| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
| |  Catherine MacLellan, The Raven's Sun- Jon Brooks, The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside
- Jenn Grant, Compostela
- The Once, Departures
- Gabrielle Papillon, The Tempest of Old
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| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
- The Swinging Belles, More Sheep, Less Sleep
- Ginalina, Forest Friends' Nature Club Album
- Henri Godon, La vie rêvée!
- Hilary Grist, Tomorrow Is a Chance to Start Over
- Stella Swanson, I'm Not a Bunny
| - Michael Jerome Browne, Sliding Delta
- Matthew Byrne, Hearts & Heroes
- Tamar Ilana, Arrelumbre (Ventanas)
- Annie Lou, Tried and True
- Pharis Romero, A Wanderer I'll Stay (Pharis and Jason Romero)
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| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| | - Adrianna Ciccone, The Back of Winter
- Jean-François Bélanger, Les vents orfèvres
- Nick Hornbuckle, 12x2(+/-1)
- Patti Kusturok, Milestone
- Wendy MacIsaac, Off the Floor
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| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
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| French Songwriter | Aboriginal Songwriter |
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| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
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| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
- Catherine MacLellan, The Raven's Sun
- Michael Jerome Browne, Sliding Delta
- Amelia Curran, They Promised You Mercy
- Lizzy Hoyt, New Lady on the Prairie
- Oh Susanna, Namedropper
| - Kiran Ahluwalia, Sanata: Stillness
- Jean-François Bélanger, Les vents orfèvres
- Elage, Diame
- Emmanuel Jal, The Key
- Wagner Petrilli, Confissão
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| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| | - The Young Novelists, Made Us Strangers
- Crooked Brothers, Thank You I'm Sorry
- Fortunate Ones, The Bliss
- The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, A Real Fine Mess
- The River and the Road, Headlights
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| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
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| Young Performer | |
- Rebecca Lappa, Tattered Rose
- Robbie Bankes, Through February Snow
- Coastline, Coastline
- Mira Meikle, Mira
- Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Strong Man's Address to the Circus Crowd
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