2021 in Canadian music

• April 10 – 16th Canadian Folk Music AwardsBrock Thiessen, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/canadian_folk_music_awards_unveil_2021_nominees "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees"]. Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
• April 12 - CBC Music launches Canada Listens, a new musical version of the CBC's long-running literature debate show Canada Reads. Kardinal Offishall's album Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 is announced as the winner of the competition at the end of the week.
• June 6 – Juno Awards of 2021David Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/04/14/newsalert-juno-awards-postpone-show-date-to-june-6-amid-covid-19-pandemic.html "Juno Awards postpone 50th anniversary show date to June 6 amid COVID-19 pandemic"]. Toronto Star, April 14, 2021.
• June 15 - Initial longlist for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize announced
• July 15 - Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize announced
• July 26 - Prism Prize winners announced
• July 28 - SOCAN Songwriting Prize winners announced
• September 27 - Cadence Weapon wins the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for his album Parallel World[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-cadence-weapon-wins-polaris-music-prize-for-parallel-world/ "Cadence Weapon wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘Parallel World’"]. The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2021.
• November 7 - 43rd Félix Awards
• November 29 - 2021 Canadian Country Music AwardsDavid Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/11/08/drag-race-winner-priyanka-to-co-host-canadas-country-music-awards-with-lindsay-ell.html "‘Drag Race’ winner Priyanka to co-host Canada’s country music awards with Lindsay Ell"]. Toronto Star, November 8, 2021.

• 347aidan, Chasing HarmonyLaura Robinson, [https://nextmag.ca/canadian-tiktok-star-releases-eagerly-anticipated-debut-ep/ "Viral Canadian Punk Star 347aidan Takes The Stage"]. Next Magazine.

• Afrikana Soul Sister, Kalasö
• AHI, Prospect
• Alaskan Tapes, For Us Alone
• Jeremie Albino and Cat Clyde, Blue Blue BlueScott Roos, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cat_clyde_jeremie_albino_blue_blue_blue_album_review "Cat Clyde & Jeremie Albino's 'Blue Blue Blue' Is a Fun Foray into Blues Blues Blues"]. Exclaim!, May 18, 2021.
• Alee, Feels Like This - July 16{{cite web|url= https://thereviewsarein.com/2021/07/17/alee-releases-new-album-feels-like-this/|title=Alee Releases New Album, Feels Like This|date=July 17, 2021|first=Joshua|last=Murray|work=The Reviews Are In|access-date=December 12, 2022}}
• All Hands Make Light, All Hands Make LightErik Leijon, [https://cultmtl.com/2021/09/two-stars-of-the-montreal-music-scene-unite-for-all-hands-make-light-album-efrim-manuel-menuck-ariel-engle/ "Two stars of the Montreal music scene unite for All Hands Make Light"]. Cult MTL, September 23, 2021.
• a l l i e, Tabula RasaCalum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/a_l_l_i_e_announces_new_album_tabula_rasa "a l l i e Announces New Album 'Tabula Rasa'"]. Exclaim!, August 13, 2021.
• Arkells, Blink Once - September 30
• Tenille Arts, Girl to Girl - October 22{{cite web|title=Tenille Arts Thinks If You Can Relate To It, You Can Listen To It|url=https://www.wbwn.com/2021/08/19/tenille-arts-thinks-if-you-can-relate-to-it-you-can-listen-to-it/|date=August 19, 2021|work=B104}}

