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File No. 483165 · Adjudicated
Kardinal Offishall
Musician — Dangerous, Northern Touch, BaKardi Slang
Born
1976
Birthplace
SCARBOROUGH, 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
SCARBOROUGH, 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
His stage name comes from combining 'cardinal' (a leadership position) with 'official' spelled the Jamaican patois way, reflecting his Scarborough upbringing in Toronto's Caribbean community.
The verdict
Born Jason Harrow in Scarborough, Ontario, he's the definition of Toronto hip-hop royalty. Repped Canada hard on tracks like 'Northern Touch' and 'Dangerous', became the first Canadian rapper signed to a major US label, and still calls the 6ix home. Canada claims him as fiercely as he claims Canada.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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