List of bands from Canada

This is a list of bands originating from Canada. For individual musicians, see List of Canadian musicians.

A

*AIDS Wolf
*Absolute Whores
*The Acorn
*Acoustically Inclined
*Ad Vielle Que Pourra
*AfroNubians
*Age of Electric
*Air Traffic Control
*Akuma
*Alexisonfire
*Alias
*All Systems Go!
*Alpha Galates
*Alta Moda
*Amati Quartet
*Amphibious Assault
*Anagram
*André
*Annihilator
*Anonymus
*Anvil
*Apostle of Hustle
*April Wine
*Arcade Fire
*Armchair Cynics
*Armed and Hammered
*Arraymusic
*The Arrogant Worms
*The Arrows
*The Art Decay
*Art of Dying
*Artificial Joy Club
*...as the Poets affirm
*Ashes of Soma
*Atach Tatuq
*Attack In Black
*Atomic 7
*The Awkward Stage
*Axis of Advance
*Ayria

B

*B2Krazy
*BKS
*Bachman-Turner Overdrive
*Bad Flirt
*Bakunin's Bum
*The Band
*Banlieue Rouge
*Banned From Atlantis
*Barachois
*Barcelona Pavilion
*Barenaked Ladies
*Barley Bree
*Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts
*Barra MacNeils
*Barstool Prophets
*Bass is Base
*The Battered Wives
*The Be Good Tanyas
*Beau Dommage
*Bedouin Soundclash
*Bell Orchestre
*Bella
*The Bells
*Belvedere
*Beneath the Massacre
*The Besnard Lakes
*Bet.e & Stef
*Big Dirty Band
*Big Sugar
*Big Wreck
*Bif Naked
*Billy Talent
*The Birthday Massacre
*Black Cat 13
*Black Jays
*Black Lung Inner City Choir
*The Black Lungs
*The Black Maria
*Black Mountain
*Black Ox Orkestar
*Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
*Blasphemy
*Blessed by a Broken Heart
*Blinker the Star
*Blood Meridian
*Bloodaxe
*Blue Dog Pict
*Blue Peter
*The Blue Raincoats
*Blue Rodeo
*Blurtonia
*Bob's Your Uncle
*Bobby Kris & The Imperials
*Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
*Bolero Lava
*The Boomtang Boys
*Bootsauce
*Born Dead Icons
*Born Ruffians
*La Bottine Souriante
*Boulevard
*Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
*Bowser and Blue
*The Box
*BOY
*Boys Brigade
*Boys Night Out
*Braided
*Bran Van 3000
*Brandon Paris Band
*BrassMunk
*Brasse-Camarade
*Brave Belt
*Breach of Trust
*Les Breastfeeders
*Brighton Rock
*Broken Social Scene
*The Brothers Creeggan
*The Brothers-in-Law
*Brown Brigade
*Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers
*Bullmoose
*Burnthe8track
*Burnt Project 1
*Bush
*By Divine Right

C

*CANO
*The Call-Up
*The Cameron Family Singers
*Camouflage Nights
*Canadian Brass
*Canadian Bush Party
*The Canadian Sweethearts
*Cancer Bats
*Candi & The Backbeat
*The Cape May
*The Capitals
*Captain Tractor
*Career Suicide
*The Carpet Frogs
*The Cash Brothers
*Cats Can Fly
*Cauterize
*Chalk Circle
*Change of Heart
*Chango Family
*
*Chéri
*La Chicane
*Les Chiens
*Chilliwack
*Chimo!
*Chixdiggit
*The Choir Practice
*Chokehold
*Choke
*Chore
*Chris Brown and Kate Fenner
*Chromeo
*Chucky Danger Band
*City and Colour
*Cities in Dust
*Clark
*Clarknova
*Classic Albums Live
*The Cliks
*Closet Monster
*Closure
*Clumsy Lovers
*Code Revivial
*Coley
*The Collectors
*Les Colocs
*Comeback Kid
*Cone Five
*Coney Hatch
*Conjure One
*Constantines
*The Consumer Goods
*controller.controller
*Copyright
*Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
*Corky and the Juice Pigs
*Th' Corn Gangg
*The Corn Sisters
*The Cottars
*Les Cousins Branchaud
*Cowboy Junkies
*Les Cowboys Fringants
*Crash Test Dummies
*Crash Vegas
*The Creeping Nobodies
*The Creepshow
*The Crew-Cuts
*Criollo
*Crowbar
*Crush
*Crush Luther
*Cry of the Afflicted
*Cryptopsy
*Crystal Castles
*Cub
*Cuff the Duke
*Cursed
*Cyberaktif
*Cyprian

