April – June

• Montreal - Maxime McKinley wins $10,000 Père-Fernand-Lindsay Award
• Orléans, ON - SOCAN Best Song Award presented to Bastien Vaultier at 2009 Ontario Pop competition
• Dégelis, QC - SOCAN takes part in 2009 Le Tremplin festival
• Vancouver - SOCAN members win musical LEO Awards 2009
• Edmonton - Alec Harrison wins SOCAN-sponsored honour at 2009 AMPIA Awards
• Quebec - Luc Plamondon honoured by Quebec National Assembly
• Canada - SOCAN members make a big splash in International Songwriting Competition
• Quebec - Beau Dommage feted by Quebec National Assembly
• Montreal - Ragga group Mad’MoiZèle Giraf win 2009 Francouvertes’ SOCAN Best Song Award
• Toronto - Mike Malone honoured with $7,500 SOCAN-sponsored jazz composer award
• Toronto - John McCarthy, Dr. Shiva win 2009 musical Genie Awards
• Montreal - Richard Desjardins receives UQAM honourary degree
• Quebec - Ariane Moffatt wins Belgium-Quebec award
• Vancouver - Dallas Green wins songwriting Juno; SOCAN's Juno song circle highlights writers
• Canada - Andrew Staniland wins CBC Radio’s Evolution Prize
• Austin, TX, USA - SOCAN events highlight Canadian presence at SXSW 2009
• Corner Brook, NL - Gordie Sampson, Jay Smith win songwriter award, SOCAN on the scene at 2009 ECMAs
• Ottawa - SOCAN attends Franco-Ontarian music industry gala