Honours
Vigneault has received a number of honorary doctorates including:
- Trent (1975)
- Université du Québec à Rimouski (1979)
- Université de Montréal (1981).
Vigneault has received numerous awards and honours:
- Prix Félix-Leclerc for the song Mon pays (1965)
- Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama (1965)
- Prix de musique Calixa-Lavallée (1966)
- Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy, Paris (in 1970 for Du milieu du pont; in 1984 for two recordings for children: Les Quatre saisons de Piquot and Quelques pas dans l'univers d'Éviola)
- Molson Prize (1982)
- Prix Denise-Pelletier conferred by the Quebec government (1983)
- Jacques-Blanchet medal (1987)
- Vermeil medal of the City of Paris (1990)
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award - Lifetime Artistic Achievement (1993)
- Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2006)
He is a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2000), Knight of the Légion d'honneur (1986), and Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1990).
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