I wonder if Canadians were ever allowed to participate in the Green Card lottery? I briefly checked some years back (1990s), and found out that that was the case at that time.
I don’t know about Canadians, but I did meet an Irish bloke who told me he entered it on a dare as the result of a pub bet, and was surprised to win.
Once he did he figured he may as well come.
Not your classic Ellis Island tale, is it?