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File No. 967323 · Adjudicated
Leslie Nielsen
Actor — Airplane!, The Poseidon Adventure, Forbidden Planet
Born
1926
Birthplace
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
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
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Saskatchewan
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
His father was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, and Nielsen spent his childhood moving across remote northern communities.
The verdict
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised across the prairies before heading south for Hollywood. The deadpan legend behind Airplane! and The Naked Gun never forgot his roots, frequently returning to Canada and proudly claiming his Canadian heritage throughout his career. A true national treasure who made the world laugh while keeping one foot firmly planted on the frozen tundra.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org