Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, "Alanis" and "Now Is the Time", under MCA Records Canada.
Kasneje se je preimenovala v Throopov politehnični inštitut ("Throop Polytechnic Institute") in po tistem še v Throopov tehnološki kolidž ("Throop College of Technology") preden je leta 1920 dobila sedanje ime.