Editing Sarah McLachlan (section)

==Awards and achievements==
[[File:BCentertainmenthalloffame-SarahM.jpg|thumb|Sarah McLachlan recognized by BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in a sidewalk in downtown Vancouver]]{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Sarah McLachlan}}

McLachlan has been nominated for 26 [[Juno Award]]s and has won twelve. In 1992, her video for "Into the Fire" was selected as best music video. In 1998, she won Female Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (along with [[Pierre Marchand]]), Single of the Year for "Building a Mystery", and Album of the Year for ''Surfacing''. In 2000, she won an International Achievement award and in 2004, won Pop Album of the Year for ''Afterglow'' and again shared the Songwriter of the Year award with Pierre Marchand for the singles "Fallen", "World on Fire", and "Stupid". In 2009 she was presented with the Humanitarian Award and she won the Adult Contemporary Album of the year award in 2015 for "Shine On" and again in 2017 for "Wonderland".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/?search_year_val1=1970&search_year_val2=2022&search_category_val=&search_wins_val=yes&tag_search_val=Sarah+McLachlan&submit=submit | title=Past Nominees + Winners }}</ref>

McLachlan has also won three [[Grammy Award]]s. She was awarded [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] in 1997 for "Building a Mystery" and again in 1999 for the live version of "I Will Remember You". She also won [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] in 1997 for "Last Dance".

McLachlan's song "Building a Mystery" came in at 91 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.<ref name=VH1 />

McLachlan was awarded the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visionary Award in 1998 for advancing the careers of women in music. In 1999, she was appointed as an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] by then-[[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Adrienne Clarkson]] in recognition of her successful recording career, her role in Lilith Fair, and the charitable donations she made to women's shelters across Canada. In 2001, she was inducted to the [[Order of British Columbia]].

On June 15, 2011, she was recognized with an honorary degree from [[Simon Fraser University]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Proctor | first = David | title = SFU honours McLachlan | work = [[Metro International|Metro]] | publisher = Metro International | location = Vancouver | date = June 16, 2011 | url = http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/891406--sfu-honours-mclachlan | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115105208/http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/891406--sfu-honours-mclachlan | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 15, 2013 | access-date = June 21, 2011 }}</ref>

[[Kiwanis International]] presented McLachlan with the 2013 Kiwanis International World Service Medal to recognize her for founding the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a free music school for at-risk youth in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/Photos+Sarah+McLachlan+gets+World+Service+Medal/8599542/story.html|title=Sarah McLachlan gets World Service Medal in Vancouver|last=Meherally|first=Almas|date=June 30, 2013|work=Vancouver Sun|access-date=July 2, 2013|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702140920/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/Photos+Sarah+McLachlan+gets+World+Service+Medal/8599542/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 20, 2013, McLachlan was recognized with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the [[University of Alberta]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.ualberta.ca/newsarticles/2013/november/sarah-mclachlan-gives-grads-a-tribute-to-remember|title=Sarah McLachlan gives grads a tribute to remember|date=November 20, 2013|work=University of Alberta|access-date=November 20, 2013|archive-date=November 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122213135/http://news.ualberta.ca/newsarticles/2013/november/sarah-mclachlan-gives-grads-a-tribute-to-remember|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://new.livestream.com/aict/Convocation2013/videos/35246167|title=University of Alberta 2013 Convocation Ceremony Video|date=November 20, 2013|work=University of Alberta|access-date=November 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131122172638/http://new.livestream.com/aict/Convocation2013/videos/35246167|archive-date=November 22, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2012, McLachlan was inducted into [[Canada's Walk of Fame]]. In May 2015, she received a [[Governor General's Performing Arts Award]] for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah McLachlan biography|url=http://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/2015/mclachlan,-sarah.aspx|website=Governor General's Performing Arts Awards|publisher=Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation|access-date=August 20, 2015|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904130526/http://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/2015/mclachlan,-sarah.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2021}}

On April 2, 2017, at the Juno Awards ceremony, McLachlan was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

In June 2018, McLachlan was awarded the Global Inspiration award at the 2018 [[Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada|SOCAN]] Awards "for her contributions to the music industry, for her profound impact on music education for Canadian youth through her School of Music, as well as for her acclaim as a songwriter in a career that's spanned 30 years".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/monday-june-18-2018-sarah-mclachlan-sloan-and-more-1.4707947/i-have-to-make-fun-of-it-sarah-mclachlan-on-the-intense-power-of-angel-the-unofficial-song-of-sorrow-1.4707955 | title='I have to make fun of it': Sarah McLachlan on the intense power of Angel, the unofficial song of sorrow | work=CBC | first=Vivian | last=Rashotte | date=18 June 2018 | access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>

In 2024, McLachlan was inducted into the [[Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>David Friend, [https://globalnews.ca/news/10785133/canadian-songwriters-hall-of-fame-sarah-mclachlan-tom-cochrane/ "Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane inducted"]. [[Global News]], September 29, 2024.</ref>

On September 17, 2024 [[Canada Post]] released stamp honoring McLachlan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digest: New Stamps of Canada, 2024, pt. 4 |url=https://findyourstampsvalue.com/news/digest-new-stamps-of-canada-2024-pt-4 |website=findyourstampsvalue.com |date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref>