Presented by RBC October 17th, 2025 Lyric Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre
On Friday October 17, 2025, at Meridian Arts Centre in North York, Toronto, Canada's biggest night in Songwriting returns with five new incredible inductees: Andy Kim, Gino Vannelli, Jane Siberry, Ian Thomas and Triumph.
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the 2025 Legends Induction, proudly presented by RBC. This year's event will showcase breathtaking tribute performances by some of the most celebrated artists from Canada and around the globe. Stay tuned—incredible performers and special guests will be revealed soon!
2024 Inductees
Andy Kim
The composer of Sugar, Sugar and Rock Me Gently, Kim built a career on fearlessness and reinvention, from Brill Building beginnings to Canadian icon.
Triumph
The hard-rock trio from Mississauga defined Canadian arena rock with Magic Power and Fight the Good Fight and redefined the concert experience.
Jane Siberry
A poet of song, Siberry has defied category for four decades with a catalogue spanning the mystical and the intimate.
Gino Vannelli
With his blend of soul, jazz, and pop, Vannelli earned international acclaim and broke barriers as a genre-defying singer-songwriter.
Ian Thomas
With hits like Painted Ladies and The Runner, Thomas is a genre-spanning craftsman who’s written for America, Santana, and Bette Midler.
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The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is a national, bilingual, and non-profit organization with a mandate to honour and celebrate Canadian songwriters.
Since 1998, we’ve inducted some of the worlds most prolific songwriters to ever come from Canada. Legendary songwriters honoured at past ceremonies include; Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Alanis Morissette, Leonard Cohen, Oscar Peterson, David Foster, Gilles Vigneault, Gordon Lightfoot, Robbie Robertson, Robert Charlebois, Rush, Dan Hill, Luc Plamondon, and Paul Anka, among many others.
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