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Handbookof the

General Synod ofThe Anglican Church of Canada

18th Edition, Published 2016

of theGeneral Synod of

The Anglican Church of Canada

Governance Manual

19th Edition, Published 2019

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The Anglican Church of CanadaMission Statement

As a partner in the worldwide Anglican Communion and in the universal Church, we proclaim and celebrate the gospel of Jesus Christ in worship and action.

We value our heritage of biblical faith, reason, liturgy, tradition, bishops and synods, and the rich variety of our life in community.

We acknowledge that God is calling us to greater diversity of membership, wider participation in ministry and leadership, better stewardship in God’s creation and a stronger resolve in challenging attitudes and structures that cause injustice.

Guided by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to respond to this call in love and service and so more fully live the life of Christ.

L’Église anglicane du CanadaÉnoncé de Mission

En tant que partenaires à part entière de la communion anglicane internationale et de l’Église universelle, nous proclamons et célébrons l’Évangile de Jésus Christ par notre liturgie et nos gestes.

Nous accordons une place de choix à notre héritage composé de notre foi biblique, de raison, de liturgie, de tradition, de notre épiscopat et de nos synodes, et de la grande richesse de notre vie en communauté.

Nous reconnaissons que Dieu nous appelle à une plus grande diversification dans notre communauté chrétienne, à une participation plus étendue dans le ministère et dans les prises de décision, à un engagement plus profond dans la création que Dieu nous a confiée, et à une remise en question des attitudes et des structures qui causent des injustices.

Guidés par l’Esprit Saint, nous nous engageons à répondre à ces appels avec amour et esprit de service, vivant ainsi plus profondément la vie du Christ.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mission Statement i Table of Contents iii Glossary of Terms 1

Declaration of Principles 5

Constitution of the General Synod 11I. OrganizationandMeetings11II. Membership12III. Officers15IV. ProcedureandPractice19V. Expenses20VI. Prorogation21VII. CounciloftheGeneralSynod21VIII. Committees25IX. OrganizationoftheNationalStaff28

Rules of Order and Procedure 29I. MeetingsoftheGeneralSynod29II. SessionalOfficersandCommittees30III. MotionsandDebate31

Canons of the General Synod 37I. NameoftheChurch37II. CorporateSeal38III. ThePrimate39IV. ReceptionandRecognitionofClergyfromChurchesin FullCommunionwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanada46V. Archives47VI. FinancialManagement48VII. MissionarySociety51VIII. GeneralSynodPensionandBenefitPlans53IX. LayRetirementPlan62X. Reserved63XI. AnglicanBookCentre64XII. ContinuingEducationPlan65XIII. Deaconesses69XIV. TheBookofCommonPrayer71XV. TheEcclesiasticalProvinceofOntario72XVI. TheEcclesiasticalProvinceofBritishColumbia74XVII. TheLicensingofClergy76XVIII. Discipline83

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XIX. RelinquishmentorAbandonmentoftheMinistry91XX. TheSupremeCourtofAppeal97

Appendix A — Rules of the Supreme Court of Appeal for The Anglican Church of Canada101XXI. OnMarriageintheChurch115XXII. TheNationalIndigenousMinistry134XXIII. TheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianArmedForces138

Appendices

A. GuidelinesfortheConductofaPrimatialElection141

Provisions Governing the General Synod and its CommitteesB. StandingandCoordinatingCommittees—TermsofReference145

GuidelinesforSub-UnitsofStandingCommittees150C. TheAnglicanJournal151D. CounciloftheNorth153E. AnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoples154F. PolicyonOpenMeetingsinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada156

PolicyonClosedMeetingsinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada157GuidelinesforTelephoneandElectronicMeetings158

G. NominatingandElectionProcedures159

RegulationsH. RegulationsoftheFinancialManagementCommitteeforitsSubcommittees162I. Reserved163J. TermsofReferenceforCommitteesoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod164K. Reserved169

InformationL. LegislationAwaitingSecondReadingin2022170M. Confidentiality171N. TheAnglicanCommunion172O. AnglicanFoundationofCanada174P. ThePrimate’sWorldReliefandDevelopmentFund176Q. JudgmentoftheSupremeCourtofAppeal177R. Reserved179

Legislative and Historical MaterialS. LegislationRespectingtheGeneralSynod180T. HistoricalNotes186U. SessionsandOfficersoftheGeneralSynod197

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Glossary1

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE HANDBOOK

Anglican Military OrdinariateTheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariateiscomposedoftheAnglicanclergyandlayservicepersonnelintheCanadianArmedForcesandtheirfamilies.

Assessors of the General SynodTwoormorepersonsappointedbytheProlocutortoadvisethechairpersonoftheGeneralSynodwithrespecttotheDeclarationofPrinciples,theConstitution,theRulesofOrderandProcedureandtheCanonsoftheGeneralSynod.

Bishop, AssistantAbishopappointedbyadiocesanbishop toassist in thediocesan’sdutiesand functionsbutwithoutjurisdictionorrightofsuccession.

Bishop, CoadjutorAbishopelectedbyadiocesansynodtoassistabishopofadiocese.Acoadjutorbishophastherightofsuccession.

Bishop, SuffraganAbishopelectedbyadiocesansynodtoassistadiocesanbishopbuthavingnorightofsuccession.

Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed ForcesAbishopwhohasEpiscopal jurisdictionoverthechaplainsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaservingwiththeCanadianArmedForces.

Bishop, National Indigenous AnglicanA bishop with pastoral episcopal relationship with all Indigenous ministries of The AnglicanChurchofCanada(seeCanonXXII).

Bishops, House ofAmeetingofthebishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Bishops, Order ofThebishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawhoaremembersoftheGeneralSynodaccordingtothetermsoftheConstitution.NotallmembersoftheHouseofBishopsaremembersoftheOrderofBishops.

Canadian ForcesMeanstheCanadianArmedForcesandvice versa.

CanonAlawordecreeoftheChurch.

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Chancellor of a DioceseAjudgeorbarristerwhoisappointedtoadvisethediocesanbishop.

Chancellor of the Anglican Military OrdinariateA judgeorbarristerwho is appointed to advise theBishopOrdinary to theCanadianArmedForces.

Chancellor of the General SynodAjudgeorbarristerwhoisanofficeroftheGeneralSynodappointedtoadvisethePrimate.

CommissionAgroupofpeopleappointedtoundertakeaparticulartaskfortheChurch.

Convening CircularA publication containing reports, notices of motion, memorials and petitions related to thebusinessoftheGeneralSynodandcirculatedtoitsmembersbeforetheconveningofthesynod.

Credentials CommitteeAcommitteeconstitutedtoreporttothesynodthestandingofallpersonswhoclaimmembershiptherein,andtoadvisethechairpersonastoaquorumofeachOrder.

DeaconessAwomansetapartforworkintheChurchunderthetermsofCanonXIII.

DepositionTodivestapersonoftheofficeandcharacterconferredbyordination.

DioceseTheareaordistrictunderthejurisdictionandpastoralcareofabishop.Thereare30diocesesinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Ecclesiastical ProvinceA group of dioceses under the jurisdiction of a provincial synod. In Canada there are fourecclesiasticalprovinces:BritishColumbiaandYukon,Canada,OntarioandRupert’sLand.

Ex officioApositionorofficethatisgrantedtoanindividualbecausethatpersonholdsanotherspecifiedoffice.

IncumbentApriestordeaconappointedbythebishoptoaparishorotherofficeoftheChurch.

Journal of ProceedingsApublicationoftheday-by-daydecisionsandactivitiesofasessionoftheGeneralSynodtogetherwithreportsandotherrelatedmaterial.

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Letters Bene DecessitAformaldocumentgivenbyabishoptoabishop,priestordeaconingoodstandingupontransfertoanotherdiocese.

Letters TestimonialAformalcommendationgivenbyadiocesanbishoptotheBishopOrdinarywithrespecttoabishop,priestordeaconingoodstandingwhoiscommendingaleaveofabsencetoacceptacommissionasachaplainintheCanadianArmedForces.

Matrimonial CommissionA group of qualified people appointed by a diocesan bishop to deal with applications fordeclarationofmaritalstatusandapplicationsforpermissiontomarryinaccordancewithCanonXXI—OnMarriageintheChurch.

MemorialAformalwrittenstatementdescribingapositiontakenbyanindividualororganization,suchasadiocesansynod.

MetropolitanThe Primate, or an archbishop having jurisdiction and pastoral oversight of an ecclesiasticalprovince.

Ministry, Abandonment ofWhen a deacon, priest, or bishop ceases to exercise the ministry of the Church or openlyrenouncesthedoctrineordisciplineoftheChurch.

Ministry, Relinquishment ofAnactordeedwherebyadeacon,priestorbishopsurrendersorrenounceshisorherexerciseoftheministryoftheChurch.

Mutatis MutandisTransferredfromonesituationtoanotherandmakingthenecessaryadjustments.(UsedinRulesofOrderandProcedure.)

Notice of MotionAformalnotice(generallywritten,butsometimesoral)byamemberthatheorsheintendstopresentaresolution.Thenoticeofmotionincludesthesubstanceoftheresolution.Thewordingofaresolutionusually,butnotnecessarily,isincludedinthenotice.

OrdersReferstothemembershipoftheGeneralSynod:theOrderofBishops,theOrderofClergyandtheOrderofLaity.

PetitionAformalwrittenrequestforactionsubmittedinwritingtotheGeneralSynodbyanindividualororganization.

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PrimateThePresidentoftheGeneralSynod,chairpersonoftheHouseofBishopsandseniormetropolitanoftheChurch;withthetitleofArchbishop.

ProlocutorAnofficeroftheGeneralSynod,electedbythemembersoftheGeneralSynodfromtheOrdersofClergyandLaityateachsession.TheProlocutoris,nexttothePresident,theseniorofficeroftheGeneralSynod.

Prolocutor, DeputyAnofficeroftheGeneralSynod,electedbythemembersoftheGeneralSynodfromtheOrdersofClergyandLaityateachsession,butnotofthesameOrderastheProlocutor.

ProrogationTheterminationofasessionofthesynod.

QuorumTheminimumnumberofmembersoftheGeneralSynod,itscommittees,boards,commissionsorcouncils,requiredtoconductbusiness.

SessionThetermusedfortheentiretimethesynodmeets.

SittingA period of time during a session of theGeneral Synodwhen accreditedmembersmeet toconsiderthebusinessofthesynod.

Solemn DeclarationThestatementmadeattheGeneralSynodof1893declaringthefundamentalfaithanddoctrineoftheChurchasconstitutingthefoundationofthesynodstructure.

Supreme Court of AppealThefinalCourtofAppealoftheChurchwith jurisdictionrelatedto judgmentsordecisionsofdiocesanbishops,ordiocesanandprovincialcourts,andthevalidityofanyCanonpassedbytheGeneralSynodorthesynodofadioceseorecclesiasticalprovincethatmaybesubmittedtoit.

Supreme Court of Appeal, RegistrarTheadministrativeofficeroftheSupremeCourtofAppeal,appointedbythePrimate.

DeclarationofPrinciples5

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

Consolidates1)theSolemnDeclaration,2)BasisofConstitution,and3)FundamentalPrinciplespreviouslyadoptedbythesynodin1893andconstitutesthefoundationofthesynodstructure(1934).

1. Solemn DeclarationIntheNameoftheFather,andoftheSon,andoftheHolyGhost,Amen.

We,theBishops,togetherwiththeDelegatesfromtheClergyandLaityoftheChurchofEnglandintheDominionofCanada,nowassembledinthefirstGeneralSynod,herebymakethefollowingSolemnDeclaration:

WedeclarethisChurchtobe,anddesirethatitshallcontinue,infullcommunionwiththeChurchofEnglandthroughouttheworld,asanintegralportionoftheoneBodyofChristcomposedofChurcheswhich,unitedundertheOneDivineHeadandinthefellowshipoftheoneHolyCatholicandApostolicChurch,holdtheoneFaithrevealed inHolyWrit,anddefined intheCreedsasmaintainedbytheundividedprimitiveChurch intheundisputedEcumenicalCouncils;receivethesameCanonicalScripturesoftheOldandNewTestaments,ascontainingallthingsnecessarytosalvation;teachthesameWordofGod;partakeofthesameDivinelyordainedSacraments,throughtheministryofthesameApostolicOrders,andworshiponeGodandFatherthroughthesameLordJesusChristbythesameHolyandDivineSpiritWhoisgiventothemthatbelievetoguidethemintoalltruth.

AndwearedeterminedbythehelpofGodtoholdandmaintaintheDoctrine,SacramentsandDisciplineofChristastheLordhathcommandedinHisHolyWord,andastheChurchofEnglandhathreceivedandsetforththesamein“TheBookofCommonPrayerandAdministrationoftheSacramentsandotherRitesandCeremoniesoftheChurch,accordingtotheUseoftheChurchofEngland;togetherwiththePsalterorPsalmsofDavidpointedastheyaretobesungorsaidinchurches;andtheFormandMannerofMaking,Ordaining,andConsecratingofBishops,PriestsandDeacons”;andintheThirty-nineArticlesofReligion;andtotransmitthesameunimpairedtoourposterity.

2. The General SynodTheGeneralSynodshallconsistofthebishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandofmemberschosenfromtheclergyandthelaity.

3. Membershipa) TheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadashallbeorganizedinthreeOrders:

theOrderofBishops,theOrderofClergyandtheOrderofLaity.

b) MembersoftheOrdersofClergyandLaityshallbemembersofthediocesansynod,oreligibletobemembersofthediocesansynod,ofthediocesetheyrepresent.

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c) The number of clergy and laymembers elected by each diocese shall be determinedrelativetothepopulationofthediocese.

d) Eachdioceseshallelectthesamenumberoflaymembersasclergymembers.

e) Eachdioceseshallbeentitledtoelectorappointoneyouthrepresentative,eitherclergyorlay,inadditiontotheclergyandlaymembersitisentitledtoelect.

f) Othernon-diocesanorquasi-diocesanjurisdictionsintheChurchmayalsobeentitledtorepresentationasspecifiedintheConstitution.

g) TheConstitutionmayprovideforexofficiomembersoftheGeneralSynod.

4. SessionsThe three Orders shall sit and vote together, except where specifically provided for in theConstitution,CanonsorRulesofOrder.

5. Voting by DiocesesTheRulesofOrdershallmakeprovisionforavotebydioceseswheredemanded.

6. Jurisdiction of the General SynodSubjecttotheprovisionsofsection7theGeneralSynodshallhaveauthorityandjurisdictioninallmattersaffectinginanywaythegeneralinterestandwell-beingofthewholeChurchandinparticular:

a) the constitution and organization of the General Synod including the regulationof thetimeandplace of itsmeeting, theorder and conduct of its proceedings, and the appointment, functions and duties of its officers, committees, councils, boards,commissionsanddivisions,fortheproperconductofitsaffairs;

b) thenationalcharacter,constitution,integrityandautonomyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;

c) therelationsoftheChurchtootherreligiousbodiesinCanadaandelsewhere;

d) therelationsoftheChurchtootherChurchesoftheAnglicanCommunion;

e) withtheconsentoftheecclesiasticalprovincialsynodorsynodsconcerned,thecreationandconstitutionofnewprovinceswithinCanada;

f) theelection,retirementandresignationofthePrimateofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;

g) structuraluniformityinrelationtotheepiscopalprerogativeoflicensingclergy;

h) theconstitutionandpowersofaSupremeCourtofAppeal,withoriginalandappellatejurisdiction, including procedure therein and the enforcement of its decrees andjudgments;


i) thedefinitionof thedoctrinesof theChurch inharmonywith theSolemnDeclarationadoptedbythissynod;

j) therevision,adaptationandpublicationofaBookofCommonPrayerandaHymnalfortheChurch;

k) alldivisionsemployedinthecarryingonoftheworkoftheChurch;

l) the basic standards of theological education, and the qualifications and training ofcandidatesfortheministryoftheChurch;

m) theestablishment,operationandmaintenanceofageneralpensionfund;

n) theadministrationofagroupinsuranceplanforthebenefitoftheclergyandlayemployeesoftheChurch;

o) theregulationoftheinter-diocesantransferofclergy;

p) therelinquishmentorabandonmentoftheministryoftheChurch;

q) theadministrationofallfundsandtrustsestablishedinrespectoftheChurch;

r) the appointment, election, confirmation, consecration and resignation of a NationalIndigenousAnglicanBishop;

s) the appointment, election, confirmation, consecration and resignation of a BishopOrdinaryhavingjurisdictionoverthechaplainsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaondutywiththeCanadianForces.

7. Fundamental Principlesa) TheorganizationandconstitutionofaGeneralSynodfortheChurchdoesnotinvolveany

changeintheexistingsystemofecclesiasticalprovincialsynods.

b) Provincialsynodsshallhaveauthorityandjurisdictioninallmattersaffectingthegeneralinterestsandwell-beingoftheChurchwithintheirrespectivejurisdictionsinthefollowingmatters:

i) subject to the provisions of any Canon enacted by the General Synod for theerectionofanyprovincialsynod,theconstitutionandorganizationoftheprovincialsynod, including the regulation of the time and place of itsmeeting, the orderandconductofitsproceedings,andtheappointment,functionsanddutiesofitsofficers,executiveboardsandcommitteesfortheproperconductofitsaffairs;

ii) withtheconsentoftheGeneralSynod,andofanydioceseaffected,theadjustmentoftheboundariesoftheprovince,andthecreation,divisionandrearrangementofprovinces;

iii) withtheconsentoftheGeneralSynodandthediocesesaffected,thedivisionoftheprovinces intodioceses,theestablishmentofmissionarydioceseswithintheprovince,thedivisionofexistingdiocesesandtheadjustmentorrearrangementofdiocesanboundaries;


iv) theconfirmationoftheelection,consecration,andresignationofbishopswithintheprovince;

v) theelectionofametropolitanbishopand thedefinitionofmetropolitanduties,powersandauthority;

vi) the constitution of a Provincial Court of Appeal, with original and appellatejurisdiction, including procedure therein and enforcement of its decrees andjudgments;

vii) the regulationof theministrationsof theclergyandotherswithin theprovince,includingtheoathsandsubscriptionsofclergywithintheprovince;

viii) the authorization of special forms of prayers, services, and ceremonies for usewithintheprovince,forwhichnoprovisionshavebeenmadeundertheauthorityoftheGeneralSynodoroftheHouseofBishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;

ix) therelationsof theChurchtothecivilauthoritiesandtopubliceducationwithintheprovince;

x) theadministrationofanyfundortrustestablishedinrespectofthesynod; xi) theformationandconstitutionofprovincialbranchesoforganizationsand

societiesestablishedbytheGeneralSynodforthepromotionoftheworkofthesynod,and

xii) theconsideration,promotionandadvancementofanyobjectormatterforthegeneraladvantageoftheChurchinCanadaorinaprovince,referredtothesynodofaprovincebytheGeneralSynod.

8. Ecclesiastical Offenses and Disciplinary Proceedingsa) TheGeneralSynodshallhaveauthorityandjurisdictionwithregardto:

i) thedefinitionofecclesiasticaloffenses;ii) thepenaltiesforecclesiasticaloffenses;iii) principlesandgeneralprocedurestobeobservedindisciplinaryproceedingsinThe

AnglicanChurchofCanada;iv) rightsofappealindisciplinaryproceedings,andv) theprocedurestobefollowed intheSupremeCourtofAppeal forTheAnglican

ChurchofCanadaindisciplinaryproceedingsinrespectofwhichithasjurisdiction.

b) Eachprovincialsynodshallhaveauthorityandjurisdictionwithregardtotheprocedurestobefollowedbytheprovincialcourtofappealfortheprovinceindisciplinaryproceedingsinrespectofwhichithasjurisdiction.

c) Eachdiocesansynodshallhaveauthorityandjurisdictionwithregardtotheprocedurestobefollowedbythediocesancourtindisciplinaryproceedingsinrespectofwhichithasjurisdiction.

9. Saving Provisionsa) Nothingcontainedinsections6,7and8shalllimitoraffectthepowers,jurisdictionand

authorityinherentintheofficeofbishop,orexercisedcollectivelybythebishopsoftheChurchsittingastheHouseofBishopsofanyprovinceorofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

b) Exceptinsofarastheprovisionsofsections6,7and8arethesameineffectasthelegis-


lationnowinforce,thosesectionsshallnotcomeintoforceinsuchecclesiasticalprovinceuntilapprovedbytheprovincialsynodthereof.

c) Thewords“ecclesiasticalprovince”shallmeananygroupofdiocesesunderthejurisdic-tionofaprovincialsynod

10. Union with Other ChurchesUnionofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawithoneormoreotherChurchesmaybeeffectedinaccordancewithproceduressetoutintheConstitution.

11. Amendmentsa) Declaration of Principles

i) The SolemnDeclarationof theDeclarationof Principles,while continuing to bepartof theDeclarationofPrinciples,belongs inaparticularhistoric contextandthereforecannotbealteredoramended.

ii) AchangeintheDeclarationofPrinciples(exceptforsection1)canbeconsideredwhenamajorityofeachOrderispresentatasessionoftheGeneralSynod.Totakeeffectitshallrequireatwo-thirdsmajorityineachOrdervotingattwosuccessivesessions of the General Synod, the change proposed having been referred forconsiderationtoalldiocesanandprovincialsynodsfollowingthefirstapprovalbytheGeneralSynod.

iii) Nochangeinsections6,7and8oftheDeclarationofPrinciplescanbeeffectedwithouttheconsentofallprovincialsynods,exceptthatifavoteontheproposedamendmenthasnottakenplaceinanyprovincialsynodpriortothenextregularsession of the General Synod, such provincial synod shall be deemed to haveapprovedtheamendment.

iv) AnyproposedamendmenttotheDeclarationofPrincipleswhichhasbeendefeatedbyavoteoftheGeneralSynod,orofaprovincialsynodwithrespecttosections6,7and8,maybeintroducedagainatanysubsequentsessionoftheGeneralSynod.

b) Constitution

TheConstitutionoftheGeneralSynodmaybeamendedbyatwo-thirdsmajorityofeachOrdervotingatasessionoftheGeneralSynod,exceptthatanysectionoftheConstitutionwhichhasitsoriginintheDeclarationofPrinciplesmustbeconsistentwiththePrincipleconcerned.

c) Canons

i) AllCanonsdealingwithdoctrine,worship,ordiscipline,andallalterationstosuchCanons,shallrequiretobepassedbyatwo-thirdsmajorityineachOrdervotingattwosuccessivesessionsoftheGeneralSynod,theCanonsandalterationsproposedhavingbeenreferredforconsiderationtodiocesanandprovincialsynods,followingthefirstapprovaloftheGeneralSynod.

ii) AllotherCanonsmaybeapprovedoramendedbyatwo-thirdsmajorityofeach


Ordervotingseparately.

d) Rules of Order and Procedure

TheRulesofOrderandProceduremaybeamendedatanyregularsessionoftheGeneralSynodbyatwo-thirdsmajorityofthemembersvotinginthenormalmanner.

e) Amendments on Second Reading at Synod

i) WhereaproposedchangetotheDeclarationofPrinciples(otherthantosections6,7or8thereof)ortoaCanondealingwithdoctrine,worship,ordisciplinehasbeen:

a) passedatonesessionoftheGeneralSynod,b) referredforconsiderationtoalldiocesanandprovincialsynods,andc) broughtbeforeasecondsessionoftheGeneralSynodforconsideration,

itshallbeinorderfortheGeneralSynodtoadoptanyamendmenttotheproposedchangewhichwouldhavebeeninorderwhentheproposedchangewasconsideredatthefirstsessionoftheGeneralSynodandtheproposedchangeshalltakeeffectifpassedbytherequiredmajorityatthesecondsessionwithorwithoutsuchamendment.

ii) Whereaproposedchangetosections6,7or8oftheDeclarationofPrincipleshasbeen:

a) passedbytherequiredmajorityatonesessionoftheGeneralSynod,b) referredfortheconsiderationofalldiocesansynods,c) referredforconsenttoallprovincialsynods,andd) broughtbeforeasecondsessionoftheGeneralSynodforconsideration,

itshallbeinorderfortheGeneralSynodtoadoptanyamendmentwhichdoesnotaltertheproposedchange inany substantivewaybutwhichmerely improves theclarityorformoftheproposedchangeandtheproposedchangeshalltakeeffectifpassedbytherequiredmajorityatthesecondsessionwithorwithoutsuchamendment.

ConstitutionoftheGeneralSynod11

CONSTITUTION OF THE GENERAL SYNOD

I. Organization and Meetings

1. The General SynodTheGeneralSynodshall consistof thebishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandof thememberschosenfromtheclergyandlaity.

2. Time of Meetinga) TheGeneral Synod shallmeet in every third year, or as otherwise determined by the

CounciloftheGeneralSynodatsuchtimeandplaceastheCounciloftheGeneralSynoddetermines,providedthatsuchmeetingsarenotmorethanfiveyearsapart.

b) AspecialsessionoftheGeneralSynodmaybesummonedatanytimebythePrimateorbythedirectionoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodorontherequisitionofanyfivediocesanbishops.

c) Inthecaseofaspecialsessionbeingheld,thetimeofmeetingofthenextregularsessionmaybecomputedfromthedateofsuchspecialsession.

3. President and Chairperson of the General Synoda) ThePresidentoftheGeneralSynodshallbethePrimateofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada

whoshallbeelectedandholdofficeunder,andhavesuchprivileges,powers,authorityanddutiesasaredefinedbytheConstitution,CanonsandRulesenactedbytheSynod.

b) IncaseoftheabsenceofthePrimateforanycause,thearchbishopseniorbyappointmentorelection,orifnoarchbishopbepresentthebishopseniorbyappointmentorelection,shallbeandactasPresidentoftheSynod.

c) ThePresidentshallbechairpersonoftheGeneralSynod.

d) Intheabsence,orattherequest,ofthePresident,theProlocutorshallbethechairpersonoftheSynod.

4. Noticea) NoticeofthetimeandplaceofmeetingoftheGeneralSynodshallbegivenbythePrimate

toallbishops,andclericalandlaymembersoftheforthcomingsynodatleast60dayspriortothedayappointedfortheholdingofsuchmeeting.

b) TheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynodshallpreparealistofallbusiness,noticesofmotion,petitionsandmemorialsreceivedbytheGeneralSecretaryforsubmissiontothesynodandshalltransmitacopytoeverymemberofthesynodatleast30daysbeforethedayappointedfortheholdingofameetingofthesynod.

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5. QuorumAquorumoftheGeneralSynodshallconsistofnotlessthanamajorityofthemembersofeachOrder,excludingthosewhodonothavearighttovoteinthesynod.

6. Separate Meetings of Ordersa) TheagendaoftheGeneralSynodmayprovideforseparatemeetingsofthethreeOrders.

b) WhenthethreeOrdersmeetseparately

i) thePrimateshallbethechairpersonoftheOrderofBishops,orintheabsenceofthePrimate,thearchbishopseniorbyappointmentorelection,orifnoarchbishopbepresent,thebishopseniorbyappointmentorelection;

ii) theProlocutorortheDeputyProlocutor,whicheverisamemberoftheOrderofClergy,shallbethechairpersonoftheOrderofClergy,orintheabsenceofthesaidofficer,theOrderofClergyshallelectachairperson;

iii) theProlocutorortheDeputyProlocutor,whicheverisamemberoftheOrderofLaity,shallbethechairpersonoftheOrderofLaity,orintheabsenceofthesaidofficer,theOrderofLaityshallelectachairperson.

7. Reserved

II. Membership

8. Membershipa) TheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadashallbeorganizedinthreeOrders:

theOrderofBishops,theOrderofClergyandtheOrderofLaity.

b) TheOrderofBishopsshallconsistof:

i) ThePrimateii) ProvincialMetropolitansiii) Diocesanbishopsiv) Coadjutorandsuffraganbishopsv) Assistantbishopswhohavebeensodesignatedbythesynodorexecutiveoftheir

respectivediocesesandwhoexerciseepiscopalfunctionswithinthatdiocesevi) TheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForcesvii) TheNationalIndigenousAnglicanBishop.


