Michael J. Fox

Actor — Back to the Future, Family Ties, Spin City

Born

1961

Birthplace

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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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

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Canadian parentage

One Canadian parent

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Alberta

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

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

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2010, one of the country's highest civilian honours.

The verdict

Born in Edmonton, raised in small-town BC before moving to Vancouver, then headed south at 18 to chase Hollywood — but never stopped repping Canada. Proudly Canadian, publicly grateful for universal healthcare, and still considered a national treasure even after decades in the States.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable