The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)[1] to honour Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music.[2][3] The award presentation is held each year as part of the Juno Award ceremonies. Since 2012, the inductee also performs at the ceremony.
A hall facility was opened in Calgary in 2016 located within The National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta.[4][2] It can be found on level five of the Studio Bell, a floor entirely dedicated to celebrating and recognizing Canadian music creators and artists who have left their mark on this country and beyond.[5]
Inductees
As of 2025 CARAS has honored 66 bands or individual musicians.[1] To date, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings are the only artists to be inducted twice, once for their work with The Guess Who and again for Bachman's work with Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Cummings for his solo work.
Mike Kroeger (25 Jun 1972) Ryan Vikedal (9 May 1975) Brandon Kroeger (30 November 1971) Ryan Peake (1 March 1973) Chad Kroeger (15 November 1974) Daniel Adair (19 February 1975) Mitch Guindon
Ra McGuire (13 Jun 1950) Brian Smith (26 March 1949) Tommy Stewart (15 July 1952) Harry Kalensky (3 February 1950) Frank Ludwig (23 December 1947) Doni Underhill (13 April 1949) Rob Deans (16 April 1950) Gogo (24 April 1965) Scott Brown (6 October 1964) Clayton Hill (29 October 1965)
Mike Reno (8 January 1955) Paul Dean (9 February 1946) Scott Smith (13 February 1955) Matt Frenette (7 March 1954) Doug Johnson (19 December 1957) Ken Sinnaeve (2 May 1955)
^"Past Inductees". Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^"About_Us". National Music Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.