Elizabeth May
International Conservation Award from Friends of Nature, 1985
Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, in recognition of significant contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada, 1992
Elizabeth May Chair in Women’s Health and the Environment, Dalhousie University, 1998.[16]
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (DHumL), Mount Saint Vincent University, 2000.
Harkin Award from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society for her lifetime achievement in promoting the protection of Canada’s wilderness, 2002
Best Activist Award, Coast Magazine, Best of Halifax Readers’ Poll, 2002
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of New Brunswick, 2003.[45]
United Nations Global 500 award.[46]
Officer of the Order of Canada, 2005.
Couchiching Award for Excellence in Public Policy, 2006
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Mount Allison University, 2007.[47]
Newsweek Magazine: One of World's Most Influential women, November 28, 2010[48]
Maclean's Parliamentarian of the Year, 2012 [49]
Maclean's Hardest Working Parliamentarian of the Year, 2013[27]
Honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), Atlantic School of Theology, 2015.[50][51]