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File No. 379740 · Adjudicated
Dwayne Johnson
Actor / Wrestler — Fast & Furious, Moana, WWE
Born
1972
Birthplace
HAYWARD, USA
Citizenships
US / CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
1.5/ 5
Weighted across 6 scored criteria
Designation
We'll Allow It 🙋Technically qualifies. Nobody is thrilled about it.
Scorecard
Path B — not born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — no
HAYWARD, USA
Canadian parentage — yes
One Canadian parent
Citizenship on record — yes
Held — by descent or naturalisation
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — no
Raised elsewhere
Lived in Canada by choice — no
No adult residency on record
Worked or filmed in Canada — no
No Canadian credits on file
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged
Fun fact
His father Rocky Johnson was from Amherst, Nova Scotia — which means The Rock is technically from Nova Scotia once removed.
The verdict
His father, the legendary Rocky Johnson, was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, making The Rock one-quarter Canadian by lineage. He has never claimed it, Canada has never really pressed the issue, and yet here we are — giving him half a point and a knowing nod.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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