Let’s take a moment to highlight the awesomeness that is Canada, eh (30 Photos)

Wayne Gretzky

Dan Aykroyd

Nathan Fillion

Michael J. Fox

Peanut Butter. Probably one of the most important food innovations of all time. First patented by Canadian Marcellus Gilmore Edson in 1884.

Linda Evangelista

Alex Trebek

Joey Votto

William Shatner

Ryan Reynolds

Ellen Page

John Candy

Neil Young

Elvis Stojko

Jim Carrey

Scott Pilgrim. Before Michael Cera, there was Bryan Lee O’Malley, the Canadian cartoonist who created Scott Pilgrim character and comic series.

Arcade Fire

Pamela Anderson

“Generation X”

Corey Haim

Anne Of Green Gables. The fast-talking, big-hearted heroine was created by Canadian Lucy Maud Montgomery in her amazing series of books begun in 1908. Later, the feisty red-head was also the subject of several television mini-series and films. Anne remains an inspiration to loud girls worldwide.

“Are You Afraid Of The Dark”. Literally the scariest television show of all time, produced and filmed in Canada for Nickelodeon.

Anna Paquin

Phil Hartman

Java Programming Language. Invented by Canadian James Gosling (no relation), Java is the pillar of the Android operating system and the internet and tech world wouldn’t be the same without it.

Leslie Nielsen

Steve Nash

Ryan Gosling

Keanu Reeves

Mike Myers