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Portrait
File No. 900488  ·  Adjudicated

Frank Hayden

Academic — Special Olympics co-founder

Born
1930
Birthplace
WINDSOR, 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 soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
WINDSOR, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
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

Founded Special Olympics Inc., creating a global movement for athletes with intellectual disabilities that now operates in over 190 countries.

The verdict

Born in Windsor, raised in Canada, and died in Oakville — spent 96 years living the Canadian experience. Founded Special Olympics Inc., bringing joy and competition to athletes worldwide, though his academic work kept him rooted at home. Canada claims him fully, and he never left.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org