Here in the USA, we tend to cling to certain stereotypes about our Canadian neighbors. That they’re exceptionally polite. That they’re obsessed with ice hockey.

That they say the word “eh” a lot. Some of that may even be true. But there’s one cliché aboot — um, about — the Great White North that turns out to be demonstrably false: The place is much more diverse than you might think.

That’s one of the reasons has put together its first list of Canada’s most powerful , to showcase not just the female talent running TV and film sets across the border, but to celebrate the rainbow of identities that make up Canada’s film, TV and music industries. On these pages you’ll find Korean Canadians, Ukrainian Canadians, Canadians of Mohawk descent, even a First Nation Canadian who’s half-Jewish. What they all have in common, though, is a singular determination to give their country its own distinct culture and to share that culture — politely, of course, always politely — with the world.

Neishaw Ali Neishaw’s been making stuff blow up on both the big and small screens for 30 years, overseeing visual effects on some 150 films (like Marvel’s ) as well as 32 TV series (including HBO’s and Netflix’s ). PA. “I was bringing coffee for our GM one day and doing booking the next.

I was a PA, accountant, receptionist, office administrator — I was a jack-of-all-trades, which has served me so well.” Annie Bradley As a filmmaker, she’s helmed originals for.