Bishops who have retired and who live in Canada, provided that they are not engaged inremunerativeworkoutsidetheordainedministry,mayattendtheGeneralSynodbutshallnothavetherighttovote.

c) TheOrderofClergyshallconsistofclericalmembersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaorofachurchinfullcommunionwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaelectedbytheseveraldiocesansynodsaccordingtosuchrulesastheymayadopt,subjecttotheprovisionsofsubsectionf).Inadiocesethathasnosynodicalorganizationsuchappointmentsshallbemadebythebishop;and

d) TheOrderofLaityshallconsistofcommunicantlaymembersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,electedbytheseveraldiocesansynodsaccordingtosuchrulesastheymayadopt,subjecttotheprovisionsofsubsectionf).Inadiocesewhichhasnosynodicalorganization,suchappointmentsshallbemadebythebishop.

e) MembersoftheOrdersofClergyandLaityshallbemembersofthediocesansynod,oreligibletobemembersofthediocesansynod,ofthediocesetheyrepresent.

f) DiocesesshallbeentitledtoelectclericalandlaymembersoftheGeneralSynodasfollows:

i) fordioceseshavinganaverageattendanceof4,999personsorless,twomembersofeachOrder;

ii) fordioceseshavinganaverageattendancebetween5,000and9,999persons,threemembersofeachOrder;

iii) fordioceseshavinganaverageattendancebetween10,000and14,999persons,fourmembersofeachOrder;

iv) fordioceseshavinganaverageattendanceof15,000ormorepersons,fivemembersofeachOrderplusoneadditionalmemberofeachOrderforeach5,000ofadditionalaverageattendanceinexcessof15,000.

v) the words “average attendance”, as used in this section and elsewhere in theConstitution, shall mean the average attendance for liturgical celebrations forEaster,Pentecost, thesecondSunday inSeptemberandChristmas inthesecondandthirdcalendaryearspriortotheyearinwhichGeneralSynodwilltakeplace,asreportedbytheDiocesetoChurchHouse.

g) Inadditiontothepersonselectedorappointedundersubsectionsc)andd),theBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForcesshallappointtwolicensedmembersoftheclergyandtwocommunicantlaypersonsallfromtheCanadianForcestorepresentthechaplains,militarypersonnelandtheirdependents,andonerepresentativewhowillbeatleastsixteenyearsofageupontheopeningofGeneralSynodandundertheageoftwenty-sixyearsupontheprorogationofGeneralSynod,whoshallbeacommunicantmemberofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

h) Inadditiontothepersonselectedorappointedundersubsectionsc)andd),eachdioceseshallbeentitledtoelectorappointonerepresentativewhowillbeatleastsixteenyearsofageupontheopeningofGeneralSynodandundertheageoftwenty-sixyearsupontheprorogationofGeneralSynod,whoshallbeacommunicantmemberofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.


h.1) Inadditiontothepersonselectedorappointedundersubsectionsc)andd),theAnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoplesshallbeentitledtoelectorappointtwolicensedmembersoftheclergy,twocommunicantlaypersons,andoneyouthwhowillbeatleastsixteenyearsofageupontheopeningofGeneralSynodandundertheageoftwenty-sixyearsupon the prorogation of General Synodwho shall be a communicantmember of The AnglicanChurchofCanada.

i) Inadditiontothepersonselectedorappointedundersubsectionsc)andd),theremaybeappointedtworepresentativesofAnglicanReligiousOrderswithcommunitiesinCanadarecognizedbytheHouseofBishops,suchrepresentativestobeappointedbytheSuperiorsofthereligiousordersactinginconcert.

j) TheChancellorandtheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynod,ifnototherwisemembersofthesynod,shallbeexofficiomembersoftheGeneralSynod.

k) AdiocesansynodshallprovidefortheelectionorappointmentofsubstitutememberstorepresentthedioceseintheGeneralSynod.

l) AsubstitutememberwhoattendsasessionoftheGeneralSynodshallbe,andcontinuetobe,amemberofthesynodandofallcommittees,councils,boardsandcommissionstowhichheorshemaybeappointed,untilthenextregularsessionoftheGeneralSynod,totheexclusionofthememberforwhomheorsheisasubstitute.

m) WhenaclericalorlaymemberoftheGeneralSynodhasceasedtobeamemberoftheGeneralSynodbecauseheorshe

i) hasdied,ii) hasresigned,iii) hasremovedfromthedioceseheorsherepresentedsubjecttosubsections14g)

and15f),iv) hasbecomeamemberofanotherorder,orv) hasotherwiseceasedtorepresentthedioceseundertherulesthatthediocesan

synodmayhaveadopted,

thediocesansynodortheexecutivecommitteeofthediocesemayproceedtofillsuchcasual vacancy,and thepersonorpersonselectedorappointed shallbeduly certifiedundertheprovisionsofsection9ofthisConstitution.

n) Subjecttosubsectionm),amembershallcontinuetobeamemberuntilthenextregularsessionoftheGeneralSynod.

9. Credentialsa) AssoonaspracticableintheyearpriortotheyearinwhichGeneralSynodwilltakeplace,

theGeneralSecretaryshallpublishthenumberofclericalandlaymemberswhicheachdioceseisentitledtopursuanttoparagraph8f).


b) Theelectionorappointmentoftheclericalandlaymembersshallbecertifiedunderthehandandsealofthebishopconcerned,or,intheabsenceofthebishop,thesecretariesofthediocesansynod,andsuchcertificateshallbefinalandconclusive.

c) Incaseanyofthesaidmembersmentionedinsuchcertificateshallbeunabletoattend,acertificatesignedbythebishopor, in thebishop’sabsence,bythesecretariesof thediocesansynod,that(A.B.)beingaclericalorlaymemberfromthedioceseisunabletoattend,andthat(C.D.)isauthorizedundertherulesadoptedbythesynodofthatdiocesetofillhisorherplaceasamember,shallbefinalandconclusive,whetherpresentedbeforeorduringthesessionoftheGeneralSynod.

d) Alllaymembersshallbecommunicantsandtheircredentialsshallstatethemtobesuch.

e) The credentials of amember of the General Synod appointed or elected pursuant tosection8h)shallstatethatthememberisatleast16yearsofageupontheopeningofGeneralSynodandunder26yearsofageupontheprorogationofGeneralSynod.

f) AcopyofthecertifiedlistsoftheclericalandlaymemberssenttotheGeneralSecretaryshallbesentbytheGeneralSecretarytotheProlocutorwithin30daysafterreceiptthereof,butpriortotheconveningoftheGeneralSynod.

10. Reserved

11. Reserved

III. Officers

12. The Officers of the General Synoda) TheOfficersoftheGeneralSynodshallbe:

i) ThePrimateii) TheProlocutoriii) TheDeputyProlocutoriv) TheGeneralSecretaryv) TheTreasurervi) TheChancellorvii) TheViceChancellor,ifappointed


viii) twoOfficers-at-large(oneClergy,oneLaity)electedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod from itsownmembership (resident in ecclesiastical provincesother thanthoseoftheProlocutorandDeputyProlocutor).

13. The Primatea) ThePrimateshallbeelectedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofCanonIII.

b) The Primate shall be President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Synod andchairpersonoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.IntheeventoftheinabilityofthePrimatetoactasthePresidentorchairperson,theprovincialmetropolitanseniorbyelection,orifnonebepresent,thediocesanbishopseniorbyappointmentorelection,shallact.

c) The Primate shall be ex officio a member of all committees, councils, boards andcommissions,standingandspecial,appointedunderanyprovisionoftheConstitution,orofanyCanonenactedbytheGeneralSynod,orunderanyresolutionoftheGeneralSynodoroftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

14. The Prolocutora) TheProlocutorshallbeelectedbyballotafteropennominationandthiselectionshalltake

placepriortotheelectionofmembersoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

b) TheProlocutorshallbeamemberofeithertheclericalorlayOrder.

c) TheProlocutorshallbeanassociateof,andassistantto,thePrimateintheaffairsoftheGeneralSynodandtheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

d) In the absenceof the President, or at the President’s request, the Prolocutor shall bechairpersonoftheGeneralSynod.

e) The Prolocutor shall be ex-officio a member of all committees, councils, boards andcommissions,standingandspecial,appointedunderanyprovisionoftheConstitution,orofanyCanonenactedbytheGeneralSynodorunderanyresolutionoftheGeneralSynodoroftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

f) TheProlocutorshallcontinueinofficeuntilimmediatelypriortotheprorogationoftheGeneralSynodatwhichhisorhersuccessoriselected.

g) TheProlocutorwhoremovesfromthedioceseheorsherepresentedonelectionshallcontinueinofficeasanex-officiomemberoftheGeneralSynoduntilsuchtermexpiresasprovidedinsubsectionf),butshallnotbeentitledtovoteduringthesucceedingsessionofthesynodortobeelectedtoofficebyvirtuemerelyofcontinuinginofficeunderthissubsection.Inthatcase,thediocesemayelectarepresentativetosucceedhimorherasamemberoftheGeneralSynoduntiltheconveningofthenextsessionofthesynod,asprovidedinsubsection8m).


15. The Deputy Prolocutora) TheDeputyProlocutorshallbeelectedinthesamemannerastheProlocutorwiththe

exceptionthatiftheProlocutorisoftheOrderofClergy,theDeputyProlocutorshallbeelectedfromtheOrderofLaity,andiftheProlocutorisoftheOrderofLaity,theDeputyProlocutorshallbeelectedfromtheOrderofClergy.

b) AttherequestorintheabsenceoftheProlocutor,theDeputyProlocutorshallperformanyfunctionassignedtotheProlocutorbytheConstitutionorCanonsorRulesofOrderandProcedure.

c) IntheeventofavacancyintheofficeofProlocutor,theDeputyProlocutorshallbecometheProlocutor.

d) IntheeventofavacancyintheofficeofDeputyProlocutor,themembersoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodpresentatthenextmeetingofthecouncilshallelectaDeputyProlocutorwhoshallperformallthedutiesoftheofficeuntilthenextsessionoftheGeneralSynod.

e) TheDeputyProlocutorshallcontinueinofficeuntilimmediatelypriortotheprorogationoftheGeneralSynodatwhichhisorhersuccessoriselected.

f) TheDeputyProlocutorwhoremovesfromthedioceseheorsherepresentedonelectionshall continue in office as anex officio member of theGeneral Synod until such termexpires,asprovidedinsubsectione),butshallnotbeentitledtovoteduringthesucceedingsessionofthesynodortobeelectedtoofficebyvirtuemerelyofcontinuinginofficeunderthissubsection.Inthatcase,thediocesemayelectarepresentativetosucceedhimorherasamemberoftheGeneralSynoduntiltheconveningofthenextsessionofthesynod,asprovidedinsubsection8m).

16. The General Secretarya) TheGeneralSecretaryshallbeappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodonnomination

bythePrimate,supportedbyaSearchCommitteeofclergyand laityappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

b) UponappointmenttheGeneralSecretaryshallbecomeamemberoftheGeneralSynodwithfullvotingprivileges.

c) UnderthedirectionofthePrimatetheGeneralSecretaryshall:

i) betheChiefOperationsOfficeroftheGeneralSynod;ii) makethenecessaryarrangementsformeetingsoftheGeneralSynodandCouncil

oftheGeneralSynodandactassecretaryofbothbodies;iii) performsuchotherdutiesasaredefinedbytheConstitution,RulesofOrderand

Procedure, Canons and resolutions of the General Synod or the Council of theGeneralSynod.

iv) report to thePrimate in thePrimate’s capacityasChief ExecutiveOfficerof theGeneralSynod.


d) TheGeneralSecretaryshallbeex officioamemberofallcommittees,councils,boardsandcommissions,standingandspecial,appointedunderanyprovisionoftheConstitution,orofanyCanonenactedbytheGeneralSynodorunderanyresolutionoftheGeneralSynodoroftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,withoutvotingprivilegeexceptinthosecasesinwhichvotingrightsaregrantedbyaparticularcommittee,council,boardorcommission.

e) The General Secretary shall be assistant to the Primate in the Primate’s capacity asPresidentoftheGeneralSynod.

17. The Treasurera) TheTreasurershallbeappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodonnominationofthe

PrimateafterconsultationwiththeFinancialManagementCommittee.

b) TheTreasurershallreceiveanddisburseallmoniesoftheGeneralSynodundertheauthorityof theGeneral Synod, theCouncil of theGeneral Synodor theFinancialManagementCommittee,andshallperformsuchotherdutiesasmaybeprescribedbytheConstitution,theCanonsandresolutionsoftheGeneralSynod,theCounciloftheGeneralSynodortheFinancialManagementCommittee.

c) DuringsessionsoftheGeneralSynodtheTreasurershallbeentitledtobepresentand,subjecttotheRulesofOrderandProcedure,toparticipateindiscussionwithouttherighttovote.

18. The Chancellora) TheChancellorshallbeappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodonthenomination

ofthePrimate.TheChancellorshallholdofficeatthePrimate’spleasure.

b) TheChancellorshallbea judgeofaCourtofRecordorabarristerofat least10yearsstandingattheBar.

c) The Chancellor shall be the legal adviser to the Primate in the Primate’s capacity asPresidentoftheGeneralSynodandchairpersonoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

d) Uponappointment,theChancellorshallbecomeamemberoftheGeneralSynod,withfullvotingprivileges.

e) TheChancellor shall keepor cause tobekeptanauthentic recordof theconsecrationortranslationofbishopsandtheinstallationofmetropolitans,andauthenticatedcopiesoftheDeclarationofPrinciples,Constitution,Canons,RulesofOrderandProcedureandJournalsofProceedingsoftheGeneralSynod.

f) The Chancellormay delegate the duties described in the preceding subsection to theArchivistoftheGeneralSynod,throughtheofficeoftheGeneralSecretary.

19. The Vice Chancellora) A Vice Chancellor may be appointed by the Council of the General Synod on the

recommendationandnominationofthePrimate.

b) TheViceChancellorshallbeajudgeofaCourtofRecordorabarristerofatleast10yearsstandingattheBar.


c) ThedutiesoftheViceChancellorshallbethosedelegatedbytheChancellorinconsultationwiththePrimate.

d) TheViceChancellormayattendsessionsoftheGeneralSynod,butisnotamemberthereofbyvirtueoftheofficeofViceChancellor.

20. The Officers of the General Synod CollectivelyTheOfficersshallmeetfromtimetotimeatthecallofthePrimateforthesepurposes:

a) ToadvisethePrimate, theCouncilof theGeneralSynodandcommittees,councilsandboardsasrequired;

b) TotakeactiononmattersreferredtothembytheGeneralSynodandtheCounciloftheGeneralSynod;

c) ToadvisethePrimateandGeneralSecretaryonagendaplanningfortheCounciloftheGeneralSynod;

d) ToproposeactionstotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodinrespectofsubjectsforwhichthereisnoprovisioninthemandatesofotherstandingcommittees,councilsandboards;

e) To ensure that the Council of the General Synod’s responsibility for overall strategicplanningandvisioningisfulfilled;

f) TomonitoranddirecttheongoingbusinessoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodbetweenits meetings, as assigned by the Council of the General Synod and, in turn, to makerecommendationstotheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

IV. Procedure and Practice

21. Order of ProceedingsTheGeneralSynodshallestablishitsownRulesofOrderandProcedure.

22. SittingsTheGeneralSynodshallholditssittingsinpublicorinprivateatitsowndiscretion.

23. Publication of Proceedings of the General Synoda) TheGeneralSynodmaypublishsuchofitsproceedingsasitmaydeemadvisable.

b) TheJournalofProceedingsoftheGeneralSynodshallbeprintedunderthesupervisionoftheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynodassoonasconvenientlymaybeaftereachsessionofthesynod.

c) Twocopiesof theprinted journal,afterbeingcarefully compared, shallbecertifiedbytheGeneralSecretary,andshallbedepositedwiththeChancellorwhoshallcertifythesameandsealthemwiththesealoftheGeneralSynod.Anysubsequentcorrectionsto


theminutesofthesessionoftheGeneralSynodshallbecertifiedandsealedinthesamemanner.

d) The certifiedcopiesof the journalsofprevious sessionsof theGeneral SynodnowonrecordwiththeChancellor,andprintedcopiesofthejournalsofprevioussessionsnotsocertified,butsubsequentlycertifiedandsealedbytheChancellor,shallbedeemedtobetheauthenticandoriginalcopiesofthesaidjournals.

24. EnactmentsSubjecttotheprovisionsoftheDeclarationofPrinciples,allenactmentsoftheGeneralSynodshallcomeintoforceandoperationassoonaspassed.

25. Communications from the House of Bishopsa) IftheHouseofBishopsdesirestocommunicatewiththeGeneralSynodonanymatter,

eitherbeforeorduringasessionofthesynod,noticeofsuchintentionshallbegiveninthenameofthePrimatebythesecretaryoftheHouseofBishops,indicatingadesiretosubmittotheGeneralSynodastatementormemorial,concurredinbytheHouseofBishops,andconsiderationofsuchstatementormemorialshalltakeplaceatatimefixedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,ortheSessionalAgendaCommitteeoftheGeneralSynod.

b) IftheHouseofBishopsdesirestocommunicatewiththeCounciloftheGeneralSynodonanymatter,suchcommunicationshallbetransmittedinthenameofthePrimatebythesecretaryoftheHouseofBishops.

26. Reserved

27. Reserved

V. Expenses

28. Expenses of the General Synoda) The FinancialManagement Committee annually shall coordinate the preparation of a

budgetforrecommendationtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynoddealingwithallareasofrevenueandexpendituresoftheGeneralSynodfortheensuingyear.

b) Exceptasprovidedforbyotherrevenues,thefinancialrequirementsoftheGeneralSynodshallbemetfromtheproportionalgiftsmadebythedioceses.

c) InpreparingtheannualbudgetforapprovalbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,theFinancialManagementCommitteeshalldevelopand,asappropriate,reviewandamendafairandequitableformulafordeterminingsuggestedproportionalgiftstobemadebyeachofthediocesesandshall,basedonsuchformula,calculateandrecommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,annually,suggestedproportionalgiftstobemadebyeachofthedioceses.


d) UpontheCounciloftheGeneralSynodapprovingtheproportionalgiftssuggestedtobemadebyeachdiocese,theFinancialManagementCommitteeshalladviseeachdioceseoftheproportionalgiftrequestandseekitsacceptance.Itshallconsultwithanydiocesethatisnotabletomeettherequest.

e) TheexpensesofthemeetingoftheGeneralSynod, includingtravelcosts,meetingandadministrative costs, as determined from time to time by the Financial ManagementCommittee,butnotincludingcostsformembers’accommodationandmeals,shallbepaidbytheGeneralSynod.

f) IncomederivedfromtheGeneralSynodEndowmentFundshallbeusedtosupporttheGeneralSynodbudget,asapprovedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

29. Reserved

30. Reserved

VI. Prorogation

31. ProrogationTheGeneral Synod shall be prorogued by the President after a resolution fixing the time ofprorogationhasbeenagreedupon;andthePresidentshallissueascheduledeclaringthebusinesstransactedbytheGeneralSynodandshallatthehouragreeduponproroguethesynod.

32. Reserved

VII. Council of the General Synod

33. Council of the General Synoda) ThereshallbeanExecutiveCounciloftheGeneralSynodtobeknownastheCouncilofthe

GeneralSynodconsistingof:

i) ThePrimate,whoshallbechairperson;ii) TheProlocutor;iii) TheDeputyProlocutor;


iv) TheChancellor,providedthatintheabsenceoftheChancelloratmeetingsoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,theViceChancellormayattendsuchmeetings;and

v) bishops,clericalmembersandlaymemberselectedbytheGeneralSynodonthenominationofthemembersoftheOrdersofBishops,ClergyandLaityfromeachecclesiastical provincemeeting together, provided that themembers fromeachprovinceshallselect:

I. thatnumberofordainedpersonsequaltotwenty-fivepercentofthenumberofdiocesesintheprovincetothenextlargerwholenumber,providedthat:

i) thereshallnotbemorethanoneordainedpersonselectedfromanyonediocese,and

ii) that there shall be at least one bishop and at least one priest ordeaconfromeachprovince;

II. anequalnumberoflaymembers.

vi) oneyouthmemberoftheGeneralSynodfromeachecclesiasticalprovincetobeelectedby theGeneralSynodonthenominationof themembersof theOrdersof Bishops, Clergy and Laity fromeach ecclesiastical provincemeeting together,providedthatnoecclesiasticalprovincemaymakemorethanonenomination;

vii) onemember electedby theGeneral Synod, nominatedby themembers of theGeneralSynodandrepresentingtheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariate;

viii) twomemberswhomay,butneednotbe,membersoftheGeneralSynod,nominatedbytheAnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoplesandelectedbytheGeneralSynod;

ix) onememberelectedbytheGeneralSynod,nominatedbytheEvangelicalLutheranChurchinCanada;

x) theNationalIndigenousAnglicanBishop.

b) The General Secretary of the General Synod is an ex officio member without votingprivileges.

c) ExceptwhentheCouncildeterminesotherwise,theremaybepresentatitsmeetings:

i) arepresentativeofeachstandingcommittee,chosenbythecommittee;ii) theTreasureroftheGeneralSynod;iii) allprincipaladministrativeofficersoftheGeneralSynodbearingthetitle“Director”,

oritsequivalent.

d) AmembermayresignhisorherplaceintheCouncilatanytimebyforwardingaletterofresignationtotheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynod.

e) Whenamember:

i) ceasestobeamemberoftheGeneralSynod,orii) resignsasamemberoftheCouncil,oriii) inthecaseofamemberelectedundersubsection33a)v)orvi),ceasestobeeligible

formembershipinasynodofthedioceseintheecclesiasticalprovincethatheorsherepresents,or


iv) inthecaseofamemberelectedunder33a)vii)ceasestobeeligibletorepresenttheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariate,heorsheshallceasetobeamemberoftheCouncil.

f) AvacancyintheCouncilshall:

i) inthecaseofamemberelectedundertheprovisionsofsubsection33a)v),befilledbytheProlocutorinconsultationwiththeappropriatemetropolitan,providedthatthepersonsonamedshallbe:a) amemberoftheGeneralSynod;b) from the same order as that towhich the formermember of the Council

belongedatthetimeofhisorherelectiontotheCouncil;c) fromthesameecclesiasticalprovinceasthattowhichtheformermemberof

theCouncilbelongedatthetimeofhisorherelectiontotheCouncil;ii) inthecaseofamemberelectedundertheprovisionsofsubsection33a)vi),be

filledbytheProlocutor,inconsultationwiththeappropriatemetropolitan,providedthatthepersonsonamedshallbeayouthmemberoftheGeneralSynodfromthesameecclesiasticalprovinceasthattowhichtheformermemberoftheCouncilbelongedatthetimeofhisorherelectiontotheCouncil;

iii) inthecaseofamemberelectedundertheprovisionsofsubsection33a)vii),befilledbytheProlocutor,inconsultationwiththeBishopOrdinaryoftheCanadianForces;

iv) inthecaseofamemberelectedundertheprovisionsofsubsection33a)viii),befilledbytheProlocutor,inconsultationwiththeChairorCo-ChairsoftheAnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoples;

v) inthecaseofamemberelectedundertheprovisionsofsubsection33a)ix),befilledbytheProlocutor,inconsultationwiththeNationalBishopoftheEvangelicalLutheranChurchinCanada.

g) Subjecttosubsectionsd)ande),eachpersonelectedasamemberoftheCouncilshallcontinueasamemberoftheCounciluntiltheelectionofmembersoftheCouncilatthenextsucceedingsessionoftheGeneralSynod.

34. Powers of the Council of the General Synoda) TheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallconsiderandreportuponanymattersreferredtoit

bythePrimateortheGeneralSynod.

b) ItmayadvisethePrimaterespectinganymatterconcerningthewelfareoftheChurch.

c) It may appoint such committees, councils, boards or commissions as it may considernecessary.

d) Itshallappoint:

i) theGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynod;ii) theChancellor;iii) theViceChancellor(ifrecommendedandnominatedbythePrimate);andiv) theTreasureroftheGeneralSynod,onnominationofthePrimateafterconsultation

withtheFinancialManagementCommittee.


e) On the nomination of the executive committee of the committee, council, board,commissionordivisionconcerned,itshallappointthesecretary,director,treasurer,andanyotherfull-timeofficers,ofsuchcommittee,council,board,commissionordivision.

f) ItshallberesponsibleforoverallstrategicplanningandvisioningwithinthemandateoftheGeneralSynod.

g) Itshallco-ordinatetheworkofallcommittees,councils,boards,commissionsanddivisionsoftheGeneralSynod.

h) ItshallrepresenttheGeneralSynod,andcarryonitsworkbetweensessions.

i) Itshallmake,andfromtimetotimemayamend,rulesfortheconductofnominationsandelectionsatsessionsoftheGeneralSynod;suchrulesasamendedfromtimetotimeshallbepublishedasanAppendixtotheHandbook.

35. Meetings of the Council of the General Synoda) AquorumoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallbeamajorityofthemembers,provided

thatallOrdersarerepresented.

b) IntheabsenceofthePrimate,theCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallbechairedbytheProlocutorand,intheabsenceoftheProlocutor,bytheDeputyProlocutor.

c) There shall be not less than twomeetings in each year, oneofwhichmaybeheld inconjunctionwithasessionoftheGeneralSynod.i)MeetingsoftheCouncilofGeneralSynodneednotbein-person;someorallofthe

membersmayparticipateinmeetingsbytelephone,videoorotherelectronicmeans.

d) AlldiscussionsanddebatesintheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallbegovernedmutatismutandisbytheRulesofOrderandProcedureoftheGeneralSynod.

e) TheminutesofthemeetingsoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallbecirculatedamongthemembersoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,allmembersoftheOrderofBishops,theheadsofdivisionsoftheGeneralSynod,andsuchmembersoftheGeneralSynodasmay,inwriting,requestthem.TheGeneralSecretaryshallhavediscretionaryauthoritytodistributethemtootherpersonsorgroupsuponrequest.

36. Report to the General SynodTheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynodshallprepareawrittenreportinsummaryformofallmattersconsideredanddealtwithbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodsincethelastregularmeetingoftheGeneralSynod,whichreportshallbesenttoeachmemberoftheGeneralSynodnotlessthanthirtydayspriortoeachregularmeetingoftheGeneralSynodandshallbepresentedbytheGeneralSecretarytothesessionoftheGeneralSynod.

