XM Canada has recently opened the voting process for the 2009 edition of The Verge Music Awards, providing listeners the opportunity to vote for their favourite artists and help reward them for their work.

The voting opened up on Canada Day and is scheduled to remain so until August 31st in preparation for the award show itself on September 22nd at Toronto’s Mod Club.

Winners of the award will receive $25,000 for taking first place in either the Album of the Year or Artist of the Year category. The sponsorship by XM Canada helps round out the fall indie awards, occurring at roughly the same time as Sirius Canada’s coverage of the 2009 Polaris Prize.

[Via Digital Home Forums]