This list of Canadian art awards covers some of the main art awards given by organizations in Canada. Some are restricted to Canadian artists in a particular genre or from a given region, while others are broader in scope.

Award Sponsor Notes A. J. Casson Award Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Canadian Library Association For outstanding illustrator of a new Canadian children's book Audain Prize for the Visual Arts Audain Foundation Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame Significant lifelong contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada Dufferin Medal Earl of Dufferin Defunct in 1879 Governor General's Awards Governor General of Canada see: List of Laureates of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Awards Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-career Canadian visual artists and curators. Joseph Plaskett Foundation Award Joseph Plaskett FoundationRoyal Canadian Academy of Arts Recent or current MFA graduate student with a specialization in painting Lescarbot Award Government of Canada People who have contributed the most to their arts community Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts New Brunswick Arts Board Outstanding contribution by artists to the arts in New Brunswick Portia White Prize Province of Nova Scotia Named for Portia White, a Nova Scotian artist Prix Giverny Capital Giverny Capital For contemporary artists of Quebec Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas Government of Quebec Named in honour of Paul-Émile Borduas RBC Canadian Painting Competition Canadian Art Foundation Saidye Bronfman Award Canada Council Award for fine craft Joe Shuster Award Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association Sobey Art Award Sobey Art Foundation For young Canadian artists Strathbutler Award Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation For a New Brunswick visual artist.The Kingston PrizeA biennial competition open to any Canadian artist who depicts a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in a portrait based on a real life encounter. Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award Canada Council Canadian artists judged to be outstanding in their mid-careers VIVA Awards Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation British Columbian mid-career artists Doug Wright Award Toronto Comic Arts Festival Canadian cartoonistsToronto Arts Foundation Award Toronto Arts Foundation presented to artists, cultural leaders and businesses in recognition of artistic excellence

See also

Canadian art Lists of art awards

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