2023 in Canadian music

The following musical events and releases that happened in 2023 in Canada.

Events

 * March 13 – Juno Awards of 2023
 * April 2 – 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards
 * June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicked off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
 * July 6 – Prism Prize
 * September 16 – 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards
 * September 19 – 2023 Polaris Music Prize
 * November 5 – 45th Félix Awards

A

 * Alaskan Tapes, Who Tends a Garden - January 13
 * All Hands Make Light, Darling the Dawn - April 21
 * Matt Andersen, The Big Bottle of Joy - March 10
 * Aqyila, For the Better
 * Arkells, Laundry Pile - September 21
 * Aysanabee, Here and Now

B

 * Bahamas, Bootcut - September 15
 * Tim Baker, Along the Mountain Road - October 20
 * Gord Bamford, Fire It Up - April 28
 * Del Barber, Almanac - April 28
 * Jill Barber, Homemaker - February 10
 * The Beaches, Blame My Ex - September 15
 * Begonia, Powder Blue - February 24
 * Black Atlass, When The Darkness Fades - October 6
 * Haley Blais, Wisecrack
 * Dean Brody, Right Round Here - September 15
 * Louise Burns, Element - April 21

C

 * Daniel Caesar, Never Enough - April 7
 * Aleksi Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donner
 * Charlotte Cardin, 99 Nights - August 25
 * Chiiild, Better Luck in the Next Life - March 3
 * City and Colour, The Love Still Held Me Near - March 31
 * Charlotte Cornfield, Could Have Done Anything - May 12
 * Cowboy Junkies, Such Ferocious Beauty - June 2
 * Crash Adams, California Girls

D

 * Helena Deland, Goodnight Summerland - October 13
 * Mac DeMarco, Five Easy Hot Dogs - January 20
 * Mac DeMarco, One Wayne G - April 21
 * Devours, Homecoming Queen
 * DijahSB, Living Simple - February 10
 * The Dirty Nil, Free Rein to Passions - May 26
 * Fefe Dobson, Emotion Sickness - September 29
 * Gord Downie and Bob Rock, Lustre Parfait - May 5
 * Drake, For All the Dogs - October 6
 * Drake, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition - November 17
 * Kevin Drew, Aging - November 3
 * Dumas, Cosmologie - January 27
 * Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok - October 6

E

 * Jade Eagleson, Do It Anyway - September 29
 * Elisapie, Inuktitut
 * Elliott Brood, Town

F

 * Stephen Fearing, Vejpoesi
 * Feist, Multitudes - April 14
 * Dominique Fils-Aimé, Our Roots Run Deep - September 22
 * Luca Fogale, Run Where the Light Calls
 * Jeanick Fournier, Vivante - May 19
 * The Franklin Electric, Oh Brother - June 30
 * Debby Friday, Good Luck - March 24
 * Fucked Up, One Day - January 27

G

 * Gayance, Mascarade
 * Hannah Georgas, I'd Be Lying if I Said I Didn't Care - August 25
 * Shane Ghostkeeper, Songs for My People
 * The Glorious Sons, Glory - September 6
 * Jenn Grant, Champagne Problems - June 21
 * Great Lake Swimmers, Uncertain Country - April 28
 * Emm Gryner, Business & Pleasure

H

 * Half Moon Run, Salt - June 2
 * Harrison, Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees
 * Hayden, Are We Good - April 5
 * Tim Hecker, No Highs - April 28
 * Matt Holubowski, Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn - March 24
 * Home Front, Games of Power

I

 * Chin Injeti, Vessels - November 2
 * Islands, And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs - August 25

J

 * Jackson Hollow, Roses
 * James Barker Band, Ahead of Our Time - October 20
 * Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loveliest Time - July 28
 * July Talk, Remember Never Before - January 20

K

 * Karkwa, Dans la seconde - September 8
 * Khotin, Release Spirit
 * Kid Koala, Creatures Of The Late Afternoon - April 14
 * Shawnee Kish, Revolution
 * Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - East Album - April 28
 * Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - North Album - December 1
 * Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - South Album - January 27
 * Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - West Album - November 3
 * Patrick Krief, Skylines - September 8

L

 * Land of Talk, Performances - October 13
 * Thierry Larose, Sprint!
 * Simon Leoza, L'Enfer d'un monde
 * Murray A. Lightburn, Once Upon a Time in Montreal - March 31
 * Gordon Lightfoot, At Royal Albert Hall - July 14
 * Lightning Dust, Nostalgia Killer
 * The Lowest of the Low, Welcome to the Plunderdome - October 6

M

 * Majid Jordan, Good People - November 3
 * Amanda Marshall, Heavy Lifting - June 9
 * Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
 * Tate McRae, Think Later - December 8
 * Metric, Formentera II - October 13
 * Tyler Joe Miller, Spillin' My Truth - August 25

N

 * N Nao, L'eau et les rêves
 * Ron Nelson, 40 Years Too Late
 * The New Pornographers, Continue as a Guest - March 31
 * New West, Based on a True Story
 * NOBRO, Set Your Pussy Free
 * The Northern Pikes, Time to Time - June 2
 * Justin Nozuka, Daydreams & Endless Nights - June 16

P

 * Griffen Palmer, Unlearn - April 28
 * Nico Paulo, Nico Paulo
 * Planet Giza, Ready When You Are
 * poolblood, mole
 * Population II, Électrons libres du Québec
 * Postdata, Run Wild - September 22
 * William Prince, Stand in the Joy - April 14

R

 * Raised by Swans, Volume 2: Run With The Silent Wildfires - March 30
 * Jimmy Rankin, Harvest Highway
 * Rêve, Saturn Return
 * Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Paint Horse
 * The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise and the Fall
 * Allison Russell, The Returner - September 8
 * Justin Rutledge, Something Easy - May 19

S

 * Josh Sahunta, To Be Loved, Vol. 1
 * Sam Roberts Band, The Adventures Of Ben Blank - October 20
 * Jacques Kuba Séguin, Parfum no.1 - February 17
 * Ron Sexsmith, The Vivian Line - February 17
 * Joseph Shabason, Welcome To Hell - October 20
 * Andy Shauf, Norm - February 10
 * Gabrielle Shonk, Across the Room - February 24
 * Vivek Shraya, Baby, You're Projecting - May 12
 * Silverstein, Misery Made Me (Deluxe) - April 7
 * Skiifall, Woiiyoie Vol. 2 — Intense City
 * Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith - October 27
 * Arielle Soucy, Il n'y a rien que je ne suis pas
 * Souldia, Non conventionnel
 * John Southworth, When You're This, This in Love - May 12
 * Rae Spoon, Not Dead Yet
 * Colin Stetson, When We Were That What Wept for the Sea - May 12
 * Alexandra Stréliski, Néo-Romance - March 31

T

 * Talk, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees - October 20
 * Theory of a Deadman, Dinosaur - March 17
 * Timber Timbre, Lovage - October 6
 * Shania Twain, Queen of Me - February 3

U

 * U.S. Girls, Bless This Mess - February 24
 * Universal Honey, Dandelion
 * Terry Uyarak, Unnuaq

V

 * Vivat Virtute (Christine Fellows and John K. Samson), Hold Music

W

 * Rufus Wainwright, Folkocracy - June 2
 * Alli Walker, Growing Up - March 10
 * Colter Wall, Little Songs - July 14
 * Wax Mannequin, The Red Brain - April 14
 * Whitehorse, I'm Not Crying, You're Crying - January 13
 * Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - July 28

Y

 * Jonah Yano, Portrait of a Dog
 * Yukon Blonde, Shuggie - October 12

Z

 * Zoon, Bekka Ma'iingan

Deaths

 * January 12 - Robbie Bachman, drummer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
 * January 17 - Leon Dubinsky, songwriter ("Rise Again")
 * January 27 - Floyd Sneed, rock drummer (Three Dog Night)
 * February 7 - Mendelson Joe, guitarist and painter
 * February 13 - Guido Basso, jazz musician
 * February 23 - Andrée Desautels, composer and music educator
 * March 27 - Jocelyn Morlock, composer
 * April 22 - Ron Cahute, accordionist
 * April 28 - Tim Bachman, guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
 * May 1 - Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * July 5 - Martin Stevens, pop and disco singer
 * August 9 - Robbie Robertson, rock singer and songwriter (The Band)
 * November 11 - Peter J. Moore, record producer
 * November 15 - Karl Tremblay, folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)
 * December 3 - Myles Goodwyn, rock singer (April Wine)