Winner of the Sillery music festival (1984 and 1986) 3 Nominations by the ADISQ (Between 1987 and 2005) Youngest recipient of the Order of Merit of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (1988) Nominated for the "Prix Rayonnement hors Québec" – Grands Québécois (1996) Certificate of acknowledgement from the United Nations (2004) Recipient of the ARISTA Bank of Montreal Prize "Young International Business Leader in Quebec" (2005) Young Personality of the Year (National and International) Youth Chamber of Commerce of Quebec (2005) Recipient of the Pierre-Garon prize (Artist of the year, Quebec City) (2006) Honorary Governor of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in recognition of his contribution for the program in Quebec (2006) SOCAN's Hagood Hardy Award-Composer of the Year-Instrumental (2010)[9] Plaque of Appreciation offered by the Prime Minister of the Republic of South Korea for the support and promotion of the City of Saemangeum (2017)[10] Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Exceptional Merit (2019)[11]