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File No. 220886 · Adjudicated
Louis B. Mayer
Director — Co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Born
Not on record
Birthplace
LAZAR MEIR JULY 12, RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Citizenships
RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Canadianness Score
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2.0/ 5
Weighted across 6 scored criteria
Designation
Gets Yearly Letters from the CRA 📬Not born or raised there — but the CRA always knows where to find them.
Scorecard
Path B — not born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — no
LAZAR MEIR JULY 12, RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Canadian parentage — no
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — no
None on record
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Canada
Lived in Canada by choice — yes
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — yes
Credits filed north of the 49th
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
Has never brought it up
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged
Fun fact
Started his entertainment career running a small theatre in Saint John, New Brunswick, before building the MGM empire in Hollywood.
The verdict
Co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after moving to Canada as a child, where his family settled in Saint John, New Brunswick. Built his first cinema empire in the Maritimes before heading south to Hollywood, where he became one of the most powerful moguls in film history. The Canadians claim him as a hometown success story, even if he spent most of his career stateside.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org