To encourage students in their effort toward excellence, in 1996 the Society instituted a prize for the best student presentation at the annual meeting. There are two $200 prizes: one for the best poster and one for the best oral presentation. The judges for these prizes are two of the directors of the Society.
Recipients to date have been:
| 2017 | Oral | Gwendolyn Eadie & Anna Ordog (tie) | McMaster University & University of Calgary |
| 2017 | Poster | Megan Tannock | Western University |
| 2016 | Oral | Fraser Evans | McMaster University |
| 2016 | Poster | Nicholas Fantin | Queen’s University |
| 2015 | Oral | Paolo Turri | University of Victoria |
| 2015 | Poster | Alexandre Fortier | Université de Montréal |
| 2014 | Oral | Alexandre Alarie | Université Laval |
| 2014 | Poster | Cynthia Genest-Beaulieu | Université de Montréal |
| 2013 | Oral | Yashar Hezaveh | McGill University |
| 2013 | Poster | Arash Bahramian | University of Alberta |
| 2012 | Oral | Annie Hou | McMaster University |
| 2012 | Poster | Megan Engel | University of Alberta |
| 2011 | Oral | Tara Parkin | McMaster University |
| 2011 | Poster | Rachel Ward | McMaster University |
| 2011 | Honourable Mention | Patrick Rogers | McMaster University |
| 2011 | Honourable Mention | Jesse Rogerson | York University |
| 2011 | Honourable Mention | Brendan Sinnott | McMaster University |
| 2010 | Oral | Lisa Glass | University of Victoria |
| 2010 | Poster | Michael Palmer | Saint Mary’s University |
| 2009 | Oral | Anne Archibald | McGill University |
| 2009 | Poster | Sandie Bouchard | Université de Montréal |
| 2009 | Honourable Mention | Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay | Université de Montréal |
| 2009 | Honourable Mention | Sarah Nickerson | McMaster University |
| 2008 | Oral | Gurtina Besla | Harvard University |
| 2008 | Poster | Sarah Malek | University of Western Ontario |
| 2007 | Oral | Wesley Fraser | University of Victoria |
| 2007 | Poster | Meghan McGill | University of Western Ontario |
| 2006 | Oral | Alexandra Pope | University of British Columbia |
| 2006 | Poster | Chris Cameron | University of British Columbia |
| 2005 | Oral | Soko Matsumura | McMaster University |
| 2005 | Poster | Douglas McNeil | Queen’s University |
| 2004 | Oral | Douglas McNeil | Queen’s University |
| 2004 | Poster | Margaret Milne | University of Victoria |
| 2004 | Oral (radio) | Kevin Douglas | University of Calgary |
| 2004 | Poster (radio) | Margaret Livingstone | McGill University |
| 2003 | Oral | Jasonjot Kalirai | University of British Columbia |
| 2003 | Poster | Chris Cameron | University of British Columbia |
| 2002 | Oral | Ryan Ransom | York University |
| 2002 | Poster | Jasonjot Kalirai | University of British Columbia |
| 2001 | Oral | Brenda Matthews | McMaster University |
| 2001 | Poster | Bruno Letarte | Université de Montréal |
| 2000 | Oral | Glen Petitpas | McMaster University |
| 2000 | Poster | Jasonjot Kalirai | University of British Columbia |
| 1999 | Oral | Steve Shorlin | University of Western Ontario |
| 1999 | Poster | Glen Petitpas | McMaster University |
| 1998 | Oral | Sébastien Lépine | Université de Montréal |
| 1998 | Poster | Mario Lelièvre | Université Laval |
| 1997 | Francois Chagnon | University of British Columbia | |
| 1996 | Brenda Matthews | University of Calgary |