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File No. 707107 · Adjudicated
Mike Myers
Actor / Comedian — Wayne's World, Austin Powers, Shrek
Born
1963
Birthplace
SCARBOROUGH, 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 soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
SCARBOROUGH, 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
He’s a longtime fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Which means he’s spent most of his life practicing a very Canadian skill: maintaining hope despite overwhelming historical evidence.
The verdict
Mike Myers is so Canadian, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.) in 2017 and formally invested in 2018. The citation recognized his “extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer and producer.”
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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