Roberta Staley has been recognized for her profiles and environmental, medical and international reporting. She has also garnered awards for editing – an unprecedented six years in a row for Trade Magazine of the Year in Western Canada.
- National Magazine Awards
- Finalist: Science, Technology and the Environment, 2009
- (Waves of Disaster, The Georgia Straight)
- Western Magazine Awards Foundation
- Finalist: Arts, Culture & Entertainment, 2011 (The Big Idea Guy, Vancouver Review)
- Finalist: Public Issues, 2011 (Crime and Injustice, The Georgia Straight)
- Winner: Trade Magazine of the Year: Enterprise, 2004–2009
- Finalist: Public Issues, 2009 (Cancer is Being Beaten, But at a Price, The Georgia Straight)
- Finalist: Arts, Culture & Entertainment, 2006 (Still are Warriors, The Georgia Straight)
- Finalist: Public Issues, 2004 (Drugs 101, The Georgia Straight)
- Winner: Public Issues, 2003 (Wunderkinds, BC Business)
- Finalist: Trade Magazine of the Year, Enterprise, 2003
- Finalist: Arts, Culture and Entertainment, 2002 (Flex Freaks,The Georgia Straight)
- Finalist: Best Profile, 2001 (Parallel Worlds, The Georgia Straight)
- The Jack Webster Foundation
- Finalist: Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism, 2011
(Crime and Injustice, The Georgia Straight) - B'nai Brith Canada Human Rights Award
- Honorary Mention, 1997 (Special feature on AIDS in the Jewish community)