D

*D-Cru
*D.O.A.
*The Daggers
*Dahmer
*Daniel Wesley
*Danko Jones
*The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
*Dayglo Abortions
*Dead Brain Cells
*Dead Celebrity Status
*Dead Noise
*Dead and Divine
*Deadbeat
*The Deadly Snakes
*Dear Jane, I...
*The Dears
*Death from Above 1979
*Debaser
*Decoded Feedback
*Default
*The DeFranco Family
*Deja Voodoo
*Delerium
*Deliverance
*The Demics
*Despised Icon
*Despistado
*Destroyer
*Detective Kalita
*The Devin Townsend Band
*The Diableros
*The Diamonds
*Die Mannequin
*Dig Circus
*The Dik Van Dykes
*The Dinner Is Ruined
*The Diodes
*Dionysos
*District 7
*Do Make Say Think
*DobaCaracol
*Doc Walker
*Doctor
*Dr. Draw
*Dog Day
*Donkey Heart
*The Dope Poet Society
*Doubting Thomas
*Doug and the Slugs
*Doughboys
*Downhere
*Download
*Dragon Fli Empire
*Dragonette
*Dream Warriors
*Dubmatique
*Duchess Says
*The Dudes
*The Duhks
*Dunk
*Duplex!
*The D'Urbervilles

E

*
*Eagle & Hawk
*Econoline Crush
*Eden Ants
*Edward Bear
*Egger
*Eight Seconds
*El Pollo Diablo
*Electro Quarterstaff
*Elevator
*The Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
*Elliott Brood
*Emerson Drive
*Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
*The End
*The English Teeth
*Epsilon Minus
*Eric Panic
*Eric's Trip
*Esmerine
* The Essentials
*Esthero
*L'Étranger
*Eudoxis
*Euphoria
*Evans Blue
*The Evaporators
*Exciter
*Exhaust
*eXterio

F

*54-40
*FM
*FM Static
*Faber Drive
*Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
*Failed States
*Fair Ground
*Farm Fresh
*Farrell Brothers
*Fatal Acception
*Faunts
*FemBots
*Femme Fatale
*Feu Thérèse
*Fifth Column
*Figgy Duff
*Final Fantasy
*Finest Kind
*Finger Eleven
*First Words
*Five Man Electrical Band
*Flashlight Brown
*Flesh
*Fly Pan Am
*Flybanger
*Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
*The Flying Circus
*A Foot in Coldwater
*Forest City Lovers
*Forgotten Rebels
*Forgotten Tales
*Forty Foot Echo
*Four80East
*The Four Lads
*Fraser & DeBolt
*Frog Eyes
*Front Line Assembly
*Frozen Ghost
*Fucked Up
*Fun 100
*Furnaceface

G

*GFK
*The Gandharvas
*Garolou
*The Gay
*Genetic Control
*Les Georges Leningrad
*Germans
*Ghetto Concept
*Ghost Bees
*The Ghost Is Dancing
*Ghosts Of Modern Man
*Ginger
*Glass Tiger
*Glissandro 70
*Glueleg
*Goat Horn
*Gob
*God Made Me Funky
*Goddo
*Godspeed You! Black Emperor
*Go Ghetto Tiger
*The Golden Dogs
*The Gorgeous
*Gorguts
*The Government
*Grade
*Grand Theft Bus
*Grant Smith & The Power
*The Grapes of Wrath
*Great Aunt Ida
*Great Big Sea
*Great Lake Swimmers
*Greek Buck
*Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople
*Grievous Angels
*GrimSkunk
*The Groove Kings
*Groovy Aardvark
*The Gruesomes
*Guerilla Welfare
*The Guess Who
*The Guthries

