Celebrating Walt Grealis Award Recipients

FACTOR congratulates the 2026 recipients of the JUNOs’ Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: current FACTOR board member Sandy Pandya, former board member Al Mair, and Vinny Cinquemani of #FACTORfunded Paquin Artists Agency.

For more than 25 years, Sandy Pandya has helped shape the Canadian music industry behind the scenes and she will be honoured in Hamilton this March for her career-long commitment to artists, advocacy, and meaningful industry change.

For a lifetime of shaping Canadian music, Al Mair will be honoured for his role in advancing CanCon, building iconic careers, and proving Canadian music could compete globally.

A driving force behind Canada’s live music industry, Vinny Cinquemani will be recognized for a career that shaped touring, booking, and global opportunities for Canadian talent.