Honorary Degree Recipients
- DDiv – Doctor of Divinity; DLitt – Doctor of Letters; LLD – Doctor of Laws
| Name | Degree | Year | Known for | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aird, John BlackJohn Black Aird | LLD | 01975-11-01November 1975 | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada | |
| Armenian, RaffiRaffi Armenian | LLD | 01991-06-01June 1991 | Conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher | |
| Axworthy, LloydLloyd Axworthy | LLD | 02008-06-01June 2008 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada | |
| Axworthy, ThomasThomas Axworthy | LLD | 02003-06-01June 2003 | Principal Secretary of Canada | |
| Barlow, MaudeMaude Barlow | DLitt | 02004-06-01June 2004 | National chairperson of The Council of Canadians | |
| Bartleman, JamesJames Bartleman | LLD | 02007-06-01June 2007 | Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario | |
| Burney, DerekDerek Burney | LLD | 01998-06-01June 1998 | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada political strategist | |
| Charest, MichelineMicheline Charest | LLD | 01997-06-01June 1997 | Founder of Cookie Jar Group | |
| Chilton, David BarrDavid Barr Chilton | DLitt | 02006-06-01June 2006 | Author and self-publisher of The Wealthy Barber | |
| Chrétien, JeanJean Chrétien | LLD | 01981-05-01May 1981 | Prime Minister of Canada | |
| Cleghorn, John E.John E. Cleghorn | LLD | 01991-10-01October 1991 | Chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada | |
| Copp, TerryTerry Copp | LLD | 02005-06-01June 2005 | Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University | |
| d'Aquino, ThomasThomas d'Aquino | LLD | 02002-06-01June 2002 | Chief executive officer of Canadian Council of Chief Executives | |
| Darkes, Maureen KempstonMaureen Kempston Darkes | LLD | 01998-06-01June 1998 | General Motors vice president | |
| Davis, William GrenvilleWilliam Grenville Davis | LLD | 01963-10-01October 1963 | Progressive Conservative Premier of Ontario | |
| Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais | LLD | 01979-05-01May 1979 | Fifth richest person in Canada | |
| Diefenbaker, John GeorgeJohn George Diefenbaker | LLD | 01968-11-01November 1968 | Prime Minister of Canada | |
| Doherty, PatPat Doherty | DLitt | 01993-10-01October 1993 | Vice president of Sinn Féin | |
| Dyck, HowardHoward Dyck | LLD | 01996-05-01May 1996 | Conductor and broadcaster | |
| Ellis, DeborahDeborah Ellis | DLitt | 02005-06-01June 2005 | Winner of the Governor General's Award | |
| English, JohnJohn English | DLitt | 01992-05-01May 1992 | Academic | |
| Estey, Willard ZebedeeWillard Zebedee Estey | LLD | 01977-05-01May 1977 | Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| Evans, John RobertJohn Robert Evans | LLD | 01975-05-01May 1975 | Chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation | |
| Findley, TimothyTimothy Findley | DLitt | 02001-06-01June 2001 | Novelist and playwright | |
| Fleming, Donald MethuenDonald Methuen Fleming | LLD | 01967-10-01October 1967 | Official of the International Monetary Fund | |
| Forrester, MaureenMaureen Forrester | LLD | 01975-11-01November 1975 | Operatic contralto | |
| Fry, Franklin ClarkFranklin Clark Fry | LLD | 01963-10-01October 1963 | Lutheran clergyman | |
| Goldstone, RichardRichard Goldstone | LLD | 01995-10-01October 1995 | South African judge | |
| Hargrove, BuzzBuzz Hargrove | LLD | 02004-06-01June 2004 | National president of the Canadian Auto Workers | |
| Hees, George HarrisGeorge Harris Hees | LLD | 01961-05-01May 1961 | Politician | |
| Heinbecker, PaulPaul Heinbecker | LLD | 01993-05-01May 1993 | Canadian ambassador to the United Nations | |
| Hillier, JamesJames Hillier | LLD | 02002-05-01May 2002 | Built the first electron microscope in North America | |
| Hurtig, MelMel Hurtig | LLD | 01985-10-01October 1985 | President of the Art Gallery of Alberta | |
| Jenness, DiamondDiamond Jenness | LLD | 01962-05-01May 1962 | Anthropology | |
| Johnson, RussellRussell Johnson | LLD | 02003-06-01June 2003 | Actor, played "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island | |
| Kekkonen, Urho KalevaUrho Kaleva Kekkonen | LLD | 01961-10-01October 1961 | Prime Minister of Finland | |
| Kuerti, AntonAnton Kuerti | DLitt | 02005-06-01June 2005 | Concert pianist | |
| Leddy, John FrancisJohn Francis Leddy | LLD | 01972-11-01November 1972 | President of the University of Windsor | |
| Lee-Chin, MichaelMichael Lee-Chin | LLD | 02008-10-01October 2008 | Executive of AIC Limited | |
| Leggett, WilliamWilliam Leggett | LLD | 01994-10-01October 1994 | Principal of Queen's University | |
