2017 Polaris Music Prize

The 2017 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 18, 2017.

Shortlist
The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 13.

• Lido Pimienta, La Papessa

• A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation

• BADBADNOTGOOD, IV

• Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker

• Gord Downie, Secret Path

• Feist, Pleasure

• Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?

• Tanya Tagaq, Retribution

• Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude

• Weaves, Weaves

Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 13.

• A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation

• Alaclair Ensemble, Les Frères Cueilleurs

• Anciients, Voice of the Void

• Arkells, Morning Report

• Philippe B, La grande nuit vidéo

• BADBADNOTGOOD, IV

• Louise Burns, Young Mopes

• Chocolat, Rencontrer Looloo

• Clairmont the Second, Quest For Milk and Honey

• Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker

• Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter

• Le Couleur, P.O.P.

• Marie Davidson, Adieux au dancefloor

• Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog

• Gord Downie, Secret Path

• Drake, More Life

• Feist, Pleasure

• Figure Walking, The Big Other

• Fiver, Audible Songs from Rockwood

• Geoffroy, Coastline

• Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn

• Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life

• Carly Rae Jepsen, Emotion: Side B

• B. A. Johnston, Gremlins III

• Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?

• The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions

• Klô Pelgag, L'Étoile thoracique

• Peter Peter, Noir Éden

• Lido Pimienta, La Papessa

• Jessie Reyez, Kiddo

• Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure

• The Sadies, Northern Passages

• John K. Samson, Winter Wheat

• Tanya Tagaq, Retribution

• The Tragically Hip, Man Machine Poem

• TUNS, TUNS

• Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude

• Weaves, Weaves

• The Weeknd, Starboy

• Charlotte Day Wilson, CDW

Heritage Prize
Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 25.

1960–1975

 * Public: Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot!
 * Jury: The Band, The Band
 * The Band, Music from Big Pink
 * Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage
 * Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg
 * Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
 * Jackie Mittoo, Wishbone
 * The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train
 * Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live
 * Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

1976–1985

 * Public: Harmonium, L'Heptade
 * Jury: Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations
 * Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire
 * D.O.A., Hardcore '81
 * Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate
 * Gowan, Strange Animal
 * Martha and the Muffins, This Is the Ice Age
 * Jackie Mittoo, Showcase Volume 3
 * Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
 * Leroy Sibbles, On Top

1986–1995

 * Public: The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely
 * Jury: Eric's Trip, Love Tara
 * Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
 * k. d. lang, Ingénue
 * Daniel Lanois, Acadie
 * Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
 * Main Source, Breaking Atoms
 * Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
 * Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
 * John Oswald, Plunderphonics

1996–2005

 * Public: Feist, Let It Die
 * Jury: k-os, Joyful Rebellion
 * Bran Van 3000, Glee
 * Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
 * Constantines, Shine a Light
 * The Dears, No Cities Left
 * Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
 * Esthero, Breath from Another
 * The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
 * The Weakerthans, Left and Leaving