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File No. 961158 · Adjudicated
Shawn Levy
Director — Stranger Things, Arrival, Night at the Museum
Born
1968
Birthplace
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
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
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
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 — Quebec
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
Left Montreal for Yale at 17 but maintains dual Canadian-American citizenship and frequently champions Canadian talent in his productions.
The verdict
Born in Montreal, went to Yale, then spent decades making blockbusters in Hollywood — but still holds dual citizenship and reps Canada loud and proud. Directed the Night at the Museum trilogy and produced Stranger Things, but Canadians are most proud he brought Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman together for Deadpool & Wolverine. We claim him, even if most of his work happens south of the border.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org