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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2017 in music in Canada.

Events

• April 2 – Juno Awards of 2017
• April – East Coast Music Awards
• May – Prism Prize
• June – Preliminary longlist for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize is announced
• July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize is won by PUP in the English division and Klô Pelgag in the French division.
• July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced
• September – Lido Pimienta wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album La Papessa
• Fall – 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards
• November 6 – Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen, a memorial tribute concert to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to mark the first anniversary of his death, is held at Montreal's Bell Centre

Bands reunited

• Joydrop
• Northern Haze
• Slow^[1]

Albums released

#

• 2Frères, La Route

A

• Afrikana Soul Sister, Afrikana Soul Sister
• The Age of Electric, The Pretty EP – February 17^[2]
• Lydia Ainsworth, Darling of the Afterglow – March 31^[2]
• Alaskan Tapes, In Distance We're Losing
• a l l i e, Nightshade^[3]
• Alvvays, Antisocialites – September 8^[2]
• Ammoye, The Light
• Tafari Anthony, Remember When
• Arcade Fire, Everything Now – July 28^[4]
• Austra, Future Politics – January 20^[2]

B

• Jason Bajada, Loveshit 2 (Blondie & the Backstabberz)
• Barenaked Ladies, Fake Nudes – November 17
• The Barr Brothers, Queens of the Breakers – October 13^[5]
• The Beaches, Late Show – October 20
• Begonia, Lady in Mind
• Beppie, There's a Song Inside Me
• Bernice, Puff EP
• The Besnard Lakes, Are the Divine Wind – February 3^[2]
• Beyries, Landing
• The Birthday Massacre, Under Your Spell – June 9
• Philippe Brach, Le silence des troupeaux
• Broken Social Scene, Hug of Thunder – July 7
• Roxane Bruneau, Dysphorie^[6]
• Louise Burns, Young Mopes – February 3^[2]
• Spencer Burton, Songs Of
• Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines

C

• Daniel Caesar, Freudian – August 25
• Steph Cameron, Daybreak Over Jackson Street
• Patricia Cano, Madre Amiga Hermana
• Lou Canon, Suspicious – April 7^[7]
• Charlotte Cardin, Main Girl
• Celeigh Cardinal, Everything and Nothing at All
• Casper Skulls, Mercy Works
• Keshia Chanté, Unbound 01 – March 24
• Cold Specks, Fool's Paradise
• Corridor, Supermercado
• The Courtneys, The Courtneys II – February 17
• Rose Cousins, Natural Conclusion – February 3^[8]
• Crown Lands, Rise Over Run
• Alex Cuba, Lo Unico Constante – April 7^[2]
• Eliana Cuevas, Golpes y Flores
• Amelia Curran, Watershed – March 10^[2]

D

• Danko Jones, Wild Cat – March 3^[2]
• Daphni, Joli Mai
• Desirée Dawson, Wild Heart
• The Dears, Times Infinity Volume Two – July 14
• Death From Above, Outrage! Is Now – September 8
• The Deep Dark Woods, Yarrow
• Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog – May 7^[2]
• Le Diable à Cinq, Sorti de l'enfer
• Do Make Say Think, Stubborn Persistent Illusions – May 19
• Julie Doiron, Julie Doiron Canta en Español Vol. 2
• Gord Downie, Introduce Yerself – October 27^[9]
• Drake, More Life – March 18
• Durham County Poets, Grimshaw Road
• dvsn, Morning After – October 13

E

• Fred Eaglesmith, Standard
• Earle and Coffin, Wood Wire Blood & Bone (February); A Day in July (September)
• Efajemue, Fragile
• Coral Egan and Karen Young, Dreamers^[10]
• Elliott Brood, Ghost Gardens – September 15^[11]
• Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Choir of the Mind – September 15
• Quin Etheridge-Pedden, Embark
• André Ethier, Under Grape Leaves

F

• Fast Romantics, American Love – April 28^[12]
• Stephen Fearing, Every Soul's a Sailor
• Feist, Pleasure – April 28^[12]
• Janina Fialkowska, Chopin Recital 3 – April 7^[12]
• FouKi, Extendo
• FouKi, Pré_Zay
• FouKi, Sour Face Musique
• Fucked Up, Year of the Snake^[2]
• Nelly Furtado, The Ride – March 31^[8]

G

• The Garrys, Surf Manitou
• Ghostkeeper, Sheer Blouse Buffalo Knocks – March 31^[12]
• The Glorious Sons, Young Beauties and Fools – October 13
• Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Luciferian Towers – September 22^[13]
• Matthew Good, Something Like a Storm – October 20
• Jenn Grant, Paradise – March 3^[8]
• Great Lake Swimmers, They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore^[14]

