Editing Juno Awards (section)

==Nomination process==

Specific award categories and their descriptions vary from year to year reflecting changes and developments in the music industry. In 1964 there were 16 categories,<ref name="Brit" /> and in 2017 there were 42.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here Is the Full List of 2017 Juno Winners |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_is_the_full_list_of_2017_juno_winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617023454/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_is_the_full_list_of_2017_juno_winners |archive-date=17 June 2017 |access-date=25 April 2018 |website=exclaim.ca |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Judging panels change each year. They include people from different areas of the music industry and regions of the country. An advisory committee oversees each category to ensure that all the submissions meet the required criteria.<ref name="Brit" />

The nominations for each year's Junos are based on an eligibility period which lasts for 13 to 14 months, ending on the mid-November prior to the awards ceremony. For example, the eligibility period of the 2010 Juno Awards was from 1 September 2008 to 13 November 2009. Musicians or their representatives submit music released during the eligibility period to CARAS, designated for the appropriate nomination categories. Nominations other than for the [[Juno Award for International Album of the Year|International Album of the Year]] may only be awarded to Canadians who have lived in Canada during the last six months of the eligibility period, and are deemed Canadian by birth, passport or immigration status.<ref name="JunoSubProc">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=39th Annual JUNO Awards / CARAS Quick Reference Guide to the Submission Process |url=http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/09-Quick-Reference-Guide_Submissions.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723175259/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/09-Quick-Reference-Guide_Submissions.pdf |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=8 March 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Following the close of the eligibility period, CARAS conducts an initial vote by its members to establish the list of nominees in most categories. Sales figures determined the nominees for [[Juno Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Juno Award for International Album of the Year|International Album of the Year]]. Sales along with a jury vote determine the [[Juno Award for New Artist of the Year|New Artist of the Year]], [[Juno Award for New Group of the Year|New Group of the Year]], [[Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year|Rock Album of the Year]] and [[Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year|Pop Album of the Year]]. Sales and a CARAS member vote determine the nominations for [[Juno Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]] and [[Juno Award for Group of the Year|Group of the Year]].<ref name="JunoSubProc" />

After the nominees list is published, another voting round is conducted to determine the winners of most categories. Voting for the [[Juno Fan Choice Award]] is open to the public and closes after the first hour of the televised ceremony, while voting on general categories is limited to CARAS members. Winners in genre-specific or specialty categories are determined by specially appointed CARAS juries.<ref name="JunoSubProc" /> As of 2010, ballots are audited by the major [[Big Four accounting firms]] [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]].<ref name="JunoSubProc" />