2008 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

* April 6 - Juno Awards of 2008 held
* June 12 - 2008 Polaris Music Prize longlist announced
* June 15 - 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held
* July 7 - 2008 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced
* September 29 - Caribou's "Andorra" wins the Polaris Music Prize.

Albums

A

* Bryan Adams, "11"
* The Awkward Stage, "Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights"

B

* Barenaked Ladies, "Snacktime!"
* Billy Talent, "666"
* Black Mountain, "In the Future"
* Bonjour Brumaire, "De la Nature des Foules"
* Born Ruffians, "Red, Yellow & Blue"
* Isabelle Boulay, "Nos Lendemains"

C

* Cadence Weapon, "Afterparty Babies"
* Cancer Bats, "Hail Destroyer"
* Brendan Canning, "Something for All of Us"
* Annabelle Chvostek, "Resilience"
* City and Colour, "Bring Me Your Love"
* Jason Collett, "Here's to Being Here"
* Constantines, "Kensington Heights"
* Crystal Castles, "Crystal Castles"

D

* The Dears, "Missiles"
* Destroyer, "Trouble in Dreams"
* Die Mannequin, "Unicorn Steak"
* Luke Doucet, "Blood's Too Rich"
* The D'Urbervilles, "We Are the Hunters"

E

* Kathleen Edwards, "Asking for Flowers"
* Elliott Brood, "Mountain Meadows"

F

* FemBots, "Calling Out"
* Forest City Lovers, "Haunting Moon Sinking"

G

* Great Big Sea, "Fortune's Favour"

H

* Hawk Nelson, "Hawk Nelson Is My Friend"
* Hayden, "In Field & Town"
* Hello, Blue Roses, "The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty..."
* Veda Hille, "This Riot Life"

I

* Islands, "Arm's Way"

J

* Danko Jones, "Never Too Loud"

K

* Karkwa, "Le volume du vent"

L

* Éric Lapointe, "Ma peau"

M

* Kate Maki, "On High"
* Sarah McLachlan, ""
* Ariane Moffatt, "Tous les sens"
* Alanis Morissette, "Flavors of Entanglement"

N

* Novillero, "A Little Tradition"

P

* Plants and Animals, "Parc Avenue"
* Protest the Hero, "Fortress"

R

* Sam Roberts, "Love at the End of the World"
* Justin Rutledge, "Man Descending"

* Said The Whale, "Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia"
* Ron Sexsmith, "Exit Strategy of the Soul"
* Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, "13 Blues for Thirteen Moons"
* Simple Plan, "Simple Plan"
* Sloan, "Parallel Play"
* Snailhouse, "Lies on the Prize"
* Spirit of the West, ""
* The Stills, "Oceans Will Rise"
* Sweatshop Union, "Water Street"

T

* Theory of a Deadman, "Scars & Souvenirs"
* Tokyo Police Club, "Elephant Shell"
* The Trews, "No Time for Later"

W

* Martha Wainwright, "I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too"
* Andrée Watters, "Minuit"
* Wolf Parade, "At Mount Zoomer"
* Hawksley Workman, "Between the Beautifuls"

Deaths

* January 4 - Mort Garson, composer
* February 15 - Willie P. Bennett, folk singer-songwriter
* March 2 - Jeff Healey, blues guitarist
* May 11 - John Rutsey, former drummer for Rush
* July 3 - Oliver Schroer, fiddler and composer