| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
- Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme, Princes et habitants
- Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, Auprès du poêle
- The Slocan Ramblers, Coffee Creek
- Vishtèn, Terre rouge
- Fásta, Un Canadien errant
| David Francey, Empty TrainCorin Raymond, Hobo Jungle Fever DreamsThe Strumbellas, HopeBig Little Lions, Just Keep MovingDonovan Woods, Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| The Kerplunks, Pants & MammalsKattam, De Tombouctou à BombayKathy Reid-Naiman, Welcome SummerCharlie Hope, Songs, Stories and Friends 2: Where the Path Will WindNadia Gaudet and Jason Burnstick, Dream Big, Little One / Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange | Chaim Tannenbaum, Chaim TannenbaumRowen Gallant, Auprès du poêleShannon Quinn, If All the Young LadiesYves Lambert, Laissez courir les chiensSophie Lavoie, Un Canadien errant |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Jadea Kelly, Love & LustWilliam Prince, Earthly DaysMatt Andersen, Honest Man Megan Bonnell, MagnoliaDanny Michel, Matadora | Duane Andrews, Conception BayDon Alder, Armed & DangerousDaniel Koulack, Frailing to SucceedArnie Naiman, My Lucky StarsLotus Wight, Ode to the Banjo |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| The Andrew Collins Trio, And It Was GoodTio Chorinho, Chora BrazilNUA, FlowBeppe Gambetta & Tony McManus, Round TripThe East Pointers, Secret Victory | Donovan Woods, Hard Settle, Ain't TroubledThe Strumbellas, HopeRoyal Wood, Ghost LightDanny Michel, MatadoraCara Luft and J. D. Edwards, Wondrous Traveler |
| French Songwriter | Aboriginal Songwriter |
| Les soeurs Boulay, 4488 de l'AmourRichard Séguin, Les horizons nouveauxSafia Nolin, LimoilouPhilippe Brach, Portraits de famineMara Tremblay, Michel Rivard, Luc De Larochellière, Éric Goulet, Gilles Bélanger, Ariane Ouellet and Carl Prévost, Sept jours en mai | Twin Flames, Jaaji and Chelsey JuneNadia Gaudet and Jason Burnstick, Dream Big, Little One / Fais de beaux rêves, petit angeWilliam Prince, Earthly DaysDigawolf, Great Northern Man Amanda Rheaume, Holding Patterns |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| Musique à bouches, Jusqu'aux oreillesRosie and the Riveters, Good Clean Fun!Hillsburn, In the Battle YearsBig Little Lions, Just Keep MovingSweet Alibi, Walking in the Dark | The East Pointers, Secret VictoryYves Lambert Trio, Laissez courir les chiensLes Frères Berthiaume, Le temps des fêtes est terminéTen Strings and a Goat Skin, Auprès du poêleWhitehorse, The Northern South, Vol. 1 |
| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
| David Francey, Empty TrainMegan Bonnell, MagnoliaShannon Quinn, If All the Young LadiesMatt Andersen, Honest ManOld Man Luedecke, Domestic Eccentric | Willy Rios, Para tiJocelyn Pettit, CaravanKattam, De Tombouctou à BombayÉlage Diouf, MelokáaneKarim Saada, Mon frère |
| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| Sultans of String, Subcontinental DriftTio Chorinho, Chora BrazilNomadica, Dance of the InfidelsLenka Lichtenberg & Fray, Live in AmericaBeppe Gambetta & Tony McManus, Round Trip | Hillsburn, In the Battle YearsBen Caplan, Birds With Broken WingsEvening Hymns, Quiet EnergiesOld Whiskey Road, Under the Neon LightsThe Small Glories, Wondrous Traveler |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| David Gillis, Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams Steve Dawson, I Was So Fond of You Matthew Barber and Jill Barber, The Family Album Andrew Collins and David Travers-Smith, And It Was Good Royal Wood and Bill Leflr, Ghost Light | Kaia Kater, Nine PinTen Strings and a Goat Skin, Auprès du poêleOzere, Finding AnyplaceJim Bryson, Somewhere We Will Find Our PlaceWhitehorse, The Northern South, Vol. 1 |
| Young Performer | |
| Earle and Coffin, Live at the Citadel HouseJake Vance, EdenJessica Wedden, Fiddling Is My PassionChanelle Albert, How Beautiful We AreKeltie Monaghan, Someone Tell Her | |