37. Reserved


38. Reserved

VIII. Committees

39A. Standing Committeesa) ThereshallbethefollowingStandingCommitteesoftheGeneralSynod:

i) ThePensionCommittee,whichshallbeconstitutedasprescribedinCanonVIII,and

ii) TheFinancialManagementCommittee,whichshallconsistofsevenmembers:a) fourofwhichshallbeelectedbytheGeneralSynod,atleastoneofwhomshall

beamemberoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,b) threemembersshallbeappointedbythePrimate,c) one of the members shall be a member of the Resources for Mission

CoordinatingCommittee.

b) InnominationofpersonstobeelectedorappointedtoStandingCommittees,geographicrepresentation, expertise, experience and commitment to the ongoing life of thecommitteeshallbetheprincipalcriteria.Considerationshallalsobegiventoreflectingthediversegroupsandindividualswithinthechurchandsociety.ConsiderationmaybegiventorepresentationfromchurchesinfullcommunionwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

c) Normally,apersonwhowasamemberofaStandingCommitteeforthetwoimmediatelyprecedingtermswillnotbeelectedorappointedtothatcommittee.

d) ThePrimate,ProlocutorandDeputyProlocutormayappointthechairofeachstandingcommitteefromamongthemembersofthecommittee.

e) Atleast30daysbeforearegularsessionoftheGeneralSynod,eachStandingCommitteeshall submit to theGeneralSynodNominatingCommitteethenamesofpersons tobeconsideredfornominationformembershipofthecommitteeforitsnextterm.

f) EachStandingCommitteeshallreporttotheGeneralSynodandregularlytotheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

39B. Coordinating Committeesa) ThereshallbethefollowingCoordinatingCommitteesoftheGeneralSynod:

i) Faith,WorshipandMinistryCommitteeii) PartnersinMissionCommitteeiii) ResourcesforMissionCommitteeiv) CommunicationsCommitteev) PublicWitnessforSocialandEcologicalJusticeCommittee.


b) WithinitstermsofreferenceandsubjecttoavailablefinancialresourcesandtheprioritiesestablishedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,thefunctionofaCoordinatingCommitteeistocoordinateandoverseetheworkwhichwillbeperformedbystaffmembers,taskforces,workinggroups,orcommissions.

c) WiththeexceptionoftheCommunicationsCoordinatingCommittee,eachCoordinatingCommitteeshallconsistof:

i) threememberselectedbytheGeneralSynodii) atleasttwomembersappointedbythePrimate,providedthatatleastonemember

shallbeamemberoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

d) TheCommunicationsCoordinatingCommitteeshallconsistof:

i) fourmemberselectedbytheGeneralSynodii) at least three members appointed by the Primate, provided that at least one

membershallbeamemberof theCouncilofGeneralSynodandoneshallbeamemberoftheeditorialboard.

e) ThePrimate,ProlocutorandDeputyProlocutormayappointthechairofeachCoordinatingCommitteefromamongthemembersofthecommittee.

f) In nomination of persons to be elected or appointed to Coordinating Committees,geographicrepresentation,expertise,experienceandcommitmenttotheongoinglifeofthecommitteeshallbetheprincipalcriteria.Considerationshallalsobegiventoreflectingthediversegroupsandindividualswithinthechurchandsociety.Considerationmaybegiven to representation fromchurches in full communionwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

g) Normally, a person who was a member of a Coordinating Committee for the twoimmediatelyprecedingtermswillnotbeelectedorappointedtothatcommittee.

h) The Council of the General Synod may adopt or amend terms of reference for aCoordinating Committee; may create additional Coordinating Committees; and maydivideoramalgamateexistingCoordinatingCommittees;allofwhichshallbesubjecttoconfirmationbytheGeneralSynodatitsnextregularsession.ThetermsofreferenceofeachCoordinatingCommitteeshallbeprintedintheAppendicesoftheHandbookoftheGeneralSynod.

i) Atleast30daysbeforearegularsessionoftheGeneralSynod,eachCoordinatingCommitteeshall submit to theGeneralSynodNominatingCommitteethenamesofpersons tobeconsideredfornominationformembershipofthecommitteeforitsnextterm.

j) Each Coordinating Committee shall report to the General Synod and regularly to theCounciloftheGeneralSynod.


40. Meetings and Quoruma) Committeesmayhold theirmeetingseitherduring recesses in thesessionorbetween

sessionsoftheGeneralSynod.

b) Intheabsenceofanyprovisionfixingthequorumofacommitteeforthetransactionofbusiness,suchquorumshallbeone-thirdofthetotalvotingmembership,butnotlessthanthreemembers.

41. Commissionsa) ThePrimate,theGeneralSynod,ortheCounciloftheGeneralSynodmay,atanytime,

appoint a commission, composed of any number of persons, whether members oftheGeneral Synodornot, for thepurposesdefined in the resolutionor instrumentofappointment;suchcommissiontoreportitsfindingsandrecommendationstothePrimate,theGeneralSynodortheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,asdirectedintheresolutionorinstrumentappointingsuchcommissions.

b) ThePrimateortheappointingbodymayatanytimeenlargeorreducethenumberofmembers of any commission, ormay fill vacancies occurring by death, resignation orotherwise,ormaydischargesuchcommission.

c) ThePrimateoranyoftheappointingbodiesmayatanytimefurtherdefineorenlargethetermsofreferenceorenquiry.

d) ThechairpersonofacommissionshallbeamemberoftheGeneralSynod.

e) Themembersofacommissionshallcontinueinofficeuntiltheconclusionofitsworkoruntilitsdischarge.

f) On theconsiderationofany report submittedbyanycommission to thePrimateor toanyof theappointingbodies, themembersofsuchcommission,notmembersofsuchappointingbody,shallbeentitledtobepresentwiththeprivilegeofdebate,butnotofvoting.

g) Theresolutionorinstrumentappointingacommissionmayprovideforthepaymentoftheexpensesofthecommission.

h) Subjecttotheforegoingsubsections,theprovisionsoftheConstitutionandRulesofOrderandProcedureshallapplytoallcommissions.

42. Vacancies on Committees, Councils, Boards or Commissionsa) VacanciesontheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallbefilledinaccordancewithsubsection

33f).

b) Except in the case of the Council of the General Synod, a member of a committee,councilorboardwhoceasestobeamemberoftheGeneralSynod,inaccordancewithsubsection8m),shallcontinueasamemberofsuchcommittee,councilorboarduntiltheensuingsessionoftheGeneralSynod,unlessthememberdies,resignsorceasestobeacommunicantmemberofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.


c) Avacancyonanycommittee,council,boardorcommissionshallbedeemedtoexist ifanymember fails to attend two consecutivemeetingswithout being excused by thatcommittee,council,boardorcommission.

d) Whenavacancyoccursonacommittee,councilorboard,ifthememberwhosepositionisvacantwaselectedtothecommittee,councilorboardbytheGeneralSynodortheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,thevacancyshallbefilledbytheProlocutorafterconsultationwiththePrimate.

e) Whenavacancyoccursonacommittee,councilorboard,ifthememberwhosepositionisvacantwasappointedtothecommittee,councilorboardbythePrimate,thevacancyshallbefilledbythePrimateafterconsultationwiththeProlocutor.

f) In filling vacancies on the Standing Committees of the General Synod, as defined insubsection39a),thePrimateandProlocutorshallobserve,sofaras it ispracticable intheirjudgment,theprovisionsofsection39.

g) ThePrimateandProlocutorshallimmediatelynotifytheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynodofallsuchappointments.

43. Reserved

44. Reserved

IX. Organization of the National Staff

45. National Staffa) Directorsof thedepartmentsof theGeneralSynodshallberesponsibletotheGeneral

SecretaryasChiefOperationsOfficer,fortheperformanceoftheirduties.

b) The organization of the staff of the General Synod shall be directed by the GeneralSecretary,inconsultationwiththeotherOfficersoftheGeneralSynod.

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RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE

NOTE: Theserulesareapplicableto theGeneralSynod inSessionor,withnecessarychanges,whentheOrdersmeetseparately.

I. Meetings of the General Synod

1. Meetingsa) TheGeneralSynodshallmeetforbusinessonthedayandatthehourandplaceappointed

bythePresident.Aquorumbeingpresent,thePresidentshallstatethebusinessbeforetheGeneralSynod,specifyingwhennecessarytheorderinwhichitistobeconsidered.

b) Thereafter,thebusinessofeachdayshallcommencewithprayer,afterwhichtheorderofbusinessshallbeasdeterminedbytheSessionalAgendaCommitteeoftheGeneralSynod.

2. Registration and Credentialsa) BeforetakingaseatintheGeneralSynod,eachmembershallregisteronaformprovided

for this purpose, giving all particulars called for thereon. Registration shall be theresponsibilityoftheCredentialsCommittee.

b) All registrationformsshallbereferredtotheCredentialsCommittee,whichcommitteeshallreporttotheGeneralSynodonthestandingofallpersonswhoclaimmembershiptherein.

c) Anyappealsarisingfromthecommittee’sreportshallbeheardbytheAssessors,whoshallreporttotheGeneralSynodfordecision.

3. Courtesies of the General Synoda) ThePresidentorotherpresidingofficermayinviteanypersonnotamembertositwith

theGeneralSynodortoaddresstheGeneralSynod,butthatpersonshallhavenorighttoparticipateindebateortovote.

b) During theconsiderationofany report submittedbyanycommittee, council,boardorcommission, the members of such committee, council, board or commission, if notmembersoftheGeneralSynod,maybepermittedtheprivilegeofsittingwiththeGeneralSynodandparticipatinginitsdebate,butshallnotbeentitledtovote.

c) DuringameetingoftheGeneralSynodtheTreasurer,overseas,ecumenicalandIndigenouspartners,andrepresentativesofthePrimate’sWorldReliefandDevelopmentFundshallbeentitledtobepresentand,subjecttotheseRulesofOrderandProcedure,toparticipateinanydiscussionwithouttherighttovote.

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4. The General Synod Servicesa) AserviceoftheHolyCommunionshallbeheldonthefirstdayoftheGeneralSynodas

determinedbythePrimate.ThepreachershallbeappointedbythePrimateandspecialprayers shall be said for theGeneral Synod. Theoffering shall be applied towhateverpurposesmaybedeterminedbythePrimate.

b) TheremaybeaspecialpublicGeneralSynodservice,whichmaybethesameasa),duringthesessionoftheGeneralSynod.

II. Sessional Officers and Committees

5. Sessional Officersa) Secretaries

i) On nomination of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor shall appoint from themembership of the General Synod an Honorary Clerical Secretary, an HonoraryAssistantClericalSecretary,anHonoraryLaySecretaryandanHonoraryAssistantLay Secretary,who shall assist theGeneral Secretary in keepingminutes of theGeneralSynod.

ii) Intheeventofavacancyoccurringintheofficeofclericalorlaysecretarybydeathor otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled by the Prolocutor, or in the event of avacancyinthatoffice,bytheDeputyProlocutor,andintheeventofavacancyinbothoffices,bythePrimate.

b) Assessors

TheProlocutorshallappointtwoormoreAssessorstoadvisethechairpersoninrespecttopointsoforderandtheConstitutionandCanons.

6. Sessional CommitteesThefollowingsessionalcommitteesshall,exceptwhereotherwisespecified,beappointedfromthemembersoftheGeneralSynodbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodinconsultationwiththeProlocutor:

a) Agenda Committee—consistingofthechairoftheGeneralSynodPlanningCommitteeandnotmorethansevenmemberstobedrawnfromthemembersoftheGeneralSynod.Itshallbetheresponsibilityofthecommitteetoprepareandpublishtheagendaforeachdayofthesession.

b) Certification of Minutes Committee —consistingoftheGeneralSecretary,theProlocutororDeputyProlocutor, theHonoraryClerical andLaySecretaries,andamemberof theResolutions Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to certify theaccuracyoftheminutesofthesessionoftheGeneralSynod.


c) Credentials Committee—consistingoftheGeneralSecretary,theProlocutororDeputyProlocutor,andoneAssessor.ItshallbetheresponsibilityofthecommitteetoreporttotheGeneralSynodonthestandingofallpersonswhoclaimmembershiptherein,andtoadvisethechairpersonastoaquorumofeachOrder.

d) Nominating Committee— consisting of one bishop, one clericalmember and one laymemberfromeachecclesiasticalprovince.ThecommitteeshallbeconstitutednotlaterthanonemonthpriortotheopeningoftheGeneralSynod,toreceivenominationsforstandingcommitteesandtheCounciloftheGeneralSynodandtosupervisetheelectionprocess.

e) Resolutions Committee—consistingofuptoeightmembers,oneofwhomshallbeanAssessor,andwithatleastonebishop,oneclericalandonelaymember.ItshallbetheresponsibilityofthecommitteetoreceiveresolutionsfrommembersoftheGeneralSynodandpreparethemforsubmissioninaccordancewithguidelinesapprovedfromtimetotimebytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

f) Expenditures Committee — consisting of members appointed by the Primate and theProlocutorinconsultationwiththechairpersonoftheFinancialManagementCommittee.ItshallbetheresponsibilityofthecommitteetoimplementRuleofOrder15withrespectto spendingmotions forwhich sources of funds havenot been identifiedprior to theGeneralSynodsession.

g) Specialcommitteesasrequired.

7. Chairpersons of Sessional CommitteesWhenacommitteeisappointed,theappointmentshallcontainthenameofthechairperson.

8. Notice of Appointment of Sessional CommitteesNoticeshallbegivenatthefirstsittingofeachsessionoftheGeneralSynodofthemembershipofallsessionalcommitteesandlistsofthesameshallbeposted.

III. Motions and Debate

9. ChairpersonThechairpersonshallpreserveorderanddecorumandshalldecideallquestionsoforder,subjecttoanappeal to theGeneral Synod, tobedecidedwithoutdebate, andwhencalledupon todecideapointoforder,shallstatetheruleapplicabletothecasewithoutargumentorcomment.Inanyunprovidedcase,resortshallbehadtotheKerrandKing’sProcedures for Meetings and Organizations(mostrecentedition)forguidance.


10. Order and Decoruma) Anymemberwishingtospeakshallriseandaddressthechairperson.

b) Whentwoormoremembersriseatthesametime,thechairpersonshallnamethepersonfirsttospeak.

c) Amembercalledtoorderwhilespeakingshallsitdown,unlesspermittedtoexplain.

d) Amembermayrisetoexplain,ifpermittedbythechairperson.

e) Amember,ifnotinterruptingaspeaker,mayrequireanymotionindiscussiontobereadforhisorherinformation,atanytimeduringthedebate.

f) Iftheattentionofthechairpersonisdrawntothefactthataquorumisnotpresent,thesittingshallstandadjourneduntilaquorumcanbesecured.

g) Ifthequorumcannotbesecuredwithinonehour,theGeneralSynodshallstandadjourneduntilthenextsitting.IftheadjournmentforlackofaquorumoccursatthefinalsittingthePresidentshalldeclaretheGeneralSynodproroguedinaccordancewithsection31oftheConstitution.

11. Speechesa) Nomember,exceptthemoverofamotion,whoasmoverisentitledtoreplyinclosingthe

debate,shallspeakmorethanonceonagivenmotion,unlessbythepermissionoftheGeneralSynod.

b) ExceptwiththeconsentoftheGeneralSynod,themoverofamotionmaynotspeakformorethanfiveminutesandtheseconderforthreeminutes,andeachspeakerthereafterforthreeminutes.Themovermayspeakforthreeminutesinclosingthedebate.

12. Reports of Committeesa) All reports of standing committees shall be in writing, signed by the chairperson and

receivedintotalatthebeginningoftheGeneralSynod,onrecommendationoftheAgendaCommittee.

b) ReportsofothercommitteesmaybemadefromtimetotimeduringthesessionoftheGeneralSynod.

c) Motionswithreferencetoreportsfromstandingcommitteesshalltakeprecedenceoverothermotionsonthepaper.

13. Notice of MotionNoCanon,oramendmenttotheDeclarationofPrinciplesortotheConstitutionortoanyexistingCanon,shallbeproposedorenactedunlessnoticehasbeentransmittedbytheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynodtothemembersoftheGeneralSynodatleast30daysbeforethemeetingoftheGeneralSynod,orunlessithasbeenleftoverasunfinishedbusinessandprintedinthejournaloftheprevioussession.


14. Reference to CommitteeAnymotionhavinganyrelationtotheworkofanystanding,sessionalorspecialcommitteemay,uponitscomingbeforetheGeneralSynod,bereferredbytheGeneralSynodtotheappropriatecommitteeforconsiderationandreport.

15. Motions re Expendituresa) BeforeeachsessionoftheGeneralSynod,areportshallbeprovidedtotheGeneralSynod

by,orthrough,theFinancialManagementCommittee,astowhetheranymoneyproposedtobespentasaresultofmotionstobebroughtbeforetheGeneralSynodisavailable,orifnot,whatstepsshouldbetakentoprovidesuchmoneyshouldsuchmotionsbeadopted.

b) Beforeanymotioninvolvingthespendingofmoneynotalreadyprovidedfor isputforavote,itshallbereferredbythepresidingofficertotheExpendituresCommitteeforareportastowhetherthemoneyproposedtobespentispresentlyavailable,orifnot,whatstepsshouldbetakentoprovidethemoneyshouldthemotionbeadopted.

16. Motions and Amendmentsa) No motion or amendment shall be considered as before the General Synod unless

secondedandreducedtowriting.

b) Nooriginalmotion,exceptproceduralmotions,shallbereceivedwithoutnotice,exceptbypermissionoftheGeneralSynod.

c) NomotiononanysubjectshallbereceivedatanymeetingoftheGeneralSynodafterthetimefixedbytheAgendaCommitteeforthediscussionofthesubjectanditsconsiderationhasbeenconcluded.

d) WhenamotionhasbeenreadbythepresidingofficeritcannotbewithdrawnwithouttheconsentoftheGeneralSynod.

e) Amemberwhointendstoproposeanamendmenttoamotionthatisbeingdebatedmaygivethepresidingofficerwrittennoticeofsuchintentionwiththetextoftheintendedamendment.

f) Whenamotionoranamendingmotionhasbeenmadeandsecondedanymemberwhohasnotspokenonthemotionoramendmentmaymovethatthedebatebeclosedandavotetakenonthemotionortheamendment.

g) Thepresidingofficershallnotacceptamotionthatthedebatebeclosed

i) ifanymemberwhohasgiventhepresidingofficerwrittennoticeof intentiontoproposeanamendmenthasnothadanopportunitytodoso,or

ii) ifintheopinionofthepresidingofficerthemotionthatthedebatebeclosedisanabuseoftherulesorwoulddenymembersofthesynodofanadequateopportunityfordiscussion.


h) Whenthepresidingofficeracceptsamotionthatthedebatebeclosedthatmotion,whenseconded,shallbedecidedwithoutdebate.

i) Amotionthatthedebatebeclosed,tobecarried,requiresatwo-thirdsmajorityofallthreeordersvotingtogether.

j) Whenamotionthatthedebatebeclosediscarriedthepresidingofficershallimmediatelycallthequestiononthemotionoramendmentbeforethesynod.Whenamotionthatthedebatebeclosedislost,discussionshallcontinueonthemotionoramendmentbeforethesynod.

k) Subject to Rule 23, when amotion is under consideration, no othermotion shall bereceivedexcept:

i) toadjourn;ii) tolayitonthetable;iii) todivideacompoundmotion;iv) toconsideritclausebyclause;v) topostponeituntilacertaintime;vi) topostponeitindefinitely;vii) toreferit;viii) toamendit,orix) toclosedebate;

andmotionsforanyofthesepurposesshallhaveprecedenceintheordernamed.

l) Amotiontoadjournshallalwaysbeinorder.

m) Motions toadjournor to layon the tableor toclosedebate shallbedecidedwithoutdebate.

n) Debateonamotiontorefershallberestrictedtothequestionswhethertoreferandtowhom.

o) Nomorethanoneamendmenttoaproposedamendmentofamotionshallbeinorderatonetime.

17. Putting the Questiona) Whentheamendmentsareproposedtoanymotion,theamendmentsandtheoriginal

motionshallbeputinthereverseordertothatinwhichtheywerebroughtforward.

b) Whenaquestionisfinallyputbythepresidingofficer,eitherasanoriginalmotion,asanamendment,orasanamendedmotion,nofurtherdebateshallbeallowed,thepresidingofficerfirstdeclaringthatthequestionisfinallyput.

c) Whenthepresidingofficerisputtingaquestion,nomembershallrise.


18. Votinga) Whenthequestionisput,everymemberpresent,exceptthepresidingofficer,shallbe

requiredtovoteonthesame,providedthatanymemberwhowishestoabstainfromvotingforreasonsofconflictofinterestshallbeentitledtoabstainonnotifyingthechairpersonofhisorherintention.Suchabstentionsandthenamesofthepersonsabstainingshallberecordedintheminutes.

b) ThethreeOrdersofBishops,ClergyandLaityshallvotetogetherunlessavotebyOrdersisrequiredbytheConstitutionorcalledforpursuanttotheRulesofOrder.Inordertobepassedthemotionshallrequireamajorityofthevotescast,andabstentionsshallnotbecountedindeterminingthemajority.

c) Invoting,thosewhovoteintheaffirmativeshallsosignifyfirst,andthenthosewhovoteinthenegative;andinthecaseofanequalityofvotes,exceptwhenvotingbydioceses,thequestionshallbedeclaredbythepresidingofficertohavebeendecidedinthenegative.

d) WhenvotingbyOrders,thevoteshallbeputtoallmembersofGeneralSynodregardlessoftheresultinanyorder.Thesequenceofvotingshallbelaity,clergy,bishops.

e) Thenamesofthosewhovotefororagainstamotionshallberecordedintheminutes,ifrequiredbythreemembers.

19. Voting by OrdersWhenrequiredbyanysixmembersoftheGeneralSynodpriortothequestionbeingput,thevoteuponanymotionshallbetakenbyOrders,votingseparatelyinthesequenceoflaity,clergy,bishops.ThevoteshallbetakeninallthreeOrders.AmajorityofeachOrdershallbenecessaryfor anaffirmativedecision. If themotion isdefeated there shall beno recourse to votingbydioceses.

20. Voting by Diocesesa) Upon any question being carried in the affirmative on a vote by Orders, and before

proceeding to the next order of business, any six members (two from each of threedifferentdioceses)mayrequirethatavoteonthequestionbetakenbydioceses.

a.1) Ex officioandothernon-diocesanmembersofGeneralSynodshallvotewiththedioceseinwhichtheyarenormallygeographicallyresidentforlaity,orcanonicallyresident,forclergy.

b) ThevoteofeachdioceseshallbedeterminedbythemajorityofthemembersofallOrdersofthatdioceseandincaseofequalityinthevotesofthemembersfromanydiocese,thatdioceseshallnotbecounted.

c) Ifamajorityofthediocesesvoteinthenegative,thequestionshallbedeclaredinthenegative.

d) AtiedvoteshallbedeclaredtobeintheaffirmativeonthebasisofthepreviousaffirmativevotebyOrders.


21. Finality of DecisionAquestionbeingoncedeterminedshallnotagainbedrawnintodiscussioninthesamesession,withouttheconsentoftwo-thirdsofthememberspresentvotingasprovidedinRuleofOrder18b).

22. Resolutions Non ReferableNomotiontoreferaresolutionshallbereceivedunlesstheresolutionhaseitherbeen:

a) printedintheConveningCircular,orb) presentedfordebate.

23. Suspension of Rulesa) AmotiontosuspendaRuleofOrderandProcedureshalltakeprecedenceoverallother

motionsandshallbedecidedwithoutdebate.

b) NoRuleofOrderandProcedureshallbesuspendedexceptuponthevoteoftwo-thirdsofthememberspresentvotingasprovidedintheRuleofOrder18b).

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CANONS of the GENERAL SYNOD

of

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

CANON I

Name of the Church

ThenameoftheChurchisinEnglish,“TheAnglicanChurchofCanada”,andinFrench,“l’ÉgliseanglicaneduCanada”.

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CANON II

Corporate Seal

1. TheGeneralSynodshallhaveacorporatesealofsuchdesignasshallbeapprovedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

2. TheTreasureroftheGeneralSynodshallhavethecareandcustodyofthesaidsealandisherebyauthorizedandempoweredtoaffixthesametoalldeedsanddocumentswhichfromtimetotimemayberequiredtobeexecutedonbehalfofthesynodpursuanttoanyresolutionthereof,oroftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,orofanyofthecommittees,councils, boards or commissions thereof when such resolution is passed in regard tomatterswithintheauthorityofsuchcommittee,council,boardorcommission.

3. Allsuchdeedsanddocumentsshallbesignedbyoneof:

a) thePrimate,

b) theGeneralSecretary,or

c) theChancellor;

andoneof:

d) thechairpersonoftheFinancialManagementCommittee,thevicechairpersonoftheFinancialManagementCommittee,ortheTreasurer.

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CANON III

The Primate

Part I. The Primacy

1. The Primacya) There shall beaPrimatewho shall be thepresidingbishopof TheAnglicanChurchof

Canada.

b) The Primate, upon assuming office, shall be the SeniorMetropolitan of The AnglicanChurchofCanada.

c) ThePrimateshallhavethetitle“Archbishop”.

2. Election to the PrimacyThePrimateshallbeelectedinaccordancewiththeproceduresestablishedinpartIIofthisCanon.

3. Definition of Senior MetropolitanAsSeniorMetropolitan,thePrimate:

i) isprimus inter pares amongtheProvincialMetropolitansii) convenesandchairsmeetingsoftheProvincialMetropolitansiii) consultswithProvincialMetropolitansonmattersofleadershipandmission.

4. Term of Officea) ThetermofofficeofthePrimateshallcommenceuponinstallationtotheoffice.

b) Assoonaspracticablefollowingelection,butinanycasenotmorethan90daysafterthedateofelection,thePrimateshallresignanyEpiscopalandMetropoliticalofficesheldatthetimeofelectiontothePrimacy.

c) ThePrimateshallholdofficeuntil:

i) attaining70yearsofage,orii) theeffectivedateofaresignationacceptedpursuanttosection9b)ofthisCanon,oriii) theadoptionofaresolutiondeclaringthePrimacyvacantpursuanttosection10of

thisCanon.

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5. Ministry of the Primatea) ThePrimateshall:

i) leadtheAnglicanChurchofCanadaindiscerningandpursuingthemissionofGod;ii) exercisepastoralandspiritualleadershipthroughouttheAnglicanChurchofCanada

andregularlyvisiteverydioceseoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada;iii) exerciseapastoralministryinparticulartothemembersoftheOrderofBishops;iv) serveasthePresidentoftheGeneralSynod,ChairoftheCouncilofGeneralSynod,

ChairofthemeetingsoftheProvincialMetropolitansandmeetingsoftheHouseofBishops;

v) serveasChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheGeneralSynod;vi) be, ex officio, a member of all committees, councils, boards and commissions,

standingorspecial,appointedunderanyprovisionoftheConstitutionoranyCanonenactedbytheGeneralSynod,orunderanyresolutionoftheGeneralSynodoroftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod;

vii) reporttoeachmeetingoftheCouncilofGeneralSynodandtotheGeneralSynod;viii) speakandwritepropheticallytotheAnglicanChurchofCanada,andonbehalfof

theAnglicanChurchofCanadatotheworld,inconsultationwiththeMetropolitansand/ortheBishops,andtheGeneralSynodoritsCouncilasappropriate;

ix) representtheAnglicanChurchofCanadainternationallyandecumenically;x) haveMetropoliticaljurisdictionovertheBishopOrdinary,theNationalIndigenous

AnglicanBishop,andanyotherextra-diocesanbishopwithanationalministry;xi) alwaysbeaninvitedguestatSacredCircle,withvoicebutnotvote.

b) Subject to theprovisionoffinancial requirements, thePrimateand the fourProvincialMetropolitansmay concur in the election by the AnglicanMilitary Ordinariate of theBishopOrdinarywhoshallhaveepiscopaljurisdictionoverthemembersoftheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariateinaccordancewithanyapplicableCanon.

c) Subject to theprovisionoffinancial requirements, thePrimateand the fourProvincialMetropolitansmayconcurintheelectionbytheSacredCircleoftheNationalIndigenousAnglican Bishop who shall have a pastoral episcopal relationship with all Indigenousministries,inaccordancewithanyapplicableCanon.

6. Sacramental Ministry of the PrimateThePrimate,asSeniorMetropolitan,isexpectedtoexercisetheapostolicministryofabishopthroughouttheAnglicanChurchofCanada,primarilybyteachingandpreachingtheWordofGodinScripture,andalsoby:

a) subjecttotheinvitationofthediocesanbishop,presidingatthesacramentsofBaptism,Eucharist,ConfirmationandOrdinationduringpastoralvisitsacrosstheAnglicanChurchofCanada,

b) havingavisibleroleintheconsecrationofnewlyelectedbishopsoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada,

c) actingas chief consecratorof theNational IndigenousAnglicanBishopand theBishopOrdinary,asrequired,

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d) havingavisibleroleintheinstallationofmetropolitans,including,ifinvited,presidingattheirinstallation,and

e) presiding at all liturgical events of theGeneral Synod and its Council, and all nationalchurchevents,thoughthePrimatemaydelegatethistoanother.

7. The Office of the Primatea) ThePrimate shallmaintain anofficeat theheadquartersof theGeneral Synodof The

AnglicanChurchofCanada.

b) ThePrimatemayretainpersonalassistantsafterappropriatefinancialarrangementshavebeenmadepursuanttosections7c)and7d)ofthisCanon.

c) TheFinancialManagementCommitteeshall,inaccordancewithitsbudgetingprocedures,determinethefinancialneedsofthePrimacy,includingallsalaries,officeexpenses,livingallowances,travelexpenses,entertainmentallowancesandotherexpenses.

d) The financial needs of the Primacy shall bemet first from the income of any capitalfunddesignatedforsuchpurposeand,second,fromtheproportionalgiftsmadebythedioceses.