• Backxwash, I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses - May 28[https://www.cbc.ca/music/21-canadian-albums-we-can-t-wait-to-hear-in-2021-1.5840707 "21 Canadian albums we can't wait to hear in 2021"]. CBC Music, December 30, 2020.
• BadBadNotGood, Talk Memory - October 8
• James Baley, A StoryRichard Trapunski, [https://nowtoronto.com/music/toronto-year-in-music-2021 "Toronto’s best music 2021: albums, concerts and so many songs to stream"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702223804/https://nowtoronto.com/music/toronto-year-in-music-2021 |date=2022-07-02 }}. Now, December 9, 2021.
• Ashleigh Ball, Before All the Magic's GoneAlex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/most_anticipated_canadian_albums_2021 "Exclaim!'s 29 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2021"]. Exclaim!, January 4, 2021.
• Gord Bamford, Diamonds in a Whiskey Glass - June 4{{cite web |title=Award-Winning Country Star Gord Bamford|url=https://patch.com/michigan/farmington-mi/award-winning-country-star-gord-bamford|first=Deb|last=Nicolson|website=Patch|date=May 26, 2021}}
• Barenaked Ladies, Detour de Force - July 16
• Quinton Barnes, As a Motherfucker
• The Beaches, Sisters Not Twins (The Professional Lovers Album)
• Beatchild, Unselfish Desires - August 13
• Bell Orchestre, House Music - March 19
• Belly, See You Next Wednesday - August 27
• Beppie, Dino-Mite!
• Art Bergmann, Late Stage Empire Dementia - May 21Josiah Hughes, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/art_bergmann_shares_new_song_entropy_details_new_album "Art Bergmann Details New Album 'Late Stage Empire Dementia,' Shares 'Entropy'"]. Exclaim!, March 19, 2021.
• Bernice, Eau de Bonjourno
• The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings - January 29Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_besndard_lakes_share_trippy_feuds_with_guns_video "The Besnard Lakes Share Trippy 'Feuds with Guns' Video"]. Exclaim!, December 29, 2020.
• Justin Bieber, Justice - March 19
• Big Brave, Vital
• Big Brave with The Body, Leaving None but Small Birds
• Big Wreck, Big Wreck 7.1 - November 19
• Blue Rodeo, Many a Mile - December 3{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Kaelan |title=Blue Rodeo Announce New Album 'Many a Mile' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/blue_rodeo_announce_new_album_many_a_mile_share_single |website=Exclaim! |access-date=4 December 2021 |date=October 15, 2021}}
• The Blue Stones, Hidden Gems - March 19
• Born Ruffians, Pulp - April 16
• Boslen, Dusk to DawnMitch Mosk, [https://atwoodmagazine.com/boslen-dusk-to-dawn-album-review-music-feature/ "INTROSPECTIVE, CINEMATIC, & DARK”: BOSLEN DIVES INTO THE VULNERABLE DEPTHS OF DEBUT ALBUM ‘DUSK TO DAWN’"]. Atwood Magazine, October 4, 2021.
• Boy Golden, Church of Better Daze[https://www.cbc.ca/music/introducing-boy-golden-your-new-favourite-country-outlier-1.6271610 "Introducing Boy Golden, your new favourite country outlier"]. CBC Music, December 8, 2021.
• Boys Night Out, Nevermind 2 - July 16
• Jon Bryant, Psychidyllic Salutations - November 26
• Spencer Burton, CoyoteVish Khanna, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/spencer_burton_coyote_album_review "Spencer Burton Keeps Hope Alive on 'Coyote'"]. Exclaim!, February 19, 2021.

• Cadence Weapon, Parallel World - April 30[https://www.cbc.ca/music/spring-2021-guide-21-albums-you-need-to-hear-1.5943821 "Spring 2021 guide: 21 albums you need to hear"]. CBC Music, March 19, 2021.
• Alessia Cara, In the Meantime - September 24
• Casey MQ, babycasey: ultraAlex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/casey_mq_announces_ultra_remix_album "Casey MQ Announces 'babycasey: ultra' Remix Album"]. Exclaim!, September 29, 2021.
• Charlotte Cardin, Phoenix - April 23Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/charlotte_cardin_readies_debut_album_phoenix "Charlotte Cardin Readies Debut Album 'Phoenix'"]. Exclaim!, February 12, 2021.
• Casper Skulls, Knows No Kindness - November 12Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/casper_skulls_detail_sophomore_album_knows_no_kindness "Casper Skulls Detail Sophomore Album 'Knows No Kindness'"]. Exclaim!, August 26, 2021.
• Choses Sauvages, Choses Sauvages II
• Annabelle Chvostek, String of Pearls
• Cœur de pirate, Perséides (April 30); Impossible à aimer (October 15)
• Louis-Jean Cormier, Le ciel est au plancher - April 16Louis-Philippe Labrèche, [https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/louis-jean-cormier-annonce-nouvel-album-le-ciel-est-au-plancher/ "Louis-Jean Cormier annonce son nouvel album : Le ciel est au plancher"]. Le Canal auditif, March 19, 2021.
• Charlotte Cornfield, Highs in the Minuses - October 29{{cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2021/08/05/charlotte-cornfield-announces-new-album-shares-new-song-headlines/|title=Charlotte Cornfield Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song 'Headlines'|date=August 5, 2021|accessdate=August 7, 2021|work=Our Culture Mag|first=Konstantinos|last=Pappis}}
• Crown Lands, White Buffalo

