It was only the second album by a Canadian artist ever to do so.
Go north of the border with three Canadian artists this weekend.
He said it also offered Canadian artists an international outlet.
The prize consists of $50,000 for an original work by a Canadian artist.
Producers received unexpected support from other Canadian artists over the course of the series.
It featured popular songs by Canadian artists from the 1960s to 1990s.
The company was specifically established to produce records of Canadian artists.
In an online poll last month, he was ranked among the top four Canadian artists of 2005.
Consistently they received an overwhelmingly positive response to the quality of Canadian artists.
Canadian artists account for an unprecedented four of this week's top five albums.
