It's not just Justin Bieber.
Hollywood can blur the lines between fantasy and reality, the present and the future, American and Canadian...
Yes, there are a LOT of celebrities you may be surprised to find out are Canadian.
Early in her career the Killing Eve actress starred in Canadian films such as The Diary of Evelyn Lau and Double Happiness.
2. Keanu Reeves grew up in Toronto.
The The Matrix actor was born in Lebanon, but when he was a child, his mother moved their family to Sydney then New York City before finally settling Toronto. He holds Canadian citizenship.
The "My Heart Will Go On" singer began her career by recording albums in French.
The "In My Blood" singer even did a campaign with Canada's favorite coffee chain, Tim Hortons.
5. Drake was also born in Toronto.
The "Hotline Bling" singer was on the Canadian show Degrasssi: The Next Generation.
The Friends actor has said that he bullied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when they were classmates.
The Deadpool actor has starred in Canadian productions such as The Odyssey and Foolproof.
The Juno actor attended Vaughan Road Academy’s Interact program, where he was classmates with Drake.
9. Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Ontario, and grew up in Napanee.
When the "Complicated" singer was 14, she won a contest to sing a duet with Shania Twain, a fellow Canadian icon.
The actor and comedian became a dual citizen of both the US and Canada in 2004.
11. Rachel McAdams was born in London, Ontario.
The Notebook actor was a competitive figure skater.
12. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson became a Canadian citizen when he was 37.
The Jumanji actor became a Canadian citizen in 2009 due to a change in law. The new law stated that anyone who was born abroad to a Canadian citizen after 1947 would automatically be granted Canadian citizenship of their own. His father was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
13. Seth Rogen was born in Vancouver.
The actor and comedian has dual citizenship in the US and Canada.
The Tesla founder is the son of Canadian model Maye Musk. He moved from South Africa to Canada in order to attend Queen's University. He holds citizenship in three countries — South Africa, Canada, and the US.
15. Hayden Christensen was born in Vancouver and grew up in Markham, Ontario.
16. Nina Dobrev grew up in Toronto.
The Vampire Diaries actor was two when her family moved from Bulgaria to Canada.
The La La Land actor told CBC News that his Canadian roots feel like a safety net.
The Pretty Little Liars actor has her friends bring her Canadian snacks like Smarties and Lay's ketchup chips when they visit her in Los Angeles.
The singer's big break came when he performed at the wedding of former prime minister Brian Mulroney's daughter. Mulroney introduced him to David Foster, the Grammy-winning producer who signed him to a record label.
The "Stay" singer is the first Canadian to win the Best New Artist award at the Grammys.
22. Avan Jogia was born in Vancouver.
The actor dropped out of high school at 17 to move to Los Angeles, where he landed his breakout role on Victorious.
The Lost actor took acting classes while she was studying international relations at the University of British Columbia.
Her family moved back to the UK when she was 11, but the Sex and the City actor returned to Vancouver for high school.
26. Neil Young was born in Toronto.
The singer wrote "Long May You Run" as a tribute to his first car, which was a hearse he drove around Winnipeg, Manitoba.
27. And finally, Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario.
The Superbad actor's onscreen debut was a Tim Hortons commercial.
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