Veronica Tennant

Director — Canadian producer, director, and filmmaker

Born

1946

Birthplace

LONDON, UK

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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2.0/ 5

Weighted across 6 scored criteria

Designation

Gets Yearly Letters from the CRA 📬

Not born or raised there — but the CRA always knows where to find them.

Scorecard

Path B — not born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

LONDON, UK

Canadian parentage

No Canadian parents on record

Citizenship on record

None on record

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Canada

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

She toured internationally with the National Ballet across Europe, Japan, and North America throughout her long career as its prima ballerina.

The verdict

She arrived from London at age nine and became prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada before transitioning to filmmaking. Canada claimed her early, trained her brilliantly, and never let go — she's as embedded in Canadian arts as anyone can be.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable