subject: Planning A Move To Canada? Check Out These 7 Famous Canadians You Will Be Residing With [print this page] Taking the move to carry out Canada immigration is great in its own right, as you get to take advantage of everything that the country has to offer.
It's made all that more better, however, when you realise that some of the most famous people in the world are Canadians and that once you live there, you'll be able to say you reside in the same country as a whole host of sports legends, movie stars and musical icons.
To show just how many famous people are from Canada, the following 7 people are all born and more often than not still live in the country of the Maple leaf.
1. Bryan Adams - possibly the most famous Canadian musician, Bryan Adams gained worldwide popularity in 1992 when his song, Everything I Do (I Do It For You) remained number 1 on the UK singles chart for 4 months, thanks largely to it's inclusion in the 1991 film Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves.
2. Wayne Gretzky - known as The Great One, Wayne Gretzky is reputedly the best ice hockey player in history and although he retired from the sport over 10 years ago in 1999, he is still the only player in the NHL to have ever reached a total of 200 points in one season - and he did it four times.
3. Justin Bieber - currently taking the world by storm, Justin Bieber was born in Stratford, Ontario in 1994 and was discovered on YouTube in 2007 by Scooter Braun, a marketing executive.
Dividing the music industry in half, whether you like him or not, you can't argue that he's one of the most popular artists of the moment.
4. Bret Hart - regarded as one of the best professional wrestlers ever, Bret Hart comes from a large family of professional wrestlers and was trained, along with a whole host of professional wrestlers, in his Dad's gym, known as the Dungeon.
Having to leave the sport after the turn of the millennium due to injury, Hart has returned in recent years, much to the delight of his millions of fans worldwide.
5. Michael Buble - at the age of just 34, Michael Buble is one of Canada's most famous and decorated musicians, having won two Grammy's and selling 25 million albums worldwide, according to official sales figures.
6. Michael J. Fox - shooting to stardom in the early 1980s after playing Marty McFly in the Back To The Future films, whist he appeared in several films throughout the 1990s, it wasn't until 1996 when he was in the mainstream once more, playing Mike Flaherty in Spin City until 2001.
7. Dan Akroyd - loved by people all around the world for his various performances, some love Dan Akroyd because of him being part of the first Saturday Night Live cast, others for his role as Dr Raymond Stantz in the Ghostbusters films, whilst many adore him as Elwood Blues in the ever popular Blues Brothers film. Simply put, Akroyd is one of Canada's most loved actors.
