| Classic Canadian Album | Traditional Album |
| Genticorum - La Bibournoise Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs Mariam Matossian – In the Light Yves Lambert & Le Bébert Orchestra – Le Monde à Lambert |
| Contemporary Album | Children's Album |
| Luke Doucet and the White Falcon - Blood's Too Rich Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers Justin Rutledge – Man Descending NQ Arbuckle – XOK Annabelle Chvostek – Resilience | The Kerplunks - The Kerplunks Rik Barron – Shine Celtic Rathskallions – All Around the Circle Funky Mamas – Rollin' Along Art Napoleon – Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree |
| Traditional Singer | Contemporary Singer |
| Enoch Kent - One More Round Norah Rendell – Wait There Pretty One Mary Beth Carty - Voici … Bette et Wallet Allison Lupton – Fly Like Swallows Daniel Payne – Chain | Tannis Slimmon - Lucky Blue Amos Garrett – Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield Wyckham Porteous – 3AM Dave Carroll – Perfect Blue Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown |
| Instrumental Solo Artist | Instrumental Group |
| Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers Pierre Schryer – Mélange Sarah Burnell for The Sarah Burnell Band – Return Ticket Craig Korth – Suspicious Minds Troy MacGillivray - Live at the Music Room | Sagapool - Episode Trois Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana – Odessa/Havana Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There UCalgary String Quartet - Far Behind I Left My Country |
| English Songwriter | French Songwriter |
| Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! Garnet Rogers – Get a Witness Tim Hus – Bush Pilot Buckaroo Wyckham Porteous – 3AM Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons | Tomas Jensen - Quelqu'un d'autre David Jalbert – Des Histoires Anique Granger – Pepins Yves Desrosiers – Chansons indociles Swing – Tradarnac |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| Sisters of Sheynville - Sheynville Express The Sojourners – Hold On Chic Gamine – Chic gamine Dala – Who Do You Think You Are Frida's Brow – Frida's Brow | Yves Lambert et Le Bébert Orchestra - Le Monde à Lambert Foggy Hogtown Boys – The Golden West Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs Hungry Hill – Ride |
| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
| Michael Jerome Browne - Double Wyckham Porteous – 3AM Ken Whiteley - One World Dance Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! | Celso Machado - Jogo da Vida Musa Dieng Kala – Exile Ines Canepa – Capricho Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio Eliana Cuevas – Vidas |
| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana - Odessa/Havana Compadres – Buddy Where You Been? Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV Sagapool - Episode Trois Constantinople et Françoise Atlan – Ay! Amor Sisters of Sheynville – Sheynville Express | Chloe Albert - Dedicated State The Polyjesters – Kitchen Radio Mariam Matossian – In the Light Chic Gamine – Chic gamine David Jalbert - Des Histoires |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| Mathieu Dandurand - David Jalbert/Des Histoires Steve Dawson - Steve Dawson/Waiting for the Lights to Come Up Erik West-Millette - Bia/Nocturno Oliver Schroer - Oliver Schroer/Hymns and Hers Othentic - Swing/Tradarnac | Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers Steve Dawson - Waiting for the Lights to Come Up Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio Bia – Nocturno |
| Young Performer | |
| Emma Beaton - Pretty Fair Maid Chrissy Crowley – Demo Kierah – Irish Madness Drumlin - Mackerel Skies Paul Cresey - Piece the Picture | |