H

*hHead
*H'Sao
*Handsome Furs
*Hangedup
*The Hanson Brothers
*Hard Rock Miners
*Hardliner
*The Hardship Post
*Harem Scarem
*Harlequin
*Harmonium
*Hart-Rouge
*Hawk Nelson
*Haywire
*Head Hits Concrete
*Headpins
*The Headstones
*Hedley
*Helix
*Hello Beautiful
*Hello, Blue Roses
*Hemingway Corner
*Henri Fabergé and the Adorables
*The Hermit
*Hexes and Ohs
*Hey Rosetta!
*The Hidden Cameras
*The High Dials
*High Holy Days
*Hinterland
*Hokus Pick
*Hollowphonic
*Holly Cole Trio
*Holy Fuck
*The Home Team
*Hometown Band
*Honeymoon Suite
*Hot Hot Heat
*Hot Little Rocket
*Hot Nasties
*Hot One
*Hot Springs
*Hrsta
*Huevos Rancheros
*Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
*Humanifesto
*Hummer
*Hunter Valentine
*Hylozoists

I

*I Hate Sally
*I Mother Earth
*I Spy
*Ian and Sylvia
*Idle Eyes
*Idle Sons
*IllScarlett
*Images in Vogue
*Immaculate Machine
*In-Flight Safety
*In Waiting
*The Inbreds
*Infernäl Mäjesty
*Infidels
*Instruments
*Intermix
*Into Eternity
*Ion Dissonance
*The Irish Rovers
*Ironhorse
*Islands
*Ivory Knight

J

*Jack London & The Sparrows
*Jacksoul
*Jades
*Jakalope
*Jale
*Jasper's Mindmelt
*Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra
*Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra
*Jet Set Satellite
*Jets Overhead
*Jimmy George
*The Jimmy Swift Band
*Joel Plaskett Emergency
*Johnny and the Moon
*The Johnstones
*Jon and Lee & The Checkmates
*Jon-Rae and the River
*JoSH
*Joydrop
*Judy & David
*July Fourth Toilet
*The Junction
*Junior Blue
*Junior Boys
*Junkhouse
*The Just Us

K

*KC Accidental
*Karkwa
*Kashtin
*Kataklysm
*The Kelele Brothers
*KEN mode
*Kensington Market
*Kepler
*Kermess
*Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle
*Key Witness
*Kick Axe
*Kids on TV
*Kill Cheerleader
*Killer Bunnies
*Killer Dwarfs
*The Killjoys
*Kinetic Ideals
*King Apparatus
*King Cobb Steelie
*The King Khan & BBQ Show
*The Kings
*Kiros
*Kittens
*Kittie
*Klaatu
*Kon Kan
*The Kramdens
*Kubasonics
*Kulcha Connection

L

*Lace
*Ladyhawk
*Land of Talk
*Last Man Out
*Lava Hay
*Leahy
*Left Spine Down
*Leigh Ashford
*Len
*Lesbians on Ecstasy
*Leslie Spit Treeo
*L'Étranger
*Lighthouse
*Lightning Dust
*Lili Fatale
*Lillix
*Limblifter
*Lime
*The Lincolns
*Little Caesar and the Consuls
*Live on Arrival
*LiveonRelease
*Livingstone's Journey
*Local Rabbits
*Loco Locass
*Lola Dutronic
*The Look People
*Lost Dakotas
*Lotus Child
*Love Inc.
*Love and Sas
*The Lovely Feathers
*Loverboy
*The Lowest of the Low
*Low Level Flight
*Luke & The Apostles
*Lummox
*Luther Wright and the Wrongs

M

*MCJ & Cool G
*The MRQ
*MSTRKRFT
*MacLean & MacLean
*Machete Avenue
*Magneta Lane
*Mahogany Rush
*The Mahones
*Main Source
*Major Maker
*Malajube
*Malhavoc
*Mandala
*Mannequin Depressives
*Manteca
*The Manvils
*Maow
*The Marble Index
*Marianas Trench
*The Mark Inside
*Martha and the Muffins
*Mashmakhan
*Matt Mays & El Torpedo
*Matthew Good Band
*Max Webster
*The McDades
*Kate and Anna McGarrigle
*McKenna Mendelson Mainline
*McMaster & James
*The McRackins
*Me Mom & Morgentaler
*Mean Red Spiders
*Means
*Mecca Normal
*The Meligrove Band
*The Memories Attack
*Memphis
*Men Without Hats
*Mercey Brothers
*Merlin
*Merryweather
*Mes Aïeux
*Metalwood
*Metric
*The Midway State
*Mir
*Miriodor
*Mobile
*Moev
*The Moffatts
*Moist
*Moneen
*Moneyshot
*Monster Voodoo Machine
*Mood Ruff
*Moral Lepers
*The Most Serene Republic
*Mother Mother
*Motion Ensemble
*Mountain City Four
*Moxy
*Moxy Früvous
*Mr. Pine
*Mudmen
*The Musical Box
*The Mynah Birds
*Mystery Machine
*Mythos