| Lewis, StephenStephen Lewis | LLD | 01988-05-01May 1988 | Social science scholar-in-residence at McMaster University | |
| Lower, Arthur Reginald MarsdenArthur Reginald Marsden Lower | DLitt | 01964-05-01May 1964 | Royal Navy officer | |
| Macdonald, William RossWilliam Ross Macdonald | LLD | 01964-05-01May 1964 | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| MacEachen, Allan JosephAllan Joseph MacEachen | LLD | 01976-10-01October 1976 | Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |
| MacLennan, HughHugh MacLennan | DLitt | 01961-10-01October 1961 | Recipient of the Governor General's Award | |
| Martin, Paul Joseph JamesPaul Joseph James Martin | LLD | 01967-05-01May 1967 | Politician | |
| Martin, PaulPaul Martin | LLD | 02001-06-01June 2001 | Governor General's Award | |
| Matthews, BurtonBurton Matthews | LLD | 01996-06-01June 1996 | President of the University of Guelph | |
| McBean, MarnieMarnie McBean | LLD | 01999-06-01June 1999 | Rower at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
| McClelland, JackJack McClelland | DLitt | 01994-05-01May 1994 | Publisher | |
| McKennitt, LoreenaLoreena McKennitt | DLitt | 02002-12-01December 2002 | Celtic music singer | |
| McLean, WalterWalter McLean | LLD | 01995-05-01May 1995 | Member of Parliament | |
| Michener, Norah EvangelineNorah Evangeline Michener | LLD | 01969-11-01November 1969 | Governor General of Canada | |
| Millard, Charles HibbertCharles Hibbert Millard | LLD | 01970-05-01May 1970 | Trade union activist | |
| Miller, John A.John A. Miller | DDiv | 01966-05-01May 1966 | Roller coaster designer | |
| Munroe-Blum, HeatherHeather Munroe-Blum | LLD | 02005-10-01October 2005 | Principal of McGill University | |
| Narveson, JanJan Narveson | DLitt | 01989-05-01May 1989 | Professor at University of Waterloo | |
| Newman, Peter C.Peter C. Newman | LLD | 01983-05-01May 1983 | Journalist | |
| Newton, ChristopherChristopher Newton | DLitt | 01997-06-01June 1997 | Artistic director of the Shaw Festival | |
| Pearson, LandonLandon Pearson | LLD | 01995-05-01May 1995 | Canadian senator | |
| Pearson, Lester BowlesLester Bowles Pearson | LLD | 01964-12-01December 1964 | Prime Minister of Canada | |
| Pollock, John A.John A. Pollock | LLD | 02001-10-01October 2001 | Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University | |
| Rabinovitch, JackJack Rabinovitch | LLD | 02007-10-01October 2007 | Founder of the Scotiabank Giller Prize | |
| Robarts, John ParmenterJohn Parmenter Robarts | LLD | 01971-05-01May 1971 | Premier of Ontario | |
| Rynard, Philip BernardPhilip Bernard Rynard | LLD | 01979-10-01October 1979 | Physician, surgeon, and politician | |
| Sadik, NafisNafis Sadik | LLD | 01995-10-01October 1995 | Special adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| Salmon, Edward TogoEdward Togo Salmon | DLitt | 01974-11-01November 1974 | Ancient historian | |
| Scholes, Myron S.Myron S. Scholes | LLD | 02005-10-01October 2005 | Co-author of the Black–Scholes | |
| Shields, CarolCarol Shields | DLitt | 02000-10-01October 2000 | Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | |
| Smallwood, Joseph RobertsJoseph Roberts Smallwood | LLD | 01962-05-01May 1962 | Premier of Newfoundland | |
| Staebler, EdnaEdna Staebler | DLitt | 01984-10-01October 1984 | Cookbook author | |
| Starowicz, MarkMark Starowicz | DLitt | 02001-06-01June 2001 | Journalist and producer | |
| Strangway, DavidDavid Strangway | LLD | 01997-06-01June 1997 | Founder of Quest University | |
| Sweeney, JohnJohn Sweeney | LLD | 01992-05-01May 1992 | Politician and educator | |
| Turner, FrankFrank Turner | LLD | 02001-10-01October 2001 | Member of the Million Dead band | |
| Waldheim, KurtKurt Waldheim | LLD | 01974-05-01May 1974 | Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| Walker, David JamesDavid James Walker | LLD | 01976-05-01May 1976 | Politician | |
| Wallin, PamelaPamela Wallin | DLitt | 01999-06-01June 1999 | Television journalist | |
| Watson, PatrickPatrick Watson | LLD | 01989-10-01October 1989 | Broadcaster, author, and commentator | |
| Watt-Cloutier, SheilaSheila Watt-Cloutier | LLD | 02008-10-01October 2008 | Inuit activist | |
| Wiebe, RudyRudy Wiebe | DLitt | 01991-06-01June 1991 | Professor at the University of Alberta | |
| Winkler, Eric AlfredEric Alfred Winkler | LLD | 01974-11-01November 1974 | Politician | |
| Woerner, KlausKlaus Woerner | LLD | 01999-10-01October 1999 | Founder of ATS Automation Tooling Systems | |
| Yaremko, JohnJohn Yaremko | LLD | 01969-05-01May 1969 | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
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