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File No. 215620 · Adjudicated
Alanis Morissette
Musician — Jagged Little Pill, Ironic, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Born
1974
Birthplace
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Got her start as a child actor on the Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That on Television, filmed in Ottawa.
The verdict
Born in Ottawa, raised in the capital region, and launched her career on Canadian television before becoming an alt-rock icon. She still holds dual citizenship and has never been shy about her Canadian roots, even when Hollywood came calling.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org