February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup.
March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony.
June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced.
ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication.
August 1 – Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are announced as the winners of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" competition for unsigned rock bands.
September 19 – Arcade Fire are announced as the winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs.
November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content.
Death from Above 1979
Bands on hiatus
Secret and Whisper
Wolf Parade
You Say Party
Bands disbanded
Alexisonfire
Immaculate Machine
Mobile
Quo Vadis
The Stills
Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering Flashlight
Arkells, Michigan Left – October 18
Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2
Armistice, Armistice – February 15
Austra, Feel It Break
Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life Makes
Jill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5
Matthew Barber, Matthew Barber
The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
The Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the City
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
Braids, Native Speaker – January 18
Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des jours
Michael Bublé, Christmas
Bruce Peninsula, Open Flames
Buck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1
The Burning Hell, Flux Capacitor
Louise Burns, Mellow Drama
Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25
Jennifer Castle, Castlemusic
Lou Canon, Lou Canon - May 10
George Canyon, Better Be Home Soon
Keshia Chante, Night & Day – November 8
City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7
Code Pie, Love Meets Rage
Cœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8
Cowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15
Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27
Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4
David Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22
The Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15
The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2
Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25
Dinosaur Bones, My Divider
Dog Day, Deformer
Drake, Take Care – October 24
D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
Duchess Says, In a Fung Day T!
Elliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27
Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8
Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12
Feist, Metals – October 4
Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1
Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
Gatineau, Karaoke king
The Golden Seals, Increase the Sweetness
Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7
Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize Me
Emm Gryner, Northern Gospel
Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28
Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket Love
Hey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15
Rebekah Higgs, Odd Fellowship
Hooded Fang, Tosta Mista
Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident
Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autres
Junior Boys, It's All True
Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29
K-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4
Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8
Library Voices, Summer of Lust
Lights, Siberia – October 4
Little Scream, The Golden Record - March 15
The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22
Catherine MacLellan, Silhouette
Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
The Mahones, The Black Irish
Kate Maki, Moonshine - May 24
Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide - March 22
Malajube, La Caverne – April 19
Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27
Memphis, Here Comes a City
Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?
Monogrenade, Tantale
Katie Moore, Montebello – February 1
The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts
Mother Mother, Eureka – March 15
Krista Muir, Between Atoms
New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11
Nickelback, Here and Now
Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19
Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27
One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man
Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
Karim Ouellet, Plume
The Pack A.D., Unpersons
Papermaps, Papermaps
Joel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations
Robbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5
JF Robitaille, Calendar
Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5
The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1
Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10
Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1
Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister
Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! - June 17
Sloan, The Double Cross
Snailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24
Socalled, Sleepover – May 3
Samantha Savage Smith, Tough Cookie
Spring Breakup, It's Not You, it's Me
Frederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits - May 24
Stars, The Bedroom Demos
Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Jeffery Straker, under the soles of my shoes
Sum 41, Screaming Bloody Murder – March 29
Sunparlour Players, Us Little Devils – October 18
Sweatshop Union, The Bill Murray EP – March 1
Tasseomancy, Ulalume – August 30
Thus Owls, Harbours
Timber Timbre, Creep On Creepin' On – April 5
The Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12
Al Tuck, Under Your Shadow
Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15
Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17
Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same - Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die - November 15
The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars
Bry Webb, Provider – November 15
Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30
Graham Wright, Shirts vs. Skins
Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8
January 18 – Antonín Kubálek, classical pianist
February 11 – Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player
March 22 – Victor Bouchard, pianist and composer
April 6 – John Bottomley, singer-songwriter
May 13 – Jack Richardson, record producer
May 28 – Alys Robi, jazz singer
June 9 – Claude Léveillée, 78, composer and chansonnier
June 23 – Gaye Delorme, guitarist
July 10 – Pierrette Alarie, opera singer
August 7 – Jiří Traxler, jazz pianist
December 22 – David Gold, heavy metal singer (Woods of Ypres)
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