• Death From Above 1979, Is 4 Lovers - March 26
• Art d'Ecco, In Standard Definition
• The Deep Dark Woods, Changing Faces
• Del Barber, Stray Dogs (Collected B-Sides / Vol. 1) - August 20{{Cite web|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/08/18/essentials%E2%80%A6-del-barber|title=Essentials… with Del Barber|last=Schneider|first=Jason|date=August 18, 2021|publisher=FYIMusicNews|accessdate=June 27, 2023}}
• Devours, Escape from Planet Devours
• The Dirty Nil, Fuck Art - January 1
• Julie Doiron, I Thought of You - November 26Matt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/julie_doiron_i_thought_of_you_album_announcement "Julie Doiron Announces 'I Thought of You,' First Solo Album in Nine Years"]. Exclaim!, September 21, 2021.
• Drake, Certified Lover Boy - September 3
• Drake, Scary Hours 2 - March 5
• Kevin Drew, Influences - July 16
• Dru, The Rebirth MMXX - May 27
• Ducks Ltd., Modern Fiction
• Willie Dunn, Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never DiesSam Sodomsky, [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/creation-never-sleeps-creation-never-dies-the-willie-dunn-anthology/ "Willie Dunn — Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology"]. Pitchfork, March 22, 2021.
• Marc Dupré, Où sera le monde
• Melanie Durrant, Where I'm At - May 7
• Dvsn, Amusing Her Feelings - January 15
• Dvsn and Ty Dolla Sign, Cheers to the Best Memories - August 20

• Jade Eagleson, Honkytonk Revival - November 12
• Efajemue, Aesthetics
• Emanuel, Alt Therapy
• Micah Erenberg, For the Ones Who Love Me Now; Frozen in Time
• André Ethier, Further Up Island

• Michael Feuerstack, Harmonize The Moon - March 19
• Dominique Fils-Aimé, Three Little Words - February 12
• Jeremy Fisher, Hello Blue Monday
• The Franklin Electric, This Time I See It - September 24

• The Garrys, Get Thee to a Nunnery
• Gayance, No Toning Down
• Godspeed You! Black Emperor, G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! - April 2
• Great Aunt Ida, Unsayable - September 7Shawn Conner, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/great-aunt-ida-nilsen-returns-with-the-lush-unsayable "‘Great Aunt Ida’ Nilsen returns with the lush Unsayable"]. Vancouver Sun, September 1, 2021.
• Great Lake Swimmers, Live at the Redeemer 2007 - May 14Brock Thiessen, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/great_lake_swimmers_announce_live_at_the_redeemer_2007 "Great Lake Swimmers Announce 'Live at the Redeemer 2007'"]. Exclaim!, February 25, 2021.
• Grievous Angels, Summer Before the StormKerry Doole, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/grievous_angels_summer_before_the_storm_album_review "NDP MP Charlie Angus' Songwriting Remains Potent on Grievous Angels' 'Summer Before the Storm'"]. Exclaim!, January 13, 2021.
• G. R. Gritt, Ancestors

• Half Moon Run, Inwards & Onwards
• Hillsburn, Slipping Away
• Home Front, Think of the Lie
• TheHonestGuy, Love Songs for No One
• Hunter Brothers, Been a Minute - June 30{{cite web|title=Hunter Brothers Drop New Album, Been A Minute June 30th|url=https://topcountry.ca/hunter-brothers-drop-new-album/|work=Top Country|access-date=July 2, 2021|date=June 30, 2021}}
• Nate Husser, Adult SupervisionMichael Meanchoff, [https://hiphopcanada.com/nate-husser-adult-supervision-ep/ "Montréal’s Nate Husser enlists Mick Jenkins, Jean Deaux & Eva Shaw for Adult Supervision"]. HipHopCanada, June 30, 2021.
• Andrew Hyatt, The Wanderspace Sessions (February); Wild Flowers (July)

• Brandon Isaak, Modern Primitive
• Islands, Islomania - June 11

• JayWood, Some Days
• Jazz Cartier, The Fleur Print - September 10
• Sean Jones, Weekend Lover - November 5

