Canadian Made

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Canadian Made
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Genre Documentary
Canadian Invention
Created byKevin McMahon
Directed byJody Shapiro (Creative director)
Narrated by Rick Miller
Theme music composerKurt Swinghammer
Country of origin Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes14
Production
ProducerKristina McLaughlin
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network History.ca
ReleaseJune 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)

Canadian Made is a Canadian documentary television series. The series was produced by Primitive Entertainment and initially aired on History Television in 2012. [1] Each 30-minute episode explores Canadian invention, innovation or discovery. [2] The series initially aired June 1, 2012, and ran for one season with 14 episodes. It was narrated by Canadian actor, comedian, playwright Rick Miller. [3]

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