- Uncategorized bands/musicians/singers/rappers
- Alt-country
- Barbershop
- Classical
- Country and country rock
- Electronic
- Ethnic / Multicultural
- Folk
- Goth
- Hip hop
- Indie
- Industrial
- Jazz
- Metal
- Popular music
- Punk
- Rock and Alternative
- R&B
- See also
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}The following is a list of musicians and musical groups from the Canadian province of Ontario. List of Ontario musicians by genre Uncategorized bands/musicians/singers/rappers- Alexisonfire – St. Catharines
- Down With Webster – Toronto
- Billy Talent – Mississauga
- Bryan Adams – Kingston
- Paul Anka – Ottawa
- Eva Avila – Ottawa
- Barenaked Ladies – Scarborough
- Jacksoul - Toronto
- Justin Bieber – Stratford, ON
- Jully Black – Toronto
- Blue Rodeo – Toronto
- Broken Social Scene – Toronto
- Kevin Spencer - Hamilton
- Counterparts - Hamilton
- Cancer Bats – Toronto
- Keshia Chanté – Ottawa
- Bruce Cockburn – Ottawa
- Deborah Cox – Toronto
- Hugh Dillon – Kingston
- Fefe Dobson – Scarborough
- Saga (band) – Oakville
- Drake – Toronto
- The Weeknd – Scarborough
- J. D. Fortune – Mississauga
- Finger Eleven – Burlington
- Sarah Harmer – Burlington
- illScarlett – Mississauga
- Kardinal Offishall – Scarborough/Toronto
- James LaBrie – Penetanguishene
- Avril Lavigne – Napanee
- Gordon Lightfoot – Orillia
- Lights – Timmins
- Five Man Electrical Band – Ottawa
- Little X – Toronto
- Guy Lombardo – London
- Brian Melo – Hamilton
- Metric – Toronto
- My Darkest Days – Toronto
- Alanis Morissette – Ottawa
- Joey Muha - Port Dover
- Nelly Furtado – Forest Hill, Toronto
- Our Lady Peace – Toronto (Raine Maida attended University of Toronto)
- Stella Panacci-Toronto
- Peaches – Toronto
- Protest The Hero – Whitby
- Hail The Villain – Oshawa
- Anastasia Rizikov – Toronto
- Rush – Toronto
- Paul Shaffer – Thunder Bay
- Silverstein – Burlington
- Skye Sweetnam – Bolton
- Snow – Toronto
- Sum 41 – Ajax
- Three Days Grace – Toronto
- The Tragically Hip – Kingston
- Tokyo Police Club – Newmarket
- Shania Twain – Timmins
- Vanity – Niagara Falls
- Tamia Washington – Windsor
- Neil Young – Toronto
- Joel Zimmerman (deadmau5) – Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Vikas Kohli – Mississauga
- Henry Lau – Toronto
- Teenage Head – Hamilton
- Magic! – Toronto
- List of best-selling singles in Canada
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by Canadian artists
Alt-country- Andrew Cash
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
- Charlie Angus and Grievous Angels
- Fred Eaglesmith
- Lost Dakotas
- Ron Sexsmith
BarbershopClassical- Edwin Orion Brownell
- Glenn Gould
Country and country rock- Blue Rodeo
- Cowboy Junkies
- Handsome Ned
- Tim Hicks
- Lost Dakotas
- Shae Dupuy
- Prairie Oyster
- Skydiggers
- Shania Twain
Electronic- Deadmau5
- Esthero
- Kids on TV
- Lesbians on Ecstasy
- MSTRKRFT
- Crystal Castles
Ethnic / Multicultural- AfroNubians
- Beyond the Pale
- Jaffa Road
- Raghav
- Souljazz Orchestra - Ottawa
- Sultans of String
- Vandana Vishwas
Folk- Ash & Bloom
- Bruce Cockburn
- Kathleen Edwards
- Justin Hines
- Stephen Fearing
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Emm Gryner
- Sarah Harmer
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Dayna Manning
- Loreena McKennitt
- Moxy Früvous
- Sierra Noble – born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Ian North
- Red Dirt Skinners
Goth- National Velvet
- Rhea's Obsession
Hip hop- Choclair
- Dead Celebrity Status
- Drake
- Dream Warriors
- Eternia
- Get Loose Crew
- Jazz Cartier
- JUST Me
- K'naan
- k-os
- Kardinal Offishall
- Kid Twist
- Maestro
- MC Shadow
- Michie Mee
- Night Lovell
- Saukrates
- Robin Banks
- Puffy L'z
