The surprising backgrounds of Canadian celebs!

Hannah Simone - Former MuchMusic VJ and 'New Girl' actress Hannah Simone was born in London, England to an Indian father and a mother of Greek, Italian, and German lineage. She moved to Calgary at the age of seven for only a few years before living in Cyprus and New Delhi, and then headed back to Canada for university! International!

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Drake - Rapper Drake's father is African-American and from Memphis, Tennessee. His mother is white, Jewish, and Canadian.

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Kreesha Turner - Singer Kreesha Turner was born to a Jamaican mother of Chinese and African descent. Her father is of Scottish descent.

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Brigette Lacquette - Professional hockey player Brigette Lacquette, who also competed in PyeongChang, made history as the first ever Indigenous woman on Canada’s Olympic hockey team. She is Métis and her mother is from Cote First Nation.

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William Shatner - William Shatner's grandparents were all Jewish and from Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, and Lithuania.

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Phylicia George - Canadian bobsledder Phylicia George is of Grenadian origin.

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Fefe Dobson - Singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson's mother is of English, Dutch, Aboriginal, and Irish lineage. Her father is Jamaican.

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K.Maro - Born Cyril Kamar, Canadian rapper K.Maro was born in Beirut. He moved to Montreal in 1991.

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Keshia Chanté - Did you know Canadian R&B singer Keshia Chanté is Latina? Her mother is Puerto Rican and Portuguese, and her father is Trinidadian.

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Brian Melo - Canadian Idol winner Brian Melo was born in Hamilton, Ontario to Portuguese immigrants.

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Tommy Chong - The father of legendary marijuana activist and actor Tommy Chong is Chinese. He emigrated to Canada in the 1920s. Tommy Chong's mother is of Scotch-Irish ancestry.

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Justin Nozuka - Justin Nozuka is Japanese on his father's side.

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Pamela Anderson - The sexy blonde bombshell is from British Columbia but her ancestry is Russian and Finnish.

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Sandra Oh - Actress Sandra Oh was born in Ottawa to Korean parents.

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Michael Cera - Canadian actor Michael Cera can claim Italian, Irish, Dutch, Scottish, and English ancestors.

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Anna Paquin - Anna Paquin was born in Manitoba but moved to her mother's homeland of New Zealand at the age of four. Later, she moved to Los Angeles. Having several homelands is very Canadian!

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Kevin O'Leary - The former dragon on CBC'S 'Dragon's Den' holds Irish and Canadian citizenship and is of Lebanese ancestry.

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Grimes - Canadian musician Grimes, born in Vancouver, is of Quebecois and Ukrainian origin.

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Kardinal Offishall - Rapper Kardinal Offishall was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican parents.

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Robert Herjavec - Another former dragon, Herjavec was born in Croatia, formerly Yugoslavia. He came to Canada at the age of eight.

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Nelly Furtado - Canadian singer Nelly Furtado was born in Vancouver to Portuguese parents who immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.

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Howie Mandel - 'Deal or No Deal' host Howie Mandel is Jewish with a family from Poland and Romania.

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Donovan Bailey - Olympian Donovan Bailey was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada when he was 13.

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Nina Dobrev - Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva was born in Bulgaria and immigrated to Canada at the age of two.

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Malin Åkerman - Malin Åkerman is a Canadian model born in Sweden. She moved to Canada at the young age of two.

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Seth Rogen - Canadian actor Seth Rogen wasborn in Vancouver but has an American father. He holds dual American and Canadian citizenship.

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Russell Peters - Canadian comic Russell Peters is of Anglo-Indian ancestry.

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Keanu Reeves - Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut. His mother is English and his father, who was born in Hawaii, is of Chinese, English, Irish, and Portuguese descent. He immigrated to Ontario as a child and holds Canadian citizenship.

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Nasri - The lead singer of Magic! was born to Palestinian parents from Nazareth.

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K'naan - K'naan was born Keinan Abdi Warsame in Somalia. He moved to Canada when he was in his early teens.

