Music is engrained in culture across the world, and Canada is no different. When you think about global pop music, you might picture artists from the U.S. or the U.K., but Canada has produced many world-famous hits that many listeners don\u2019t realize are Canadian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Canadian artists who my generation is familiar with who are known worldwide include Drake, The Weeknd, and Justin Bieber. But of course, Celine Dion is an icon on her own level, and the rock band Nickelback is also Canadian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beyond the recognizable artists who frequent top-100 charts, Canada has a handful of artists that (those of us who listen to the radio), are quite familiar with. This is because the CRTC<\/a> (Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has a law requiring radio stations \u201cto devote a percentage of its weekly music broadcasting to Canadian content<\/a>\u201d. This rule is called CanCon<\/em> (Canadian content) and it is in place to help support local artists and preserve Canadian culture and identity. Because of this, people in Canada often growing up hearing some amazing songs and artists that aren\u2019t always as popular in other countries. This was such a strong connection point when I was studying abroad a few years ago. Myself and a few other Canadians made it our mission to educate the others (people from Spain, Germany, Argentina, the U.S) on the iconic Canadian music they were missing out on.<\/p>\n