Honours
- He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
- He was an honorary member of the College of Fellows of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
- In 1972 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
- In 1972 he was awarded a Doctor of Literature, honoris causa, from Carleton University.
- In 1975 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Rhode Island College.
- In 1979 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.
- In 1977 he won the Vicky Metcalf Award.
- In 1981 he was made an Honorary Fellow, Ontario College of Art.
- In 1987 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law from Dalhousie University.
- In 1997 he was awarded the Massey Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
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