2022 in Canadian music

The following musical events and releases that happened in 2022 in Canada.

Events

 * April 2 – 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards
 * May 15 – Juno Awards of 2022
 * June 13 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize
 * July 8 – Prism Prize
 * September 11 – 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards
 * September 19 – 2022 Polaris Music Prize
 * November 6 – 44th Félix Awards

#

 * 88Glam, Close To Heaven Far From God - August 26

A

 * Bryan Adams, So Happy It Hurts - March 11
 * Alexisonfire, Otherness - June 24
 * Altameda, Born Losers
 * Alvvays, Blue Rev - October 7
 * Matt Andersen, House To House - March 4
 * Anyway Gang, Still Anyways - May 6
 * Apollo Ghosts, Pink Tiger - March 11
 * Aquakultre, Don't Trip - July 22
 * Arcade Fire, We - May 6
 * Arkells, Blink Twice
 * Jann Arden, Descendant - January 28
 * Art d'Ecco, After the Head Rush
 * Shawn Austin, Planes Don't Wait - June 29
 * Aysanabee, Watin - November 4, 2022

B

 * Jason Bajada, Crushed Grapes
 * Tim Baker, The Festival - October 21
 * Adam Baldwin, Concertos & Serenades - September 23
 * Matthew Barber, No Singing or Dancing
 * Alexis Baro, Mi Raiz
 * Brad Barr, The Winter Mission - January 21
 * Basement Revolver, Embody - February 18
 * Bedouin Soundclash, We Will Meet in a Hurricane - October 28
 * Daniel Bélanger, Mercure en mai - October 14
 * Beppie, Nice to Meet You
 * The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Prayers for the Death of Fame
 * Bibi Club, Le soleil et la mer
 * Billy Talent, Crisis of Faith - January 21
 * The Birthday Massacre, Fascination - February 18
 * Black Atlass, Infinite - August 5
 * Jully Black, Three Rocks and a Slingshot - September 23
 * Jean-Michel Blais, aubades - February 4
 * Blue Hawaii, My Best Friend's House - February 18
 * Blue Moon Marquee, Scream, Holler & Howl
 * The Blue Stones, Pretty Monster - November 4
 * Bob Moses, The Silence in Between - March 4
 * Boslen, Gonzo
 * Jacob Brodovsky, I Love You and I'm Sorry
 * Broken Social Scene, Old Dead Young - January 14
 * Mariel Buckley, Everywhere I Used to Be - August 12
 * Basia Bulat, The Garden - February 25
 * By Divine Right, Otto Motto - September 30

C

 * Lou Canon, Reimagine the Body - January 26
 * Charbonneau & Amato, Synth Works Vol. 2 - March 4
 * Nuela Charles, TBA
 * Tanika Charles, Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly - April 8
 * William Cloutier, On ira
 * Jason Collett, Head Full of Wonder - November 4
 * Counterparts, A Eulogy for Those Still Here - October 7

D

 * Destroyer, Labyrinthitis - March 25
 * Julie Doiron and Dany Placard, Julie & Dany - April 29
 * Dragonette, Twennies - October 28
 * Drake, Honestly, Nevermind - June 17
 * Drake and 21 Savage, Her Loss - November 4
 * Dvsn, Working on My Karma - October 28

E

 * Eccodek, Recalibrate - May 20
 * Elephant Stone, Le Voyage de M. Lonely dans la lune - February 18
 * Andre Ethier and Joseph Shabason, Fresh Pepper

F

 * Christine Fellows, Stuff We All Get
 * Florian Hoefner Trio, Desert Bloom
 * Frontperson, Parade
 * Jeanick Fournier, Jeanick Fournier - October 7
 * Angelique Francis, Long River
 * Fucked Up, Do All Words Can Do - March 25

G

 * Ali Gatie, Who Hurt You? - August 12
 * Geoffroy, Live Slow Die Wise - January 19
 * Ghostkeeper, Multidimensional Culture
 * Alice Glass, PREY//IV - January 28

H

 * Nate Haller, Party in the Back - November 18
 * Harm & Ease, Camino Loco
 * Georgia Harmer, Stay in Touch - April 22
 * Headstones, Flight Risk - October 14
 * Kevin Hearn, There and Then: Solo Piano Improvisations - February 11
 * Tim Hicks, Talk to Time - September 2
 * High Valley, Way Back - May 20
 * TheHonestGuy, How to Make Love
 * Andrew Hyatt, Four Good Years

I

 * iskwē and Tom Wilson, Mother Love
 * Iva and Angu, Katajjausiit

J

 * Emmanuel Jal, Shangah - July 8
 * JayWood, Slingshot
 * Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loneliest Time - October 21
 * Berk Jodoin, Half-Breed
 * Joyful Joyful, Joyful Joyful - April 29
 * Junior Boys, Waiting Game - October 28