8. Acting PrimateDuringavacancyinthePrimacyorduringtheincapacityofthePrimate,theProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelection,ableandwillingtoact,shallhaveauthoritytoperformallthedutiesofthePrimacyandshallbestyled“ActingPrimate”.

9. Resignation from Officea) ThePrimatemaysubmitnoticeof intentiontoresignfromtheofficeofPrimatetothe

ProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelection.

b) The ProvincialMetropolitan senior by election shall, after consultationwith the otherMetropolitans and with the Prolocutor and Deputy Prolocutor of the General Synod,jointlywith thePrimatedeterminethedateonwhich thePrimate’s resignationshouldtakeeffect.

c) ThePrimateshallthensubmittotheProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelection,andtheProvincialMetropolitan,seniorbyelectionshallaccept,aresignationtotakeeffectonthedatedeterminedpursuanttosection9b).

d) TheProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelectionshallreporttheresignationtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodandtotheOrderofBishopsoftheGeneralSynod.

e) ThetitleofthePrimateafterceasingtoholdofficeshallcontinuetobe“Archbishop”.

10. Incapacity of the Primatea) TheincapacityofthePrimatetocarryoutthefunctionsofthePrimacyforreasonofillness

orotherwiseshallbeestablished:

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i) bythedeedofthePrimatetothateffectaddressedtotheProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelection,or

ii) byaCertificateof Incapacityaddressed to theProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelection,andsignedbyfourDiocesanBishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandoneof:

a) theProvincialMetropolitansb) theChancelloroftheGeneralSynod,orc) theProlocutoroftheGeneralSynod.

b) Where the incapacityof thePrimatehasbeenestablishedby thedeedof thePrimatetothateffect,thePrimatemayresumethefunctionsofthePrimacybygivingnoticeofintentiontodosototheActingPrimate.

c) WheretheincapacityofthePrimatehasbeenestablishedbyaCertificateofIncapacity,thePrimatemayresumethefunctionsofthePrimacybygivingtotheActingPrimatenoticeofintentiontodoso,and

i) acertificateestablishingthecapacityofthePrimatetoresumethefunctionsofthePrimacy,signedbythepersonswhosignedtheCertificateof Incapacity,or theirsuccessorsinoffice,or

ii) acertifiedcopyofaresolutionoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,oroftheGeneralSynod,directingthatthePrimatemayresumethefunctionsofthePrimacy.

d) After the incapacityof thePrimatetocarryout the functionsof thePrimacyhasbeenestablishedundersection10a)ofthisCanon,thePrimacymaybedeclaredvacant:

i) byspecialresolutionofeachoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodandtheOrderofBishops,or

ii) byspecialresolutionoftheGeneralSynod.

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Part II. Election Procedures

11. Procedural GuidelinesTheCouncilof theGeneralSynodshallestablishproceduralguidelines for theconductof theelection of a Primate but this Canon shall have precedence over anything contained in theguidelinesasestablished.

12. EligibilityAllbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawhoaremembersoftheOrderofBishopsoftheGeneral Synod inaccordancewith theConstitutionof theGeneral Synod shallbeeligible forelectiontothePrimacy.

13. General Synod to ElectThePrimateshallbenominatedandelectedbytheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadainaccordancewiththisCanon.

14. Time of Electiona) WhereavacancyinthePrimacyoccurslessthan12monthsbeforearegularsessionofthe

GeneralSynod,theGeneralSynodshallelectaPrimateduringsuchregularsessionatatimefixedbytheActingPrimate.

b) WhereavacancyinthePrimacyoccursmorethan12monthsbeforearegularsessionoftheGeneralSynod,unlesstheCounciloftheGeneralSynoddirectsotherwise,theGeneralSynodshallelectaPrimateataspecialsessionheldatatimeandplacefixedbytheActingPrimateinconsultationwiththeCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

15. Meeting of the Order of BishopsTheOrderofBishopsshallmeetnotearlierthanonehundredandtwentydaysandnotlaterthanthirtydaysbeforethedatefixedfortheelectionofthePrimateandshallnominatethreeormorebishopsfortheofficeofPrimate.

16. Notice to the Orders of Clergy and LaityImmediatelyfollowingthemeetingoftheOrderofBishops,theGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynodshallsendtoallmembersoftheOrdersofClergyandLaitythenamesofthenomineestogetherwithsuchbiographicalinformationabouteachnomineeasisrequiredbytheguidelinesestablishedundersection11.

17. PresidentTheProlocutoroftheGeneralSynodor,intheabsenceoftheProlocutor,theDeputyProlocutoroftheGeneralSynodshallpresideduringtheelectionofthePrimatebytheGeneralSynod.

18. Celebration of Holy CommunionOnthedayappointedfortheelection,theGeneralSynodshallconveneforacelebrationofHolyCommunion.

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19. Report of the Credentials CommitteeUponconclusionofthecelebrationofHolyCommunion,theCredentialsCommitteeshallreportastothestandingofallpersonspresentandastothepresenceofaquorumoftheGeneralSynod.

20. Withdrawal of the Order of BishopsAquorumoftheGeneralSynodbeingpresent,theOrderofBishopsshallwithdrawandsitapartfromtheotherOrders.

21. Voting and Election in the Orders of Clergy and Laitya) WhentheOrderofBishopshaswithdrawn,theOrdersofClergyandLaityshallproceed

immediatelytovotebyballotonthenominationsmadebytheOrderofBishops.

b) VotesshallbetakenbyOrdersand,subjecttosections22and24,shallcontinueuntilthereisanelection.

c) Afterthesecondandeachsubsequentvote:

i) thenameofanynomineewhohasreceivedfewerthan10percentofthevotescastintheOrderofClergyandfewerthan10percentofthevotescastintheOrderofLaity,or

ii) ifallnomineeshavereceivedatleast10percentofthevotesinbothOrders,thenameofthenomineewhoreceivedthefewestvotesintheaggregate,

shallberemovedfromtheballotbeforethenextvote,untilonlytwonomineesremain.

d) Anelectionoccurswhenanomineereceivesamajorityofthevotesof:

i) themembersoftheOrderofClergypresent,andii) themembersoftheOrderofLaitypresent.

e) Uponanelectionoccurring,theOrderofBishopsshallbenotified.

22. Further Nominationsa) EithertheOrderofClergyortheOrderofLaitymay,atanytimeafterthesecondvoteis

taken,byresolutionrequestfurthernominationsfromtheOrderofBishops.

b) Uponreceiptofsucharequest,theOrderofBishopsshallsubmitoneormoreadditionalnominations.

23. Resolutionsa) ResolutionsshallbepresentedinwritingtothePresident.

b) Nodebateshallbepermittedonanyresolutionorballot.

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24. Failure of Orders of Clergy and Laity to Electa) When,afterthenumberofnomineeshasbeenreducedtotwo,

i) anelectionhasnotoccurredafterthreesuccessivevotes,andii) norequestforadditionalnominationshasbeenmade,

theOrderofBishopsshallbenotifiedthattheOrdersofClergyandLaityareunabletoelect.

b) WhentheOrderofBishopsisnotifiedthattheOrdersofClergyandLaityareunabletoelect,themembersoftheOrderofBishopsshallproceedtovoteonthetworemainingnomineesandanelectionoccurswhenoneofthenomineesreceivesamajorityofthevotesofthemembersoftheOrderofBishopspresent.

25. Declaration of ElectionWhenanelectionoccurs,theOrderofBishopsshallreturnandsitwiththeOrdersofClergyandLaityandtheProlocutorshallannouncetheelection.

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CANON IV

Reception and Recognition of Clergy from Churches in Full Communion with The Anglican Church of Canada

1. Amemberof the clergyof a church in full communionwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,dulyordainedbyabishopofthatchurch,maybereceivedintoadioceseasalawfulbishop,priestordeaconofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawhenheorshe:

a) is of the required age, of virtuous conversation, without crime, and learned in HolyScripture,

b) presentstothediocesanbishopLettersBeneDecessit,orequivalentcredentials,fromthebishopofthedioceseorequivalentjurisdictionwithwhichheorshewaslastconnected,

c) promises inwriting to submit in all things to the discipline of TheAnglican Church ofCanada,and

d) subscribesandmakesthedeclarationsrequiredofclergyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

2. Clergyofachurch in fullcommunionwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanadamayexecuteanyof thefunctionsofabishop,priestordeaconinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,accordingtotheordainedstatuswhichtheyholdintheirchurch,whendulylicensedorpermittedbyadiocesanbishop.

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CANON V

Archives

1. TheArchivesshallbeadministeredbytheArchivist.

2. TheArchivistshallbeappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodontherecommendationofthePrimate.

3. UnderthedirectionoftheCommunicationsandInformationResourcesCommittee,theArchivesshall:

a) establishandmaintainarecordsmanagementprogramfortheactiverecordsandrelatedpapersoftheGeneralSynodanditscommittees,councils,boardsandcommissions;

b) collect,arrange,describeandpreservethepermanentrecordsandrelatedpapersoftheGeneralSynodanditscommittees,councils,boardsandcommissions;

c) collect,arrangeandpreservetheofficialpapersofthePrimate,theGeneralSecretaryandallotherofficersandemployeesoftheGeneralSynod;

d) receive,additionaltotheArchivesoftheseveralecclesiasticalprovinces,therecordsoftheelection,consecration,translationandinstallationofbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,andtherecordsoftheelectionandinstallationofmetropolitans;

e) encourage,co-ordinateandassist,inco-operationwiththeirrespectivearchivists,archivalprogramsinthedioceses,ecclesiasticalprovincesandrelatedagencies,includingreligiousorders,ecumenicalcoalitionsandtheologicalcolleges;

f) collect,arrange,describeandpreserveanyotherdocuments,manuscripts,photographs,filmsandtapespertainingtothehistoryandactivitiesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

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CANON VI

Financial Management

1. Structure of the Financial Management Committeea) ThemembersandChairoftheCommitteewillbeelectedandappointedasprovidedinthe

ConstitutionoftheGeneralSynod.

b) TheCommitteeshallappointavice-chairandsuchotherofficersasitdeemsnecessary.

c) TheCommitteeshallappointanInvestmentSubcommitteeandothersubcommitteesasitdeemsnecessaryandappointtheChairsofthesubcommittees.

2. Advisory and Management Mandate and Dutiesa) TheCommittee,unlessotherwiseprovidedinthisCanon,isadvisory,andaccountable,to

theGeneralSynodthroughtheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

b) TheprimaryrolesoftheCommitteearetodirect,overseeandsupervisethemanagementofthefinancesoftheGeneralSynod.

c) TheCommitteeshall

i) studythefinancialneeds,resources,problemsandopportunitiesoftheChurch;ii) carryoutsuchspecificresponsibilities(suchasauthorizinggrantsfromtrustfunds)

asaredelegatedtotheCommitteebytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod;iii) throughitsChairconsultwiththePrimateconcerningthenominationtotheCouncil

oftheGeneralSynodofapersontobeTreasureroftheGeneralSynodwhenthereisavacancyinthatoffice;

iv) recommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodtheappointmentofthemembersoftheAuditCommitteeandproposeitsChair;

v) recommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodpoliciesforbanking,custodialandinvestmentmanagement;

vi) considerandapproverecommendationsfromtheTreasureronoperationalmattersandproceduresforthesigningandcountersigningofcheques,billsofexchange,acceptances, transfers, conveyances, proxies and documents required for thedeliveryorreceiptofsecurities.

d) AnynotesordocumentsrequiredbyanybankorfinancialinstitutionshallbesignedbyanytwoofthePrimate,GeneralSecretaryandTreasureroranyotherOfficersasapprovedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodupontherecommendationoftheCommittee.

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3. BudgetingTheCommitteeshall

a) recommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodandthestaffthroughtheTreasurerandGeneral Secretary,apreliminary spending ceiling foreachyear’sbudget,basedon theestimatedexpectedrevenue;

b) receivefromtheTreasureroftheGeneralSynodadraftdetailedbudgetandamulti-yearfinancialplanpreparedby theTreasurer in consultationwith thePrimate, theGeneralSecretaryandtheManagementTeam;

c) reviewthebudgetandfinancialplanindetailandadvisethePrimate,theGeneralSecretaryandtheTreasurerinthepreparationofthebudgetandfinancialplanforrecommendationtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodforapproval.

4. Reportinga) TheCommitteeshalloverseethepreparationofAnnualFinancialReportsinaccordance

withaccountingprinciplesgenerallyacceptedinCanada.

b) TheGeneralSynodortheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallappointauditorstoaudittheAnnualFinancialReports.

c) TheCommitteeshallfilewiththeGeneralSecretaryforcirculationtothemembersoftheGeneralSynodinayearthattheSynodmeets,andtothemembersoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodintheyearsinwhichtheGeneralSynoddoesnotmeet,theAnnualFinancialReports,theauditors’reportandsuchfurtherinformationrespectingthefinancesoftheGeneralSynodastheConstitutionorCanonsrequireortheCommitteedeemsappropriate.

d) TheGeneralSynodinayearthattheSynodmeets,andthemembersoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodintheyearsinwhichtheGeneralSynoddoesnotmeet,shallapprovetheAnnualFinancialReports.

5. Investments and the Consolidated Trust Funda) Pursuant to theprovisionsof theChurch of England Consolidated Trust Fund Act, 1951

(Chapter34oftheStatutesofCanada,1951,2ndSession)itisdeclaredandenactedthatallofthepersonalproperty,securitiesandmoneyswhichhavebeen,noware,orwhichmayhereafterbecomevestedinorheldbytheGeneralSynodshallbeheld,managedandinvestedasonegeneraltrustfundknownasTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaConsolidatedTrustFund.

b) ForthepurposesoftheChurch of England Consolidated Trust Fund Act, 1951,theFinancialManagementCommitteeistheBoardofFinanceoftheGeneralSynodandshallhavethemanagement,administrationandcontroloftheConsolidatedTrustFund.

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c) TheCommitteeshallrecommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,theappointmentofsuchprofessionalsandspecialistsastheCommitteedeterminesarerequiredfortheprudentmanagement,administrationandcontroloftheConsolidatedTrustFund.Suchrecommendationsmayincludeprovisionfor:

i) thetermsofanyagreementsbetweentheGeneralSynodandsuchprofessionalsandspecialists;

ii) indemnificationoftheConsolidatedtrustFundforanyfinanciallosssufferedasaresultoffraudornegligenceonthepartofsuchprofessionalsorspecialistsandtheprovisionofadequateinsuranceinrespectthereof;

iii) schedulesoffeesforsuchprofessionalsandspecialists;iv) terminationofagreements.

d) Alltrustfunds,securitiesandcashonhandorinbanksreceivedoncapitalaccountvestedinorheldbytheGeneralSynodorbytheMissionarySocietyandallother trust fundsreceivedandallaccretionsthereon,excludingpensionfundsandbenefitplanfunds,shallbeheld,managedandinvestedintheConsolidatedTrustFund.

e) InaccordancewithinvestmentpoliciesproposedbytheCommitteeandapprovedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,theCommitteewilloverseethemanagement,administrationandcontroloftheConsolidatedTrustFund.AnychangesininvestmentpoliciesshallbereportedtothenextsessionoftheGeneralSynod.

f) TheCommitteemayrecommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodapolicythatenablesreceiptandholdingforinvestmentanytrustfundsorothersecuritiesormoneysvestedinorheldbyanydepartment,board,councilorcommitteeoftheGeneralSynodoroftheMissionary Societyof TheAnglicanChurchofCanada,or vested inorheldbyanyprovincialordiocesansynodinCanadaoranyboardorcommitteethereof,toformpartoftheConsolidatedTrustFundsubjecttothetermsofthisCanonandonsuchtermsasthecommitteeshalldecide,providedthattheacceptanceofsuchfundsisnotinconsistentwith the termsonwhich the fundsareheldnorwith the lawsof the civil provinceorterritoryapplicabletothefunds.

g) NothinginthisCanonauthorizestheCommitteetovaryoralteranytrustuponwhichanycapitalorsecuritiesarevestedinorheldbytheGeneralSynodortheMissionarySociety.

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CANON VII

Missionary Society

1. The SocietyThere shall be a society for the generalmissionarywork of the Church to be known as TheMissionarySocietyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandconsistingofallmembersoftheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

2. Board of DirectorsSubjecttotheauthorityoftheGeneralSynodtheworkoftheSocietyshallbeunderthedirectionofaBoardofDirectorscomposedof

a) all members of the Council of the General Synod elected or appointed under theConstitutionoftheGeneralSynod,and

b) theofficersoftheSociety.

3. Reportsa) TheofficersoftheSocietyshallensurethecirculation,notlaterthanfivemonthsafterthe

closeofthefiscalyear,ofanannualreporttothemembersoftheSocietyinanyyearthattheGeneralSynodmeets,andtothemembersoftheBoardofDirectorsinyearsinwhichtheGeneralSynoddoesnotmeet.

b) The report shall include financial statementswith respect to all funds held ormoniesreceivedanddisbursedinconnectionwiththeworkoftheSociety.

c) ThereportshallbepresentedforapprovaltoameetingofthemembersoftheSocietyinayearthattheGeneralSynodmeetsandtoameetingoftheBoardofDirectorsinyearsthattheGeneralSynoddoesnotmeet.

4. Meetings of the SocietyThereshallbeameetingofthemembersoftheSocietyatthetimeandplacefixedforanyregularmeetingoftheGeneralSynod.

5. Meetings of the Board of DirectorsThereshallbeameetingoftheBoardofDirectorsatleastonceineachyearatthetimeandplacefixedforameetingoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod.

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6. Officers of the Societya) ThePrimateisthePresidentoftheSocietyandtheChairoftheBoardofDirectors.

b) TheGeneral Secretaryof theGeneral Synod is theSecretaryof theSocietyandof theBoardofDirectors.

c) TheTreasureroftheGeneralSynodistheTreasureroftheSociety.

d) TheBoardofDirectorsmayappointadditionalofficersoftheSociety.

7. Receipts and Execution of Documentsa) Allsubscriptions,donations,bequests,collectionsorotherfundsreceivedbytheSociety

notdesignatedbythedonorforanyspecifiedobjectorpurposeshallbedesignatedbytheBoardofDirectors.

b) TheTreasurershallhavecustodyofthecorporatesealoftheSociety.

c) Alldeeds,documentsandreleasesrequiringexecutionbytheSocietyshallbesealedwithitscorporatesealandsignedbytwoofficersoftheSociety.

8. Investmentsa) Thepersonalproperty, securitiesandmoneyswhichhavebeen,noware,orhereafter

become vested in or held by the Society shall be invested in The Anglican Church ofCanadaConsolidatedTrustFundunderthemanagement,administrationandcontroloftheFinancialManagementCommitteeoftheGeneralSynod.

b) CashonhandandbankdepositsshallbeheldfortheSocietybytheGeneralSynod.

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CANON VIII

General Synod Pension and Benefit Plans

1. a) ThisCanonshallbeinterpretedinitsplainandliteralsense,providedalwaysthatwordsofanecclesiasticalmeaningshallhavetheirproperecclesiasticalmeanings;andwordsofafinancialmeaningshallbeconstruedintheirspecialcontext,asshallotherwordshavinganytechnicalmeaning.

b) Withoutrestrictingthegeneralityof theforegoing, inthisCanonand inallRegulationsmadethereunder:

i) “Actuary”meansaFellowoftheCanadianInstituteofActuariesorafirmemployingoneormoresuchpersons;

ii) “Bishop”meanstheBishopofandcoadjutor,suffraganorassistantBishopofanyDioceseofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,thePrimate,theBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForcesandtheNationalIndigenousAnglicanBishop;

iii) “Church”meansTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaoranyotherbodyintheAnglicanCommunion,whichbyagreementwiththePensionCommitteehasbeenacceptedasaparticipantinthePensionPlanwithrespecttopensionprovisionforitsclergyand/orlayemployees;

iv) “CouncilofGeneralSynod”meanstheCounciloftheGeneralSynod;v) “Diocese”meansanyDioceseoftheChurch;vi) “ExecutiveDirector”meansthechiefexecutiveofficerofthePensionOffice;vii) “Funds”meansthePensionFund,theLongTermDisabilityFundandsuchother

employeebenefitfundsasareheldbytheTrusteesfromtimetotime;viii) “GeneralSynod”meanstheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;ix) “LongTermDisabilityFund”meansthefundorfundsdescribedinsection2d)of

thisCanon;x) “LongTermDisabilityPlan”meanstheGeneralSynodLongTermDisabilityPlanas

governedbythisCanonandtheLongTermDisabilityRegulations;xi) “LongTermDisabilityRegulations”meanstheRegulationsmadeundersection4b)

ofthisCanonwithrespecttotheLongTermDisabilityPlan;xii) “PensionMember”meansanypersonwhohasbecomeaMemberofthePension

PlaninaccordancewiththePensionRegulationsandwhohasanentitlementto,orisinreceiptof,abenefitfromsuchPlans;

xiii) “LTDMember”meansanypersonwhohasbecomeaMemberoftheLongTermDisabilityPlaninaccordancewiththeLongTermDisabilityRegulationsandwhohasanentitlementto,orisinreceiptof,abenefitfromsuchPlan;

xiv) “OtherPlans”meanstheContinuingEducationPlanasgovernedbyCanonXIIandtheregulationsthereunder,theSelf-InsuredDeathBenefitPlanestablishedbythePensionCommitteeeffectiveJanuary1,1998,thecharitableorganizationknownasTheEndowmentCommitteeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,andanyotheremployeebenefitplansestablishedbythePensionCommitteefromtimetotimepursuant to section4 f)of thisCanon, including for greater certaintyanygrouphealthandwelfarebenefitplans;

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xv) “Parish”meansanycharge,missionorcongregationinaDiocese;xvi) “Participating Employer” means the General Synod, any Provincial or Diocesan

Synod, Parish or any other organization admitted to participation in the Planspursuanttosection4c)ofthisCanon;

xvii) “PensionCommittee”means the committee constitutedunder section3 of thisCanon(orsection18,ifapplicable);

xviii) “PensionFund”meansthefunddescribedinsection2c)ofthisCanon;xix) “Pension Office” means the non-share capital corporation incorporated to

administerthepensionandbenefitplans;xx) “PensionPlan”meanstheGeneralSynodPensionPlanasgovernedbythisCanon

andthePensionRegulations;xxi) “PensionRegulations”meanstheRegulationsmadeundersection4b)ofthisCanon

withrespecttothePensionPlan;xxii) “Trustees”meanstheBoardofTrusteesestablishedpursuanttosection5ofthis

Canon(orsection18,ifapplicable)andwhichisresponsiblefortheadministrationofboththePensionPlanandLongTermDisabilityPlan.“Trustee”meansamemberoftheBoardofTrustees.

2. a) ThePensionPlanisestablishedtoprovideincomeintheformofpensionsandancillarybenefitstothePensionMemberswhohaveretired.

b) TheLongTermDisabilityPlanisestablishedtoprovideincomeintheformofbenefitstotheLTDMemberswhoareunabletoworkbyreasonofdisability.

c) Thereshallbeafundestablished inconjunctionwiththePensionPlanunderawrittentrustagreementinCanada,whichfundshallbedesignatedasthe“PensionFundofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”,forthepurposeofprovidingbenefitsinaccordancewiththisCanonandthePensionRegulations.

d) ThePension Fund shall be composedof themonies receivedbywayof contributions,transfersandotheramountsforprovisionofPensionPlanbenefitstogetherwithinterest,dividends, earnings, accumulations and accretions, less the amounts expended in thepaymentofPensionPlanbenefitsandtheexpensesofadministrationofthePensionPlanandthePensionFund;

e) ThereshallbeafundorfundsestablishedinconjunctionwiththeLongTermDisabilityPlanunderoneormorewrittentrustagreementsinCanada,whichfundsshallcollectivelybedesignatedasthe“LongTermDisabilityFundofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”,forthepurposeofprovidingbenefitsinaccordancewiththisCanonandtheLongTermDisabilityRegulations.

The Long TermDisability Fund shall consist of themonies received byway of contributions,transfers,andotheramountsforprovisionofLongTermDisabilityPlanbenefitstogetherwithinterest,dividends,earnings,accumulationsandaccretions,lesstheamountsexpendedinthepaymentofLongTermDisabilityPlanbenefitsandtheexpensesoftheadministrationoftheLongTermDisabilityPlanandtheLongTermDisabilityFund.

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f) TheEndowmentFundshallbecomposedoftwoparts:i)TheOrdinaryEndowmentFund,whichshallbecomposedofamountsreceivedbywayofgift,donation,orbequest,whichmaybedisbursedatthediscretionofTheEndowmentCommitteeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaasanaugmentation,eithergeneralorparticular,tothePensionPlanbenefits;andii)TheSpecialEndowmentFund,whichshallbecomposedoftheamountsreceivedbywayofgift,donation,orbequest,thetermsofwhicharerestrictedbydonorsortrusts.TheEndowmentFund,includingtheSpecialEndowmentFund,shallbemaintainedasacharitableorganizationwithinthemeaningoftheIncomeTaxAct(Canada).

3. a) ThePensionCommitteeshallconsistofthefollowingmembers:

i) ThePrimateofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;ii) TheProlocutoroftheGeneralSynod;iii) TheGeneralSecretaryoftheGeneralSynod;iv) TheTreasureroftheGeneralSynod;v) TheExecutiveDirector;vi) TwoBishops,twoclericalandtwolaypersonselectedbytheGeneralSynodfrom

amongitsmembers;vii) TheTrustees,andviii) Notmorethanfiveadditionalpersonsappointedbytheaforesaidmembers.

b) Vacancies among the electedmembers of the Pension Committee occurring betweensessionsoftheGeneralSynodshallbefilledbyappointmentbythePrimateinthecaseofBishops,andbytheProlocutorinthecaseofclericalandlaymembers,andbythePensionCommitteeinthecaseofappointedmembersandtheseappointmentsshallbefortheunexpiredtermoftheformermember.

c) AmajorityofthemembersofthePensionCommitteeshallconstituteaquorum.

d) AssoonaspossibleaftertheGeneralSynodelections,theelectedandex officiomembersand continuing Trusteeswho are present at General Synod shallmeet to appoint theremainingmembersofthePensionCommittee.

e) Notwithstanding section 39 j) of the Constitution, at the first meeting, the ex officio,electedandappointedmembersshallelectoneoftheirnumberaschairpersonandmayelectanotherasvice-chairperson.

4. Thepowers,authorityanddutiesofthePensionCommitteeshallbe:

a) Toappoint:

i) TheBoardofTrusteespursuanttosection5ofthisCanon,andii) TheCentralAdvisoryGrouppursuanttosection13ofthisCanon;

b) TomakeandamendRegulationsestablishingthetermsofthePensionPlanandtheLongTermDisabilityPlanandprovidingfortheadministrationthereof,subjecttotheapprovaloftheCouncilofGeneralSynod.TheRegulationsoramendmentsshallbeeffectivefromthedatefixedbytheCouncilofGeneralSynodandshallremainineffectuntilthenextsessionoftheGeneralSynodwhentheywillceasetobeineffectunlessconfirmedbytheGeneralSynod.Thegeneralprincipletobeobservedwhenconsideringmattersrelating

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totheLongTermDisabilityPlanshallbethemaintenanceofarateofcontribution,paidbyMembersorbyParticipatingEmployerswheresoprovidedbyapplicableRegulations,adequatetosupportthebenefitsandtheestablishmentofappropriateamountsreservedorretainedinrespectofclaims,whetherornotknowntothePensionCommittee;

UponreceiptofarecommendationfromtheTrustees,toacceptandadmitasaParticipatingEmployer,anyorganizationinthePensionPlan,LongTermDisabilityPlan,ortheOtherPlansonmutuallyagreeabletermsandsubjecttothisCanonandthePensionandLongTermDisabilityRegulations.IfthePensionCommitteeisnotabletodetermineorhasconcernwithrespecttotheeligibilityofanorganizationtoparticipateorcontinueparticipatinginthePensionPlan,theLongTermDisabilityPlan,oranyoftheOtherPlans,thePensionCommitteeshallreferthe issuetotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodfordetermination.The Pension Committee shall admit or terminate, as applicable, the organization as aParticipating Employer, in accordancewith the decision of the Council of the GeneralSynod.Where a Participating Employer is terminated by the Pension Committee, thePension Committee shall determine the terms and conditions applicable (if any) withrespecttotheterminationandwithdrawaloftheorganizationasaParticipatingEmployer,subjecttotheCanons,andanyapplicablelaw;

c) To consider questions and appeals under this Canon and the Pension and Long TermDisabilityRegulationsandtakeappropriateactions;

d) Totakesuchactionstowardsstimulatinginterestandsupportforthepensionandbenefitplansasitdeemsadvisable;

e) ToinaugurateandparticipateinsuchinsuranceandotherplansasmaybeauthorizedbytheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynod,including,butnotlimitedto,incomeprotectionbenefits,life,healthanddentalbenefits;

f) TodesignatetheTrusteesasthetrusteesoftheFunds;

g) ToserveasTheEndowmentCommitteeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaortoappointTheEndowmentCommitteeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;

h) Tomakeanannualreport,includingauditedfinancialstatementsofthePensionFund,totheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynod,and

i) Tomakeanannual report to theGeneralSynodor theCouncilofGeneralSynodas totheoperationoftheLongTermDisabilityFundandsuchotherFund(s)asGeneralSynodor Council of General Synodmay require, including,where available, auditors’ and/orActuaries’reports.

