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File No. 400373 · Adjudicated
Ginette Reno
Musician — Léolo, C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux, Juno Award-winning singer
Born
1946
Birthplace
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
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
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
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 — Quebec
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
Began her professional singing career at age 13 and became one of Quebec's most celebrated voices in both music and film.
The verdict
A Quebec icon who's been belting out chansons since the late '50s, she's as Montreal as smoked meat and the Habs. After decades of commanding stages across the province and lending her powerhouse voice to beloved French-Canadian films, she remains a national treasure who embodies the soul of la belle province.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org