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File No. 012400 · Adjudicated
Christopher Plummer
Actor — A Beautiful Mind, The Sound of Music, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Born
1929
Birthplace
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Became the oldest actor to win a competitive Oscar at age 82 for Beginners (2012), proving Canadian excellence ages like fine ice wine.
The verdict
Born in Toronto, trained at the National Repertory Theatre, and proudly Canadian his entire life — even when Hollywood came calling. Won an Oscar at 82 and never stopped repping the True North, making him a national treasure in every sense.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org