5. a) TheBoardofTrusteesshallconsistofnotlessthansixandnotmorethanninepersons.AllTrusteesaredesignatedasrepresentativesofthePensionMembers,butarenotre-quiredtobePensionMembersorLTDMembers.

b) TrusteesshallbeappointedforaninitialtermnottoexceedthreeyearsandaMembershallbeeligibleforappointmentforanadditionalthreeyeartermafterwhichtheeligibilityforappointmentlapsesforoneyear.

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c) AlltermsshallendonMay31intheyearspecifiedbythePensionCommittee.

d) ThePensionCommitteemayrevokeanappointmentofaTrusteeatanytime.

e) In the event of a vacancy occurring in the Board of Trustees by resignation, death orrevocation,anappointmenttofillavacancyshallbetocompletetheunexpiredtermoftheformerTrusteeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisCanon.Thisappointmentshallnotbeabarriertoasubsequentappointmentundertheprovisionsofsection5a)ofthisCanon.

f) AnythreeTrusteesshallconstituteaquorum.TheChairpersonoftheBoardofTrusteesisanon-votingmemberexceptthattheChairpersonshallhavetherighttocastatie-breakingvote.

6. Thepowers,authorityanddutiesoftheTrusteesshallbe:

a) Toadminister thesystemofcontributionsandpensionsestablishedunder thePensionRegulations and to serve as the Administrator for purposes of pension standardslegislation.Thegeneralprinciple tobeobserved shallbe themaintenanceofaproperactuarial relationship between the contributions made, levied and collected and theseveralbenefitsproposedtobepaid;

b) To serve as themembers and directors of the PensionOffice, and in that capacity, toappointtheExecutiveDirector;

c) Toemploy thePensionOfficeandotheragents tocarryoutany responsibilitiesof theTrustees,whereitisreasonableandprudentinthecircumstancessotodo;

d) To consider, review and recommend to the Pension Committee any requests from anemployertobecomeaParticipatingEmployer;

e) Toappointinvestmentadvisors,Actuaries,auditors,lawyers,accountants,custodiansandotherpersonsandtopayoutoftheFundstheirreasonableexpensesandcompensation,andtorelyandactoninformationandadvicefurnishedbysuchpersons,ortorefrainfromactingthereon;

f) To negotiate,maintain, revise and review pension agreementswith Dioceses and anyother employers onmutually agreeable terms subject to this Canon and the PensionRegulations;

g) Toreceive,holdandadministerallfundscontributedtotheminrespectofthePensionPlanasaseparatetrustfund,andinaccordancewiththefollowingterms:

i) TheTrusteesshallreceiveallcontributionspaidtothemunderthePensionPlan,togetherwithbequestsanddonations,toorforthepurposeofthePensionFund,incashorotherpropertyacceptabletothem.

ii) The Trustees shall invest or cause to be invested, to the best advantage of thePensionFund,allassetsundertheirjurisdiction,providedthattheseinvestmentsshall,atalltimes,conforminallrespectswithregulationsestablishedunderanyapplicablefederaland/orprovinciallegislation.

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iii) TheTrustees shall cause thepayment fromthePensionFundofall thebenefitspayableunderthetermsofthePensionPlan.

iv) TheactionsoftheTrusteesshallatalltimesbeconstruedandenforcedaccordingtothelawsofOntario.

v) TheTrusteesmaynotlendanyportionofthePensionFundtoanyPensionMemberortoanycontributortothePensionPlan.

vi) If not prohibited by pension benefits legislation and the regulations, policiesand administrative practices of the applicable federal and provincial regulatoryauthoritiesasmayfromtimetotimeapplytothePensionPlan,theTrusteesmayborrowmoneyagainsttheassetsofthePensionFund,onsuchtermsastheTrusteesmaydetermine,butonlyifthisborrowingisrequiredforthepaymentofbenefitsunderthePensionPlan,andprovidedthattheborrowingisonashort-termbasisinordertopreventthedistresssaleoflong-terminvestments.

h) Toreceive,holdandadministerall fundscontributedtothemwithrespecttotheLongTermDisabilityPlanasaseparatetrustfundorfundsandinaccordancewiththefollowingterms:i) The Trustees shall receive all contributions paid to them under the Long Term

DisabilityPlan,orforthepurposeoftheLongTermDisabilityFund,incashorotherpropertyacceptabletothem.

ii) TheTrusteesshallinvestorcausetobeinvested,tothebestadvantageoftheLongTermDisabilityFund,allassetsundertheirjurisdiction,havingregardtothenatureandtimingofexpectedcallsuponsuchafund.

iii) TheactionsoftheTrusteesshallatalltimesbeconstruedandenforcedaccordingtothelawsofOntario.

i) ToreceiveandholdtheFundsoftheOtherPlans.

j) Tomakerecommendations to thePensionCommitteewith respect toamendments to thePensionPlan,theLongTermDisabilityPlanandtheOtherPlans.

7. Thepowers,authorityanddutiesofthePensionOfficeshallbe:

a) To carry out any responsibilities delegated by the Trustees in connection with theadministrationandinvestmentoftheFunds.

b) To carry out any responsibilities delegated by the Trustees in connection with theadministrationofthePensionPlan.

c) To administer the Long Term Disability Plan and the Other Plans, unless the PensionCommitteedeterminesotherwise.

d) ToreporttotheTrusteesandthePensionCommittee,asappropriate.

e) Toperformsuchotherfunctionsasareconsistentwithitsobjects.

8. TheTrusteesshallreport,inwriting,tothePensionCommitteeannually,orasrequested,astotheadministrationandthefinancialstatusofthePensionPlan,andtheadministrationandtheinvestmentoftheFunds.

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9. Noneofthefollowingbodiesnoranyindividualmember,officer,directororemployeethereof:namely, the Trustees, the Pension Committee, the Continuing Education Plan AdministrativeUnit,theCentralAdvisoryGroup,TheEndowmentCommitteeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,thePensionOffice(collectively,the“AffectedPersons”andindividually,an“AffectedPerson”),shallbeliableforanynegligenceorhonesterrorofjudgementnorbepersonallyliableforanyliabilityordebtoftheFundscontractedorincurred,norforthenon-fulfillmentofanycontract,nor for any other liability arising in connectionwith the administration of the Pension Plan,theLongTermDisabilityPlanortheOtherPlansandtheadministrationandtheinvestmentoftheFunds;provided,however, thatnothinghereinshallexemptanAffectedPerson fromanyliability,obligationordebtarisingoutofactsoromissionsdoneorsufferedinbadfaithorthroughwillfulmisconduct.NoAffectedPersonshallbeliableforanyactiontakenuponrelianceonanyinstrument,certificateorpaperbelievedbytheAffectedPersontobegenuineandtobesignedorpresentedbytheproperpersonorpersonsandshallbeundernodutytomakeinvestigationsnorinquireastoanystatementcontainedinanysuchdocumentbutmayacceptthesameasconclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of the statements therein contained. LiabilityinsurancemaybeobtainedfortheAffectedPersonsandthepremiumsforsuchinsurancepaidoutoftheapplicableFundorFunds.

10. NotwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisCanon,oranyotherCanon,orofanyregulation,itisunderstoodthattheTrusteesinthemanagementofthePensionFundshallnotatanytimeactinconsistentlywithanyregulationsestablishedbytheMinisterofNationalRevenueundertheauthorityoftheIncomeTaxAct(Canada),theregulationsunderthePensionBenefitsAct,R.S.O.1990,oranyotherlawswhichareapplicable,eitherbeforeoraftertheexecutionofthisCanon,inrespectofapprovedorregisteredpensionplans.

11. NopartofthePensionFund,otherthansuchpartasisrequiredtopaytaxes,fees,administrationcosts,andotherreasonableexpenses,shallbeusedordivertedtopurposesotherthanfortheexclusivebenefitofthePensionMembers,theirbeneficiariesorestates.

12. TheTrusteesshallenterintotrustagreementswiththePensionCommitteeconsistentwiththisCanon.

13. a) MembersoftheCentralAdvisoryGroupshallbeappointedbythePensionCom-mitteefromamongitsmembersorotherwiseasmaybedeemedadvisable.

b) Thepowers,authorityanddutiesoftheCentralAdvisoryGroupshallbe:i) To advise the Pension Committee, the Trustees and the Executive Director on

mattersrelatingtothePensionPlan,theLongTermDisabilityPlanandtheOtherPlans,and

ii) TocarryoutanyotherfunctionsasmaybedelegatedtoitbytheTrusteesand/orthePensionCommittee.

14. If any provision of this Canon or the Pension Regulations or Long Term Disability RegulationsconflictswitharelevantlawenactedbytheParliamentofCanadaortheLegislatureofaprovinceorterritory,suchlawshallprevailanduntiltheCanonorRegulationsareamendedtoconformtothelaw,thePensionPlanandPensionFundandtheLongTermDisabilityPlanandLongTermDisabilityFundshallbeadministeredasiftheprovisionsofthelawwereincorporatedinthisCanonandthePensionRegulationsandtheLongTermDisabilityRegulationsasthecasemaybe.

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15. SaveasproposedbythePensionCommittee,noamendmenttothisCanonorthePensionReg-ulationsrelatingtoincreasedbenefitsshallbevotedupon,orenactedbytheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynod,unlesseightmonths’noticethereofshallhavebeengiventothePensionCommitteeandnomotiontoamendthisCanonorthePensionRegulationsshallbecon-sideredunlesstheTrusteescertifythatthefundstoimplementsuchamendmentareavailableinthePensionFundor,inthealternative,someothersourceofthefundsisspecifiedinthemotion.Notwithstandingtheforegoing,theCouncilofGeneralSynodmayapproveimprovementsinben-efitsproposedbythePensionCommitteeupontheadviceofanActuarythattherearesufficientmoniesinthePensionFundtoprovideforsuchimprovedbenefits.

16. SaveasproposedbythePensionCommittee,noamendmenttothisCanonortheLongTermDis-abilityRegulationsrelatingtoincreasedbenefitsundertheLongTermDisabilityPlanshallbevot-edupon,orenactedbytheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynodunlesseightmonths’noticethereofshallhavebeengiventothePensionCommitteeandnomotiontoamendthisCanonortheLongTermDisabilityRegulationsshallbeconsideredunlesstheTrusteescertifythatthefundstoimplementsuchamendmentareavailableintheLongTermDisabilityFundor,inthealternative,someothersourceofthefundsisspecifiedinthemotion.

17. NotwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthisCanon,ifproposedbythePensionCommitteeandapprovedinaccordancewithsection4b)ofthisCanon,longtermdisabilitybenefitsmaybepro-videdthroughagroupinsurancepolicywithathirdpartyinsurer.

18. NotwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisCanon,

a) if at any date the General Synod ceases to exist (“the transition date”), the followingtransitionrulesapply:i) Anyreferenceto“PensionCommittee”shallmeanacommitteeconsistingofthe

personswho, immediatelybeforethetransitiondate,servedasmembersofthePensionCommitteeoftheGeneralSynod.SuchcommitteeshallreporttotheOfficeof thePrimate,whoshallhave thepowerandauthority to removeandappointmembersofsuchcommitteefromtimetotime.

ii) “Trustees” or “Board of Trustees” means the persons who were appointed asTrusteesinaccordancewithsections4a)and5ofthisCanonimmediatelypriortothetransitiondate.ThePensionCommitteeshallhavethepowerandauthoritytoremoveandappointmembersoftheBoardofTrusteesfromtimetotime.

iii) AnyreferenceinthePensionPlan,theLongTermDisabilityPlan,ortheOtherPlans,tothedutiesorresponsibilitiesoftheGeneralSynodortheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallbereadasareferencetothepersonholdingtheOfficeofPrimate.

iv) IntheeventthatCanonVIIIoftheGeneralSynodceasestohaveforceandeffect,allprovisionsthereofimmediatelypriortothetransitiondatewhichrelatetotheoperationandadministrationofthePensionPlan,theLongTermDisabilityPlan,theOtherPlans,andtheFundsshallbeconsideredtobepartoftherelevantPlansandFunds,subjecttosuchchangesasarenecessarytoachieveconsistencywiththesetransitionrules.

b) Forpurposesofdeterminingthe“transitiondate”underthissection18b),theGeneralSynodwillbedeemedtohaveceasedtoexistupontheoccurrenceofanyofthefollowingevents:

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i) Dissolution—TheGeneralSynodiswoundup,dissolvedorliquidatedunderanylaw or otherwise, or becomes subject to any provision of theWinding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada)whichhastheeffectofremovingmanagementorcontrolofitsfunctionsfromtheGeneralSynod,orhasitsexistenceterminatedinanyothermanner;

ii) Insolvency—TheGeneralSynodmakesageneralassignmentforthebenefitofitscreditorsorisdeclaredorbecomesbankruptundertheBankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada);

iii) AppointmentofTrusteeorReceiver—Anyinterimreceiver,receiver,receiverandmanager,custodian,sequestrator,administratororliquidatororanyotherpersonwithsimilarpowersisappointedinrespectoftheGeneralSynod,ortheGeneralSynod’s property, assets and undertaking (“Property”) which has the effect ofremovingmanagementorcontrolofitsfunctionsfromtheGeneralSynod;

iv) EnforcementAgainstGeneralSynodProperty—Anyholderofanysecurityinterest,mortgage,lien,charge,claim,trustorencumbranceenforcesagainst,deliversanynoticesrelatingtoitsrightsoritsintentiontoenforceagainst,orbecomesentitledtoenforceagainst,orotherwisetakespossessionof,thePropertyortheinterestoftheGeneralSynodtherein,oranypartthereofwhichhastheeffectofremovingmanagementorcontrolofitsfunctionsfromtheGeneralSynod,or

v) Loss of Control— The General Synod, for any other reason, fails to remain inmanagementandcontrolofitsfunctions.

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CANON IX

Lay Retirement Plan

1. TheLayRetirementPlan(orthe“Plan”)isestablishedtoprovidePensionsforlayemployeesoftheChurchwhoarenotmembersoftheGeneralSynodPensionPlan.

2. ThereshallbeafundestablishedinconjunctionwiththePlanunderawrittentrustagreementinCanada,whichfundshallbedesignatedasthe“LayRetirementFund”,forthepurposeofprovidingbenefitsinaccordancewiththisCanonandtheRegulations.TheLayRetirementFundshallbecomposed of themonies received from the Participating Employers andMembers, transfersandother amounts forprovisionofPlanbenefits togetherwith interest, dividends, earnings,accumulationsandaccretions,lesstheamountsexpendedinthepaymentofPlanbenefitsandtheexpensesofadministrationofthePlanandtheLayRetirementFund.

3. AllprovisionsofCanonVIII (GeneralSynodPensionandBenefitPlans) relatedtothePensionPlanandPensionFundasdefinedinCanonVIIIshallapplytotheLayRetirementPlanandtheLayRetirementFund,exceptthat,whenappliedtotheLayRetirementPlanandtheLayRetirementFund,thefollowingdefinitionsshallapply:

i) “Participating Employer” shall mean any Parish or organization admitted toparticipationintheLayRetirementPlan;

ii) “PensionFund”shallmean“theLayRetirementFund”asdescribedinsection2ofthisCanon;

iii) “PensionPlan”shallmean“theLayRetirementPlan”asgovernedbythisCanonandtheRegulations;

iv) “PensionRegulations”shallmeantheRegulationsestablishingthetermsoftheLayRetirementPlanandprovidingfortheadministrationthereof.

4. TheLayRetirementPlanmaybeterminatedbythePensionCommittee ifprovisionhasbeenmadeforactivememberstocommenceparticipationinasuccessorpensionplan.

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CANON X

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CANON XI

Anglican Book Centre

1. UnderthedirectionoftheCommunicationsandInformationResourcesCommittee,theCentreshallhavethepowertopublish,purchase,market,sellanddistributebooks,literature,periodicals,pamphlets,papers,music,religiousliterature,visualaidsandequipment,churchfurnitureandfurnishings,andrelatedmaterials.

2. TheFinancialManagementCommitteeoftheGeneralSynodshallactasthefinancecommitteeoftheCentre,asrequired,andtheDirectorofCommunicationsandInformationResourcesshallattendmeetingsoftheFinancialManagementCommitteewhenmattersrelatingtotheCentreareontheagenda.

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CANON XII

Continuing Education Plan

1. Continuing Education Plan of The Anglican Church of Canadaa) Thereshallbeaplantoprovideresourcesforcontinuingeducationoftheclergyandlay

workerswhoaremembersoftheplanthesolepurposeofwhichistoprovideeducationortrainingforemployeesoftheChurchinordertoimprovetheirworkorwork-relatedskillsandabilities.

b) Theplanshallbecalledthe“ContinuingEducationPlanofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”andishereinafterreferredtoasthe“ContinuingEducationPlan”orthe“Plan”.

c) TheadministratoroftheContinuingEducationPlanshallbethePensionsOfficeunlessthePensionCommitteedeterminesotherwise.

2. Membershipa) TheparticipatingdiocesesandemployersaretheMembersofthePlanandaresubjectto

theprovisionsofthisCanonandtheregulationsappendedheretoormadepursuanttosection6.b).

b) Membershipshallbelimitedtothediocesesandotheremployersreferredtoinsection1.a).

3. Continuing Education Fund of the Anglican Church of Canadaa) Thereshallbeafunddesignatedasthe‘ContinuingEducationFundoftheAnglicanChurch

ofCanada’,hereinafterreferredtoasthe“ContinuingEducationFund”orthe“Fund”,forthepurposeofprovidingbenefitsinaccordancewiththeregulations.

b) TheContinuingEducationFundshallbefundedbytheMembers.

4. Accountsa) Clergywhoareon the registerof aMemberemployermayhaveanaccountwith the

ContinuingEducationPlantorecordcontributionstotheFund,inrespectofeachclergypersonandpaymentsmadefortheireducationortraining.

b) LaypersonswhoareinpaidemploymentofaMember,uponapplicationbythelaypersonand theemployer,mayhaveanaccountwith theContinuingEducationPlan to recordcontributionstotheFundinrespectofeachlaypersonandpaymentsmadeforhisorhereducationortraining.

c) PersonswhobecomeeligibleforanaccountwiththePlanafterreachingsixtyyearsofagemaychoosetohaveornottohavesuchanaccount.

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d) WhenanemployeeceasespaidemploymentwithaMember,theemployee’saccountwillbefrozenforaperiodof12months.IftheemployeeresumespaidemploymentwithaMemberwithin12monthshisorheraccountwillbereinstatedatthelevelitwasatwhentheemployeeceasedpaidemployment.Iftheemployeeresumespaidemploymentwithamembermorethan12monthsafterceasingpaidemployment,anewaccountwillbeestablished.

e) EmployeeswhoretirearenoteligibletomakeclaimsunderthePlan,unlesstheycontinuetoworkinsomecapacityforaMember.

f) AnaccountforaneligibleclergyorlaypersonwillbeopenedonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthaftercommencingcontinuousemploymentwithaMember.

5. Administrative Unita) There shall be a Continuing Education Plan Administrative Unit responsible for the

operationofthePlan,subjecttotheauthorityoftheCouncilofGeneralSynod. ItshallreporttotheCouncilofGeneralSynodthroughthePensionCommittee.

b) TheContinuingEducationPlanAdministrativeUnitshallconsistof:

i) theExecutiveDirectorofthePensionOfficeCorporation,andii) representativesoffiveMembersofthePlanappointedbythePensionCommittee

at its firstmeeting following each regular session of the General Synod and asvacanciesoccur

c) ThefunctionsoftheUnitshallbe:toadvisetheadministratoronmattersofpolicy; toauthorize payment of special and sabbatical grants, and expenses incurred in theadministrationofthePlan;and,fromtimetotime,toproposechangesinregulationstothePensionCommittee.

d) The Administrative Unit may delegate authorization of the payment of special andsabbaticalgrantsandexpensestotheadministrator.

6. Policy and Regulationsa) ThepolicyandoperationofthePlanshallbegovernedbytheregulationsappendedtothis

Canonormadepursuanthereto.

b) TheCouncilofGeneralSynodmayfromtimetotimealterorreplacetheregulationsoranyofthemormakenewregulations.TheregulationsoramendmentstheretoshallbecomeeffectivefromthedatefixedbytheCouncilofGeneralSynodandshallremainineffectuntilthenextsessionoftheGeneralSynod,atwhichtimetheywillceasetobeineffectunlessconfirmedbyGeneralSynod.

7. Collection and Disbursement of Fundsa) MembersshallremittheirassessmentstotheAdministrator

b) TheContinuingEducationFundshallbeheldbytheTrusteesappointedpursuanttoCanonVIII.

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c) PaymentsoutoftheFundforordinarybenefitstomembersshallbeauthorizedbytheAdministrator.

d) Withdrawals from the Fund for special and sabbatical grants and to defray expensesincurred in the administration of the Plan and the Fund shall be authorized by theAdministrativeUnitortheadministratorifsodelegated.

8. Effective DateThis Canon and the appended Regulations, as amended by the General Synod in 2010, aredeemedtohavecomeintoforceonJanuary1,2008.

Regulations for the Operation of the Continuing Education Plan

1. Assessmentsa) The assessments to sustain the fund shall be $600 (effective January 1, 2019) $750

(effectiveJanuary1,2020),$900(effectiveJanuary1,2021)peryearfromeachmemberinrespectofeachoftheMember’saccountholders.

b) Assessments shallbepaidquarterlyand remittedwithin30daysof theexpiryof suchperiod.

2. Funding from the Plana) AclergyorlaypersonmayapplytotheAdministratortoobtainreimbursementforeligible

educationortrainingcostsforhisorherwork,inrespectof:

i) expensesforanycontinuingeducationprogramorcourseofstudy,ii) thepurchaseofbooksorotherstudymaterials,orequipment,iii) thepurchaseofcomputerhardwareorsoftware.

b) Anapplication for reimbursementmustbeapprovedby theapplicant’s bishop (or thebishop’sdeputy),orthedirectoroftheorganizationordepartment,asthecasemaybe.

c) TheAdministratorshallestablishtheformofapplicationtobeusedunderthissection.

3. Shared Cost of Education or Traininga) WheretheAdministrativeUnitapprovesanapplicationundersection2,thereimbursement

totheapplicantwillbepaidtotheextentof75%fromtheFundinrespectoftheapplicant’saccountand5%fromthegeneralassetsoftheFund.

b) Theapplicantshallpaytheremaining20%ofthecostofhisorhereducationortraining.

c) TheAdministrativeUnitmay:

i) suspendtheoperationofsubsectiona),

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ii) reducethepercentageofapaymenttobepaidoutofthegeneralassetsoftheFundifitdeterminesthatthelevelofthegeneralassetsoftheFundwillnotsupportthecontinuedapplicationofsubsectiona),or

iii) increasethepercentageofapaymenttobepaidoutofthegeneralassetsoftheFundifitdeterminesthatthelevelofthegeneralassetsoftheFundwillsupporttheincrease.

4. Special Grants and Sabbatical Grantsa) From time to time, as resources permit, special grants may be authorized by the

AdministrativeUnitinadditiontopaymentsundersection2.

b) Specialgrantsof$300orlessmaybeauthorizedbytheAdministratorinconsultationwiththechairoftheAdministrativeUnitorthedesignateofthechair.

c) From time to time, as resources permit, sabbatical grants may be authorized by theAdministrativeUnitforperiodsoffull-timestudyofnotlessthaneightweeksduration,afterfiveyearsofeligibilityinadditiontopaymentsundersection2.

d) TheAdministrativeUnitmayestablish:

i) guidelines to apply in considering applications for special grants and sabbaticalgrants,and

ii) themethodsbywhichtheAdministrativeUnitwillconsideranddecideuponsuchapplications.

e) TheAdministrativeUnitmaydelegateanyofitsauthorityundersubsectiona)orb)orc)totheAdministrator.

f) TheAdministratormayestablishtheformofapplicationtobeusedforspecialgrantsandsabbaticalgrants.

5. Education LeaveAbsenceforcontinuingeducationfromaparishorotherplaceofemploymentshallbeprocuredbythecustomarydiocesan/organizationalprocedures.

6. Cessation of Participationa) TheAdministratorshallpaytothoseindividualclergyorlaypersonswhowereformerly

membersof thePlantheremainingamountofcontributionsmadebysuchpersonstotheFundasatDecember31,2007,afterpaymentofapprovedexpensestoDecember31,2007.

b) TheremainingaccumulatedcontributionsfromtheMembersshallstayintheFund.

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CANON XIII

Deaconesses

1. Recognitiona) Womenofdevoutcharacterandapprovedfitnessmaybesetapartbythebishopofany

diocesefortheworkofadeaconess,accordingtosuchformsasshallbeauthorizedbytheHouseofBishops,andnowomanshallberecognizedasadeaconessuntilshehasbeensosetapart.Theofficeofthedeaconessshallberecognizedasaministrytowhichwomenmaybecalledwhichinvolvesdedicationtolife-longservice.

b) A deaconess, duly set apart in another branch of the Anglican Communion, may berecognizedandlicensedbyanybishopinCanada.

c) BeforetheservicefortheorderingofdeaconessesthecandidateshallberequiredtotakesuitableoathsofsubscriptionwhichwillexpressherwillingnesstoobeyherOrdinaryandtheCanonsofthediocesetowhichsheislicensed.

2. Qualificationsa) Nowomanshallbesetapartfortheworkofadeaconessunless:

i) shebe25yearsofage,providedthatthebishopforspecialreasonsmayadmitacandidateatanearlierage,

ii) innocaselessthan23years;iii) sheisacommunicantingoodstandingintheChurch,andiv) sheproducestothebishoptestimonialssignedbytwopriestsoftheChurchand

bythreelaycommunicants,ofwhomoneshallbeamanandtwowomen,thatshepossessessuchcharacteristicsas,inthejudgmentofthepersonstestifying,fitherforsomeofthebranchesofdutydefinedinsection3hereof.

b) Thebishop shall be satisfied,byexaminationorotherwise, that theapplicanthashadadequatetrainingatarecognizedtrainingschoolfollowedbyatleastoneyearofpracticalexperience.

3. Dutiesa) Itbelongstotheofficeofthedeaconess,intheplacewheresheislicensedtoserve,to

exerciseapastoralcareoverwomen,youngpeople,andchildren,tovisitthesickandthewhole,toperformothersocialfunctions,toinstructthepeopleinthefaith,andtoassistintheirpreparationforbaptismandconfirmation.

b) Attherequestoftheincumbent,abishopmaypermitadeaconessinanycongregationwithinthebishop’sjurisdiction:i) toreadtheservicesofMorningandEveningPrayerandtheLitany,exceptthose

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ii) toinstructandtopreach,andiii) intheabsenceofapriestordeacon,toofficiateatPublicBaptism,attheThanksgiving

afterChildbirthandattheBurialoftheDead.

