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name: "Jordan Canning"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 August 1982"
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updated: "2026-09-17T03:52:48.021289+00:00"
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# Jordan Canning

Director. Born 3 August 1982 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 August 1982, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

## Biography

Jordan Canning is a Canadian film and television director. She was born on 3 August 1982 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and attended Concordia University in Montreal. She is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Director's Lab.

Canning directed the independent features *We Were Wolves* (2014) and *Suck It Up* (2017). Her television credits include episodes of *Schitt's Creek* (2019–2020), *Baroness von Sketch Show*, *Burden of Truth*, *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* and *The Big Door Prize*. She was the first woman to direct episodes of *This Hour Has 22 Minutes*.

Her work has been recognised with two Canadian Screen Awards and a Directors Guild of Canada Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, directors.ca.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Schitt's Creek* (2015), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/schitts-creek.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), Director
- *The Big Door Prize* (2023), Director
- *Burden of Truth* (2018), Director
- *Brilliant Minds* (2024), Director
- *Molly Maxwell* (2013), Script Supervisor
- *Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent* (2024), Director
- *The Lake* (2022), Director

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