
- Société des musées du Québec / Career Award / René Binette / Laval, October 2021
- Université du Québec à Montréal / Reconnaissance Award / René Binette / Montréal, June 2017
- Canadian Museums Association / Barbara Tyler Award in Museum Leadership / René Binette / Toronto, April 2014
- Canadian Museums Association and Canada’s History / The Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums History Alive! / Citoyens – Hier, aujourd’hui, demain / Ottawa, November 2013
- Société des musées du Québec / New Professional Award / Marie-Josée Lemaire-Caplette / Mont Sainte-Anne, October 2013
- Association québécoise des interprètes du patrimoine / Award of excellence in heritage interpretation / Soraya Bassil, Michel Allard and René Binette, authors of the book Sur les traces de Joseph Venne, architecte, 1858-1925 / Laval, September 2013
- Canadian Museums Association / Award of Outstanding Achievement in Education / Partnership with the Atelier des lettres / Whitehorse, May 2013
- Canadian Museums Association / CMA Fellow / René Binette / Whitehorse, May 2013
- Les Arts et la Ville / Citoyen de la culture Andrée-Daigle award / La parole est à nous! with the Atelier des lettres and Diasol / Gatineau, May 2013
- Ville de Montréal / Honourable mention, Maire de Montréal en démocratie Award / Montréal, May 2013
- Canadian Museums Association / Merit award, Exhibition category and Honourable mention, project team / Jos. Venne, architect / Winnipeg, May 2003
- Montréal Architectural Heritage Campaign / Award of excellence / Montréal, November 2002
- Société des musées québécois / Kodak award of excellence / Excellence in museum practice in Québec / Québec, October 1997
- Association québécoise d’interprétation du patrimoine / Award of excellence in heritage interpretation / Exceptional quality in the field of heritage interpretation in Québec / Québec, April 1997
- Sauvons Montréal / Orange award / Renovation quality of the Généreux bath (Écomusée du fier monde and Felice Vaccaro, architect) / Montréal, December 1996
- Société des musées québécois / Publication award / Exposer son histoire / Montréal, 1991
- Sauvons Montréal / Orange award / Visage socio-économique du Centre-Sud / Montréal, December 1987