurance. EI insurance helps people who lose their jobs.

Question 25

NATO

Answer 25

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A military alliance between Canada and other democratic countries that formed during the Cold War.

Question 26

NORAD

Answer 26

North American Aerospace Defence Command. Canada and the USA are members.

Question 27

UN

Answer 27

United Nations

Question 28

CFL

Answer 28

Canadian Football League

Question 29

NWMP

Answer 29

North West Mounted Police. They founded Fort Calgary. They dissolved in 1920.

Question 30

RCAF

Answer 30

Royal Canadian Air Force

Question 31

RCN

Answer 31

Royal Canadian Navy