4. Episcopal Oversight and Authoritya) Nodeaconessshallacceptworkinadiocesewithoutthewrittenauthorityorlicenseofthe

bishopofthatdiocese;norshallsheundertakeparishworkexceptattherequestoftheincumbentoftheparishormission.

b) Beforeissuingawrittenauthorityorlicenseforsuchdeaconesstoworkwithinadiocese,thebishopofsuchdioceseshallseethatprovisionismadeforapensionforsuchdeaconessonacontributorybasisrequiringthesocietyorparishemployingsuchdeaconesstoremitsuchcontributionstotheGeneralSynodPensionFundduringtheperiodofherservice.

c) Whennotunderthejurisdictionofanincumbent,adeaconessshallbeunderthedirectoversightofthebishopofthedioceseinwhichsheiscanonicallyresident.

5. Transfer and Resignationa) Thetransferofadeaconessfromonediocesetoanothershallbebyletterfromthebishop.

b) Adeaconessmayvoluntarilyrelinquishtheexerciseofherofficeasadeaconess intheChurch, by resignation to the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese inwhich she is acanonical resident. She shall notbe suspendedor removed fromoffice, exceptby thebishop,forcause.

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CANON XIV

The Book of Common Prayer

1. AuthorizationTheauthorizedBookofCommonPrayerofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadashallbe thebookheretoannexed,whichwasconsideredandapprovedby theGeneralSynodat theTwentiethSessionofthesynod,heldintheyearofOurLord1959,andthesameisherebyadoptedandauthorizedforusethroughouttheChurch.

2. Official Copiesa) Sixofficialcopiesofthebookshallbekept;onewiththeChancelloroftheGeneralSynod;

one in theNational Library atOttawa, andonewith eachof themetropolitansof theseveralecclesiasticalprovincesinCanada.

b) EachofficialcopyshallbesignedbythePrimateonbehalfoftheGeneralSynod.

3. Prayers for Royal FamilyInallprayers,litaniesandcollectsinThe Book of Common Prayer,whichinanywayrelatetotheKing,QueenorRoyalFamily,thenamesmaybealtered,changed,addedtooromittedfromtimetotimeandfittedtothepresentoccasionaccordingtodirectionstobegivenbythePrimateor(iftherebeavacancyintheprimacy)bytheprovincialmetropolitanseniorbyelection.

All such directions shall be in conformitywith the directionswhich shall have been given inEnglandaccordingtothedirectionoflawfulauthority,pursuanttotheAct of Uniformity (13and14Car.II,Cap.4,Section25).

4. Third Collect for Good FridayTheThirdCollectforGoodFridayistobedeletedfromuseandfromfurtherprintingsofThe Book of Common Prayer.

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CANON XV

The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario

1. Ecclesiastical Province of OntarioOntheProvincialSynodofCanadaconsentinghereto,theDiocesesofToronto,Huron,Ontario,Niagara,AlgomaandOttawa,atpresentcomprisedwithintheEcclesiasticalProvinceofCanada,shall constitute a newecclesiastical province, to be known as “The Ecclesiastical Province ofOntario”,andshallceasetobeunderthejurisdictionoftheProvincialSynodofCanada.

2. Provincial SynodThereshallbeaProvincialSynodofthesaidEcclesiasticalProvinceofOntario,whichshallbeknownas“TheProvincialSynodofOntario”,andshallconsistofallthebishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadahavingSeeswithinthesaidecclesiasticalprovince,orexecutingbydueauthoritytheepiscopateascoadjutor,suffragan,assistant,ormissionarybishoptherein,andofdelegateschosenfromthemembersoftheclergyandlaitythereof.

3. First SessionAssoonastheresolutionsofconsentshallhavebeenpassedbytheProvincialSynodofCanada,thebishopsandclericalandlaydelegatespresentfromthediocesescomprisingtheEcclesiasticalProvinceofOntarioshallwithdrawfromthesessionoftheprovincialsynod,andassoonthereafterasconvenientlypossibleshallassembleinsessionastheProvincialSynodofOntario,underthepresidencyoftheMetropolitanofOntarioortherebeingnoMetropolitanofOntariopresent,underthepresidencyoftheseniorbishopofOntariopresent.

4. Provincial Synod of CanadaAfterconsentasaforesaidthebishopsandclericalandlaydelegatesfromtheremainingdiocesesoftheEcclesiasticalProvinceofCanadashallconstitutetheProvincialSynodofCanadaandshallcontinuetoexerciseallthepowersthereofoveralltheremainingdioceses.

5. Constitution of SynodTheConstitution,OrderofProceedingsandRulesofOrderof theProvincialSynodofCanadamutatis mutandis shall be the Constitution, Order of Proceedings and Rules of Order of theProvincialSynodofOntariountilthelastmentionedsynodshallhaveadoptedanewConstitution,OrderofProceedingsandRulesofOrder.

6. Canons of SynodAllCanonsoftheProvincialSynodofCanada,sofarasthesameshallbeapplicabletotheProvinceofOntario,shallbedeemedtobeCanonsoftheProvincialSynodofOntariountilorunlessthesynodshallotherwiseenact.

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7. Transfer of DioceseWith the consent of the dioceses affected, the Provincial Synod of Ontario may enter intoagreementswiththeProvincialSynodofCanadaorwiththeProvincialSynodofRupert’sLandforthetransfertotheEcclesiasticalProvinceofOntarioofanyterritorycomprisedwithineitherofthoseprovinces,andsuchterritoryshalluponandafterthedateagreeduponbecomeandconstitutepartoftheEcclesiasticalProvinceofOntarioandbesubjecttotheprovincialsynodthereof.

NOTE: The Diocese of Moosonee transferred from the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land to the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario in 1935.

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CANON XVI

The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia

1. Ecclesiastical Province of British ColumbiaThe dioceseswithin the civil Province of British Columbia, viz.; Columbia, NewWestminster,CaledoniaandKootenay,andallotherdiocesesatanytimeerectedwithin theprovinceshallconstituteanewEcclesiasticalProvince,co-terminouswiththecivilprovince,tobeknownastheEcclesiasticalProvinceofBritishColumbia.

2. TerritoryShouldanyquestionarisebetweentheProvincialSynodofBritishColumbiaandtheProvincialSynodofRupert’s Landas to territory, suchquestions shall bedecidedby the synodsof theprovincesconcerned.

3. Provincial SynodThereshallbeaprovincial synod tobeknownas theProvincialSynodofBritishColumbia toconsistofallthebishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadahavingSeeswithintheecclesiasticalprovince, or executing by due authority the episcopate as coadjutor, suffragan, assistant ormissionarybishoptherein,andofdelegateschosenfromthemembersoftheclergyandlaitythereof.

4. Constitution of SynodThedraftConstitutionembodied intheseveralmemorialspresentedtotheGeneralSynodatitsSixthSession,1911,andagreeduponasabasisby the fourdioceses, shall formapartoftheconstitutionoftheProvincialSynodofBritishColumbiauntilatanytimeamendedbytheprovincialsynod.

ProvidedalwaysthattheConstitutionofthesynodshallcontaintheacceptancebysuchprovincialsynodoftheSolemnDeclarationprefixedtotheConstitutionoftheGeneralSynodofCanadaandassetforthandcontainedintheHandbookoftheGeneralSynod.

5. First SessionInpursuanceofthedraftConstitution,eachofthefourdiocesesandsynodsshallelectataregularsessionfourclericalandfourlayrepresentativestotheprovincialsynodinaccordancewiththebasisofrepresentation.

Withinsixmonthsafterreceivingacertifiedlistofdelegateselectedbyeachofthefourdioceses,theseniorbishopbyconsecration in theprovinceshall call theotherbishopsand thesedulyelecteddelegates together at some convenient placewithin theprovince for thepurposeofcompletingtheorganizationoftheprovincialsynodandproceedingtotransactsuchbusiness

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asmaybedeemedproper,andsuchbishopshallalsoactaschairpersonofthebodythuscalledtogetheruntilitbeorganizedandunderitsownconstitution.

6. Transfer of DiocesesWiththeconsentofthedioceseaffected,theProvincialSynodofBritishColumbiamayenterintoagreementswiththeProvincialSynodofRupert’sLandforthetransfertotheEcclesiasticalProvinceofBritishColumbiaofanyterritorycomprisedwithintheprovinceandsuchterritoryshall upon and after the date agreed upon become and constitute part of the EcclesiasticalProvinceofBritishColumbiaandbesubjecttotheprovincialsynodthereof.

NOTE: The Diocese of Yukon transferred from the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land to the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia in 1943.

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CANON XVII

The Licensing of Clergy

I. The Issue of Licenses; Registers, Inhibitions and Transfers

1. DefinitionsInthisCanon:

a) “chaplain”means full and part-time priests commissioned as officers in the CanadianForces,andmandatedbytheChaplainGeneral;

b) “temporary permission”meanswritten or oral authority to exercise ordainedministrywithinadiocesefora limitedtime,grantedbyadiocesanbishoptoabishop,priestordeaconwhoisnotlicensedbythatdiocesanbishop;

c) “license”meanswrittenauthorityfromthebishopofadiocesetoabishop,priestordeaconofthediocesetoexerciseordainedministryinthediocese,orwrittenauthorityfromtheBishopOrdinarytoachaplainpermittingthechaplaintoexerciseordainedministryasachaplain,butdoesnotinclude“temporarypermission”;

d) “receivingbishop”means thebishopofadiocese towhichabishop,priestordeaconlicensedinanotherdiocesewishestobetransferred;

e) “transferringbishop”meansthebishopofadiocesefromwhichabishop,priestordeaconlicensedinthatdiocesewishestobetransferred.

2. Structure of Episcopal Jurisdictiona) Subjecttoparagraphsc),d)ande),everycoadjutor,suffragan,assistantandretiredbishop

andeverypriestanddeaconinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaissubjecttothejurisdictionofadiocesanbishop.

b) Bishops,priestsanddeaconswhoareengagedinspecializedministriesinCanadaoutsidethe diocese where they are registered, except chaplains, are subject to the generalsupervisionofthebishopofthedioceseinwhichthespecializedministryisexercised.

c) Members of the clergy employed in Canada by the General Synod are subject to theepiscopaljurisdictionofthePrimatewithoutprejudicetotheirstatusinthediocesesfromwhichtheyareonleave.

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d) Bishops,priestsanddeaconsservingoutsideCanada,undertheauspicesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,are,withoutprejudicetotheirstatusinthediocesesfromwhichtheyareonleave,subjecttotheepiscopalauthorityofthedioceseinwhichtheyserveunlessotherwiseprovidedbythecanonsinthatdioceseorthetermsofthelicensesgrantedtothem.

e) Chaplains are deemed to be on leave of absence from the dioceses fromwhich theytransferredtothechaplaincyandaresubjecttotheepiscopaljurisdictionoftheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForcesduringtheirtermsofserviceaschaplains.

3. The RegistersEachdiocesanbishopshallkeeparegisterofthebishops,priestsanddeaconsordainedwithinorforthedioceseandthosereceivedfromotherjurisdictions.TheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForcesshallkeeparegisterofchaplains.Suchregistersshallincludethefollowinginformationforeachindividual:

i) datesandplacesofordinationasdeacon,priestorbishopand ineachcase thenameoftheordainingbishoporbishops;

ii) thedateofenteringthedioceseorthechaplaincy;iii) arecordofappointmentsheldandoflicensesissued;iv) arecordofanyleavesofabsencegranted;v) arecordofanytransfertoanotherecclesiasticaljurisdiction;vi) anotationofanyrelinquishmentorabandonmentofministrypursuanttoCanon

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4. The Primate’s Lista) ThePrimateshallmaintainalistofbishops,priestsanddeaconswhohaverelinquishedor

abandonedtheexerciseoftheirministryoragainstwhomasentenceofdepositionhasbeenimposed.

b) Every diocesan bishop shall forward to the Primate all information required for themaintenanceofsuchlist.

5. Licensinga) Nobishop,priestordeaconshallexerciseanordainedministrywithinadiocesewithouta

licenseortemporarypermissionfromthediocesanbishop.

b) Alicenseshallspecify:

i) thepositiontowhichthelicenseehasbeenappointed;ii) theparishorterritoryorcommunityinwhichtheministryistobeexercised;iii) thepersonorpersons,ifany,underwhosesupervisionthelicensedministryistobe

exercised;iv) thepartyresponsibleforpaymentofanystipendorothercompensationpayableto

thelicenseeinrespectofthelicensedministry,and

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v) anyothermatterorlimitationwhichthediocesanorprovincialcanonsrequire,andmayspecify:

vi) aterm,attheendofwhichthelicenseshallexpire;vii) thetimeafterwhichthelicensedministrymaybereviewedorassessed,andviii) anyothermatterthediocesanbishopdeemsappropriate.

c) Unlessotherwiseprovidedbydiocesancanonorthetermsofa license,a licenseshallremaininforceaccordingtoitstermsnotwithstandingtheresignation,deathorremovalofthebishopwhograntedit,andshallbedeemedtobealicensegrantedbythesucceedingdiocesanbishopuntilthatbishopamendsorrevokesit,orissuesanewlicense.

6. Licensing by Bishop Ordinarya) TheBishopOrdinary,onreceiptofLettersTestimonial withrespecttoachaplain,mayissue

alicensetothatchaplainuponthechaplaintakingsuchoathsandsubscriptionsastheBishopOrdinarymayrequire,and inaccordancewithanyotherprocedurestheBishopOrdinarymayrequire.

b) AlicenseissuedtoachaplainbytheBishopOrdinaryshallpermitthechaplaintoexerciseordainedministrytomembersoftheCanadianForcesandtheirfamilies.

7. Inhibition of the Unlicenseda) Whenadiocesanbishophasreasonablegroundstobelievethatabishop,priestordeacon

whodoesnotholdalicenseortemporarypermissionfromthediocesanbishopisofficiatingorisabouttoofficiateinthediocesanbishop’sdiocese,thediocesanbishopmay,bynoticeinwriting to such bishop, priest or deacon, inhibit such person fromofficiating in thediocese.

b) Adiocesanbishopwhoissuesanoticepursuanttosection7a)shallcausethenoticetoberecordedintheRegisterandmayadvisesuchotherpersonsasthebishopconsidersappropriatethatsuchnoticehasbeenissued.

8. Transfersa) Whenabishop,priestordeaconingoodstanding,includingabishop,priestordeaconon

leaveofabsenceasachaplain,istobetransferredfromthejurisdictionofonebishoptothejurisdictionofanotherbishop:

i) thetransferringbishopshallforwardLettersBene Decessit tothereceivingbishop,and ii) episcopal jurisdictionover thebishop,priestordeacon intended tobe transferred

shallnotbeeffectiveuntiltheLettersBene Decessitareacceptedandacknowledgedbythereceivingbishop.

b) Whenabishop,priestordeaconingoodstandingundertakesserviceoutsideofCanadaundertheauspicesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,thePrimateandtheappropriatediocesan bishopmay give to any such bishop, priest or deacon Letters Bene Decessit orsuchotherformofcommendation,as isappropriateandasmayberequiredbytheauthorityintheplacewherethebishop,priestordeaconistoserve.

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9. FormsTheformsofLetters Testimonial,Letters Bene Decessit,andAcceptance of Episcopal JurisdictionsetoutintheSchedulesareprescribedforuse.

II. Revocation

10. Deemed Revocation or Suspensiona) Whenapenaltyofdeprivationofministryordepositionfromministryisimposedagainsta

licenseefollowingaconvictionforanecclesiasticaloffenseunderCanonXVIII,thelicenseofthatpersonisdeemedtoberevoked.

b) WhenapenaltyofsuspensionfromtheexerciseofministryisimposedagainstalicenseefollowingaconvictionforanecclesiasticaloffenseunderCanonXVIII,thelicenseofthatpersonisdeemedtobesuspendedforthedurationofthepenaltyofsuspension.

11. Revocation with Noticea) Thebishophavingjurisdictionmay,inaccordancewiththissection,revokealicenseinany

circumstancesotherthanthosementionedinsection10.

b) Althoughitisnotpossibletosetoutallthecircumstancesinwhichthebishopmightmakesuchadecision,theyincludefinancialdifficultiesinaparish,declineinparishmembership,redeployment of human resources, and the licensee’s inability to carry out his or herministry.

c) Where the bishop is aware of circumstances that may establish that a licensee hascommittedanecclesiasticaloffenseunderCanonXVIII,thebishopmaynotrevokealicenseinsteadofmaking,orreferringtothecourthavingjurisdiction,adeterminationofwhetheranecclesiasticaloffensehasbeencommitted.

d) Beforerevokingalicenseunderthissection,thebishopshallconferwiththelicensee

i) toreviewthereasonsfortheproposedrevocation,andii) toconsiderpossiblealternativestorevocation,oriii) toagreeonterms,includingthelengthofreasonablenoticeortheamountofpay

andbenefitsinlieuofnotice,uponwhichthelicensemayberevoked.

e) Where, as a result of the conference between the bishop and the licensee, terms ofrevocationareagreedto,paragraphsf)toj)ofthissectiondonotapply.

f) If thebishop,afterconferringwiththe licensee, intendstoproceedwiththeproposedrevocation,thebishopshallappointaCommissionofoneormorepersonstoconsiderthecircumstancessurroundingtheproposedrevocationandtoadvisethebishop.Within30daysofitsappointmenttheCommissionshallconferwiththebishopandthelicenseeandprovidebothwithitsadvice.

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g) Ifthebishopisnotinapositiontoprovidethelicenseewithanotherappointment,thebishopshallofferthelicenseereasonablenoticeoftherevocationorreasonablepayandbenefitsinlieuofnotice.

h) Ifthelicenseeisnotsatisfiedwiththelengthofnoticeortheamountofpayandbenefitsofferedbythebishop,thelicenseemaynotifythebishopinwritingofhisorherdesiretosubmitthemattertoarbitrationandthenoticeshallcontainthenameofthelicensee’sappointeetothearbitrationboard.Thebishopshall,withinsevendays,appointapersonto the arbitration board and inform the licensee of that arbitrator’s name. The twoarbitrators so selected shall, within seven days after the bishop’s appointee has beennamed, appoint a third personwho shall be the chair of the arbitration board. If thebishopfailstoappointanarbitrator,orifthetwoarbitratorsfailtoagreeuponachair,theappointmentshallbemadebytheMetropolitanoftheecclesiasticalprovince,or,ifthebishopistheMetropolitan,bythediocesanbishopintheprovinceseniorbyconsecration.

i) Thearbitrationboardshallprovideanopportunitytothelicenseeandthebishoptomakesubmissionsinwritingandorallyandtorespondtothesubmissionsoftheotherparty.Itshalldeterminethelengthofnoticeortheamountofpayandbenefitsinlieuofnoticetobegiventothelicenseeincluding,whereappropriate,financialandvocationalcounselling,andshalltakeintoaccountprevailingpracticesinthesecularcommunity.Thedecisionofthearbitrationboardshallbeinwritingandisfinalandbindingonthelicenseeandthebishop.

j) Thearbitrationboardhasnoauthority toreviewor tochangethebishop’sdecisiontorevokethelicense.

12. Further AppointmentsWhenalicenseisrevokedundersection11,thebishopshallendeavourtoassistthelicenseetoobtainemployment.

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Schedule A

Letters Bene Decessit

Iherebycertifythat ,whohassignifiedtomeadesiretobe

transferredtotheepiscopaljurisdictionoftheBishopoftheDioceseof ,isaBishop/

Priest/DeaconingoodstandingintheDioceseof .

WitnessmyHandandSealthis dayof ,

(date) (month) (year)

Signed: Bishopof

Schedule B

Letters Testimonial with Respect toa Chaplain in the Canadian Armed Forces

To: ,theBishopOrdinary

IherebycertifythattheReverend , having with my consent

acceptedacommissionasachaplainintheCanadianArmedForces,isapriestingoodstandingonleavefrom

theDioceseof .

ItransfertheReverend toyourepiscopal jurisdictionduringhis/

hertermofserviceaschaplain.



Signed: Bishopof

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Schedule C

Forms of Acceptance of Episcopal Jurisdiction

TheLettersBene Decessit fromtheBishopof withrespecttothe

transfertothisDioceseof havebeenpresentedtome,andhave

beenaccepted.



Signed: Bishopof

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CANON XVIII

Discipline

I. Episcopal Jurisdiction

1. Preservation of Episcopal Jurisdiction Regarding Disciplinea) ItisherebyacknowledgedthatthebishopofadioceseofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada

hasbyvirtueof theofficeofbishop,ecclesiastical jurisdiction,authorityandpowerofdiscipline over bishops, priests, deacons and lay members of The Anglican Church ofCanadawithinthedioceseorotherwiseunderthejurisdictionofthebishop.

b) NothinginthisCanonshallbeinterpretedasimpairing,diminishingoraffectinginanywaythepastoralordisciplinaryaspectsoftheauthorityandjurisdictionof:

i) ametropolitanwhohasjurisdictionwithrespecttoabishopii) abishopwhohasjurisdictionwithrespecttoabishop,priestordeacon,oralay

personwhoisamemberofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;

except only in relation to:

iii) the determination of whether the bishop, priest or deacon has committed anecclesiasticaloffenseestablishedbythisCanon,

iv) thedeterminationofwhethera laypersonwhohasbeenappointed,electedorcommissionedtoanoffice,appointmentorresponsibility inaparish,adiocesansynod,aprovincialsynod,ortheGeneralSynod,hascommittedanecclesiasticaloffenseestablishedbythisCanon,and

v) thedeterminationofthepenaltyappropriateforthecommissionofanecclesiasticaloffenseestablishedbythisCanon.

2. Initial Disciplinary Jurisdictiona) Whereithasbeenallegedthatabishop,priestordeaconsubjecttothejurisdictionof

a bishop, or a bishop subject to the jurisdiction of ametropolitan, has committed anecclesiasticaloffenseestablishedbythisCanon,thebishopormetropolitan,asthecasemaybe, shallhave initial jurisdictionwith respect to thedeterminationofwhetheranecclesiastical offense has been committed and the penalty for the commission of theoffense.

b) The bishop ormetropolitanmay refer the determination of whether an ecclesiasticaloffense has been committed or the determination of a penalty to the court havingjurisdictionwithrespecttothedisciplineofthepersonchargedwiththecommissionofanecclesiasticaloffensewithoutexercisingtheinitialjurisdictiondescribedinsection2a).

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c) Theprocedures tobeused in theexerciseby thebishopormetropolitanof the initialjurisdictiondescribedinthissectionshallbethoseestablishedbythesynodofwhichthebishopormetropolitanisthepresident;however,suchproceduresshallbesubjecttotheprinciplessetoutinpartVofthisCanon.

d) A diocesan synodmay provide for the exercise of the initial jurisdiction of the bishopdescribedinthissectioninrespectofthedisciplineofsuchlaypersonsasaredescribedinsection4ofthisCanon.

3. Review by the Courta) Apersonconvictedofanecclesiasticaloffensebyabishopormetropolitanmayrequirethe

determinationofthebishopormetropolitanthatanecclesiasticaloffensewascommittedbytheperson,orthepenaltyimposedbyabishopormetropolitan,tobereviewedbythecourthavingjurisdictionwithrespecttothedisciplineoftheaccusedperson,whichcourtmayeitherconfirmoroverturnthedeterminationofthebishopormetropolitan.

b) TheExecutiveCouncilofthediocese,onitsownmotionoronthepetitionofthepersonorpersonswhomadetheallegationofanecclesiasticaloffensewhichwastriedbythebishop ormetropolitan,may require the determinationof the bishop ormetropolitanthatanecclesiasticaloffensewascommitted,or thepenalty imposedbythebishopormetropolitan,tobereviewedbythecourthavingjurisdictionwithrespecttothedisciplineoftheaccusedperson,whichcourtmayeitherconfirmoroverturnthedeterminationofthebishopormetropolitan.

c) Whereareviewbythecourtpursuanttothissectionisofadeterminationbyabishopormetropolitan thatanecclesiasticaloffensehasbeencommitted, thereviewshallbeconductedasifitwereanoriginaltrialheldinthecourt.

d) Whereareviewbythecourtpursuanttothissectionisofadeterminationbyabishopormetropolitanofthepenaltyappropriateforthecommissionofanecclesiasticaloffense,onlyevidencerelevanttothequestionoftheappropriatepenaltyshallbeconsideredbythecourt.

II. Court Jurisdiction

4. Diocesan CourtsThediocesancourtofadioceseshallhaveecclesiasticaljurisdictionwithrespecttothedisciplineof:

i) priests and deacons who carry out their ministry in the diocese and who areregisteredontheregisterofthediocese,foranyecclesiasticaloffense,wherevercommitted,

ii) subjecttosection16,priestsanddeaconsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadanotregisteredon the registerof thediocese, in respectofanyecclesiasticaloffensecommittedinthediocese,

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iii) lay persons who have been appointed, elected or commissioned to an office,appointmentorresponsibilityinaparishofthedioceseorthediocesansynod,foranyecclesiasticaloffensewhichtheymaycommitinthediocese,

iv) lay persons who have been appointed, elected or commissioned to an office,appointmentorresponsibilityinaprovincialsynod,ortheGeneralSynod,foranyecclesiasticaloffensewhichtheymaycommitinthediocese,and

v) priests,deaconsand laypersonsofanyotherdiocesewhenadirection ismadepursuanttosection17ofthisCanon.

5. Provincial Courts of AppealTheprovincialcourtofappealofaprovinceshallhaveecclesiasticaljurisdictionwithrespecttothedisciplineof:

i) thebishopsoftheprovince,ii) thebishopsresidingintheprovince,andiii) the bishops of any other province of The Anglican Church of Canada when a

directionismadepursuanttosection17ofthisCanon,foranyecclesiasticaloffensewhichtheymaycommit.

6. Supreme Court of Appeal of The Anglican Church of CanadaThe Supreme Court of Appeal of The Anglican Church of Canada shall have ecclesiasticaljurisdictionwithrespecttothedisciplineof:

i) thePrimate,ii) theBishopOrdinary,andiii) theNationalIndigenousAnglicanBishop,

foranyecclesiasticaloffensewhichtheymaycommit.

III. Ecclesiastical Offenses

7. Disciplinary Action Regarding OffensesAllpersonswhoaresubjecttoecclesiasticaljurisdictionintheChurchshallbeliabletodisciplineforanyofthefollowingoffenses:

i) convictionofanindictableoffense;ii) immorality;iii) disobediencetothebishoptowhomsuchpersonhassworncanonicalobedience;iv) violationofanylawfulConstitutionorCanonoftheChurch,whetherofadiocese,

provinceortheGeneralSynodbywhichthepersonisbound;v) wilfulorhabitualneglectoftheexerciseoftheministryofthepersonwithoutcause;vi) wilfulorhabitualneglectofthedutiesofanyofficeorpositionoftrusttowhichthe

personhasbeenappointedorelected;vii) teachingoradvocatingdoctrinescontrarytothoseacceptedbyTheAnglicanChurch

ofCanada;viii) contemptuous or disrespectful conduct towards the bishop of the diocese in

matterspertainingtotheadministrationoftheaffairsofthedioceseoraparish.

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IV. Penalties for Ecclesiastical Offenses

8. Penalties GenerallyWhere it has been determined that a person has committed an ecclesiastical offense, thefollowingpenaltiesmaybeimposedagainsttheperson:

i) admonition;ii) suspensionfromtheexerciseofministryoroffice;iii) deprivationofofficeorministry;iv) depositionfromtheexerciseofministryifthepersonisordained.

9. Admonitiona) Admonitionshallbedeliveredbythebishop,metropolitanorthepresidentoftheCourt

whichshallhavedeterminedthepenalty,asthecasemaybe.

b) Admonitionmaybeinpublicorprivateasthebishop,metropolitanorpresidentdeliveringitmaydetermine.

