William Shatner

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File No. 472713  ·  Adjudicated

William Shatner

Actor — Star Trek series, T. J. Hooker, The Practice

Born
1931
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 soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
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

Studied commerce and drama at McGill University before launching his acting career at the Stratford Festival in Ontario.

The verdict

Born in Montreal and trained at McGill, he's been Captain Kirk for longer than some countries have existed, yet still sounds unmistakably Canadian when he drops the dramatic pauses. Hollywood's had him for decades, but he's never stopped being one of ours — a fact he reminds everyone of regularly, usually while talking about horses or space.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable

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