This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.
Events
March 29 – The Juno Awards of 2009 are held in Vancouver, British Columbia. June 15 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced. July 7 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is to be announced. September 21 – Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life is announced as the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. September – K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" is announced as the official theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Albums
A
Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
Attack in Black, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)
B
Jason Bajada, Loveshit
Alexis Baro, From the Other Side
Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public
Daniel Bélanger, Nous
Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
Art Bergmann, Lost Art Bergmann
Justin Bieber, My World
Billy Talent, Billy Talent III
Jully Black, The Black Book
Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind
Will Bonness, Subtle Fire
Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
By Divine Right, Mutant Message
C
Patricia Cano, This Is the New World
Paul Cargnello, Bras coupé
CFCF, Continent
DJ Champion, Resistance
Classified, Self Explanatory
The Cliks, Dirty King
Leonard Cohen, Live in London
Antoine Corriveau, Ni vu ni connu
Rose Cousins, The Send Off
Eliana Cuevas, Luna Llena
Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here
Amelia Curran, Hunter Hunter
D
The Dardanelles, The Dardanelles
Default, Comes and Goes
Despised Icon, Day of Mourning
Digawolf, Distant Morning Star
Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day
Drake, So Far Gone
E
Emerson Drive, I Believe
Evening Hymns, Spirit Guides
F
Julie Fader, Outside In
Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret
G
Gentleman Reg, Jet Black
Hannah Georgas, The Beat Stuff
The Good Lovelies, The Good Lovelies (March), Under the Mistletoe (December) Jenn Grant, Echoes Grand Analog, Metropolis Is Burning Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels (March), The Legion Sessions (October) Emm Gryner, Goddess
H
Handsome Furs, Face Control
Ron Hawkins, 10 Kinds of Lonely
Hayden, The Place Where We Lived
Hedley, The Show Must Go
The Hidden Cameras, Origin:Orphan
Hollerado, Record in a Bag
Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano
The Hylozoists, L'Île de sept villes
I
Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill
In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear
Islands, Vapours
J
jacksoul, SOULmate
Jets Overhead, No Nations
The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care
K
K'naan, Troubadour
k-os, Yes! Kalle Mattson, Whisper Bee