10. Suspensiona) Whenapenaltyof suspension is imposed, thebishop,metropolitanorcourt imposing

itshallfixthedurationofthesuspensionandmayimposesuchotherconditionsonthesuspensionasareconsideredappropriate.

b) Duringthetermofasuspension,thepersonsuspendedfromtheexerciseofministryorofficeshallnotexercisethefunctionofhisorherministryanywhereinCanada.

c) Ifapersonsuspendedfromtheexerciseofministryexerciseshisorherministrycontrarytosection10b)hereof,orotherwiseviolatestheconditionsofthesuspension,thebishop,metropolitanorcourtwhichimposedthepenaltymay,afterafurtherhearing,imposethepenaltyofdeprivationofoffice.

d) Duringthetermofasuspension,thebishopmaydeprivethesuspendedpersonofthewholeorpartofanystipend,incomeoremolumentsassociatedwiththeministryorofficefromwhichthepersonstandssuspendedandmayauthorizetheapplicationofthewholeorpartofsuchstipend,incomeoremolumentstothepaymentofasubstitute.

e) Duringthetermofasuspensionofabishop,themetropolitan,ortheexecutivecouncilofthesynodofthedioceseinwhichthebishopserves,maydeprivethebishopofthewholeorpartofanystipend,incomeoremolumentsassociatedwiththeofficeofthebishopandmayauthorizetheapplicationofthewholeorpartofsuchstipend,incomeoremolumentstothepaymentofthepersonperformingthedutiesofthebishopduringthetermofthesuspension.

11. Deprivationa) Uponthepenaltyofdeprivationofofficeorministrybeingpronounced,theconnection

between thepersondeprived andhis or herparish,mission, congregation, dioceseorofficeisseveredandallrevenuestowhichthepersonwasentitledbyvirtueoftheofficeorministryshallwhollyceaseanddetermine.

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b) ApersonwhohasbeendeprivedofofficeorministryshallbeincapableofholdinganyofficeorperforminganyfunctioninanydioceseinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadauntilrestoredpursuanttosubsectionsc),d)ore)hereof.

c) Anypersonsodeprivedshallbeandremaindepriveduntilrestoredbythebishopofthedioceseinwhichtheofficefromwhichthepersonwasdeprivedislocated.

d) Anybishopsodeprivedshallbeandremaindepriveduntilrestoredbythemetropolitanoftheprovinceofwhichthedeprivedbishop’sdioceseispart,orbythePrimateinthecaseoftheBishopOrdinary.

e) AnymetropolitansodeprivedshallbeandremaindepriveduntilrestoredbytheHouseofBishopsoftheProvince,inthecaseofaprovincialmetropolitan,orbytheHouseofBishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,inthecaseofthePrimate.

f) Restorationpursuanttosubsectionsc),d)ore)maybetoanyofficeorministry inthediocesewhetherornotitbethespecificofficefromwhichthepersonwasdeprived.

12. DepositionThepenaltyofdepositionshallincludealloftheconsequencesofdeprivationandatthesametimewillhavethesameeffectas if thepersonhadrelinquishedtheexerciseof theordainedministrypursuanttoCanonXIX.

13. Noticesa) Wherethepenaltyofsuspensionisimposed,thecourtshallcausenoticethereoftobe

giventoalltheclergyofthedioceseandallbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

b) Whereapenaltyofdeprivationofofficeorministryorofdepositionisimposed,thecourtshallcausenoticethereoftobegiventoalltheclergyofthediocese,allbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandallmetropolitansoftheAnglicanCommunion.

V. Principles and General Procedures to be Observed in Discipline Proceedings in The Anglican Church of Canada

14. Fundamental Principles of Natural Justicea) AlltrialsofpersonschargedwithoffensesunderthisCanonshallbeconductedaccording

totheprinciplesofnaturaljustice.

b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing section, all persons tried for offensesunderthisCanonareentitledtobe:

i) givenfullandcompletewrittennoticeofthechargeagainstthemandtheparticularsofthecharge,

ii) presumedinnocentuntilthecommissionoftheoffensebythemisprovedbeyondareasonabledoubt,

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iii) heardintheirowndefense,iv) representedintheirdefensebycounseloftheirownchoice,v) present,accompaniedbytheircounsel,whenanyevidenceorargumentconcerning

the allegations against them is received by the bishop, metropolitan or courtinquiringintothecharges,

vi) given opportunity to cross-examine, or have their counsel cross-examine underoath,witnesseswhohavegivenevidenceagainstthem,

vii) triedbypersonswhoarenotbiasedagainstthem,andviii) triedwithinareasonabletime.

c) No person tried for an offense under this Canon is required to give evidence in theproceedings.

d) DisciplinaryproceedingsarisingoutoftheallegedcommissionofanoffenseunderthisCanonshallbecommencedwithin:

i) 12monthsfromdateoftheallegedoffenseinthecaseofoffensesundersection7i),iii),vii),andviii),and

ii) 12monthsfromthetimewhenthefactsgivingrisetothechargebecamepubliclyknowninthecaseofanoffenseundersection7ii).

e) Noproceedingsshallbetakeninrespectofanallegedoffenseundersection7v)orvi)unlesssixmonths’noticeof intenttotakeproceedingshavebeengiventothebishop,priestordeaconagainstwhomitisintendedproceedingswillbetaken.

f) Disciplinaryproceedingsarisingoutoftheallegedcommissionofanoffenseundersection7v)orvi)shallbecommencedwithin12monthsofthedateofthenoticeofintentgiven,pursuanttosection14e).

g) AllpersonsfoundtohavecommittedanoffenseunderthisCanonareentitledtohavethepenaltyimposedagainstthemwithin30daysofthedeterminationthattheycommittedanoffense,subjecttoastayoftheimpositionofapenaltyintheeventofanappeal.

h) NopersonwhohasbeenacquittedofanoffenseunderthisCanonmaybetriedforthesameoffenseasecondtime.

i) NopersonwhohasbeenfoundguiltyofandpunishedforanoffenseunderthisCanonmaybetriedorpunishedforthesameoffenseagain.

15. Inhibitiona) Ifitappearstothebishopthatgreatscandalislikelytoariseifapriest,deaconorlayperson

continuestoperformthedutiesofhisorherofficewhileachargeisunderinvestigationortrialandthattheperson’sministrywillbeseriouslyimpairedwhileachargeispending,thebishopmayinhibitthepersonchargedfromperforminganyofthedutiesofhisorheroffice,eitherinthedioceseofthatbishoporelsewhere,pendingsuchinvestigationoruntilthebishopwithdrawstheinhibition,oruntiltheendofthetrial.

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b) Duringsuchinhibitionthepersoninhibitedshallnotbedeprivedofthestipend,incomeoremolumentsassociatedwiththeperson’soffice.

c) Whereitisallegedthatabishophascommittedanecclesiasticaloffense,inhibitionmaybeorderedorwithdrawnbythemetropolitaninconsultationwiththeexecutivecouncilofthediocese.

d) Where it is alleged that the Bishop Ordinary has committed an ecclesiastical offense,inhibitionmaybeorderedorwithdrawnbythePrimateinconsultationwiththeOfficersoftheGeneralSynod.

e) Where it is alleged that a metropolitan other than the Primate has committed anecclesiasticaloffense,inhibitionmaybeorderedorwithdrawnbytheprovincialhouseofbishopsinconsultationwiththeexecutivecouncilofthemetropolitan’sdiocese.

f) Where it isallegedthatthePrimatehascommittedanecclesiasticaloffense, inhibitionmaybeorderedorwithdrawnbytheprovincialmetropolitans inconsultationwith theOfficersoftheGeneralSynod.

16. Priest or Deacon from Another Diocesea) Intheeventofanoffensebeingallegedagainstabishop,priestordeaconwhoisnoton

theregisterofthediocese,butwhoisontheregisterofanotherdiocese,foranoffensealleged to have been committed in the diocese, proceedingswith respect to such anoffenseshallnotbeinstituteduntilnoticeoftheallegationhasbeengiventothebishopofthedioceseinwhichthepriestordeaconisregisteredandthatbishophasgivenconsentforproceedingstobeinstitutedbythebishopofthedioceseinwhichtheoffenseisallegedtohavebeencommitted.

b) A bishopwho receives a notice under subsection a) shall forthwith respond either byconsentingorrefusingconsenttotheinstitutionofproceedingsinthediocesefromwhichnoticewasreceived.

c) Whereabishopconsents,proceedingsshallbetakeninthediocesewheretheallegationhasbeenmade.

d) A bishop who refuses consent shall, within six months of receipt of notice pursuantto subsection a) hereof, institute proceedings with respect to the alleged offense inaccordancewiththecanonsofthedioceseinwhichthepriestordeaconisregistered.

17. Transfer of Jurisdictiona) OntheapplicationofapersonchargedwithanoffenseunderthisCanontothepresident

of the court having ecclesiastical jurisdiction over that person, that ecclesiasticaljurisdictionmaybetransferredtoanothercourt,whereitappearstothepresidentofthecourttowhichtheapplicationismade,thatsuchtransferisnecessarytoensurethatthefundamentalprinciplesofnaturaljusticearerespectedandwherethecourttowhichthetransferistobemadeconsentstothetransfer.

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b) Whereanapplicationundersubsectiona)ismadetothepresidentofadiocesancourt,thetransfermaybemadetoanotherdiocesancourtofthesameecclesiasticalprovince.

c) Whereanapplicationundersubsectiona)ismadetothepresidentofaprovincialcourtofappeal,thetransfermaybemadetoanotherprovincialcourtofappeal.

d) Whereanapplicationundersubsectiona)ismadetothepresidentoftheSupremeCourtofAppealofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,thetransfermaybemadetoaprovincialcourtofappeal.

VI. Rights of Appeal in Disciplinary Proceedings

1. Anappealtotheprovincialcourtofappealmaybetakenfromanyjudgmentororderofadiocesancourtorthepresidentthereof.

2. AnappealtotheSupremeCourtofAppealofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadamaybetakenfromajudgmentororderofadiocesancourtorthepresidentthereof,oraprovincialcourtofappealorthepresidentthereof,inthecircumstancesandpursuanttotheproceduresestablishedbyCanonXX.

3. Allappealsshallbecommencedaccordingtotheprocedureofthecourttowhichtheappealistobemadewithin30daysofthedateofpronouncementofthejudgmentororderappealedfrom.

4. NolimitorrestrictionontherightsofappealgrantedbythisCanon,imposedbyabishopordiocesanorprovincialsynodshallbeofanyeffect.

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CANON XIX

Relinquishment or Abandonment of the Ministry

1. Relinquishmenta) Any priest or deaconwishing to relinquish the exercise of the ordainedministry,may

so declare in writing, according to the form prescribed in Schedule A. The form ofrelinquishmentdulysignedandwitnessed,shallbedeliveredtothebishopofthedioceseinwhichthesaidpriestordeaconisregistered.

b) Thebishop,havingconsultedpersonallywherepossiblewiththepriestordeacon,shallcommunicateinwritingtothepersonsodeclaringacceptanceoftherelinquishment.

c) ThebishopshallgivenoticeoftherelinquishmenttothePrimateandalldiocesanbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaaccordingtotheformprescribedinScheduleB.

d) Relinquishment of the exercise of the ordained ministry removes from the priest ordeacontherighttoexercisethatoffice,includingspiritualauthorityasaministerofWordandSacramentsconferredinordination.Anylicenseheldforwhichitisanindispensablequalificationforsuchpersontohavesuchministryshallbenullandvoid.

e) The bishop or successor in the Seemay terminate such relinquishment and reinstatethe priest or deacon in the exercise of the ordainedministry. Notice thereof shall becommunicatedtothePrimateandalldiocesanbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

f) If,followingconsultationanddueenquiry,reinstatementisdeclined,thepriestordeaconmay appeal to themetropolitan of the ecclesiastical province. Themetropolitan shallattempttomediatebetweenthepartiesand,ifunsuccessfulinresolvingthematter,shallrefertherequesttotheprovincialcourt.Ifthebishoprefusingsuchappealshallbethemetropolitantheappealshallbemadetotheotherdiocesanbishopoftheprovinceseniorbytheruleoftheprovince.

2. Abandonmenta) Anypriestordeacon,whohasnotrelinquishedtheexerciseoftheordainedministryand

has:

i) abandoned The Anglican Church of Canada either by public renunciation of itsdoctrineordiscipline,orbyformaladmissionintoanotherreligiousbody,orinanyothermanner;

ii) abandoned thepracticeof theordainedministry ofword and sacraments for aperiodoftwoyears,unlesspreventedfromdoingsobyillnessorotherreasonablecause(includingretirement);

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iii) engagedinsecularemploymentwithoutthewrittenconsentofthebishopofthediocesewhereregisteredtothesubstantialdetrimentoftheordainedministry;

shallbepresumedtohaveabandonedtheexerciseofordainedministry.NoticetothiseffectshallbesenttothepriestordeaconaccordingtotheformofdeclarationprescribedinScheduleC,alongwithacopyofthisCanon.

b) Itshallbetherightofthepriestordeacontosubmittothebishopwithin60dayseither:

i) astatutorydeclarationthatthefactsallegedinthenoticeareuntrue,orii) a retractionof theactsanddeclarationswhichconstitutea renunciationof the

doctrineanddisciplineofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,orwhichledtoadmissionintoanotherreligiousbody,orotheractofabandonment,or

iii) anundertakingtoceasesecularemployment.

c) Thebishopshallthenmakedueenquiryintothematter.Ifthenoftheopinionthatthecircumstancessetforthinthenoticearetrue,orthattheretractionorundertaking,ifany,isunacceptable,thebishopshallaffirminwritingthatthepriestordeaconhasabandonedtheexerciseoftheministry.Ifthebishopisoftheopinionthatthecircumstancessetforthinthenoticearenottrue,oriftheretractionorundertakingisacceptable,thenthenoticeofabandonmentshallberevokedinwriting.

d) Shouldthepriestordeaconnotopposethenoticeinwritingwithin60daysfromthedatethereof,thebishopshallthenaffirmthatthepriestordeaconhasabandonedtheexerciseoftheordainedministryandshallnotifythepersoninwritingofthisdecision.

e) Thebishop’saffirmationofabandonmentoftheexerciseofordainedministryremovesfromthepriestordeacontherighttoexercisetheoffice,includingthespiritualauthorityasaministerofWordandSacramentsconferredinordination.Anylicenceheldforwhichitisanindispensablequalificationforhimorhertohavesuchaministryshallbenullandvoid.

f) ThebishopshallgivenoticeoftheabandonmentoftheexerciseoftheordainedministrytoallmetropolitansanddiocesanbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaaccordingtotheformprescribedinScheduleD.

g) OnapplicationofthepriestordeaconthebishoporasuccessorintheSeemayrestoresuchpriestordeacon to theexerciseof theordainedministry.Notice thereof shallbecommunicated to all metropolitans and diocesan bishops of The Anglican Church ofCanada.

h) A priest or deaconmay appeal an affirmation of abandonment of the exercise of theordainedministryorarefusalofreinstatementtothemetropolitanoftheecclesiasticalprovince. The metropolitan shall attempt to mediate between the parties, and, ifunsuccessfulinresolvingthematter,shallrefertherequesttotheprovincialcourt.Ifthebishopaffirmingtheabandonmentoftheordainedministryshallbethemetropolitantheappeal shallbemadeto thediocesanbishopof theprovinceseniorby theruleof theprovince.

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3. Bishopsa) Theprovisionsofparts1and2ofthisCanonshallalsoapplytobishopsofTheAnglican

ChurchofCanada. In suchcases themetropolitanof theprovince inwhich thebishopresidesshallperformthefunctionsassignedbythesesectionstothebishopinthecaseofmembersoftheclergy.Inthecaseofaprovincialmetropolitan,thePrimateshallperformthefunctionsassignedbythesesectionstothebishopinthecaseofclergy.InthecaseofthePrimate,themetropolitanseniorbyelectionshallperformthefunctionsassignedbythesesectionstothebishopinthecaseofmembersoftheclergy.

b) Therightofappealdefinedinsections1f)and2h)ofthisCanonshalllieinthecaseofabishopwiththeprovincialHouseofBishops,andinthecaseofametropolitan,totheprovincialmetropolitansnotinvolvedinthecase.

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Schedule A

Relinquishment of the Exercise of the Ministry

I, ............................................................................................................... ,havingbeenadmittedtotheofficeof

bishop/priest/deaconofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,havevoluntarilyrelinquishedtheexerciseofthat

ministryaccordingtothetermsofCanonXIXoftheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Witness..................................................................... Signed ..................................................................

Date ..................................................................................

Schedule B

Notice of Relinquishment of the Exercise of the Ministry

Thisisanotificationthat.....................................,havingbeenadmittedtotheofficeofbishop/priest/deacon

inTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,hasvoluntarilyrelinquishedtheexerciseofthatministryaccordingtothe

termsofCanonXIXoftheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Thedatefromwhichthisrelinquishmentiseffectiveis ........................................................................................

Signed ..................................................................

Date ..................................................................................

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Schedule C

Notice of Presumption of Abandonment of the Exercise of the Ministry

To ..................................................................... ,thisistoadvisethatunderthetermsofCanonXIX(enclosed)

oftheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadayouarepresumedtohaveabandonedtheexerciseof

theministrytowhichyouwereordained.

Thisnoticeisbasedonthefollowingfacts:

.................................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................................

Date ......................................................................... Signed ..............................................................................

Witness..................................................................... Bishopof ..........................................................................ChancellororRegistrar

Schedule D

Notice of Abandonment of the Exercise of the Ministry

Thisisanotificationthat...........................,havingbeenadmittedtotheofficeofbishop/priest/deaconinThe

AnglicanChurchofCanada,hasabandonedtheexerciseofthatministryaccordingtothetermsofCanonXIX

oftheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Signed ...................................................................

Date ..................................................................................

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Schedule E

Notice of Reinstatement To Ministry(after prior relinquishment)

To: ThePrimateandalldiocesanbishopsinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada

ThisisnotificationthatIhavereinstated....[name]....totheexerciseofordainedministryinTheAnglican

ChurchofCanada,pursuanttoGeneralSynodCanonXIX,section1e).

Thereinstatementwaseffectiveon....[date].

Signed .................................................................

BishopoftheDiocese.....................................................................[*]

Date ....................................................................

[*Note:TheBishopmakingthereinstatementmustbethediocesanBishoporthesuccessortothediocesanBishopwhoacceptedtherelinquishment.]

Schedule F

Notice of Restoration To Ministry(after prior abandonment)

To: ThePrimate,MetropolitansandalldiocesanbishopsinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada

ThisisnotificationthatIhaverestored....[name]....totheexerciseofordainedministryinTheAnglican

ChurchofCanada,pursuanttoGeneralSynodCanonXIX,section2g).

Therestorationwaseffectiveon....[date].

Signed .................................................................

BishopoftheDiocese.....................................................................[*]

Date ....................................................................

[*Note:TheBishopmakingtherestorationmustbethediocesanBishoporthesuccessortothediocesanBishopwhoaffirmedtheabandonment.]

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CANON XX

The Supreme Court of Appeal

1. Court of AppealThereshallbeafinalCourtofAppealforTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,hereinafterreferredtoas“theSupremeCourt”,whichshallbecalledTheSupremeCourtofAppealforTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

2. Jurisdictiona) Subjecttothelimitationshereinafterprescribed,theSupremeCourtshallhavejurisdiction

tohearanddetermineanyappeal:

i) fromthe judgmentordecisionof thebishopofanydioceseor the judgmentordecisionofanydiocesancourt,or

ii) fromthejudgmentordecisionofthecourtofanyecclesiasticalprovince.

b) AnappealcanbetakentotheSupremeCourtonly:

i) whenthedecisionappealedfromrelatestodoctrineorworship,orii) whereabishophasbeentried,oriii) whenthevalidityorinterpretationofanyprovisionoftheDeclarationofPrinciples

ortheConstitutionoranyCanonoftheGeneralSynodortheConstitutionoranyCanonofaprovincialsynodorofadiocesansynodisinquestion.

c) Exceptonanappealwhereabishophasbeentried,anappealshallbetakentotheSupremeCourtonlywithleaveobtainedinaccordancewiththerulesoftheSupremeCourt.

d) TheSupremeCourtshallhavejurisdictionuponacasebeingstatedby,orattherequestof:

i) theGeneralSynod,orii) anyprovincialordiocesansynod,oriii) theHouseofBishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,oriv) theHouseofBishopsofanyecclesiasticalprovince,orv) acourtofanyecclesiasticalprovinceordiocese,

todeterminethevalidityor interpretationofanyprovisionoftheDeclarationofPrinciplesortheConstitutionoranyCanonoftheGeneralSynodortheConstitutionoranyCanonofaprovincialsynodorofadiocesansynod.

e) ThereshallbenoappealtotheSupremeCourtonquestionsoffact,exceptonanappealfromadecisiongivenonthetrialofabishop.

f) Noappealshallbepermittedforerrorordefectinforminanyproceedingsorjudgment.

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3. The Courta) TheSupremeCourtshallbecomposedofninemembers.

b) Onanappealoracasestatedfromthetrialofabishop,fivemembersshallbebishopsholdingepiscopalofficeinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,twoshallbemembersoftheclergyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandtwoshallbemembersofthe laityofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

c) Onanappealoracasestated fromthetrialofapriestordeacon, twomembersshallbebishopsholdingepiscopalofficeasaforesaid,fiveshallbemembersoftheclergyasaforesaid,andtwoshallbemembersofthelaityasaforesaid.

d) Onanappealoracasestatedfromthetrialofalayperson,twomembersshallbebishopsholdingepiscopalofficeasaforesaid,twoshallbemembersoftheclergyasaforesaid,andfiveshallbemembersofthelaityasaforesaid.

e) In any other proceeding, three members shall be bishops holding episcopal office asaforesaid,threeshallbemembersoftheclergyasaforesaid,andthreeshallbemembersofthelaityasaforesaid.

f) Nopersonwhoisorhasbeeninvolved,orhasaninterestin,thecase,asapartyorwitnessshallbeamemberofthecourt.

g) ThePrimateandtheprovincialmetropolitans,orsuchofthemasarenotorhavenotbeeninvolved,ordonothaveaninterestinthecase,shallappointinwriting,themembersofthecourt.

h) The Primate andmetropolitansmaking the appointmentsmay appoint themselves asmembersofthecourt.

i) Ifanyofthecourtdies,ordeclinestoactorbecomeincapableofdoingso,ordevelopsaninterestinthecase,orchangesOrderduetoordinationorrelinquishmentorabandonmentofordainedministry,orifabishopceasestoholdepiscopalofficeasaforesaid,beforethehearingiscommenced,thevacancyshallbefilledinthesameway.Ifthevacancyoccursafterthehearinghascommencedtheremainingmembersofthecourtmaycontinuethehearingandgivejudgmentorintheirdiscretiondirectthatanewcourtbeappointedandthehearingrecommenced.

j) ThePrimate,ifamemberofthecourt,andotherwisethemetropolitanseniorbyelection,or,ifnometropolitanisamemberofthecourtthebishopseniorbyconsecration,shallbethepresidentofthecourt.

4. Assessorsa) TheSupremeCourtshallbeadvisedbyatleastfourassessorschosenforeachproceeding

asbelowprovided.i) OneassessorshallbetheChancelloroftheGeneralSynod,unlessheorsheisor

hasbeeninvolvedinthecase,andifsoinvolved,theViceChancelloroftheGeneralSynod,ifoneisinoffice.

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ii) In aproceeding involvingaquestionofdoctrine, at least twoassessors shall betheologianswhoaremembersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaappointedinthesamemannerasmembersofthecourt.

iii) Theotherassessorsshallbeprovincialordiocesanchancellors,orpersonslearnedinCanonLaw,appointedinthesamemannerasmembersofthecourt.

b) Noassessorshallbechosenwhohasbeeninvolvedinthecase.

c) Ifanassessordies,ordeclinestoactorbecomesincapableofdoingso,orbecomesinvolvedinthecase,orisunabletoattendasittingofthecourt,asubstitutesimilarlyqualifiedshallbeappointedtoactatthesittingorduringtheremainderoftheproceedingsasmayberequired.

5. AppellantAnypartytoacauseormatterwhichisappealabletotheSupremeCourtmayappeal.

6. Notice of AppealWrittennoticeofappealfromanyjudgmentordecisionproposedtobeappealedfrommustbegivenbytheappellantwithinsixtydaysfromthetimeofpronouncingsuchjudgmentordecision.SuchnoticeshallbegiventosuchpersonsandinsuchmannerasshallbeprescribedbytherulesoftheSupremeCourt.

7. SittingsTheSupremeCourtmaysitinanydioceseatsuchtimeandplaceasthepresidentofthecourtmayorderanddirect.

8. Rulesa) The Supreme Court, or the Council of the General Synod, when no members of the

SupremeCourthavebeenappointed,or,havingbeenappointedarefunctusofficio,maymakerulesororderswithrespecttotheappointmentanddutiesoftheofficersoftheCourt,includingtheprocedureforthehearingofinterlocutorymattersandapplicationsforleavetoappeal,andallothermattersnecessarytogiveeffecttotheprovisionsofthisCanon.

b) ThetimefortakinganyproceedingsundertheprovisionsofthisCanonortheRulesofProceduremaybeextendedinsuchmannerastherulesmayprovide.

9. Frivolous or Vexatious AppealsTheSupremeCourtmayonsummaryapplicationdismissanyappealthatisfrivolousorvexatiousorotherwiseanobviousabuseoftheprocessofthecourt.

10. Judgmenta) Beforedeliveringjudgmentonaquestionofdoctrine,theSupremeCourtshallreferthe

questiontothemembersoftheOrderofBishopsandaskfortheindividualwrittenopinionofeachsuchbishoponthequestionandshallconsidertheopinionsofthebishopswhoreplytotherequestwithintwomonthsafterthemakingofthereferenceinreachingitsdecision.

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b) EveryappealshallbeheardanddisposedofbytheSupremeCourtwithintwoyearsfromthetimethejudgmentordecisionappealedfromwaspronounced.

c) The judgmentof theSupremeCourt shallbefinalandconclusive inanyproceeding inrespectofallmattersinquestionintheproceeding.

[NOTE:Thereferenceabovetosubsection3b)i)toiv)oftheDeclarationofPrincipleswastothatdocumentasitreadpriortoitsamendmentbyGeneralSynod2013.Giventhe2013amendment,thereferenceshouldnowbetosubsection8b)i)toiv)oftheConstitution.]

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APPENDIX A

Rules of the Supreme Court of Appeal for The Anglican Church of Canada1

Part I – General

1. Application of Rules Theserulesshallbeappliedinthesimplestmannerpossibleconsistentwiththerulesofnaturaljustice.

2. Matters not provided for WhereamatterisnotprovidedforintheserulesorinCanonXX,procedureshallbedeterminedin

accordancewiththeprinciplesofnaturaljusticeandbyanalogytotheprovisionsoftheserules,CanonXXandtherulesofpracticeofthesuperiorcourtsoftheprovinceorterritorywherethematterarose.

3. Role of the Court TheCourtshallfunctionasanadjudicativebodyandnotasaninvestigativebody.

4. Seal of the Court ThesealoftheCourtshallbearthedeviceofthesealoftheGeneralSynod.

5. Appointment of Court and Assessors (1) ThePrimateandProvincialMetropolitans shall, inaccordancewithsection3ofCanonXX,

appointthemembersoftheCourtwithin60daysafter

(a) anoticeofappeal,statedcaseorrequestissenttothem;or

(b) appointmentofmembersoftheCourtisrequiredbysubsection33(4). (2) ThePrimateandProvincialMetropolitans shall, inaccordancewithsection4ofCanonXX,

appoint theassessorsat least30daysbefore thehearingofanappealorastatedcaseorrequest,orthetrialofacomplaint.

6. Oaths (1) ThemembersandofficersoftheCourt,andtheassessors,shalltakeandsigntheoathsetout

inSchedule1beforetheyperformtheirduties.

(2) ThePrimateshalladministertheoathtotheRegistrarwhoshalladministertheoathtothemembersoftheCourt,theotherofficersandtheassessors.

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(3) Subjecttosubsection(4),everypersongivingevidencebeforetheCourtshallfirsttaketheoathsetoutinSchedule2.

(4) AwitnesswhoobjectstotakinganoathmaymakeanaffirmationassetoutinSchedule3.

