Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year

The Juno Award for "Songwriter of the Year" has been awarded since 1971, as recognition each year for the best songwriter in Canada. It was also known as the Juno Award for "Composer of the Year" from 1975 to 1990.

Winners

Best Songwriter (1971 - 1974)

• 1971 - Gene MacLellan (Special Award Canadian Composer)
• 1972 - Rich Dodson
• 1973 - Gordon Lightfoot
• 1974 - Murray McLauchlan

Composer of the Year (1975 - 1990)

• 1975 - Paul Anka
• 1976 - Hagood Hardy, "The Homecoming"
• 1977 - Gordon Lightfoot, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
• 1978 - Dan Hill (Co-composer), "Sometimes When We Touch"
• 1979 - Dan Hill (Co-composer), "Sometimes When We Touch"
• 1980 - Frank Mills, "Peter Piper"
• 1981 - Eddie Schwartz, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
• 1982 - Mike Reno / Paul Dean, "Turn Me Loose"
• 1983 - Bob Rock / Paul Hyde, "Eyes of a Stranger"
• 1984 - Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance, "Cuts Like a Knife"
• 1985 - Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance
• 1986 - Jim Vallance
• 1987 - Jim Vallance
• 1989 - Tom Cochrane
• 1990 - David Tyson / Christopher Ward

Songwriter of the Year (1991 - 1998)

• 1991 - David Tyson
• 1992 - Tom Cochrane
• 1993 - k.d. lang / Ben Mink
• 1994 - Leonard Cohen
• 1995 - Jann Arden
• 1996 - Alanis Morissette
• 1997 - Alanis Morissette (Glen Ballard, co-songwriter)
• 1998 - Sarah McLachlan with Pierre Marchand, "Building a Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

Best Songwriter (1999 - 2002)

• 1999 - Bryan Adams (co-songwriter), "On a Day Like Today" with Phil Thornalley, "When You're Gone" with Eliot Kennedy
• 2000 - Shania Twain (co-songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange), "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"; "You've Got a Way"; "That Don't Impress Me Much"
• 2001 - Nelly Furtado, "Turn Off the Light"; "I'm like a Bird"; "...on the Radio (Remember the Days)"
• 2002 - Jann Arden, "Never Mind", "Thing for You" (co-songwriter Russell Broom)

Songwriter of the Year (2003 - Present)

• 2003 - Chad Kroeger/Nickelback, "Hero" - Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man; "Too Bad" and "How You Remind Me" - Silver Side Up
• 2004 - Sarah McLachlan (co-songwriter Pierre Marchand) - "World on Fire", "Fallen" and "Stupid" - Afterglow
• 2005 - Ron Sexsmith, "Whatever It Takes", "Not About to Lose" and "Hard Bargain" - Retriever
• 2006 - Arcade Fire, "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (with Josh Deu), "Rebellion (Lies)", "Wake Up" - Funeral
• 2007 - Gordie Sampson, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (co-songwriters Brett James & Hillary Lindsey) - Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood; "Words Get In The Way" (co-songwriters Troy Verges / Aimee Mayo) - Dangerous Man by Trace Adkins; "Crybaby" (co-songwriters Carolyn Dawn Johnson / Troy Verges) - Love & Negotiation by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• 2008 - Feist, "My Moon My Man", "1234" and "I Feel It All" - The Reminder
• 2009 - City and Colour, "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl" - Bring Me Your Love
• 2010 - K'naan - "Wavin' Flag" (co-songwriters B. Mars, P. Lawrence and J. Daval), "Take A Minute", "If Rap Gets Jealous" (co-songwriters Gerald Eaton and Brian West) - Troubadour
• 2011 - Arcade Fire, "Ready to Start", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "We Used To Wait" - The Suburbs
• 2012 - Dallas Green of City and Colour, "Fragile Bird", "We Found Each Other" and "Weightless" - Little Hell
• 2013 - Leonard Cohen, "Amen", "Going Home" (co-songwriter Patrick Leonard), and "Show Me the Place" (co-songwriter Patrick Leonard) - Old Ideas
• 2014 - Serena Ryder, "Stompa", "What I Wouldn't Do", and "When You Know ft. Serena Ryder" - Harmony & Learning to Lose Control
• 2015 - Afie Jurvanen, "All the Time", "Bitter Memories", "Stronger Than That" - Bahamas Is Afie