K

 * Kellarissa, Voice Leading
 * Francois Klark, Adventure Book
 * Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love - April 29

L

 * Steph La Rochelle, Wildflower
 * Avril Lavigne, Love Sux - February 25
 * Lisa LeBlanc, Chiac Disco - March 18
 * Lights, Pep - April 1
 * Limblifter, Little Payne - October 31
 * Les Louanges, Crash - January 21
 * Alexander Ludwig, Highway 99 - August 26
 * Lysandre, Sans oublier

M

 * Mama's Broke, Narrow Line
 * Dan Mangan, Being Somewhere - October 28
 * Mares of Thrace, The Exile
 * Cory Marks, I Rise - November 11
 * Tate McRae, I Used to Think I Could Fly - May 27
 * Madeline Merlo, Slide - September 23
 * Metric, Formentera - July 10
 * Moist, End of the Ocean - January 14
 * MorMor, Semblance
 * David Myles, It's Only A Little Loneliness - September 23

N

 * Nemahsis, Eleven Archers
 * Nickelback, Get Rollin' - November 18
 * Eliza Niemi, Staying Mellow Blows

O

 * Oktoécho, Transcestral
 * OMBIIGIZI, Sewn Back Together
 * Johnny Orlando, all the things that could go wrong – August 19
 * Our Lady Peace, Spiritual Machines 2 - January 28

P

 * Marcus Paquin, Our Love - November 25
 * Peach Pit, From 2 to 3 - March 4
 * Orville Peck, Bronco - April 8
 * Chad Price, Introversion
 * PUP, The Unraveling of PUPTheBand - April 1

R

 * Josh Ramsay, The Josh Ramsay Show - April 8
 * Rare Americans, You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World (July); Songs That Don't Belong (December)
 * Allan Rayman, Roadhouse 02 - March 18
 * The Reklaws, Good Ol' Days - November 4
 * Reuben and The Dark, In Lieu Of Light - September 9
 * Jessie Reyez, Yessie - September 16
 * Amanda Rheaume, The Spaces in Between
 * River Tiber, Dreaming Eyes - December 9
 * Ariane Roy, Medium plaisir
 * The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise

S

 * The Sadies, Colder Streams - July 22
 * Jay Scøtt, Rap Queb Vol. 1
 * Joseph Shabason and Nicholas Krgovich, At Scaramouche - October 7
 * Jairus Sharif, Water & Tools
 * Silverstein, Misery Made Me - May 6
 * Simple Plan, Harder Than It Looks - May 6
 * Dylan Sinclair, No Longer in the Suburbs
 * Sister Ray, Communion
 * Samantha Savage Smith, Fake Nice - April 22
 * Sloan, Steady - October 21
 * Stars, From Capelton Hill - May 27
 * Kiefer Sutherland, Bloor Street - January 21
 * Stereos, Cheap Thrills - November 4
 * Sykamore, Pinto - August 12

T

 * Tanya Tagaq, Tongues - March 11
 * Julian Taylor, Beyond the Reservoir - October 14
 * Tegan and Sara, Crybaby - October 21
 * Three Days Grace, Explosions - May 6
 * Maylee Todd, Maloo - March 4
 * Tory Lanez, Sorry 4 What - September 30
 * Devin Townsend, Lightwork

V

 * Voivod, Synchro Anarchy - February 11

W

 * Patrick Watson, Better in the Shade - April 22
 * The Weather Station, How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars
 * The Weeknd, Dawn FM - January 7
 * Wild Rivers, Sidelines
 * Royal Wood, What Tomorrow Brings
 * Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - August 5

Y

 * Nikki Yanofsky, Nikki by Starlight - October 21
 * Yoo Doo Right, A Murmur, Boundless to the East
 * Young Guv, Guv III (March 11); Guv IV (TBA)

Deaths

 * January 17 - Karim Ouellet, singer-songwriter
 * February 3 - Donny Gerrard, rock singer
 * February 17 - Dallas Good, country/rock musician (The Sadies)
 * March 14 - Eric Mercury, songwriter
 * April 5 - Boris Brott, conductor
 * April 16 - Bill Bourne, folk musician
 * April 18 - Jerry Doucette, rock singer and guitarist ("Mama Let Him Play")
 * April 25 - Susan Jacks, pop singer
 * April 25 - Shane Yellowbird, country singer-songwriter
 * April 29 - Walter Rossi, rock singer and guitarist
 * May 29 - Ronnie Hawkins, rock singer
 * June 16 - Big Rude Jake, swing jazz singer-songwriter
 * August 7 - Gord Lewis, bassist (Teenage Head)
 * December 15 - Shirley Eikhard, singer-songwriter
 * December 29 - Ian Tyson, singer-songwriter