Year Awarded | Recipient | Award |
|---|---|---|
2024 | Guud Sans Glans | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2024 | Dr. Bonnie Henry | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2024 | Joan Mayo | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2024 | Dr. Matt Vickers | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2024 | Thiyuas - Florence James | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2023 | Randle Jones | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2023 | Masako Fukawa | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2022 | Barbara Paterson | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Stephen Jarislowsky | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| ts’usqinuxun’ William Good | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
2021 | Dr. Evan Tlesla II Adams | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
2020 | Louise Arbour | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2019 | Ned Bell | Honorary Doctor of Technology |
| Frank Brown | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Patricia Erb | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Reeta Roy & Peggy Woo | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Kim Samuel | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
Skidegate Haida Immersion Project (SHIP) Elders: Ildagwaay (Beatrice Harley) Taalgyaa'adad (Betty Richardson) Jiixa (Gladys Vandal) SGaanajaadsk'yaagaxiigangs (Kathleen Clara Hans) Niis Waan (Harvey Williams) Sing.giduu (Laura Jormanainen) GwaaGanad (Diane Brown) Yang K'aalas (Grace Velma Jones) Gaayinguuhlas (Roy Charles Jones) | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Marvin Storrow | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2018 | Michael Hawes | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Gene Joseph | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Chief Dr. Robert Joseph | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws | ||
| Dr. Jennifer Wade | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2017 | Michael J. Audain, OC, OBC | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Robert M. Bateman | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| The Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Keith William Hipel | Honorary Doctor of Science | |
| R. T. ‘Phil’ Nuytten | Honorary Doctor of Science | |
| Jeffrey Simpson | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2016 | Jean Barman | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Dana Brynelsen, OBC, LLD (Hon) | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Michael Harcourt | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Patrick Lane | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Mary E. Thompson | Honorary Doctor of Science | |
2015 | Crawford S. (Buzz) Holling | Honorary Doctor of Science |
| His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Her Excellency Sharon Johnston | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Arthur Vickers | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
2014 | Raffi Cavoukian | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Dr. Wade Davis | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Shelagh Rogers | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Takao Tanabe | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Dr. Robert Thirsk | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2013 | Thomas R. Berger | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Ron MacIsaac | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Gordon Appelbe Smith | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
2012 | Roberta Jamieson | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey | Honorary Doctor of Science | |
| John Herbert Ross McKeen | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Julie Payette | Honorary Doctor of Technology | |
| Bennet Randall Wong | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
2011 | Nancy Turner | Honorary Doctor of Science |
2010 | Elsie Paul | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
2009 | Richard Beamish | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Rick Hansen | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Roy Taylor | Honorary Doctor of Science | |
2008 | Carol Matthews | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Dr. Harald Rosenthal | Honorary Doctor of Technology | |
| Gordon Reid | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| John W. Horn | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2007 | Luschiim-Arvid Charlie | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
2006 | Ted Harrison | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Ellen White | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2005 | Douglas Deane Finlayson | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
2004 | Jan (Ian) Eisenhardt | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Daphne Ann Patterson | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2003 | Carol Shields | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
2002 | Diana Krall | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Dr. Zbigniew (Bob) Kabata | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Chuck Hee Wong | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2001 | Jack Whitlam | Honorary Doctor of Laws |
| Beryl Albee (Bennett) | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Dr. W.R. (Roy) MacMillan | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Donald F. Hammond | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
2000 | Joyce Horner | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| Thora Howell | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| E.J. Hughes | Honorary Doctor of Letters | |
| Geraldine Braak | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
1999
| Grace Nielsen | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
| Jane Gregory | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | |
| Margaret Strongitharm | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | |
1998 | Trevor Evelyn | Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| E. Margaret Fulton | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| Jack Hodgins | Honorary Doctor of Laws | |
| William Pattison | Honorary Hospitality Management Diploma |
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