H

• Harm & Ease, Wonderful Changes
• Headstones, Little Army – June 2
• Hedley, Cageless – September 29
• Hollerado, Born Yesterday
• Matt Holubowski, Solitudes (Epilogue)
• Nate Husser, Geto Rock for the Youth^[15]
• Andrew Hyatt, Iron & Ashes

I

• Iskwé, The Fight Within
• Ivory Hours, Dreamworld

J

• Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life – January 27^[8]
• Julie and the Wrong Guys, Julie and the Wrong Guys – September 8^[16]

K

• Kae Sun, Canary – February^[8]
• Kid Koala, Music to Draw To: Satellite – January 20^[2]
• Brett Kissel, We Were That Song
• Keith Kouna, Bonsoir shérif
• Nicholas Krgovich, In an Open Field^[17]
• Pierre Kwenders, Makanda at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time

L

• Land of Talk, Life After Youth – May 19^[12]
• Richard Laviolette, Taking the Long Way Home – March 10^[2]
• Exco Levi, Narrative – November 24
• Lights, Skin & Earth – September 22
• Loud, Une année record
• Russell Louder, Think of Light
• The Lowest of the Low, Do the Right Now
• Rob Lutes, Walk in the Dark
• The Luyas, Human Voicing – February 24^[2]

M

• Maestro Fresh Wes, Coach Fresh – November 17
• Majid Jordan, The Space Between – October 27
• Mama's Broke, Count the Wicked
• Manila Grey, No Saints Under Palm Shade
• Matiu, Matiu
• Matt Mays, Once Upon a Hell of a Time – October 20^[18]
• Patrice Michaud, Almanach
• Danny Michel, Khlebniknov – January 20^[2]
• Millimetrik, Sour Mash
• Mother Mother, No Culture – February 10^[2]
• David Myles, Real Love – September 15

N

• The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions – April 7^[2]
• Nickelback, Feed the Machine^[19] – June 9
• Justin Nozuka, High Tide – September 22

O

• Ocie Elliott, Ocie Elliott^[20]
• Oh Susanna, A Girl in Teen City
• Our Lady Peace, Somethingness EP, Vol. 1 – August 25
• Ouri, Superficial

P

• Partner, In Search of Lost Time – September 8
• PartyNextDoor, Colours 2 – June 2
• PartyNextDoor, Seven Days – September 28
• Peter Peter, Noir Eden – February 24
• Dany Placard, Full Face
• Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett, Solidarity – February 17^[2]
• Chad Price, Chad Price
• Propagandhi, Victory Lap – September 29

R

• Allan Rayman, Roadhouse 01
• The Real McKenzies, Two Devils Will Talk – March 3^[2]
• Alejandra Ribera, This Island – January 27
• Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure
• The Royal Oui, This Is Someday – May 19^[12]
• The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Wild
• Ruth B, Safe Heaven – May 5
• Serena Ryder, Utopia

S

• The Sadies, Northern Passages – February 10^[2]
• Julien Sagot, Bleu Jane
• Said the Whale, As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide – March 31^[2]
• Saukrates, Season 2 – November 17
• Jay Scøtt x Smitty Bacalley, Stockholm
• Seaway, Vacation – September 15
• Joseph Shabason, Aytche - August 25
• Shauit, Apu Peikussiak^u
• Crystal Shawanda, Voodoo Woman
• Vivek Shraya with the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part Time Woman
• Sister Ray, Untitled^[21]
• Silverstein, Dead Reflection – July 14
• Zal Sissokho, Le Palabre
• Sarah Slean, Metaphysics – April 7^[12]
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Snotty Nose Rez Kids – January; The Average Savage – September
• So Loki, Shine
• Souldia, Ad Vitam Æternam
• Leeroy Stagger, Love Versus – April 7^[12]
• Stars, There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light – October 13

T

• Theory of a Deadman, Wake Up Call – October 27^[22]
• Timber Timbre, Sincerely, Future Pollution – April 7^[2]
• Tire le coyote, Désherbage
• Maylee Todd, Acts of Love – November 3
• Shania Twain, Shania Now^[23]
• Twin Flames, Signal Fire

V

• Rosie Valland, Synchro
• Chad VanGaalen, Light Information – September 8
• Jennie Vee, Suffer – September 22
• Vile Creature, A Pessimistic Doomsayer
• Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude

W

• Frank Walker, 24
• The Weather Station, The Weather Station - October 6
• Weaves, Wide Open
• Whitehorse, Panther in the Dollhouse – July 7^[12]
• Wolf Parade, Cry Cry Cry – October 6
• The Wooden Sky, Swimming in Strange Waters – April 7^[2]
• Roy Wood$, Say Less – December 1

Y

• Neil Young, Hitchhiker – September 8
• Neil Young + Promise of the Real, The Visitor – December 1

Year-End List

Deaths