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File No. 049893 · Adjudicated
Donald Sutherland
Actor — The Hunger Games, Pride & Prejudice, The Italian Job
Born
1935
Birthplace
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
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
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — New Brunswick
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
Received an honorary degree from every major Canadian university and was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1978.
The verdict
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he became one of Canada's greatest cultural exports, starring in everything from MASH to The Hunger Games. A fierce defender of Canadian identity who never forgot his roots, even as Hollywood came calling.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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