On April 1st 2016, Burton Cummings was the first performer inducted into the new home of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the National Music Centre in Calgary.

Burton was already a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the group The Guess Who (inducted in 1987), but this time he was inducted as a solo artist.

A tribute performance was performed at the Juno Awards show on Sunday 3rd April which included Shawn Hook, Jann Arden, The Tenors and Burton with his long-time backing band The Carpet Frogs.