[4][5] The deaths of Ahuntsic and the Recollet Father Nicholas Viel in a single event have been commemorated as martyrs with a statue at the Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, a painting by Georges Delfosse housed at the Cathedral-Basilica of Mary in Montreal, and a cross memorial erected at Parc de lÎle-de-la-Visitation.

According to the Martyrologe des Recollets, he was attacked and drowned for his faith and work as a missionary, along with father Viel who is publicly regarded as the first Canadian martyr, by three Huron Indians who were enemies of Christianity.

[4] At least one novel entitled The Conquest of Canada: A Novel of Discovery written by Wendel Messer depicts 17th century dialogue with a native named Ahuntsic, though the book is admittedly a blend of history and fiction according to the foreword.

On the other hand, considerable disagreement persists even with contemporary writers as to whether Ahuntsic and Viel simply drowned in a capsized canoe on the rapids or they were killed by the three accompanying Huron natives who survived.

In addition to the widespread veneration as a martyr in the aforementioned monuments, catholic literature, and archives, the Montreal district of Ahuntsic and the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville are named in honor of the famous neophyte missionary.