The Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, administered by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), has been awarded since 2005 to recognize the best album in the adult alternative genre by a Canadian artist.

Winners and nominees Year Winner(s) Album Nominees Ref.2005Sarah HarmerAll of Our Names Sarah Slean, Day One Matt Mays, Matt Mays Ron Sexsmith, Retriever Rufus Wainwright, Want Two2006Neil YoungPrairie Wind Blue Rodeo, Are You Ready Luke Doucet, Broken (and other rogue states) Kathleen Edwards, Back to Me Low Millions, Ex-Girlfriends2007Jim CuddyThe Light That Guides You Home Sarah Harmer, I'm a Mountain Matt Mays, When the Angels Make Contact Ron Sexsmith, Time Being Neil Young, Living with War2008Blue RodeoSmall Miracles Tom Cochrane, No Stranger Jeremy Fisher, Goodbye Blue Monday Rufus Wainwright, Release the Stars Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II2009Serena RyderIs It O.K. Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul Sarah Slean, The Baroness Hawksley Workman, Between the Beautifuls2010Joel PlaskettThree Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial 1977, Nineteen Seventy-Seven2011Neil YoungLe Noise Black Dub, Black Dub Luke Doucet and the White Falcon, Steel City Trawler Sarah Harmer, Oh Little Fire Justin Nozuka, You I Wind Land and Sea2012FeistMetals Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer2013Serena RyderHarmony Bahamas, Barchords The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory2014Ron SexsmithForever Endeavour A. C. Newman, Shut Down the Streets Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow Hayden, Us Alone The Sadies, Internal Sounds2015BahamasBahamas Is Afie The Barr Brothers, Sleeping Operator Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems Jeremy Fisher, The Lemon Squeeze Jenn Grant, Compostela2016WhitehorseLeave No Bridge Unburned Tobias Jesso Jr., Goon Mo Kenney, In My Dreams Joel Plaskett, The Park Avenue Sobriety Test Daniel Romano, If I've Only One Time Askin'''

! scope="row"|2017 |Gord Downie |Secret Path| Basia Bulat, Good Advice Wintersleep, The Great Detachment Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker Andy Shauf, The Party| |- ! scope="row"|2018 |Gord Downie |Introduce Yerself| Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude Terra Lightfoot, New Mistakes Timber Timbre, Sincerely, Future Pollution Whitehorse, Panther in the Dollhouse|align="center"|"Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018. |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | Bahamas | Earthtones| The Barr Brothers, Queens of the BreakersDan Mangan, More or LessRhye, BloodGabrielle Shonk, Gabrielle Shonk|align="center"|"Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019. |- ! scope="row"|2020 | Half Moon Run | A Blemish in the Great Light| City and Colour, A Pill for LonelinessLeonard Cohen, Thanks for the Danceiskwē, acākosīkPatrick Watson, Wave|align="center"| Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019. |- ! style="text-align:center;" scope="row"|2021 | Bahamas | Sad Hunk| Begonia, FearBasia Bulat, Are You in Love?Sarah Harmer, Are You GoneRufus Wainwright, Unfollow the Rules|align="center"| Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021. |- ! style="text-align:center;" scope="row"|2022 | Half Moon Run | Inwards & Onwards| Bahamas, Live to Tape, Vol. 1Hannah Georgas, All That EmotionAndy Shauf, WildsThe Weather Station, Ignorance|align="center"|Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022. |- ! scope="row"|2023 |The Sadies |Colder Streams| Altameda, Born LosersBasia Bulat, The GardenDan Mangan, Being SomewhereThe Weather Station, How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars|align="center"| Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023. |- ! scope="row"|2024 | Feist | Multitudes| Begonia, Powder BlueJeremy Dutcher, MotewolonuwokHayden, Are We GoodShawnee Kish, Revolution|align="center"| "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024. |- ! scope="row"|2025 | Elisapie | Inuktitut| Terra Lightfoot, Healing PowerThe Secret Beach, We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse?Leif Vollebekk, RevelationWild Rivers, Never Better|align="center"| "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025. |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2|2026 | Bahamas | My Second Last Album| rowspan=2| The Barr Brothers, Let It HissPatrick Watson, Uh OhThe Weather Station, Humanhood|align="center" rowspan=2| Natalie Harmsen, Melody Lau, Holly Gordon and Kelsey Adams, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, March 28, 2026. |- | Begonia | Fantasy Life''

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