· Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2014
· Order of Canada, Member
· Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Member
· Honourary Doctor of Laws, University of Toronto, 199x
· Honourary Doctor of Laws, McGill University, 2009
· Honourary Doctor, York University
· Honourary Doctor, University of Guelph
· YWCA Woman of Distinction Award
· The Kaye Livingstone Award
· The Ontario Volunteer Award
· The Pride Newspaper Achievement Award
· The Rubena Willis Special Recognition Award
· Toronto Lion’s Club Onyx AAward
· UWI Award