Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry."^[1] It is given annually every Juno Awards ceremony and named after one of the founders of the awards.^[2]

Recipients

1984 - J. Lyman Potts
1985 - A. Hugh Joseph
1986 - Jack Richardson
1987 - Bruce Allen
1989 - Sam Sniderman
1990 - Raffi
1991 - Mel Shaw
1992 - William Harold Moon
1993 - Brian Robertson^[3]
1994 - John Mills
1995 - Louis Applebaum
1996 - Ronnie Hawkins
1997 - Dan Gibson
1998 - Sam Feldman
1999 - Allan Waters
2000 - Emile Berliner
2001 - Daniel Caudeiron
2002 - Michael Cohl
2003 - Terry McBride
2004 - Walt Grealis
2005 - Allan Slaight
2006 - Bernie Finkelstein
2007 - Donald K. Tarlton
2008 - Moses Znaimer
2009 - Fred Sherratt
2010 - Ross Reynolds
2011 - Deane Cameron
2012 - Gary Slaight
2013 - Larry LeBlanc
2014 - Frank Davies
2015 - Ray Danniels^[4]
2016 - Rosalie Trombley
2017 - Randy Lennox
2018 - Denise Donlon
2019 - Duff Roman
2020 - Pegi Cecconi
2022 - Denise Jones
2023 - Ron Sakamoto^[5]

References

^ "Juno Awards: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^ "CARAS: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^ "Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award 1993". junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Renowned Music Executive Acknowledged for His Myriad Contributions to the Canadian Music Industry". CARAS. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ Eric Volmers, "Nickelback to enter Canadian Music Hall of Fame at 2023 Juno Awards". Edmonton Journal, November 14, 2022.

[1] "Juno Awards: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-29.

[2] "CARAS: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-29.

[3] "Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award 1993". junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[4] "Renowned Music Executive Acknowledged for His Myriad Contributions to the Canadian Music Industry". CARAS. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[5] Eric Volmers, "Nickelback to enter Canadian Music Hall of Fame at 2023 Juno Awards". Edmonton Journal, November 14, 2022.

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v t e Juno Awards
Awards to individuals	Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter Songwriter (Non-Performer)
Awards for recordings	Album of the Year Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Small Ensemble Classical – Solo Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Global Music Heavy Metal Instrumental Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of the Year South Asian Music Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance
Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video
Discontinued categories	Breakthrough Artist of the Year (1974–2024) Breakthrough Group of the Year (1974–2024) Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985) Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021) Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021) Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021) International (1975–2024) Jazz Album (1977–1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014) Rap Recording (1991–2021) R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020) Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award
Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989¹ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Notes	¹ Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards

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