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File No. 908173 · Adjudicated
Bryan Adams
Musician — Reckless, Please Forgive Me, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Born
1959
Birthplace
KINGSTON, 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
KINGSTON, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
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
Bryan Adams was born in Kingston, but because his father was a diplomat he spent parts of his childhood in places like Portugal, Israel, Austria, and England before settling in Vancouver.
The verdict
Awarded the Order of Canada in 1990... 'nuff said.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org