In a survey of 1,512 Canadian adults, Leger found that only 23 per cent would pass the citizenship test, based on their answers to 10 randomly selected questions.

Lucio Delgado, a blind man, failed because he was "unable to read a sentence in the English language."

Telling potential immigrants to Canada they have a responsibility to the responsibility to “take responsibility for one’s family” by “getting a job” is patronizing, says one immigration expert.