Juno Awards Returning To Toronto In 2011

The Juno Awards will return to Toronto in 2011, and will be held on March 27 of that year at the Air Canada Centre.

Juno Week will take place March 21 to 27, 2011 throughout Toronto. Next year will mark the Juno Awards' 40th anniversary.

"The Juno Awards has had such a significant impact on Canada and the Canadian music industry over the past 40 years," says Melanie Barry, president and CEO of the Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences (CARAS). "There is much to celebrate and reflect upon within four decades of accomplishments, and we can't think of a more fitting city to host the festivities than Toronto.

"Toronto is sure to put its own vibrant and distinct personality to Canada's most recognizable music awards show — a perfect convergence of music, culture, diversity and industry."

It will be the first time the awards have been held in Toronto since 2000, when they were hosted by The Moffatts (I know!) at the Rogers Centre, which (guess what else?) was still called SkyDome back then.

Since 2000, the Juno Awards have been held in Hamilton, Ont., St. John's, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Saskatoon, Calgary and Vancouver.

The Juno Awards were held in Toronto annually until 1991. Vancouver was the first Canadian city other than Toronto to host the awards.

The 2010 Juno Awards will be held on April 18 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's. The host and nominees have yet to be announced.