In pursuit of its mandate to encourage the study of nautical history by and about Canadians, the Canadian Nautical Research Society/La société canadienne pour la recherche nautique presents a variety of annual awards:
- The Keith Matthews
- The Jacques Cartier MA Prize
- The James Pritchard Student Article Prize
- The Gerry Panting Award for New Scholars
- The The Alec Douglas Award for Contributions to Maritime History(formerly CNRS Merit Award)