The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year. The primary ceremonies were hosted by Pamela Anderson at the Halifax Metro Centre on 2 April and televised on CTV. Buck 65 was the ceremony's introduction and preview announcer. Music artists Bedouin Soundclash, Broken Social Scene, Divine Brown, Hedley, Massari and Nickelback performed songs at these ceremonies. Also performing were the co-winners for the 2006 International Album of the Year, The Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay. Bryan Adams was the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Chris Martin of Coldplay introduced Adams at the primary ceremony. Michael Bublé won four awards, more than any other individual that year. Besides winning Artist of the Year, his album It's Time won in both the Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year categories. His song "Home" from that album was declared Single of the Year. Awards for most categories were presented on 1 April in a non-televised ceremony at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre hosted by Jully Black, with performances by Kardinal Offishall, The Road Hammers and Martha Wainwright. This Saturday gala included the presentation of the Junos' first Humanitarian award to Bruce Cockburn. The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was given to True North Records founder Bernie Finkelstein.

International telecast

The 2006 awards were the first to be televised by broadcasters outside Canada, as seen on the following MTV-related operations:

Controversy

During the televised ceremony, a commercial aired congratulating Michael Bublé for his Single of the Year victory, half an hour before the award was announced. Both CTV and Warner Music Canada have indicated that they did not, in fact, have advance knowledge that Bublé was the actual winner. As is normal practice, Warner had prepared a number of contingency ads congratulating its artists, to be aired only in the event that the artist in question was actually named a winner. CTV has confirmed that its control room technicians mistakenly aired the Bublé ad in place of another congratulatory announcement. Host of the show, Pamela Anderson made numerous failed attempts to joke during the show and spoke out against the seal hunt, which elicited loud boos from the audience. Quotes included, "One of my favourite artists couldn't be here tonight; Seal. He was afraid he might get clubbed to death."

Nominees and winners

Artist of the Year

Winner: Michael Bublé Other nominees:

Group of the Year

Winner: Nickelback Other nominees:

New Artist of the Year

Winner: Daniel Powter Other nominees:

New Group of the Year

Winner: Bedouin Soundclash Other nominees:

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Winner: Neil Young: "The Painter" by Neil Young Other nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner: Vic Florencia: "Everyday is a Holiday" and "Melancholy Melody" by Esthero Other nominees:

Songwriter of the Year

Winner: Arcade Fire: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (with Josh Deu), "Rebellion (Lies)", "Wake Up" Other nominees:

Fan Choice Award

Winner: Simple Plan Other nominees:

Nominated albums

Album of the Year

Winner: It’s Time, Michael Bublé Other nominees:

Aboriginal Recording of the Year

Winner: Hometown, Burnt Project 1 Other nominees:

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Winner: Prairie Wind, Neil Young Other nominees:

Alternative Album of the Year

Winner: Broken Social Scene, Broken Social Scene Other nominees:

Blues Album of the Year

Winner: Let It Loose, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Other nominees:

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year

Winner: Hipeponymous by The Tragically Hip: Garnet Armstrong, Rob Baker, Susan Michalek, Will Ruocco Other nominees:

Children's Album of the Year

Winner: Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Other nominees:

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Winner: Amanda Falk, Amanda Falk Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

Winner: ''Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 et 6'', Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bruno Weil Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

Winner: Albéniz: Iberia, Marc-André Hamelin Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

Winner: Viardot-Garcia: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Serouj Kradjian Other nominees:

Francophone Album of the Year

Winner: Pages blanches, Jim Corcoran Other nominees:

International Album of the Year

Winners (tie): Monkey Business, The Black Eyed Peas and X&Y, Coldplay Other nominees:

Instrumental Album of the Year

Winner: Belladonna, Daniel Lanois Other nominees:

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: Radio Guantánamo (Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1), Jane Bunnett Other nominees:

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: Ask Me Later, Don Thompson Quartet Other nominees:

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: Christmas Songs, Diana Krall Other nominees:

Pop Album of the Year

Winner: It’s Time, Michael Bublé Other nominees:

Rock Album of the Year

Winner: All the Right Reasons, Nickelback Other nominees:

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

Winner: Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer, Corb Lund Other nominees:

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

Winner: The Duhks, The Duhks Other nominees:

World Music Album of the Year

Winner: Humo de tabaco, Alex Cuba Band Other nominees:

Nominated releases

Single of the Year

Winner: "Home", Michael Bublé Other nominees:

Classical Composition of the Year

Winner: "String Quartet No. 1 (The Awakening)", Christos Hatzis Other nominees:

Country Recording of the Year

Winner: The Road Hammers, The Road Hammers Other nominees:

Dance Recording of the Year

Winner: "Spanish Fly", Hatiras & Macca featuring Shawna B. Other nominees:

Music DVD of the Year

Winner: Hipeponymous, The Tragically Hip Other nominees:

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Winner: Back for More, Shawn Desman Other nominees:

Rap Recording of the Year

Winner: The Dusty Foot Philosopher, K'Naan Other nominees:

Reggae Recording of the Year

Winner: Reggae Time, Blessed Other nominees:

Video of the Year

Winner: "Devil’s Eyes" by Buck 65 – producer: Micah Meisner, Rich Terfry Other nominees: