2017 in Canadian music

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

#

 * 2Frères, La Route

A

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

B

 * Jason Bajada, Loveshit 2 (Blondie & the Backstabberz)
 * Barenaked Ladies, Fake Nudes – November 17
 * The Barr Brothers, Queens of the Breakers – October 13
 * 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
 * Beyries, Landing
 * Big Brave, Ardor
 * 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
 * Louise Burns, Young Mopes – February 3
 * 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
 * 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
 * Crown Lands, Rise Over Run
 * Alex Cuba, Lo Unico Constante – April 7
 * Eliana Cuevas, Golpes y Flores
 * Amelia Curran, Watershed – March 10

D

 * Danko Jones, Wild Cat – March 3
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Elliott Brood, Ghost Gardens – September 15
 * 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
 * Stephen Fearing, Every Soul's a Sailor
 * Feist, Pleasure – April 28
 * Janina Fialkowska, Chopin Recital 3 – April 7
 * FouKi, Extendo
 * FouKi, Pré_Zay
 * FouKi, Sour Face Musique
 * Freedom Writers, Again
 * Fucked Up, Year of the Snake
 * Nelly Furtado, The Ride – March 31

G

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

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
 * Andrew Hyatt, Iron & Ashes

I

 * Iskwé, The Fight Within
 * Ivory Hours, Dreamworld

J

 * Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life – January 27
 * Julie and the Wrong Guys, Julie and the Wrong Guys – September 8

K

 * Kae Sun, Canary – February
 * Khotin, New Tab
 * Kid Koala, Music to Draw To: Satellite – January 20
 * Brett Kissel, We Were That Song
 * Keith Kouna, Bonsoir shérif
 * Nicholas Krgovich, In an Open Field
 * Pierre Kwenders, Makanda at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time

L

 * Land of Talk, Life After Youth – May 19
 * Richard Laviolette, Taking the Long Way Home – March 10
 * 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

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
 * Mauno, Tuning
 * Matt Mays, Once Upon a Hell of a Time – October 20
 * Jon McKiel, Memorial Ten Count
 * Patrice Michaud, Almanach
 * Danny Michel, Khlebniknov – January 20
 * Millimetrik, Sour Mash
 * Mother Mother, No Culture – February 10
 * David Myles, Real Love – September 15

N

 * The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions – April 7
 * Nickelback, Feed the Machine – June 9
 * Justin Nozuka, High Tide – September 22

O

 * Ocie Elliott, Ocie Elliott
 * 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
 * Chad Price, Chad Price
 * Propagandhi, Victory Lap – September 29

R

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

S

 * The Sadies, Northern Passages – February 10
 * Julien Sagot, Bleu Jane
 * Said the Whale, As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide – March 31
 * Saukrates, Season 2 – November 17
 * Jay Scøtt x Smitty Bacalley, Stockholm
 * Seaway, Vacation – September 15
 * Joseph Shabason, Aytche - August 25
 * Shauit, Apu Peikussiaku
 * Crystal Shawanda, Voodoo Woman
 * Vivek Shraya with the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part Time Woman
 * Sister Ray, Untitled
 * Silverstein, Dead Reflection – July 14
 * Zal Sissokho, Le Palabre
 * Sarah Slean, Metaphysics – April 7
 * 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
 * Stars, There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light – October 13

T

 * Theory of a Deadman, Wake Up Call – October 27
 * Timber Timbre, Sincerely, Future Pollution – April 7
 * Tire le coyote, Désherbage
 * Maylee Todd, Acts of Love – November 3
 * Shania Twain, Shania Now
 * 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
 * Wolf Parade, Cry Cry Cry – October 6
 * The Wooden Sky, Swimming in Strange Waters – April 7
 * Roy Wood$, Say Less – December 1

Y

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

Deaths
• January 1 – Stuart Hamilton, 87, pianist and vocal coach

• February 4 – Steve Lang, 67, bassist (April Wine)

• February 13 – Trish Doan, 31, bassist (Kittie)

• August 30 – Skip Prokop, 73, drummer (Lighthouse)

• October 17 – Gord Downie, 53, rock singer and songwriter (The Tragically Hip)