Canadian citizenship test practice question · Symbols and regions
Who composed the music of 'O Canada'?
Answer options
- Adolphe-Basile Routhier
- Robert Stanley Weir
- Calixa LavalléeCorrect
- John McCrae
Answer: Calixa Lavallée
Calixa Lavallée wrote the music. Routhier wrote the French words and Weir wrote the English version.
Checked November 8, 2026