• Greg Keelor, Share the Love
• Mo Kenney, Covers - February 26Stephen Cooke, [https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/mo-kenneys-got-this-covered-new-album-offers-fresh-takes-of-favourite-tunes-556363/ "Mo Kenney’s got this covered: new album offers fresh takes of favourite tunes"]. Halifax Chronicle-Herald, February 24, 2021.
• Shawnee Kish, Shawnee Kish - June 25Conchita Galvez, [https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/music-is-medicine-shawnee-kish-on-her-new-ep-identifying-as-two-spirit-1.5471504 "'Music is medicine': Shawnee Kish on her new EP, identifying as two-spirit"]. CTV News Edmonton, June 15, 2021.
• Brett Kissel, What Is Life? - April 9{{cite web|url=https://cochranenow.com/articles/brett-kissel-says-new-record-is-heart-driven-not-hit-driven|title=Brett Kissel says new record is heart driven not hit driven|work=CochraneNow|first=Lauren|last=Meister|date=March 4, 2021}}
• Kiwi Jr., Cooler Returns - January 22
• Korea Town Acid, Metamorphosis (April); Cosmos (October)
• Nicholas Krgovich, This SpringStuart Derdeyn, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/nicholas-krgovich-releases-collection-of-veda-hille-songs-this-spring "Nicholas Krgovich releases collection of Veda Hille songs This Spring"]. Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2021.

• Land of Talk, Calming Night Partner - November 12
• Daniel Lanois, Heavy Sun - March 19
• Thierry Larose, Cantalou
• Sook-Yin Lee and Adam Litovitz, {{Proper name|jooj two}}
• Hubert Lenoir, {{Proper name|Pictura de Ipse: Musique directe}} - September 15Yara El-Soueidi, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hubert_lenoir_pictura_de_ipse_musique_directe_interview "Quebec Media Rejected Hubert Lenoir, So He's Taking Over the World Instead"]. Exclaim!, September 13, 2021.
• Simon Leoza, Albatross
• Loony, Soft Thing; Turf
• Loscil, Clara - May 28
• Russell Louder, Humor
• Love Language, Trying to Reach You
• The Lowest of the Low, Taverns and Palaces - December 10Jason Schneider, [https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/12/09/essentials%E2%80%A6-lowest-low%E2%80%99s-ron-hawkins "Essentials… with Lowest Of The Low’s Ron Hawkins"]. FYI Music News, December 9, 2021.

• Majid Jordan, Wildest Dreams - October 22
• Manila Grey, No Saints on Knight Street
• Martha and the Muffins, Marthology: In and Outtakes - November 5Nick Krewen, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/10/30/martha-and-the-muffins-fresh-batch-almost-ready-but-in-the-meantime-their-anthology-lets-them-look-back.html "Martha and the Muffins’ fresh batch almost ready — but in the meantime, their anthology lets them look back"]. Toronto Star, October 30, 2021.
• Matt Mays, From Burnside with Love
• Kyle McKearney, Down-Home
• Kairo McLean, Easy Now
• Kelly McMichael, Waves
• Myst Milano, Shapeshyfter[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_sound_of_september_2021_essential_new_releases_sonos/page/2 "The Sound of September 2021: This Month's Essential New Releases"]. Exclaim!, September 14, 2021.
• Millimetrik, Sun-Drenched
• Ariane Moffatt, Incarnat - March 25Josée Lapointe, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2021-02-26/le-nouvel-album-d-ariane-moffatt-sortira-le-26-mars.php "Le nouvel album d’Ariane Moffatt sortira le 26 mars"]. La Presse, February 26, 2021.
• Monowhales, Daytona Bleach
• Jess Moskaluke, The Demos - February 19{{cite web |title=Mark February 19 on your calendar. That's the day that Jess Moskaluke's new album The Demos will be released|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2021/01/28/mark-february-19-on-your-calendar-thats-the-day-that-jess-moskalukes-new-album-the-demos-will-be-released/|first=Nanci|last=Dagg|website=Canadian Beats Media|date=January 28, 2021}}
• Mother Mother, Inside - June 25
• Mouth Congress, Waiting for Henry - December 10Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/comedy/article/kids_in_the_halls_scott_thompson_and_paul_bellini_detail_mouth_congress_retrospective_album "Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini Detail Mouth Congress Retrospective Album"]. Exclaim!, October 26, 2021.
• Mustafa, When Smoke Rises - May 28