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Jay Manuel - American-born makeup artist and former 'Canada's Next Top Model' host and judge Jay Manuel was born in Illinois to an Italian and Czech mother, and a South African father of Dutch and Malaysian heritage. He was adopted and raised in Toronto.

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Dwayne Johnson - The Rock's father is a black Nova Scotian and his mother is Samoan.

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Lilly Singh - The YouTube sensation from Scarborough is Punjabi.

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Emmanuelle Chriqui - This actress is a Sephardi Jew of Moroccan descent.

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Eugene Levy - Eugene Levy was born in Hamilton, Ontario to a Russian Jewish family.

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Jessie Reyez - The singer was born in Toronto to Colombian parents.

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Alessia Cara - Grammy-award winner Alessia Cara was born with the surname Caracciolo and is of Italian heritage.

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Shay Mitchell - 'Pretty Little Liars' star Shay Mitchell is Canadian, born in Mississauga. Her father is Scottish and Irish, and her mother is from the Philippines.

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Kiefer Sutherland - Keifer Sutherland was born in London, England and holds dual Canadian and British citizenship. Before the age of 10, he moved to Toronto with his mother.

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Elise Estrada - This singer is another Canadian of Filipino origin. She was born in Marikina City, Philippines and moved to Canada when she was four years old.

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Massari - R&B singer Massari is from Lebanon. Born in Beirut, he moved to Canada when he was 11-years-old.

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Paul Anka - Canadian-American singer Paul Anka is of Syrian and Lebanese ancestry.

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Danny Fernandes - Singer Danny Fernandes has a Portuguese background.

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Tyler Medeiros - Fernandes' cousin and fellow singer Tyler Medeiros is also of Portuguese heritage, as well as Italian.

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k-os - Toronto-born rapper k-os is Trinidadian and lived in Trinidad for a few years during his childhood.

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Jagmeet Singh - New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh is the son of Punjabi immigrants. He is the first visible minority to lead a Canadian federal political party on a permanent basis and the first turban-wearing Sikh to sit as provincial legislator in the province of Ontario.

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Eva Avila - 'Canadian Idol' winner Eva Avila has a father from Peru. She can even speak a little Spanish.

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Fito Blanko - Singer Fito Blanko is another Canadian Latino with Panamanian roots.

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Karl Wolfe - Canadian musician Karl Wolfe (born Carl Abou Samah) was born in Beirut and relocated to Montreal at 16.

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Narcy - Rapper Narcy was born in Dubai but is of Iraqi origin. He moved to Canada at the age of five.

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Vikram Vij -

Well-known chef Vikram Vij was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India and moved to Canada in 1989 to work at Banff Springs Hotel.

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Raghav - 'Fire' singer Raghav was born in Toronto and is the son of Indian parents.

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Buffy Sainte-Marie - Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie was born on the Piapot Plains Cree First Nation Reserve.

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Kristin Kreuk - Born in Vancouver, Canadian actress Kristin Kreuk is of Dutch descent from her father's side and her mother's family is Chinese, Jamaican, and Indonesian.

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Tanya Tagaq - Canadian throat singer Tanya Tagaq was born in Ikaluktuutiak, Nunavut and raised in an Inuit community. She won Best Female Artist in 2005 at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.

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Cast of 'Kim's Convenience' - The cast of the sitcom is typically Canadian diverse group. From left to right, Nicole Power was born in Middle Cove, Newfoundland; Andrea Bang was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and is of Korean descent; Simu Liu is Chinese-born Canadian; and Andrew Phung was born in Calgary, Alberta and is the son of a Vietnamese father and Chinese mother.

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The Weeknd - Born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Canadian superstar The Weeknd was born in Toronto to Ethiopian immigrants.

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Patrick Chan - Figure skater Patrick Chan, who recently competed at the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, was born in Ottawa to Chinese parents from Hong Kong.

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Melanie Fiona - Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona is of Guyanese descent.

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