2018 Polaris Music Prize
The 2018 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 17, 2018. The gala was hosted by broadcaster Raina Douris.
Grand jury
The Polaris committee announced the grand jury in August 2018. Jurors were Matt Carter of Grid City , Jill Krajewski of Noisey, Erin Lowers of Exclaim!, Dustin Riel McGladrey of the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, Marc-André Mongrain of Radio-Canada, Josh O'Kane of The Globe and Mail, Rosina Riccardo of CJAM-FM, Kate Wilson of The Georgia Straight, and freelance music writers J.D. Considine, Marie Mello and Anubha Momin.Shortlist
The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 17.Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 14.Heritage Prize
Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 23.1960–1975
- Public: Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
- Jury: Jean-Pierre Ferland, Jaune
- The Band, Music from Big Pink
- Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage
- Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg
- Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
- Jackie Mittoo, Wishbone
- The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, It's My Way!
- Jackie Shane, ''Jackie Shane Live''
1976–1985
- Public: Rush, 2112
- Jury: Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire
- D.O.A., Hardcore '81
- Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate
- Gowan, Strange Animal
- Martha and the Muffins, This Is the Ice Age
- Jackie Mittoo, Showcase Volume 3
- Stan Rogers, Fogarty's Cove
- Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
- Leroy Sibbles, ''On Top''
1986–1995
- Public: Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
- Jury: Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
- Daniel Bélanger, Les Insomniaques s'amusent
- k. d. lang, Ingénue
- Daniel Lanois, Acadie
- Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
- Main Source, Breaking Atoms
- Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
- John Oswald, Plunderphonics
- Voivod, ''Nothingface''
1996–2005
- Public: Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
- Jury: Kid Koala, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Bran Van 3000, Glee
- Constantines, Shine a Light
- The Dears, No Cities Left
- Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
- Esthero, Breath from Another
- Sarah Harmer, You Were Here
- The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
- The Weakerthans, ''Left and Leaving''