N

*NQ Arbuckle
*Nathan
*National Velvet
*Negativa
*NEON BLUE
*Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra
*Neuraxis
*Neurosonic
*Neverending White Lights
*The New Breed
*The New Deal
*The New Grand
*New Meanies
*The New Pornographers
*Nick Buzz
*Nickelback
*The Nils
*Nine Mile
*Ninja High School
*No Kids
*Noise Unit
*Nomeansno
*Norteño
*A Northern Chorus
*Northern Lights
*The Northern Pikes
*North of America
*Not by Choice
*Novacosm
*Novillero
*Numb
*The Nylons

O

*1-Speed Bike
*OK Cobra
*Obscene Eulogy
*Ocean
*Odds
*Offenbach
*Ohbijou
*Okoumé
*Oliver Black
*One to One
*The Organ
*Organized Rhyme
*Our Lady Peace
*Our Mercury
*Ours to Destroy
*Out of Your Mouth
*Ox

P

*
*Pain For Pleasure
*Painted Thin
*Paper Moon
*The Paperbacks
*The Paperboys
*Parachute Club
*Paradox
*Partland Brothers
*A Passing Fancy
*Patrick Watson
*The Paupers
*Payolas
*The Perfect Dystopia
*A Perfect Murder
*The Perpetrators
*The Pets
*The Pettit Project
*The Philosopher Kings
*Pholde
*Phono-Comb
*Picastro
*Piledriver
*Pilot Speed
*Pink Mountaintops
*Plaid Tongued Devils
*The Planet Smashers
*Plants and Animals
*Platinum Blonde
*Plumtree
*Pluto
*Po' Girl
*Pocket Dwellers
*Pointed Sticks
*Poledo
*Pony Up
*The Poppy Family
*Porkbelly Futures
*Prairie Oyster
*Precious Fathers
*Pretty Boy Floyd
*The Priddle Concern
*Pride Tiger
*Priestess
*Prism
*Project Wyze
*Projektor
*Projet Orange
*Propagandhi
*Protest the Hero
*The Prowlers
*Prozzäk
*Psyche
*Pukka Orchestra
*Pulse Ultra
*Punjabi by Nature
*Punky Brüster
*Pure
*The Pursuit of Happiness

Q

*Quartette
*Quartetto Gelato
*Quebec Connection
*Queen City Kids
*Quickflight
*Quo Vadis

R

*The Raes
*Raggadeath
*Raised by Swans
*Raising the Fawn
*Random Killing
*The Rankin Family
*Rascalz
*Rational Youth
*Rawlins Cross
*Ray Condo and His Hardrock Goners
*Razor
*Re:
*Red Rider
*Republic of Safety
*Le Rêve du Diable
*Reverie Sound Revue
*Revised Edition
*The Revols
*Rhea's Obsession
*Rheostatics
*Rhinoceros
*Rhythm Activism
*Ripcordz
*Ripped
*The Riptides
*Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars
*Rock Plaza Central
*Rockets Red Glare
*Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails
*Rose Chronicles
*Rough Trade
*Royal City
*Rubber
*The Rugrats
*Rush
*The Russian Futurists
*Rusty
*Ryan's Fancy
*RyanDan
*Rymes With Orange

