Over the years, CIWA has been honoured to receive recognition for our commitment to immigrant women and their families by the community. Below is a list of awards and recognitions CIWA has received:

• Beba Svigir, CIWA's Executive Director, won the Woman of Vision award for July 2009 presented by Global TV Calgary
• Michele Neider, Family Services Department Manager, received the Partnership Award at the Calgary and Area, Child and Family Services’ inaugural Awards of Excellence on November 26, 2008
• The Girls Culture Club was recognized for their work in the community by the City of Calgary with a Spirit, Culture and Leadership award in 2008
• CIWA was awarded the United Way of Calgary and Area’s Spirit of Gold Award in February 2008
• Long standing CIWA volunteer Chica Ibelo was awarded a Shell Spirit of the Future Award in July 2005
• International Women's Day, March 8, 2003 marked the first Women of the World Gala
• The United Way of Calgary and Area awarded CIWA the 2002 Spirits of Gold Diversity Award which recognizes CIWA's outstanding contributions for work in diversity (February 2003)
• CIWA was awarded the Calgary Chamber of Commerce 2002 Salute to Excellence" in the Public Sector category in recognition of our outstanding contribution to the Calgary
• CIWA and the New Sudanese Community were awarded the prestigious 2002 YMCA Canada Peace Medal Award
• Edna Sutherland, CIWA's Executive Director, received a Women of Distinction Award in 2001
• In 2001, CIWA received the Community Vision Award of Merit from First Calgary Savings
• Awarded the 2000 Citation for Citizenship, the only recipient in Alberta to receive this prominent award
• Two of CIWA's staff were awarded Queen's Jubilee Medals in 2002: former Executive Director, Edna Sutherland and Volunteer Program Coordinator, Janeth Alonso
• Settlement and Integration Manager, Shokoofeh Moussavi was awarded the 2002 Jerry P. Sellinger Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to domestic violence prevention
• While working at CIWA, Desiree Lopez was awarded C-CALA's Life of Learning Awards (the LOLAs) 2001 for Program Designer/Director
• In 1999, Suma Balsubramanyam, Manager of Family Services, was awarded by the Ismaili-Muslim community of Calgary in recognition of work done around marital/family counselling in settlement initiatives with the Ismaili-Muslim community
• An external evaluation of Immigrant Serving Agencies declared CIWA as a significant organization in the Immigrant Serving Sector
• Received recognition from Alberta Economic Development for supporting the prosperity of immigrants through our Small Business Skills Development program