• N Nao and Joni Void, L’oiseau chante avec ses doigts
• Nimkii and the Niniis, Nang Giizhigoong
• Laura Niquay, Waska Matisiwin
• Safia Nolin, Seum
• Justin Nozuka, Then, Now & Again - April 9

• Ocie Elliott, Slow TideKaitlin Irving, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ocie_elliott_find_peace_on_highly_anticipated_ep_slow_tide "Ocie Elliott Find Peace on 'Slow Tide' EP"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827150737/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ocie_elliott_find_peace_on_highly_anticipated_ep_slow_tide |date=2021-08-27 }}. Exclaim!, March 12, 2021.
• Odonis Odonis, SpectrumsMatt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/odonis_odonis_announce_new_album_spectrums "Odonis Odonis Announce New Album 'Spectrums'"]. Exclaim!, March 9, 2021.
• Steven Lee Olsen, Relationship Goals - July 30{{cite web|url=https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/grammy-nominated-singer-songwriter-steven-lee-olsen-announces-ep-relationship-goals-out-july-30/|title=GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER-SONGWRITER STEVEN LEE OLSEN ANNOUNCES EP, RELATIONSHIP GOALS, OUT JULY 30|date=July 22, 2021|work=Universal Music Canada}}
• The Oot n' Oots, Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule
• Ouri, Frame of a FaunaDaniel McIntosh, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ouri_frame_of_a_fauna_album_review "Ouri Offers Something for Everyone, from Electronic to Neo-Classical, on 'Frame of a Fauna'"]. Exclaim!, October 20, 2021.

• Dorothea Paas, Anything Can't Happen - May 7Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dorothea_paas_shows_that_anything_can_happen_on_anything_cant_happen "Dorothea Paas Shows That Anything Can Happen on 'Anything Can't Happen'"]. Exclaim!, May 5, 2021.
• Meghan Patrick, Heart on My Glass - June 25{{cite web |title=Meghan Patrick Announces New 'Heart On My Glass' Album Out June 25th With New Single, "Mama Prayed For" Out Today (5.7)|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/meghan-patrick-heart-on-my-glass-album-out-june-25th|work= Shore Fire Media|date=May 7, 2021}}
• Nico Paulo, Live at First Light
• Dany Placard, Astronomie (suite)
• Planet Giza, Don't Throw Rocks at the MoonMr. Wavvy, [https://cultmtl.com/2021/04/review-planet-giza-dont-throw-rocks-at-the-moon-montreal/ "REVIEW: Planet Giza, Don’t Throw Rocks at the Moon"]. Cult MTL, April 6, 2021.
• The Joel Plaskett Emergency, Twenty Years Gone: The Joel Plaskett Emergency Revisits Down at the KhyberRichard Woodbury, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/joel-plaskett-down-at-the-khyber-20th-anniversary-rerecorded-album-1.6195890 "2 decades after Down at the Khyber, the Joel Plaskett Emergency re-records landmark album"]. CBC News Nova Scotia, October 16, 2021.
• Plaza, Nocturnes - October 1
• Postdata, Twin Flames - March 5
• Garth Prince, Falling in Africa
• Priyanka, Taste Test - July 16Corey Atad, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210716101609/https://etcanada.com/news/801186/canadas-drag-race-winner-priyanka-releasing-debut-ep-taste-test/ "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Winner Priyanka Releasing Debut EP ‘Taste Test’]. ET Canada, July 14, 2021.

• Raised By Swans, Raised By Swans Is the Name of a Man, Volume 1 - February 9
• Rare Americans, Rare Americans 2 (March); Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo (November)
• Rhye, Home - January 22
• Daniel Romano, Cobra Poems
• Daniel Romano, Fully Plugged In
• Daniel Romano, Kissing the Foe
• Royal Canoe, Sidelining - July 9
• Justin Rutledge, Islands - March 26David Pratt, [https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2021/02/justin-rutledge-islands/ "Justin Rutledge: Islands"]. Folk Radio UK, February 17, 2021.
• Ruth B., Moments In Between - June 11
• Serena Ryder, The Art of Falling Apart - March 12

