In The Proposal, Margaret claims she is from Canada to avoid deportation from the United States.
Margaret Tate, played by Sandra Bullock, is a Canadian-born book editor working in New York City. After learning that she may be deported because of an expired visa, she tells immigration officials that she is engaged to her assistant, Andrew Paxton, played by Ryan Reynolds.
The fake engagement forces Margaret and Andrew to travel to Alaska, where he introduces her to his family. The Canadian detail is central to the story because Margaret's immigration problem creates the film's main romantic and comic conflict.
The film sometimes gets confused with real immigration procedures, but its plot uses exaggerated situations for comedy. The Proposal was released in 2009 and was directed by Anne Fletcher.