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Vote for your favourite Super Bowl commercial starring a Canadian

Michael Buble's ad for Pepsi's Bubly water is the latest in a series of Super Bowl commercials starring Canadians. Over the years there have been more than 20 Super Bowl commercials featuring Canadian athletes, actors and singers. Pick your favourite ad here.

Bieber vs. Drake, Shatner vs. Reynolds. Which Canadian star has the best Super Bowl ad?

James Dunne · CBC News ·

Vancouver crooner Michael Bublé is following in the footsteps of a select group of famous Canadians who have appeared in Super Bowl commercials with his ad for Bubly. 

Those celebs include fellow  performers Justin Bieber and Drake, actors Michael J. Fox, William Shatner and Ryan Reynolds, as well as athletes Bobby Orr and Lauren Woolstencroft. 

Since 1985, more than 20 Super Bowl commercials have featured Canadian stars.  Research suggests the ads are a bigger draw than the halftime show of the football game. YouTube Canada analysis shows searches in Canada for "Super Bowl commercials" regularly outpace searches for "Super Bowl halftime show."

Which famous face does the best job of selling a brand?   

Canadians have long starred in Super Bowl ads, but which ones were a hit?

6 years ago
Duration 6:46
Peter Ignazi, of the ad agency Cossette, lists his three favourite Super Bowl ads starring Canadians and explains what makes them so great.

Several ad industry leaders have given CBC News their take about which ads starring Canadian celebs are the most effective commercials. But CBC readers also weighed in on the subject.

Your favourite 'Canadian' Super Bowl commercial survey closed

CBC News compiled a Top 10 list of Super Bowl ads starring Canadians. 

Canadians watched and cast their votes, the survey was closed after three days. 

William Shatner's ad won, followed closely by Ryan Reynolds and Lauren Woolstencroft came in third.  

This was not a scientic poll.  Scroll down for the complete results.  

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

James Dunne

Producer

James Dunne researches, produces and writes stories for the CBC News business unit. Based in Toronto, he's covered business starting with local news, before moving on to the show Venture and co-creating the series Fortune Hunters. His work for those programs won awards at the New York Festivals and Columbus International Film and Animation Festival. James has a master's degree in public policy and administration and has also worked on special projects as well as the World at Six on CBC Radio One. Contact James at james.dunne@cbc.ca

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