2017 in Canadian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that are expected to happen 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 – , 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
Albums released
A
- The Age of Electric, The Pretty EP – February 17
- Lydia Ainsworth, Darling of the Afterglow – March 31
- Alvvays, Antisocialites – September 8
- Arcade Fire, Everything Now – July 28
- Austra, Future Politics – January 20
B
- 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
- The Besnard Lakes, Are the Divine Wind – February 3
- Beyries, Landing
- Philippe Brach, Le silence des troupeaux
- Broken Social Scene, Hug of Thunder – July 7
- Louise Burns, Young Mopes – February 3
- 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
- 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
- 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
- dvsn, Morning After – October 13
E
- Earle and Coffin, Wood Wire Blood & Bone ; A Day in July
- Elliott Brood, Ghost Gardens – September 15
- Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Choir of the Mind – September 15
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
- Fucked Up, Year of the Snake
- Nelly Furtado, The Ride – March 31
G
- 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
- Headstones, Little Army – June 2
- Hedley, Cageless – September 29
- Matt Holubowski, Solitudes
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
- Kid Koala, Music to Draw To: Satellite – January 20
- Brett Kissel, We Were That Song
- Keith Kouna, Bonsoir shérif
- 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
- 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
- Matt Mays, Once Upon a Hell of a Time – October 20
- Patrice Michaud, Almanach
- Danny Michel, Khlebniknov – January 20
- 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
- Oh Susanna, A Girl in Teen City
- Our Lady Peace, Somethingness EP, Vol. 1 – August 25
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
- Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett, Solidarity – February 17
- 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
- Said the Whale, As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide – March 31
- Saukrates, Season 2 – November 17
- Seaway, Vacation – September 15
- Shauit, Apu Peikussiaku
- Vivek Shraya with the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part Time Woman
- Silverstein, Dead Reflection – July 14
- Sarah Slean, Metaphysics – April 7
- Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Snotty Nose Rez Kids – January; The Average Savage – September
- So Loki, Shine
- 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
- Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
W
- Frank Walker, 24
- 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
Year-End List