Honours
- Kingston's prominent 400-boat harbour in front of City Hall is named the Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin in her honour.
- Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 1992.
- Promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada in 1998.
- Recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace in 1999.
- Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws for her role as parliamentarian and humanitarian by Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2003.
- Awarded the Padma Shri, a civilian award, by the Government of India in 2004.
- Peter Raymont made a National Film Board documentary of her 1976 leadership bid, entitled Flora.
- Made a Member of the Order of Nova Scotia in 2007.
- St. Andrew's Society of Toronto Scot of the Year Award, 2009.
- Recipient of the Canada World Peace Award, awarded by the World Federalist Movement - Canada, October 2010.
- Received the Order of Ontario in 1995.
- Advisory Council member of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.
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