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Portrait
File No. 586510  ·  Adjudicated

Veronica Tennant

Director — Canadian producer, director, and filmmaker

Born
1946
Birthplace
LONDON, UK
Citizenships
UK

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 — no
LONDON, UK
Canadian parentage — no
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — no
None on record
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Canada
Lived in Canada by choice — yes
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — yes
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 — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

She was the first Canadian ballerina to dance with Russia's Bolshoi Ballet during the Cold War.

The verdict

She arrived from London at age four and became prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada for two decades 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
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References — en.wikipedia.org