• Julien Sagot, Sagot
• Said the Whale, Dandelion - October 22
• SATE, The Fool
• JP Saxe, Dangerous Levels Of Introspection - June 25
• Jay Scøtt, Ses plus grands succès
• Joseph Shabason, The Fellowship - April 30
• Shabason, Krgovich and Harris, FlorenceCalum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/shabason_krgovich_and_harris_announce_instrumental_album_florence "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris Announce Instrumental Album 'Florence'"]. Exclaim!, February 5, 2021.
• Shad, TAO - October 1
• Andy Shauf, Wilds
• Jairus Sharif, Mega Optics
• Tyler Shaw, Tyler Shaw - August 20
• Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Theory of Ice
• Skiifall, Woiiyoie Tapes Vol. 1Alex Nino Gheciu, [https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-nino-gheciu/skiifall-woiiyoui-tapes-vol-1 "Stream Skiifall's New EP 'WOIIYOUI TAPES VOL. 1'"]. Complex, August 6, 2021.
• Small Sins, Volume II - February 12
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Life AfterAly Laube, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/snotty_nose_rez_kids_life_after_interview "It Took a Village to Raise Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and Now They're Paying It Forward"]. Exclaim!, October 21, 2021.
• Spiritbox, Eternal Blue - September 17
• Arielle Soucy, Unresolved Collection
• Souldia, Dixque d'art
• Status/Non-Status, 1 2 3 4 500 YearsMatt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/status_non-status_whoop-szo_1_2_3_4_500_years_announcement_interview "Status/Non-Status, Formerly WHOOP-Szo, Tells Complicated Stories of Indigeneity"]. Exclaim!, April 28, 2021.
• Emily Steinwall, Welcome to the GardenAllie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/emily_steinwall_welcome_to_the_garden_album_review "Toronto Saxophonist Emily Steinwall Is a Force for Unity on 'Welcome to the Garden'"]. Exclaim!, March 30, 2021.
• Jeffery Straker, Just Before Sunrise
• Stripper's Union, The UndertakingCalum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tragically_hip_and_odds_offshoot_strippers_union_ready_new_double_album "Tragically Hip and Odds Offshoot Strippers Union Ready New Double Album"]. Exclaim!, January 18, 2021.
• Adrian Sutherland, When the Magic HitsDorothy Stewart, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/cree-attawapiskat-adrian-sutherland-solo-1.6234545 "Adrian Sutherland launches deeply personal solo album"]. CBC North, November 3, 2021.
• Suuns, The Witness

• Talk, Talk to Me
• Tebey, The Good Ones - January 22{{cite web |title= Tebey To Release Debut Album 'The Good Ones' In January |first=Pip|last=Ellwood-Hughes|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2020/12/16/tebey-to-release-debut-album-the-good-ones-in-january/ |date=December 16, 2020|work=Entertainment Focus}}
• TEKE::TEKE, ShirushiMatt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/teke_teke_shirushi_album_review "TEKE::TEKE Showcase Many Possibilities of Their Kaleidoscopic Psych Rock on 'Shirushi'"]. Exclaim!, May 10, 2021.
• TiKA, Anywhere But HereAly Laube, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tika_anywhere_but_here_album_review "TiKA's 'Anywhere but Here' Is an Exuberant Celebration of Black Queer Love"]. Exclaim!, February 23, 2021.
• Tommy Lefroy, Flight Risk
• Morgan Toney, First Flight
• The Tragically Hip, Saskadelphia (EP) - May 21Jonathan Dekel, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-the-inside-story-of-the-tragically-hips-saskadelphia-the-bands-first/ "The inside story of The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia, the band’s first new album since the death of Gord Downie"]. The Globe and Mail, May 20, 2021.
• The Tragically Hip, Road Apples: 30th Anniversary Edition - October 15Tim Peacock, [https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/tragically-hip-anniversary-edition-road-apples/ "The Tragically Hip Announce Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Road Apples’"]. UDiscoverMusic, September 16, 2021.
• The Trews, Wanderer - November 19
• Tuns, Duly Noted - March 26Vish Khanna, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tuns_duly_noted_album_review "Sloan/Super Friendz/Inbreds Supergroup TUNS Yield Even Richer Results on 'Duly Noted'"]. Exclaim!, March 22, 2021.

• Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Einsteins of Consciousness - January 8
• Suzie Ungerleider, My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider - August 13

• Mathew V, The Outer Circle
• Jake Vaadeland, No More Pain in My Heart; Retro Man
• Vincent Vallières, Toute beauté n'est pas perdue
• Chad VanGaalen, World's Most Stressed Out Gardener — March 19Brock Thiessen, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/chad_vangaalen_returns_with_new_album_worlds_most_stressed_out_gardener "Chad VanGaalen Returns with New Album 'World's Most Stressed Out Gardener'"]. Exclaim!, January 28, 2021.
• Jon Vinyl, Lost in YouNatalie Harmsen, [https://www.complex.com/music/jon-vinyl-lost-in-you-interview "The Pleasure and Pain of Jon Vinyl"]. Complex, October 1, 2021.

• Martha Wainwright, Love Will Be Reborn - August 20Elio Iannacci, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/08/13/martha-wainwrights-rebirth-after-a-divorce-finding-love-again-and-returning-to-her-music-singer-songwriter-is-starting-over-with-a-new-album.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=thestar_entertainment "Martha Wainwright’s ‘rebirth’: After a divorce, finding love again and returning to her music, singer-songwriter is starting over with a new album"]. Toronto Star, August 13, 2021.
• The Weather Station, Ignorance - February 5Jeff Bierk, [https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-weather-station/the-weather-station-announces-new-album-ignorance/ "The Weather Station Announces New Album Ignorance, Shares New Single"]. Paste, November 18, 2020.
• Whitehorse, Modern Love
• Whitehorse, Strike Me Down
• The Wilderness of Manitoba, Farewell to Cathedral - October 29
• Charlotte Day Wilson, Alpha - July 9{{Cite web|title=Charlotte Day Wilson Announces Debut Album 'Alpha'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/charlotte_day_wilson_announces_debut_album_alpha|date=May 20, 2021|author=Allie Gregory|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}}

• Yoo Doo Right, Don’t Think You Can Escape Your PurposeStephan Boissonneault, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/yoo_doo_right_dont_think_you_can_escape_your_purpose_album_review "Yoo Doo Right Earn Their Spot Among Montreal Post-Rock Royalty with 'Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose'"]. Exclaim!, May 19, 2021.

• January 12 - Curtis "Shingoose" Jonnie, singer-songwriter (COVID-19){{cite web|title='Trailblazer' Ojibway musician Shingoose dies of COVID-19 at 74|publisher=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/shingoose-death-covid-19-death-1.5870560|date=January 12, 2021}}
• January 28 - Jay W. McGee, R&B, soul and hip hop musician ("Ladies Delight", "Another Love in Your Life")Niel Scobie, [https://www.thestar.com/life/together/remembrance/2021/05/02/jay-w-mcgee-a-groundbreaking-vocalist-songwriter-and-juno-nominee-always-went-back-to-the-music-of-his-father.html "Jay W. McGee, a groundbreaking vocalist, songwriter and Juno nominee, always went back to the music of his father"]. Toronto Star, May 2, 2021.
• April 4 - Paul Humphrey, lead singer for Blue Peter (multiple system atrophy)David Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/04/07/paul-humphrey-suave-frontman-of-80s-toronto-new-wave-band-blue-peter-dies-at-61.html "Paul Humphrey, suave frontman of ‘80s Toronto new wave band Blue Peter, dies at 61"]. Toronto Star, April 7, 2021.
• April 14 - Michel Louvain, singer (cancer)James Cullingham, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-veteran-quebec-crooner-michel-louvain-was-a-teen-idol-in-the-1950s/ "Veteran Quebec crooner Michel Louvain was a teen idol in the 1950s"]. The Globe and Mail, May 6, 2021.
• April 19 - Bob Lanois, record producer and recording engineerJeff Mahoney, [https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/local/2021/04/20/hamiltons-bob-lanois-dead-at-73.html?source=thespec "Hamilton’s Bob Lanois dead at 73"]. Hamilton Spectator, April 20, 2021.
• June 23 - Ellen McIlwaine, blues singer
• December 18 - Custom, filmmaker and musician (cardiac arrest){{Cite web|url=https://www.torontomike.com/2021/12/custom-a-k-a-duane-lavold-dead-at-54|title=Custom a.k.a. Duane Lavold, Dead at 54|date=23 December 2021}}

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