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Walter Ostanek

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File No. 408917  ·  Adjudicated

Walter Ostanek

Musician — polka accordion, Juno Award winner, Canadian polka ambassador

Born
1935
Birthplace
ST. CATHARINES, 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 soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
ST. CATHARINES, 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

Walter Ostanek the musician has won multiple Grammys and is known as Canada's Polka King, based in St. Catharines, Ontario.

The verdict

You might be thinking of Walter Ostanek the polka king — the accordion legend who's been Canada's ambassador of oom-pah for decades. If there's a different Walter Ostanek who's an actor, they're flying under the radar enough that even the internet hasn't caught wind of them. Either way, this entry needs a second look.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org