*SNFU
*Sackville
*The Saddletramps
*The Sadies
*Saga
*Sagapool
*Saint Alvia
*The Sainte Catherines
*Saints & Sinners
*The Salads
*The Salteens
*Salvation Air Force
*Sam Roberts Band
*Same Same
*Sandbox
*Sattalites
*The Scene
*Sea Snakes
*Secret and Whisper
*Sect
*Sector Seven
*The Sessions
*Set Fire to Flames
*Shades of Culture
*Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
*Shaker
*Shalabi Effect
*Shapes and Sizes
*Sharon, Lois & Bram
*Shaye
*Sheavy
*Sheriff
*Shit From Hell
*Shotgun & Jaybird
*Shoulder
*Shout Out Out Out Out
*Showbusiness Giants
*The Shuffle Demons
*Sianspheric
*Sights & Sounds
*A Silver Mt. Zion
*Silverstein
*Simani
*Simon Caine
*Simple Plan
*Simply Saucer
*Siobhan
*Skinny Puppy
*The Skulls
*Sky
*Skydiggers
*Slaughter
*Sloan
*Sloche
*Slow
*Slowcoaster
*Small Sins
*The Smalls
*Smoother
*The Smugglers
*Snailhouse
*Social Code
*Social Deviantz
*Sol
*Son
*Sons of Butcher
*Sons of Freedom
*SoulDecision
*The Sparrows (pre-Steppenwolf band)
*A Spectre is Haunting Europe
*Spiral Beach
*Spirit of the West
*Spoons
*Stabilo
*Staggered Crossing
*The Stampeders
*Stars
*Starfield
*Startools
*State of Shock
*Static in Stereo
*Steel River
*Steppenwolf
*Stereotrap
*The Stills
*Stink Mitt
*The Stolen Minks
*Stonebolt
*Strange Advance
*Strapping Young Lad
*Stratochief
*Streetheart
*Streetnix
*Stringband
*Stripper's Union
*Stutterfly
*Subhumans
*Submission Hold
*Sugar Jones
*The Suits XL
*Sum 41
*Sunset Rubdown
*The Super Friendz
*Supergarage
*Sven Gali
*Swallowing Shit
*Swan Lake
*Sweatshop Union
*Sweeney Todd
*Swing
*Swollen Members
*Sword
*Sylvie
*Synæsthesia

T

*2preciious
*3 Inches of Blood
*13 Engines
*Taima
*Tanglefoot
*Tapps
*The Tea Party
*The Tear Garden
*Teenage Head
*Tegan and Sara
*Ten Second Epic
*Ten Too Many
*Tenth of May
*Tetrix
*Theory of a Deadman
*Theset
*They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
*Thine Eyes Bleed
*Thor
*Thornley
*Thousand Foot Krutch
*Threat Signal
*Three Days Grace
*Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
*Thrush Hermit
*Thunder Road
*Tin Foil Phoenix
*Tokyo Police Club
*Torngat
*Toronto
*The Town Pants
*The Tragically Hip
*Tranby Croft
*Trans-X
*Transylvania 500
*The Travellers
*Treble Charger
*Tricky Woo
*Les Trois Accords
*The Trews
*The Tripp
*Tristan Psionic
*Triumph
*Les Trois Accords
*Trooper
*Tropism
*True Myth
*Tú
*Tudjaat
*Tupelo Honey
*Turn Off the Stars
*Tvangeste
*Two Hours Traffic
*Two-Minute Miracles

U

*UHF
*UJ3RK5
*The Ugly Ducklings
*Uisce Beatha
*Uncle Seth
*Uncut
*The Undecided
*Unexpect
*The Unicorns
*The Unintended
*Unit 187
*The United Steel Workers of Montreal
*Universal Honey
*UnKindness Of Ravens
*Unravelled Broken Orchestra
*Uzeb

V

*Valley of the Giants
*The Vanity Project
*Veal
*Velvet Empire
*Venetian Snares
*Le Vent du Nord
*Verbal Deception
*The Vermicious Knid
*Vilain Pingouin
*The Viletones
*The Vincent Black Shadow
*The Violet Archers
*Vincat
*Visible Wind
*Vishten
*vitaminsforyou
*Voggue
*Voice Industrie
*Voivod
*La Volée d'Castors
*Vulgaires Machins

W

*The Wailin' Jennys
*Waiting for God
*The Waking Eyes
*The Waltons
*Warsawpack
*The Watchmen
*Water on Mars
*Watermen
*Wave
*We Are Wolves
*The Weakerthans
*Wednesday
*The Weekend
*Weeping Tile
*West End Girls
*The Western Investor
*Whitey Houston
*Whitfield
*Wide Mouth Mason
*Widelife
*Wild Strawberries
*Wild T and the Spirit
*The Wilkinsons
*Windwalker
*Winston
*Winter Equinox
*Winter Rose
*Wintersleep
*Wolf Parade
*Wonderful Grand Band
*Wooden Stars
*World on Edge
*Wyrd Sisters

X

Y

*Yellow Plastic Bucket
*You Say Party! We Say Die!
*Neil Young & Crazy Horse
*Young and Sexy
*Young Canadians
*Young Galaxy

Z

*Zaraza
*Zébulon
*Zekuhl
*Zimmers Hole
*Zolty Cracker
*Zubot and Dawson
*Zuckerbaby
*Zumpano

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*List of Canadian musicians
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