| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, All It Brings
- The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra,
A Celtic CelebrationMary Beth Carty, Crossing the CausewayLa Déferlance, Le feu aux poudresMeredith Moon, Constellations | William Prince, Stand in the JoyJill Barber, HomemakerThe East Pointers, House of DreamsLynn Miles, TumbleWeedyWorldTami Neilson, KingmakerNQ Arbuckle, Love Songs for the Long GameThe Sadies, Colder StreamsTerra Spencer and Ben Caplan, Old News |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| Ginalina, Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Fold SongsDarrelle London, PrimaryMr. Ben, Here Comes the TrainThe Relative Minors, Minor ThirdThe Swinging Belles, Welcome to the Flea Circus | Mary Beth Carty, Crossing the CausewayTianna Lefebvre, RosesHannah Shira Naiman, The Wheels Won't GoFrançois-Félix Roy, Peines perduesLa Yeni, Yarrow Under the Moon |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Suzie Vinnick, Fall Back HomeKaeley Jade, TurpentineJoe Nolan, Lost VersesTerra Spencer, Old NewsJulian Taylor, Beyond the Reservoir | Aaron Collis, Before Daylight in the MorningSteve Dawson, Phantom ThresholdJoy Lapps, Girl in the YardTroy McLaggan, Wood, Steel & BonesPaul Pike, Echoes of Our AncestorsDon Ross, Water |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| Queen Kong, FrayArchetype Trad, ExplorerMedusa, MedusaSo Long Seven, only elephants know her nameVinta, Beacons | Jacob Brodovsky, I Love You and I'm SorryNoah Derksen, Sanctity of SilenceLuke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, I'm Not Crying, You're CryingTim Chaisson, Koady Chaisson, Jake Charron, Colin MacDonald and Carleton Stone, House of DreamsDave Gunning, The Same StormNoah Zacharin, Points of Light |
| French Songwriter | Indigenous Songwriter |
| Aleksi Campagne and Michelle Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donnerÉric Dion and André Lavergne, La nouvelle saisonCatherine Durand, La maison orphelineCatherine-Audrey Lachapelle and Léandre Joly-Pelletier, Là-bas-VerandaMarie-Ève Laure, Reviens | Kaeley Jade Wiebe, TurpentineCynthia Hamar, Joint & MarrowKyle McKearney, A Traveler's LamentQattuu, Midnight SunGeneviève Toupin, Maison vent |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| The Bombadils, Dear FriendBasset, In the ClayBig Little Lions, AMPMMusique à bouches, Il est grand tempsTwin Flames, Twin Flames Unplugged Live | Genticorum, Au coeur de l'aubeThe Bombadils, Dear FriendThe East Pointers, House of DreamsJackson Hollow, RosesWhitehorse, I'm Not Crying, You're Crying |
| Solo Artist | Global Roots Album |
| William Prince, Stand in the JoyDave Gunning, The Same StormBarbra Lica, Imposter SyndromeJulian Taylor, Beyond the ReservoirJulie Title, After the Sun | Sophie Lukacs, BamakoEmpress Nyiringango, UbuntuTarek Ghiri, Refugee in the SeaRoberto López, RitualTaraf Syriana, Taraf Syriana |
| Single of the Year | New/Emerging Artist |
| William Prince, "When You Miss Someone"Aruna and the Sirens, "Have You Seen My Sister?"Big Little Lions, "Worth the Time"The Bombadils, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"Barbra Lica, "In 40 Years"Moira & Claire, "Delaney's Dad"Zaac Pick, "Light Under the Door"Julian Taylor, "Seeds" | Mia Kelly, Garden through the WarLa Déferlance, Le feu aux poudresKaeley Jade, TurpentineMoonfruits, SaltSteven Taetz, Late BloomYoungtree and the Blooms, Youngtree and the Blooms |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| Drew Jurecka and Dan Rosenberg, Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango Jill Barber and Erik P. H. Nielsen, Homemaker Steve Dawson, Eyes Closed, Dreaming Jeremy Ledbetter, Seré Libre Kaitlin Milroy, Alex Millaire, Charles Fairfield and Olivier Fairfield, Salt | Kuné, Universal EchoesAl Qahwa, Weyn AllahDe Lònga, Codex XXIKyle McKearney, A Traveler's LamentSo Long Seven, only elephants know her name |
| Instrumental Composer | Young Performer |
| Nathan Smith, Emilyn Stam, John David Williams and Alan Mackie, BeaconsSteve Dawson, Phantom ThresholdDario Montanino, Rio LyonDon Ross, WaterLorie Wolf, Fray | Mia Kelly, Garden Through the WarAbigale, Different RoadsFiddelium, Lit UpIrish Millie, The TrilogyLa Famille LeBlanc, Perdrais-je mon temps... Paige Penney, Game Changer |