| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
- Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines
- The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
- Genticorum, Avant l'orage
- Babineau/Chartrand, Gigues à 2 faces
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
| Donovan Woods, Both WaysDave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, TwoThe Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the RadioGabrielle Papillon, Keep the FireThe Wailin' Jennys, Fifteen |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| Joseph Edgar, Lisa LeBlanc, Robin-Joël Cool, Wanabi Farmeur, Vishtèn, Caroline Savoie and Édith Butler, Grand tintamarre ! - Chansons et comptines acadiennesJeremy Fisher Junior, Highway to SpellThe Oot n' Oots, Electric Jellyfish BoogalooSplash'N Boots, Love, Kisses and HugsThe Swinging Belles, The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency | Pharis Romero, Sweet Old ReligionMatthew Byrne, Horizon LinesLenka Lichtenberg, Masaryk: Narodni pisneBuffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine SongsDiana Erb, Old Fashioned Way |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Rob Lutes, Walk in the DarkDana Wylie, The Earth That You're Made OfKellie Loder, Benefit of the DoubtCatherine MacLellan, If It’s Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellanDylan Menzie, As the Clock Rewinds | Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagneHolly Blazina, TranscendenciaJustin Gray, New HorizonsDan MacDonald, Rural/UrbanAndrea Bettger, Snappy Day |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| The Fretless, Live from the Art FarmWest of Mabou, The BridgeAndrew Collins Trio, GrooveSo Long Seven, Kala KaloMiller MacDonald Cormier, South Haven | Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles, Heartbreak Song for the RadioNoosa Al-Sarraj, Wasted TimeBruce Cockburn, Bone on BoneDana Sipos, Trick of the LightDonovan Woods, Both Ways |
| French Songwriter | Indigenous Songwriter |
| Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns, Christian Bernard and Frédéric Joyal, Le soleil en bulleDanny Boudreau, Mon étéKristine St-Pierre, La promesseBenoit Pinette, DésherbageÉtienne Fletcher, Face A | Shauit, Apu peikussiakᵘTiffany Ayalik and Grey Gritt, Shelter as we go...Sandra Sutter, Cluster StarsDennis Shorty, Gucho HinBuffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old ReligionThe Good Lovelies, ShapeshiftersDave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, TwoThe Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the RadioThe Fugitives, The Promise of Strangers | The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the RadioThe Fretless, Live from the Art FarmGenticorum, Avant l'oragePharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old ReligionThe East Pointers, What We Leave Behind |
| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
| Bruce Cockburn, Bone on BoneDavid Francey, The Broken Heart of EverythingLittle Miss Higgins, My Home, My HeartCatherine MacLellan, If It’s Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellanBuffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs | Eliana Cuevas, Golpes Y FloresJean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagneLenka Lichtenberg, Masaryk: Narodni pisneDaniel Bellegarde, Anba TonèlBuffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs |
| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| Autorickshaw, MeterNear East, Near EastOktopus, HapaxLemon Bucket Orkestra, If I Had the StrengthMinor Empire, Uprooted | Raine Hamilton, Night SkyAnnie Sumi, In the UnknownThe Lifers, Honey SuiteJack Pine and the Fire, Left to Our Own DevicesMattie Leon, Signal HillAerialists, Group Manoeuvre |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| Steve Dawson, Same As I Ever Have Been Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles, Heartbreak Song for the Radio Chris McKhool and John 'Beetle' Bailey, Christmas Caravan Ozan Boz, Uprooted Suzie Vinnick and Mark Lalama, Shake the Love Around | Beatrice Deer, My All to YouJean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagneQuantum Tangle, Shelter as we go...Cindy Doire, PanoramaLa Suite, Inventions pour deux violoneux |
| Young Performer | Special Awards |
| Earle and Coffin, A Day in JulyChristian Howse, We WereMarley Mullan, Fiddle DanceBen Heffernan, HomeJessica Wedden, One More Time | Unsung Hero: Terry Wickham |
