Honours
- In 1936 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Université de Montréal.
- In 1952 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Université Laval.
- In 1953 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Alberta.
- In 1958 a boulevard in Ville d'Anjou, Montreal was named after him. Along the road is also a primary school which bears his name.
- In 1959 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the New York College of Music.
- In 1960 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Hobart College.
- In 1965 the music school of the Sisters of Ste-Anne in Montreal was named after him.
- In 1966 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Ottawa University.
- In 1966 the Place des Arts' Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, the largest multi-purpose concert hall in Canada, was named in his honour.
- In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1968 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from McGill University.
- In 1978 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Université du Québec.
- In 1983 the Wilfrid Pelletier Foundation was established, an organization which annually awards grants to holders of the premier prix of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec.
- In 1984 sculptor Arto Tchakmaktchian made a bronze bust of Pelletier which is on display at the Place des Arts.
- In 2002 he became a MasterWorks honouree for the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada.
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