[1] Frank Davies founded the CSHF/PACC while he was on the board for the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).
[2] In December 2011, SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada acquired the assets of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame's mandate aligns with SOCAN's objectives as a songwriter and publisher membership-based organization.
The CSHF/PACC's mandate is to honour and celebrate Canadian songwriters and those who have dedicated their lives to the legacy of music, and to educate the public about these achievements.
Canadian songwriters have penned hits for Rod Stewart, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, Gene Autry, Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Bing Crosby, Jacques Brel, The Counting Crows, Louis Armstrong and André Gagnon, to name a few.
[7] With respect to the induction of those individuals who have contributed significantly to the development and recognition of Canadian songs and songwriters (such as, but not limited to, publishers, performers, broadcasters and other members of the media, collectors and compilers of traditional material, performers of Canadian songs etc.)
[7] The CSHF 2008 inductees were announced on 15 November 2007 at Toronto's Le Royal Meridien King Edward.
Performances at the press conference included: The gala for this year's awards was conducted on 1 March 2008 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts and recorded for broadcast.
The rock group Rush (Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart) was inducted in 2010 as were several of its songs: Francophone singer Robert Charlebois was also declared a modern era inductee, as was some of his songs: Two songs neither related to Charlebois nor Rush were also inducted into the Hall of Fame: People who were not principally known as songwriters, but were inducted due to their importance in Canadian music history.