The Women in Music Canada Honours are returning to Toronto this March. A range of artists and behind-the-scenes music industry professionals are up for awards, including Allison Russell, Leela Gilday, Lu Kala, Bambii, Nemahsis and more. Past winners include the Beaches, Maylee Todd and Witch Prophet.&nbsp;

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From left: Mattmac is a blind Oji-Cree man whose hair is parted in the middle and in short braids. He is wearing a yellow and black plaid jacket over a tan collared shirt and a white t-shirt. Leela Gilday is a Dene-Canadian woman who has straight brown hair and is wearing a brown leather jack, an orange floral skirt, black top, and long beaded earrings. Garret T. Willie is a First Nations' man with short, dark hair wearing a great hat with a brim, an off-white short-sleeved button-up shirt, and hugging an electric guitar. 

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Mattmac, Leela Gilday, Garret T. Willie

The third annual event will take place on March 6 at the Princess Elizabeth Theatre and Kimmortal, Cozmic Cat,&nbsp;Nyssa and Kibra are set to perform.&nbsp;

Apart from the awards that will be handed out on March 6, Women in Music Canada has pre-announced its honourees for international leader of the year, career achievement (women who have been "making waves" for 20 or more years) and rising leaders (five young professionals from across the industry).&nbsp;

The March 6 event will be preceded by a summit on March 4 and 5 at the Allied Music Centre. The summit will include speaker sessions, workshops and networking opportunities.&nbsp;

See the full list of recipients and nominees below.

Montreal's Allison Russell and Toronto's Lu Kala are both up for artist of the year at the Women in Music Canada Honours. 

Allison Russell, Lu Kala, Nemahsis and more up for awards at the Women in Music Canada Honours

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