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File No. 112136 · Adjudicated
Tristan Thompson
Athlete — Cleveland Cavaliers, Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Born
1991
Birthplace
BRAMPTON, 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
BRAMPTON, 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
No Canadian credits on file
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
Won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, the same year he represented Canada at the Rio Olympics
The verdict
Born and raised in Brampton before heading south for the NCAA and NBA, he's repped Canada on the international stage and still claims the 6ix. Left early for the bright lights, but the passport and the roots are legit.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
Related files
More from the files: Athlete · Ontario
References — en.wikipedia.org