Oh, how I wish Jimmy Fallon was Canadian.

At least we occasionally get the next-best thing, when Fallon unveils his spot-on impression of Neil Young, one of Canada’s greatest exports. And we got quite the treat on last night’s episode of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

Jimmy’s Neil, who moved us earlier this year with his rendition of “Pants on the Ground,” had a surprise duet partner in Bruce Springsteen, who chipped in on a performance of Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.” Take a look:

From the Better Late Than Never Department, here’s a quick run-through of the Canadian acts that scored at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

Crooner Michael Bublé took home the trophy for Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden,” and Neil Young won his first-ever Grammy for Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, for “Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972).”

Also, actor Michael J. Fox won the Best Spoken Word Album Grammy for “Always Looking Up,” which is based on his book “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.”

Other Canadian acts were nominated, but did not come home with any hardware. They included: rapper and Canadian of the Week honoree Drake, Montreal duo Beast, Nickelback, producer David Foster, R&B singer Melanie Fiona and aboriginal singers Northern Cree.

Read more at CBC.ca.

Never one to miss a trend, legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young has offered up his cover version of Gen. Larry Platt’s instant hit, “Pants on the Ground.”

In case you missed it, the “American Idol” auditions in Atlanta took a bizarre but socially conscious turn on Wednesday night when the 62-year-old Vietnam War veteran closed the show with his original song, which encouraged urban youth to buy belts.

Young, in the form of “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon, offers his take here.

Warning: it’s moving.

Never one to miss a trend, legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young has offered up his cover version of Gen. Larry Platt’s instant hit, “Pants on the Ground.”

In case you missed it, the “American Idol” auditions in Atlanta took a bizarre but socially conscious turn on Wednesday night when the 62-year-old Vietnam War veteran closed the show with his original song, which encouraged urban youth to buy belts.

Young, in the form of “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon, offers his take here.

Warning: it’s moving.

In case you missed it, the Order of Canada honorees were announced this week and Governor General Michaelle Jean included NHL legend Mario Lemieux of Montreal, film director Ivan Reitman of Toronto, and folk rocker Neil Young of Winnipeg among the 57 honorees for the year,

All three men were given the honor of Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honors which recognizes “a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.”

We here at Canadian of the Week figure if they’re good enough for the Governor General, they’re good enough for us, and we’re therefore proud to bestow the additional honor of Canadian of the Week on all three of them.

Here are their citations from Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean:

Mario Lemieux
For his contributions as one of hockey’s most gifted players, as an inspirational role model and mentor, and for supporting charitable initiatives through the Mario Lemieux Foundation.

Ivan Reitman
For his contributions as a director and producer, and for his promotion of the Canadian film and television industries.

Neil Young
For his contributions as one of Canada’s greatest musical talents whose unique voice and iconic songs have influenced generations of musicians, and for his support of educational and charitable organizations.

See the full list of honorees here.

Apologies to those offended by including Canadian national treasure Neil Young and child-star-turned-Oscar-nominee Ryan Gosling in the same post, and the same sentence, but it’s a multi-generational birthday celebration today.

Neil Percival Young was born 64 years ago today in Winnipeg, before moving to the Greater Toronto Area and eventually becoming one of the most influential rockers of the 20th Century. Some 35 years later, Ryan Gosling was born in London, Ontario, and went on to star in “The Mickey Mouse Club,” take the lead in one of the most popular recent romance movies, “The Notebook,” and earn serious actor cred with acclaimed roles in “Half Nelson” and “Lars and the Real Girl.” All before the age of 29, which he marks today.

To mark their combined 93 years on Earth, here are 10 fun facts* about today’s most famous Canadians…

1. Guitarist Randy Bachman, a founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, suggested in the mid ’60s that Neil Young try another line of work because he couldn’t play along on guitar to the Top 40 songs of the day.

2. Ryan Gosling starred alongside Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Keri Russell on “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

3. In the ’60s, Neil was in a band with Rick James (yes, of “Super Freak” fame) called the Mynah Birds.

4. Ryan co-owns a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills called Tagine.

5. Neil admitted he lived in the U.S. illegally for much of the second half of the ’60s until getting his green card in 1970.

6. Ryan played the title role in “Young Hercules,” in the early ’90s. It aired on the Fox Kids Network and was produced by the same folks who did “Xena: Warrior Princess.”

7. Neil has been named co-inventor on seven different patents related to model trains and once was part owner of a model train company.

8. Ryan has a dog named George, which he rescued from a shelter in L.A.

9. Neil has a species of trapdoor spider named after him after a fan and East Carolina University biologist discovered the new spider and named it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.

10. Ryan is in a band called Dead Man’s Bones. Check them out at MySpace.

Apologies to those offended by including Canadian national treasure Neil Young and child-star-turned-Oscar-nominee Ryan Gosling in the same post, and the same sentence, but it’s a multi-generational birthday celebration today.

Neil Percival Young was born 64 years ago today in Winnipeg, before moving to the Greater Toronto Area and eventually becoming one of the most influential rockers of the 20th Century. Some 35 years later, Ryan Gosling was born in London, Ontario, and went on to star in “The Mickey Mouse Club,” take the lead in one of the most popular recent romance movies, “The Notebook,” and earn serious actor cred with acclaimed roles in “Half Nelson” and “Lars and the Real Girl.” All before the age of 29, which he marks today.

To mark their combined 93 years on Earth, here are 10 fun facts* about today’s most famous Canadians…

1. Guitarist Randy Bachman, a founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, suggested in the mid ’60s that Neil Young try another line of work because he couldn’t play along on guitar to the Top 40 songs of the day.

2. Ryan Gosling starred alongside Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Keri Russell on “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

3. In the ’60s, Neil was in a band with Rick James (yes, of “Super Freak” fame) called the Mynah Birds.

4. Ryan co-owns a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills called Tagine.

5. Neil admitted he lived in the U.S. illegally for much of the second half of the ’60s until getting his green card in 1970.

6. Ryan played the title role in “Young Hercules,” in the early ’90s. It aired on the Fox Kids Network and was produced by the same folks who did “Xena: Warrior Princess.”

7. Neil has been named co-inventor on seven different patents related to model trains and once was part owner of a model train company.

8. Ryan has a dog named George, which he rescued from a shelter in L.A.

9. Neil has a species of trapdoor spider named after him after a fan and East Carolina University biologist discovered the new spider and named it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.

10. Ryan is in a band called Dead Man’s Bones. Check them out at MySpace.