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File No. 824125 · Adjudicated
Victor Garber
Actor — Titanic, Argo, Milk
Born
1949
Birthplace
LONDON, 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
LONDON, 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
Originated the role of Jesus in the original Toronto production of Godspell alongside fellow Canuck Eugene Levy.
The verdict
Born in London, Ontario and trained at the Hart House Theatre in Toronto before becoming a fixture on Broadway and TV. Whether playing a spy's father on Alias or going down with the Titanic, he's never lost that distinctly Canadian politeness — even when his characters absolutely should.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org