Indie- Broken Social Scene
- By Divine Right
- The Constantines
- Dala
- Fifth Column
- Furnaceface
- Hayden
- The Hidden Cameras
- Junior Boys
- King Cobb Steelie
- Lights
- Metric
- Old World Vulture
- Republic of Safety
- Rheostatics
- Skydiggers
Industrial- Ad·ver·sary
- Ayria
- Dandi Wind
- Decoded Feedback
- Digital Poodle
- Dym
- Epsilon Minus
- Liar's Rosebush
- Monster Voodoo Machine
- Prospero
- Vampire Rodents
- Zombie Girl
Jazz- John Alcorn
- Jane Bunnett
- Holly Cole
- Molly Johnson
- Richard Underhill
Metal- Lee Aaron
- Adytum
- Annihilator
- Anvil
- Cancer Bats
- Eidolon
- Exciter
- Fuck The Facts
- Helix
- Infernäl Mäjesty
- Kittie
- Piledriver
- Protest the Hero
- Razor
- Thine Eyes Bleed
- Threat Signal
- Woods of Ypres- Sault Ste. Marie
Popular music- Paul Anka
- Dalbello
- Annette Ducharme
- Deborah Cox
- Fefe Dobson
- Avril Lavigne
- Martha and the Muffins
- Amanda Marshall
- Alanis Morissette
- Alannah Myles
- Jane Siberry
- Justin Bieber
- Shawn Mendes
- Alessia Cara
- Candy Coated Killahz
- Down With Webster
Musicians from Ontario with a #1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit include: from the 1970s: Neil Young with "Heart of Gold" in 1972, Gordon Lightfoot with "Sundown". From the 1990s: Alannah Myles with "Black Velvet", Bryan Adams (4 #1 hits) including "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", Snow (musician) with "Informer" in 1993, and Barenaked Ladies with "One Week" in 1998. From the 2000s: Nelly Furtado with "Promiscuous" in 2006 and "Say It Right", Avril Lavigne with "Girlfriend" in 2007. From the 2010s: Drake (rapper) with 3 #1 hits as a solo artist like the dancehall "One Dance" and the trap song "God's Plan" in 2018, Magic! with "Rude" in 2014, The Weeknd with 3 #1's like "Can't Feel My Face" and "Starboy" in early 2017, and Justin Bieber with 3 #1 hits including "What Do You Mean?" in 2015 and "Sorry" in 2016. All these musicians are from Toronto, except Gordon Lightfoot, Bryan Adams, Avril Lavigne, and Justin Bieber. In addition, Alanis Morissette from Ottawa had 3 #1 albums on the U.S. Billboard 200 including Jagged Little Pill in 1995, and Shania Twain from Windsor had one #1 album with Up!. Source: List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by Canadian artists - List of songs about Toronto
Punk- The 3tards
- Alexisonfire
- Armed and Hammered
- Billy Talent
- Bunchofuckingoofs
- Counterparts
- The Diodes
- The Flatliners
- The Forgotten Rebels
- Jolly Tambourine Man
- Moneen
- The Secrets
- Simply Saucer
- Sum 41
- Teenage Head
- Treble Charger- Sault Ste. Marie
- The Viletones
- Fucked Up
- PUP (band)
Rock and Alternative- Arkells
- The Argues
- The Band
- Barenaked Ladies
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Big Sugar
- CANO
- City and Colour
- Change of Heart
- Jason Englishman
- Finger Eleven
- Ronnie Hawkins
- The Headstones
- High Holy Days
- Hollerado
- I Mother Earth
- Junkhouse
- Graeme Kirkland
- Daniel Lanois
- Leslie Spit Treeo
- The Lowest of the Low
- Max Webster
- Metric
- Kim Mitchell
- National Velvet
- Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Our Lady Peace
- Parachute Club
- Project Wyze
- The Pursuit of Happiness
- Rough Trade
- Rush
- Saga (band)
- Lorraine Segato
- Sarah Slean
- Steppenwolf
- Skye Sweetnam
- The Tea Party
- Teenage Head
- Three Days Grace
- Toronto
- Tokyo Police Club
- The Tragically Hip
- 13 Engines
- Triumph
- Hawksley Workman
- Neil Young
R&B- Toya Alexis
- Bass is Base
- Jully Black
- Divine Brown
- Jarvis Church
- Jacksoul
- Glenn Lewis
- Billy Newton-Davis
- The Philosopher Kings
- Ivana Santilli
- The Weeknd
- PARTYNEXTDOOR
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