The Juno Awards of 2011 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2009 and in most of 2010. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during the weekend of 26 and 27 March 2011. A week of related events began on 21 March 2011. This occasion marked 40 years since the 1971 Juno Awards, the first year the ceremonies were conducted by that name. The primary ceremony on 27 March was televised nationally by CTV. Deane Cameron, president of EMI Music Canada since 1988, was designated the 2011 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Neil Young was presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his work in such causes as Farm Aid. Drake received six nominations. Arcade Fire earned five nods. Broken Social Scene, Justin Bieber and Hedley each received four nominations. Johnny Reid and Sarah McLachlan each earned two nods. Die Mannequin and Neil Young received two nominations.

Events

Most awards were announced at a private gala dinner on 26 March 2011 at Exhibition Place's Allstream Centre. Rap musician and actor Drake hosted the primary awards ceremony from the Air Canada Centre the next evening. A new trophy design was introduced for the 2011 awards, consisting of a laser engraving of Shirley Elford's Juno spiral figure encased within a transparent block. Elford had created individual trophies since the 2000 awards, but was unable to continue this work due to cancer. Other events during the Juno week include:

Main ceremony performers

The following artists performed at the main ceremony: – * – these artists appeared in a tribute of the Junos' 40th anniversary

Nominees and winners

Nominations for the various award categories were announced on 1 February 2011. Most awards were announced at the private 26 March gala, with eight categories announced the following day on the main televised ceremony.

People

Juno Fan Choice Award

Winner: Justin Bieber Other nominees:

Artist of the Year

Winner: Neil Young Other nominees:

Group of the Year

Winner: Arcade Fire Other nominees:

New Artist of the Year

Winner: Meaghan Smith Other nominees:

New Group of the Year

Winner: Said the Whale Other nominees:

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Winner: Daniel Lanois, "Hitchhiker" (Neil Young, Le Noise); "I Believe in You" (Black Dub, Black Dub) Other nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner: Kevin Churko, "Let It Die", "Life Won’t Wait" (Ozzy Osbourne, Scream) Other nominees:

Songwriter of the Year

Winner: Arcade Fire, "Ready To Start", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "We Used To Wait"; all from The Suburbs Other nominees:

Albums

Album of the Year

Winner: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire Other nominees:

Aboriginal Album of the Year

Winner: CerAmony, CerAmony Other nominees:

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Winner: Le Noise, Neil Young Other nominees:

Alternative Album of the Year

Winner: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire Other nominees:

Blues Album of the Year

Winner: Everywhere West, Jim Byrnes Other nominees:

Children's Album of the Year

Winner: Proud Like a Mountain, Peter Lenton Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

Winner: Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11, Gryphon Trio Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

Winner: Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights, Scott and Lara St. John Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

Winner: Great Operatic Arias, Gerald Finley Other nominees:

Gospel Album of the Year|Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Winner: Love & the Lack Thereof, Greg Sczebel Other nominees:

Country Album of the Year

Winner: A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid Other nominees:

Electronic Album of the Year

Winner: Swim, Caribou Other nominees:

Francophone Album of the Year

Winner: Les Chemins de verre, Karkwa Other nominees:

Instrumental Album of the Year

Winner: Continent & Western, Fond of Tigers Other nominees:

International Album of the Year

Winner: Teenage Dream, Katy Perry Other nominees:

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: Treelines, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Other nominees:

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: Our First Set, John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra Other nominees:

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: Nina, Kellylee Evans Other nominees:

Pop Album of the Year

Winner: My World 2.0, Justin Bieber Other nominees:

Rap Recording of the Year

Winner: TSOL, Shad Other nominees:

Rock Album of the Year

Winner: Vancouver, Matthew Good Other nominees:

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (solo)

Winner: My Hands Are on Fire and Other Love Songs, Old Man Luedecke Other nominees:

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (group)

Winner: La part du feu, Le Vent du Nord Other nominees:

World Music Album of the Year (solo)

Winner: Aksil, Élage Diouf Other nominees:

Songs

Single of the Year

Winner: "Wavin' Flag", Young Artists for Haiti Other nominees:

Classical Composition of the Year

Winner: "Duo For Violin And Piano", R. Murray Schafer (album, Wild Bird) Other nominees:

Dance Recording of the Year

Winner: "Sofi Needs a Ladder", Deadmau5 Other nominees:

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Winner: "Stars", Quanteisha Other nominees:

Reggae Recording of the Year

Winner: "Likkle But Mi Tallawah", Elaine Lil'Bit Sheppard Other nominees:

Other

Music DVD of the Year

Winner: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Rush), Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Shelley Nott, Noah Segal, John Virant Other nominees:

Recording Package of the Year

Winner: Elisabeth Chicoine, Jimmy Collins, Robyn Kotyk, Joe McKay, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin: Forgiveness Rock Record (vinyl box set), Broken Social Scene Other nominees:

Video of the Year

Winner: "Kyle Davison, Perfect", Hedley Other nominees:

Compilation album

A compilation album featuring selected Juno nominees was released on 8 March 2011 by EMI Music Canada. Sales of the album support the CARAS music education charity MusiCounts. The artists and track listing is as follows: