Please consult the official rules document for full eligibility criteria
First Prize
$25,000 CAD
Also:
- The Antoine Leduc Prize, worth up to $5,000 CAD, will be awarded to the organist who wins first prize in the competition and will be paid by the CIOC in the form of concert fees in Quebec and across Canada during the 2028–30 period.*
- Recording and distribution of a CD
- 3-year career management services for North America by Karen McFarlane Artists
- 3-year career development program by the CIOC.
Second Prize
$15,000 CAD
Third Prize
$10,000 CAD
OTHER SPECIAL PRIZES
Gérard Coulombe Bach Prize
Awarded by the jury after the Semifinal Round for the best overall interpretation of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach at the Church of the Immaculée-Conception.
$5,000 CAD
Raymond Daveluy Prize
sponsored by the Royal Canadian College of Organists
Awarded by the jury for the best interpretation of a Canadian composition performed during the Semifinal Round
$5,000 CAD
Richard-Bradshaw Audience Prize
Awarded following a vote by the audience for their favourite organist among the competition finalists.
$5,000 CAD
Spinelli Prize
Awarded for the best overall program.
$5,000 CAD
Artistic Development Prize
Awarded by the jury to support a finalist in their career development.
$2,500 CAD
* The amount of $5,000 CAD represents artistic fees for three concerts. The locations and dates of these concerts will be agreed upon mutually by the CIOC and the prize recipient.
2027 Competition
2027 CIOC International Jury
Information about the Organs and Churches
Official Rules and Required Repertoire