2009 in Canadian music

Events

• March 29 – The Juno Awards of 2009 are held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• June 15 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced.
• July 7 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is to be announced.
• September 21 – Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life is announced as the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
• September – K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" is announced as the official theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Albums

A

• Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
• Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
• Attack in Black, ''Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)''

B

• Jason Bajada, Loveshit
• Alexis Baro, From the Other Side
• Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public
• Daniel Bélanger, Nous
• Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
• Art Bergmann, Lost Art Bergmann
• Justin Bieber, My World
• Billy Talent, Billy Talent III
• Jully Black, The Black Book
• Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind
• Will Bonness, Subtle Fire
• Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
• Michael Jerome Browne, This Beautiful Mess
• Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
• Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
• By Divine Right, ''Mutant Message''

C

• Patricia Cano, This Is the New World
• Paul Cargnello, Bras coupé
• CFCF, Continent
• DJ Champion, Resistance
• Classified, Self Explanatory
• The Cliks, Dirty King
• Leonard Cohen, Live in London
• Antoine Corriveau, Ni vu ni connu
• Rose Cousins, The Send Off
• Eliana Cuevas, Luna Llena
• Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here
• Amelia Curran, ''Hunter Hunter''

D

• The Dardanelles, The Dardanelles
• Default, Comes and Goes
• Despised Icon, Day of Mourning
• Digawolf, Distant Morning Star
• Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day
• Drake, ''So Far Gone''

E

• Emerson Drive, I Believe
• Evening Hymns, ''Spirit Guides''

F

• Julie Fader, Outside In
• Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
• Faber Drive, ''Can't Keep a Secret''

G

• Gentleman Reg, Jet Black
• Hannah Georgas, The Beat Stuff
• The Good Lovelies, The Good Lovelies, Under the Mistletoe
• Jenn Grant, Echoes
• Grand Analog, Metropolis Is Burning
• Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels, The Legion Sessions
• Emm Gryner, ''Goddess''

H

• Handsome Furs, Face Control
• Ron Hawkins, 10 Kinds of Lonely
• Hayden, The Place Where We Lived
• Hedley, The Show Must Go
• The Hidden Cameras, Origin:Orphan
• Hollerado, Record in a Bag
• Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano
• The Hylozoists, ''L'Île de sept villes''

I

• Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill
• In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear
• Islands, ''Vapours''

J

• jacksoul, SOULmate
• Japandroids, Post-Nothing
• Jets Overhead, No Nations
• The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
• Junior Boys, ''Begone Dull Care''

K

• K'naan, Troubadour
• k-os, Yes!
• Kalle Mattson, ''Whisper Bee''

L

• Lhasa, Lhasa
• Lightning Dust, Infinite Light
• Lights, The Listening
• The Lovely Feathers, ''Fantasy of the Lot''

M

• Ryan MacGrath, In My Own Company
• Catherine MacLellan, Water in the Ground
• Magneta Lane, Gambling with God
• Malajube, Labyrinthes
• Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
• Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle, Let's Just Stay Here
• Melissa McClelland, Victoria Day
• Metric, Fantasies
• Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial
• Misstress Barbara, I'm No Human
• Taylor Mitchell, For Your Consideration
• Moneen, The World I Want to Leave Behind
• Montag, Hibernation
• The Most Serene Republic, ...And the Ever Expanding Universe
• MSTRKRFT, ''Fist of God''

N

• The New Cities, Lost in City Lights

O

• Octoberman, Fortresses
• Ohbijou, Beacons
• Oktoécho, Oktoécho
• Our Lady Peace, ''Burn Burn''

P

• Paper Moon, Only During Thunderstorms
• Peaches, I Feel Cream
• Pilot Speed, Wooden Bones
• Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
• Joel Plaskett, Three
• Po' Girl, Deer in the Night
• Pony Up!, Stay Gold
• Priestess, Prior to the Fire
• Propagandhi, ''Supporting Caste''

R

• Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time
• Lee Reed, Introductory Offer
• Reverie Sound Revue, Reverie Sound Revue
• Amanda Rheaume, Kiss Me Back
• Alejandra Ribera, Navigator/Navigateher
• Rock Plaza Central, ...at the moment of our most needing
• Royal City, Royal City
• Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
• Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, Daniel, Fred & Julie
• The Rural Alberta Advantage, ''Hometowns''

S

• John K. Samson, City Route 85
• Crystal Shawanda, I'll Be Home for Christmas
• Shout Out Out Out Out, Reintegration Time
• The Slew, 100%
• Social Code, Rock 'n' Roll
• Souldia, Art kontrol
• John Southworth, Mama Tevatron
• Still Life Still, Girls Come Too
• Sunparlour Players, Wave North
• Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
• Swan Lake, ''Enemy Mine''

T

• Tegan and Sara, Sainthood
• Think About Life, Family
• Thousand Foot Krutch, Welcome to the Masquerade
• Three Days Grace, Life Starts Now
• Thunderheist, Thunderheist
• Thus Owls, Cardiac Malformations
• Tiga, Ciao!
• Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
• Tire le coyote, EP
• Torngat, La Petite Nicole
• The Tragically Hip, We Are the Same
• Two Hours Traffic, ''Territory''

U

• Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Questamation
• United Steel Workers of Montreal, ''Three on the Tree''

V

• Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods II
• Various Artists, Canadian Song Quest
• Various Artists, Record of the Week Club
• vitaminsforyou, He Closed His Eyes So He Could Dance with You
• Roch Voisine, ''Americana II''

W

• Martha Wainwright, Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
• Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
• Wax Mannequin, Saxon
• WHOOP-Szo, Where I Dream Is Where I Live
• The Wooden Sky, ''If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone''

Y

• Years, Years
• You Say Party! We Say Die!, XXXX
• Young Galaxy, ''Invisible Republic''

Z

• Zeus, ''Sounds Like Zeus''

Top hits on record

Top 10 albums

Deaths

• January 31 – Dewey Martin, rock drummer
• March 15 – Edmund Hockridge, singer and actor
• March 22 – Archie Green, folklorist and musicologist
• May 3 – Renée Morisset, pianist
• June 27 – Jackie Washington, blues musician
• October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, folk singer-songwriter
• November 22 – Haydain Neale, soul/R&B singer