Officers of the Court

7. Registrar (1) ThePrimateshallappointaRegistrarandmayappointoneormoreDeputyRegistrarswho

shallholdofficeduringthePrimate’spleasure.

(2) TheRegistrarandeveryDeputyRegistrarshallbeamemberofthebarofaprovinceorterritoryofCanadaofatleasttenyears’standingandacommunicantofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

(3) TheRegistrarshall (a) havecustodyofthesealoftheCourt;

(b) attendallsittingsoftheCourt;

(c) keeparecordoftheproceedingsoftheCourt;

(d) hearanddecide

(i) allapplicationsforextensionofthetimeforthegivingofaNoticeofAppeal,

(ii) allapplicationsforleavetointervene,and

(iii) allotherinterlocutorymotionsandapplicationsfordirection; (e) issuealldecrees,orders,citationsandotherformaldocumentsunderthesealofthe

Court;and (f) performsuchotherdutiesasthePrimateorthePresidentoftheCourtmaydirect.

8. Deputy Registrar ADeputyRegistrarshallperformsuchdutiesas (a) thePrimateorthePresidentoftheCourtdirects;and (b) theRegistrardelegatestotheDeputyRegistrar.

9. Chancellor of General Synod (1) TheChancellorofGeneralSynodisanofficeroftheCourtbyvirtueofhisoffice.

(2) TheChancellorofGeneralSynodshall

(a) advisetheCourt,theProceduralPanelortheRegistrarandDeputyRegistrarwhenrequested;and

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(b) attendmeetingsoftheCourtasdirectedbythePresidentoftheCourt.

10. Warden (1) ThePresidentoftheCourtshallappointoneormoreWardenstoactduringasessionofthe

Court.

(2) AWardenshall

(a) actasanattendantforthemembersoftheCourt;

(b) maintainorderwhiletheCourtisinsession;and

(c) performsuchotherdutiesasthePresidentoftheCourtdirects.

11. Inaugural meeting of the Court (1) ThePresidentshallconveneaninauguralmeetingofthemembersoftheCourtassoonas

practicableaftertheirappointments.

(2) TheRegistrarshall,andtheChancellorandassessorsmay,attendtheinauguralmeetingoftheCourt.

(3) AttheinauguralmeetingofmembersoftheCourt

(a) theoathsofofficeshallbeadministered;

(b) thePresidentshalldesignatethreememberstobeaProceduralPanel;

(c) theCourtshalldeterminewhethertheissuebeforeitraisesaquestionofdoctrine;

(d) theCourtshalldirecttowhomandinwhatmannernoticeofthehearingofastatedcaseorrequestshallbegiven;and

(e) theCourtshallconsiderwhatchangesintheserules,ifany,andwhatdirectionsmaybeappropriatetofacilitatethependinghearing.

12. Procedural Panel (1) TheProceduralPanelshall

(a) hearanddetermineappealsfromtheRegistraronallinterlocutorymattersotherthananapplicationforanextensionoftimeforthegivingofNoticeofAppeal;

(b) recommendtotheCourtdirectionstobeissuedwithrespecttothependinghearing

oramendmentstobemadetotherules;and (c) hearanddetermineapplicationsforleavetoappealwheretheCourtdirectsthatthat

questionbedeterminedbeforethehearing.

(2) TheProceduralPanelmay

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(a) dealwithmattersbeforeitinpersonorbymeansofatelephonic,electronicorothercommunicationfacilitythatpermitsallparticipantstocommunicateadequatelywitheachother;

(b) receiveevidencebystatutorydeclaration,ororally;and

(c) receivesubmissionsinwriting,ororally.

(3) TheProceduralPanelshall

(a) consideranyappealfromtheRegistrarasamotiondenovo,and

(b) givereasonsforitsdispositionofanysuchappeal.

13. Interlocutory Proceedings (1) The parties shall refer all preliminary issues and interlocutorymatters to the Registrar for

determination.

(2) TheRegistrarmaydisposeofsuchpreliminaryissuesandmatters,otherthanapplicationsforanextensionofthetimeforthegivingofaNoticeofAppeal,summarilyandwithoutgivingreasons.

(3) UponreceivingthedecisionoftheRegistrar,otherthanadecisionrefusingtoextendthetimeforthegivingofaNoticeofAppeal,apartymayappealthatdecisiontotheProceduralPanelbyservingtheRegistrarandtheotherpartieswithaNoticeofAppeal.

14. Title of Proceedings AllproceedingsintheCourtshallbeentitled“IntheSupremeCourtofAppealfortheAnglicanChurch

ofCanada”.

15. Submissions TheCourtmay, inanycase,requirepartiestofilewrittensubmissionsbeforethehearingandshall

directwhenandinwhatnumberofcopiessubmissionsmustbefiledwiththeRegistrarandwhenandtowhomcopiesmustbeprovided.

16. Amendments (1) Theregistrarmayallowanamendmenttoanydocumentbeforethehearing.

(2) TheCourtmayallowanamendmenttoanydocumentatthehearing.

(3) Allamendmentsnecessarytosecurethejustdeterminationofthemattersindisputeshallbegranted.

(4) Amendmentsmaybegrantedonsuchtermsasarejust.

17. Procedure at Hearing (1) Nooneshallappearascounselwhoisnotamemberofthebarofaprovinceorterritoryof

Canada.

(2) WhentheCourtisinsession

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(a) membersoftheclergywhoaremembersoftheCourtorassessorsshallwearcassocks;

(b) membersofthebarwhoaremembersorofficersoftheCourtorassessorsshallwearbarristersattire;and

(c) counselappearingshallwearbarristersattire. (3) TheCourtmayadjournahearingfromtimetotimeand,subjecttosection27,fromplaceto

place.

(4) Subjecttosubsections(5)and(6)andsection35allhearingsshallbeopentothepublic.

(5) Interlocutoryhearingsandappealstherefromneednotbeopentothepublic.

(6) TheCourtmayexclude thepublic fromahearingwhere thepossibilityof seriousharmorinjusticetoanypersonjustifiesadeparturefromthegeneralprinciplethathearingsshouldbeopentothepublic.

(7) Nopersonshall takephotographsormakevisualoraudio recordingsofcourtproceedingswithouttheCourt’spermission.

(8) SubjecttoanyorderoftheCourt,afterahearinghascommencedmembersofthepublicshallhaveaccesstoallpleadingsanddocumentsfiledwiththeCourtandmayobtaincopiesofthesameuponpayingareasonablefee.

18. Deliberations (1) Subject to subsection (2) all deliberations by the Court other than the determination of

proceduralmatters (a) shallbeconductedinprivate;and

(b) aresubjecttoperpetualconfidentiality.

(2) TheCourtmayinviteanyoralloftheRegistrar,theChancellorandtheassessorstobepresentduringitsdeliberations.

19. Decisions (1) AmajorityofthemembersoftheCourtmaydecideanymatterbeforetheCourtbutmembers

oftheCourtintheminoritymaygivetheirreasonsfordissenting.

(2) TheCourtmaypronounceitsdecisioninopencourtorfileawrittendecisionwiththeRegistrar.

(3) TheRegistrarshallprovidecopiesoftheCourt’sdecisionto

(a) thepartiesortheircounsel;

(b) thebishoporcourtappealedfrom;

(c) where the issues involvedaquestionofdoctrineorworship, to theotherbishopslistedinsubsection8(b)oftheConstitutionoftheGeneralSynod;and

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(d) suchotherpersonsastheCourtorthePresidentoftheCourtdirects.

20. Costs (1) AllpartiestoaproceedingbeforetheCourtshallexecuteanundertakingrespectingcostsin

theformofSchedule4.

(2) ApartywhoneglectsorrefusestoexecuteanundertakingrespectingcostsshallnotbeheardbytheCourt.

(3) ThePresidentoftheCourtoranyrespondentmayrequireanappellantorbodystatingacaseormakingarequesttoshowcausebeforetheRegistrarwhythatappellantorbodyshouldnotberequiredtopayintoCourtanamountofmoneyormakeotherprovisiontosecurepaymentofpartoralloftheanticipatedexpensesoftheappealorstatedcaseorrequest includingtheexpenseofcopyingtherecord,andthetravellingandaccommodationexpensesofthemembersoftheCourt,theRegistrar,theassessorsandcounsel.

(4) IfanappellantorbodyfailstoshowcausetheRegistrarmayorderthepartyorbodytodepositwiththeRegistrarsecurityinanamountandform,andwithinatime,fixedbytheRegistrar.

(5) Whenanorder forsecurity forcosts remainsunsatisfiedat theexpirationof30daysafter

theacopyoftheorderismailedtotheappellantorbodyagainstwhomitismade,anypartymayapplytotheRegistrarforanorderdismissingtheappealorstrikingoutthestatedcaseorrequest.

(6) Whenanorderismadedismissinganappealforfailuretocomplywithanorderforsecurityforcosts,thePresidentoftheCourtmaymakeanorderconfirmingthedecisionorjudgmentappealedfromandthesentence,ifany,imposed.

(7) AllmoniesorsecuritiesformoneydepositedwiththeRegistrarshallbepaidtotheTreasureroftheGeneralSynodanddepositedinaspecialaccount,andoutofthosemoniesorsecuritiesformoney, the Treasurer of the General Synod shall pay all expenses and disbursementsnecessaryandincidentaltotheappeal,statedcaseorrequestand,subjecttosubsection(8),attheconclusionoftheappeal,statedcaseorrequestshallpayanybalanceremainingaftersuchpaymenttothepartywhopaidthemoneyorsecuritiesintoCourt.

(8) ThecostsandfeesofcounselshallbeinthediscretionoftheCourt,andifawardedshallbetaxedbytheRegistrarinaccordancewiththetarifforscaleofcostsinforceinthesuperiorcourtsoftheprovinceorterritoryinwhichthematterarose,andifpayablebytheappellantshallbepaidoutofthemoniesorsecuritiespaidintoCourtafteranypaymentofexpensesanddisbursementsmadepursuanttosubsection(7).

II. Appeals, Stated Cases and Requests for a Determination

21. ThisPartappliestoproceedingsoverwhichtheCourtisgivenjurisdictionbysection2ofCanonXX.

22. Initiation of an Appeal (1) AnappealshallbecommencedbyNoticeofAppeal(Schedule5).

(2) Exceptinthecaseofanappealfromajudgmentordecisionofthecourtofanecclesiastical

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provincewhereabishophasbeentried,theNoticeofAppealshallcontainanapplicationforleavetoappeal.

(3) A party who proposes to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal shall, within the timeprescribedbysection6ofCanonXXorbyanorderoftheRegistrarextendingthattime,serveacopyoftheNoticeofAppealoneachotherpartytotheappealbypersonalserviceorbysendingacopybyprepaidregisteredmailaddressedtothepartyattheparty’s lastknownpostaladdress.

(4) Anapplication foranextensionoftime for thegivingofaNoticeofAppealmaybemadeduringorafterthetimeprescribedbysection6ofCanonXX.

(5) Theappellantshall,forthwithafterservingaNoticeofAppeal,filetheNoticeofAppealwiththeRegistrartogetherwithastatutorydeclarationprovingserviceinaccordancewithsubsection(3).

(6) UponreceivingaNoticeofAppealtheRegistrarshall

(a) forwardcopiesthereoftothePrimateandtheProvincialMetropolitans,and

(b) forwardacopythereoftotheRegistraroftheCourtappealedfromwitharequestthattheRegistrarcertifyandforwardtotheRegistraroftheSupremeCourtwithin30daysafullandcorrecttranscriptinduplicateoftherecord,proceedings,pleadings,evidence,decisionandsentence,ifany.

23. Stay of Proceedings Whereanappealisfromaconvictionorsentence,noproceedingstoenforcethesentenceshallbe

takenwithoutleaveoftheSupremeCourtofAppealandnosuchleaveshallbegranteduntilafter60dayshaveelapsedfromthedatetheNoticeofAppealisfiledwiththeRegistrar.

24. Leave to Appeal WhereleavetoappealisrequiredtheCourtmaydirectthatthequestionofleavebedetermined

(a) bytheProceduralPanelbeforethehearingoftheappeal;or

(b) atthehearingofappeal.

25. Initiation of a Stated Case or Request (1) ASynod,HouseofBishops,ProvincialCourtorDiocesanCourt thatwishes to stateacase

orrequesttheSupremeCourtofAppealtomakeadeterminationasprovidedforinsection2ofCanonXX shall filewith theRegistrara caseor request inwritingconcisely stating inconsecutivenumberedparagraphs:

(a) theprovision,thevalidityorinterpretationofwhichisrequiredtobedetermined,and

(b) thefactsanddocumentsnecessarytoenabletheCourttodeterminetheissue.

(2) UponreceiptofacaseorrequesttheRegistrarshallforthwithforwardcopiesthereoftothePrimateandtheProvincialMetropolitans.

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(3) TheCourtmayrequireaSynod,HouseofBishopsorCourtthatsubmitsacaseorrequesttostateadditionalfactsortoprovideanyinformationtheCourtrequiresforclarificationoftheissuetobedetermined.

26. Record for Hearing (1) SubjecttoanydirectionsgivenbythePresidentoftheCourt,theRegistrarshallpreparecopies

ofthenoticeandrecordonappealorofthestatedcaseorrequestforthemembersoftheCourt,theassessorsandeachpartybeforetheCourt.

(2) ThePresidentoftheCourtmaydispensewiththecopyingoftherecordonanappealoranypartthereof.

27. Time and Place of Hearing AnappealorstatedcaseorrequestshallbeheardintheEcclesiasticalProvinceinwhichthematter

arose.

28. Procedure at Hearing (1) AtthehearingofanappealorastatedcaseorrequesttheCourtshallreceivethesubmissions

ofthepartiesortheircounselinwritingororally. (2) The Courtmay receive evidence as tomatterswhich have occurred after the date of the

decisionappealedfromand,wherespecialcircumstancesexist,uponanyotherquestionoffact.

(3) NewevidencemaybesubmittedtotheCourtbystatutorydeclaration,ifuncontentious,or

orally.

29. Interventions (1) Whereapersonwhoisnotapartytoaproceedingclaims

(a) alegitimateinterestinthesubjectmatteroftheproceeding;

(b) thatheorshemaybeadverselyaffectedbyajudgmentintheproceeding;or

(c) tobeabletomakeaworthwhilecontributiontotheargumentofthequestionbeforetheCourt;

thatpersonmaybegrantedleavetointerveneintheproceedings.

(2) NoonewhoisnotacommunicantofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadashallbegrantedleavetointervene.

(3) AnapplicationforleavetointerveneshallbemadetotheRegistrar.

(4) Anapplicationforleavetointerveneshall

(a) identifythepersoninterestedintheproceedinganddescribetheperson’sinterestintheproceedingincludinganyprejudiceheorshewouldsufferifleavetointerveneisdenied;

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(b) statethepositionthepersonintendstotakewithrespecttothequestionsonwhichtheyproposetointervene;and

(c) set out the submissions to be advanced by the person, their relevance to theproceedingandthereasonsforbelievingthesubmissionswillbeusefultotheCourtanddifferentfromthoseoftheotherparties.

(5) TheCourtmay invite anyperson to intervene as a friendof theCourt for thepurposeofassistingtheCourtbywayofwrittenororalargumentwithoutbeingapartytotheproceeding.

III. Disciplinary Proceedings

30. Definitions InthisPart

“complainant”meansapersonwhofilesacomplaintpursuanttosubsection32(1);

“respondent”meansapersonwhoisallegedtohavecommittedanecclesiasticaloffense.

31. Application of Part This Part applies to disciplinary proceedings against a respondent over whom the Court is given

ecclesiasticaljurisdictionbysection6ofCanonXVIII.

32. Initiation of a Proceeding (1) AnypersonmayfilewiththeRegistraracomplaintinwriting(Schedule6)allegingthataperson

namedinsection6ofCanonXVIIIhascommittedanecclesiasticaloffensedefinedinsection7ofCanonXVIII.

(2) Thecomplainantshallfilewiththecomplaintastatutorydeclarationgivingparticularsoftheallegedoffense.

(3) TheRegistrarshallpromptlyforwardcopiesofthecomplaintandstatutorydeclarationtotherespondentandtothePrimateandtheProvincialMetropolitans.

(4) IfthePrimateistherespondentthedutiesofthePrimateunderthisCanonshallbeperformedbytheProvincialMetropolitanseniorbyelectionableandwillingtoact.

33. Panel of Inquiry (1) Uponreceivingacomplaint,iftherespondentdoesnotwaivetheappointmentofaPanelof

Inquiry,thePrimateandtheMetropolitansshallappointthreepersonstobeaPanelofInquiry.

(2) ThePanelofInquiryshallinvestigatethecomplaintand

(a) determinewhetherthecomplaintistrivial,vexatiousormadeinbadfaith,

(b) determinewhetherthereissufficientevidencetowarrantatrialofthecomplaint,

(c) reportitsfindingstothePrimateandtheMetropolitans,and

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(d) sendacopyofitsreporttothecomplainantandtotherespondent.

(3) IfthePanelofInquirydeterminesthatthecomplaintistrivial,vexatiousormadeinbadfaithorthatthereisinsufficientevidencetowarrantatrialofthecomplaint,thecomplaintshallbedeemedtobedismissed.

(4) If the respondentwaives theappointmentof aPanel of Inquiry, or if thePanel of Inquirydeterminesthatthecomplaintisnottrivial,vexatiousormadeinbadfaithandthatthereissufficientevidencetowarrantatrialofthecomplaint,thePrimateandtheMetropolitansshallappointthemembersoftheCourtandassessorspursuanttosection5oftheseRules.

(5) NoonewhohasbeenamemberofthePanelofInquirymaybeamemberorofficeroftheCourtoranassessor.

34. Time and Place of Trial ThepresidentoftheCourtshallfixthetimeandplaceofatrial.

35. Conduct of Trial (1) Thetrialofacomplaintshallbeconductedaccordingtotheprinciplesofnaturaljusticesetout

insection14ofCanonXVIII.

(2) Atrialshallbeinprivate,exceptthattheCourtmay,ifitissatisfiedthatitisintheinterestofjusticeoriftherespondentsorequests,directthatthetrialshallbeinpublicinwhichcasetheCourtmay,atanytime,excludesuchpersonsasitdetermines.

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Schedule 1

Oath of Office

I solemnly swear that Iwill faithfullyand to thebestofmyskill andknowledgeperformthedutiesof (a

member of)or (an officer of)or (an assessor to) theSupremeCourtofAppealofTheAnglicanChurchof

Canada.SohelpmeGod.

______________________ ________________________________

Date Signature

Schedule 2

Oath of Witness

IswearthattheevidenceIshallgivetotheCourttouchingthemattersinquestionshallbethetruth,the

wholetruthandnothingbutthetruth.SohelpmeGod.

Schedule 3

Affirmation of Witness

IsolemnlyaffirmthattheevidenceIshallgivetotheCourttouchingthemattersinquestionshallbethetruth,

thewholetruthandnothingbutthetruth.

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Schedule 4

In the Supreme Court of Appeal for The Anglican Church of Canada

Between

(name)

AppellantorComplainant

and

(name)

Respondent

or

IntheMatterofaCaseStatedbyoraRequestof(name of body stating the case or making the request)

Undertaking Respecting Costs

I,,herebyundertakewithTheSupremeCourtofAppealofTheAnglicanChurch

ofCanadaandwithallotherpartiestothisproceedingtopaysuchcostsastheCourtmayorder.

Date______________________

__________________________________ __________________________________ Witness Signature

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Schedule 5


Between

(name)

Appellant,

and

(name)

Respondent

Notice of Appeal

(Name of appellant) appealsandappliesforleavetoappealtotheSupremeCourtofAppealfortheAnglican

ChurchofCanadafromthejudgmentordecisionof(name of court or president of a court)dated(date).

Theappellantasksthatthejudgmentororderbesetaside(orvaried)andthatajudgmentbegrantedas

follows(set out briefly the relief sought).

Thegroundsofappealare(set out grounds in separate numbered paragraphs).

TheappellantreliesonthejurisdictionconferredontheSupremeCourtfortheAnglicanChurchofCanadaby

(specify Canon XVIII or XX)oftheGeneralSynod.

_______________________________ ________________________________

Date SignatureofAppellant

Theappellant’sname,address,telephonenumberandemailaddressare:

TotheRespondent

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Schedule 6


Between

(name)

Complainant,

and

(name)

Respondent

Complaint

(Name of complainant) alleges that (name and office of respondent) did on (date) at (place) commit an

ecclesiastical offence, i.e. (specify offence defined in Canon XVIII) as ismore particularly described in the

statutorydeclarationattachedtothisComplaint.

_______________________________ ________________________________

Date SignatureofComplainant

Thecomplainant’sname,address,telephonenumberandemailaddressare:

TotheRegistraroftheSupremeCourt

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CANON XXI

On Marriage in the Church

Preface1. TheAnglicanChurchofCanadaaffirms,accordingtoourLord’steachingasfoundinHolyScriptureandexpressed

intheFormofSolemnizationofMatrimonyintheBookofCommonPrayer,thatmarriageisalifelongunioninfaithfullove,andthatmarriagevowsareacommitmenttothisunion,forbetterorforworse,totheexclusionofallothersoneitherside.ThisunionisestablishedbyGod’sgracewhentwodulyqualifiedpersonsenterintoacovenantofmarriageinwhichtheydeclaretheirintentionoffulfillingitspurposesandexchangevowstobefaithfultooneanotheruntiltheyareseparatedbydeath.Thepurposesofmarriagearemutualfellowship,sup-port,andcomfort,andtheprocreation(ifitmaybe)andnurtureofchildren,andthecreationofarelationshipinwhichsexualitymayservepersonalfulfilmentinacommunityoffaithfullove.ThiscovenantismadeinthesightofGodandinthepresenceofwitnessesandofanauthorizedminister.

2. TheChurchaffirms in likemannerthegoodnessoftheunionofmanandwoman inmarriage,thisbeingofGod’screation.1Marriagealsoisexaltedasasign2oftheredeemingpurposeofGodtouniteallthingsinChrist,3 thepurposemadeknowninthereunionofdividedhumanityintheChurch.4

1.Cf.Gen.1:27–312.Eph.5:31f.3.Eph.1:9f.4.Eph.2:11–16

3. TheChurchthroughoutitshistoryhasrecognizedthatnotallmarriagesinhumansocietyconform,orareintendedtoconform,tothestandardheredescribed.Forthisreason,intheexerciseofpastoralcareasevidencedintheearliestdocumentsoftheNewTestament,theChurchhasfromthebeginningmaderegulationsforthesupportoffamilylifeespeciallyamongitsownmembers.

4. Aspectsof the regulationofmarriage in theapostolicChurchare recorded in theNewTestament.A new standard of reciprocal love betweenhusband andwifewas introduced leading towards anunderstandingoftheirequality.1 InpreparationformarriageChristiansweredirectedtoseekpartnersfrom among their fellow believers.2 In Christ’s name separated spouseswere encouraged to seekreconciliation.3 In his name also divorce was forbidden though not without exception.4 In certaincircumstancesabelieveralreadymarriedtoanunbelievermightbedeclaredfreefromsuchamarriagebond;5 inothers,andhereinthenameofChrist,remarriageduringthelifetimeofaformerspousewasdescribed,withoneexception,asanadulterousunion.6

1.1Cor.7:3f,11:11f,Eph.5:21–33,cf.Gal.3:282.1Cor.7:39,2Cor.6:14,cf.1Thess.4:2–8(RSV)3.1Cor.7:10f.4.Matt.5:31f,Mark10:2–9,cf.Mal.2:13–165.1Cor.7:12–166.Matt.19:9,Mark10:11f,Luke16:18,cf.Ro.7:3

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5. FromtheseprinciplesandprecedentstheChurch,livinginmanyculturesandincontactwithmanydifferentsystemsoflaw,hassoughtinitsritesandcanonstoupholdandmaintaintheChristianstandardofmarriageinthesocietiesinwhichbelieversdwell.Thisstandardandtheseritesandcanonspertaintotheselectionofmarriagepartners,preparationformarriage,theformationofatruemarriagebond,thesolemnizationofmarriage,thedutiesoffamilylife,thereconciliationofalienatedspouses,andtothedissolutionofmarriageanditsconsequences.

6. AllmembersofthisChurch,infulfillingtheobligationsofthePeopleofGod,shareaccordingtotheircircumstancesintheobligationtoupholdChristianstandardsofmarriageinhumansocietyespeciallybycarefortheirownfamiliesandbyneighbourlycareforthefamiliesofothers.SpecialobligationsrestuponcertainmembersoftheChurchassetforthbelow.

7. Theparticulardutiesoftheclergy,describedinpartelsewhereinthisCanon,includetheprovisionofeducationformarriageandfamilylife,thesolemnizationofmarriage,thepastoralcareoffamilies,theencouragementofreconciliationofestrangedspouses,andthepastoralcareofthosewhosefamilytieshavebeenbrokenorinterruptedbydeath,sickness,poverty,enforcedabsence,humanweakness,orbywilfulact.

8. The duties of the laity, according to their several circumstances, are to sharewith the clergy theresponsibilityforupholdingfamilylife,inparticular:

a) bytheirpresencewithfriendsandneighboursatweddingstobearwitnesstotheirsupportofthosewhomarry;

b) to safeguard the legality of marriages by readiness to allege promptly any cause or justimpedimentwhichmightmakeaproposedmarriageunlawful;

c) topromoteandencouragetheuseoftheprofessionalskillsthatservefamilylife;

d) asspouses,tobefaithfultotheirownmarriagevows;

e) asparents,guardians,god-parents,teachers,orotherfullyqualifiedpersons,toguidechildrenandyoungpersonsinpreparationforfamilylife;

f) asneighbours,mutuallytopromotethewelfareoffamilies,andtoseekthereconciliationofanywhosefamilylifeisimpairedorbroken;

g) ascommunicants,toupholdtheChurch’sdiscipline,andtoseektherestorationtocommunionofanywhohavebecomealienatedorareexcommunicate,and

h) ascitizens,toworkforthemaintenanceofjustlawsforthewelfareoffamilylife.

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Regulations

I. Prerequisites for Marriage

1. NoticeItshallbethedutyofthosewhointendtomarrytogivenoticetotheministeratleast60daysbeforethedayproposedforthewedding,exceptthattheministermaywaivethisrequirementforsufficientcauseinwhichcasetheministershallnotifythebishopofthedioceseinwriting,statingthereasonforthedecision.

2. PreparationItshallbethedutyoftheincumbent,whenapplicationismadeformatrimonytobesolemnized,toinquirewhetherthereisanyimpedimenteithertothemarriageortothesolemnizationthereof.Itshallalsobethedutyoftheincumbentordesignate,toreviewwiththepartiestothemarriage,theissuesoutlinedinScheduleEannexedheretoandtorecommendstronglytothepartiesthattheyavailthemselvesofamarriagepreparationcourseorprogramsothatallwhoseekmarriageintheChurchmaycometoitwithaChristianunderstandingofitspurposeandapracticalunderstandingoftherealitiesofmarriage,andmaybeencouragedtogiveeffectwithGod’shelptothevowswhichtheyarepreparingtomake.Thepartiestotheintendedmarriage,afterdueconsideration,shallbeencouragedtosigntheDeclarationsetoutinScheduleA.

3. Impediments of Relationshipa) NotwithstandingtheTableofKindredandAffinitycontainedinThe Book of Common Prayer

(1962),whenmakingtheinquiriesdirectedinsection2theministershall,withrespecttoimpedimentsofrelationship,beguidedbytheMarriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act, asitwasinforceonJune1,2004,whichprohibitsmarriagesbetweenpersonswhoarerelated

i) lineallybyconsanguinityoradoption,ii) brotherandsisterbyconsanguinity,whetherbythewholebloodorthehalf-blood,

oriii) asbrotherandsisterbyadoption.

b) Inadditiontomarriagesprohibitedbylaw,nopersonmaymarryanotherpersoniftheybothlive,orhavepreviouslylived,inthesamehouseholdandoneofthemisorhasbeentreatedbytheotherasachildorparent.

4. AgeNoministershallsolemnizethemarriageofpersonseitherofwhomisundersixteenyearsofage.

5. Requirements of Civil LawTheministershallensurethatalltherequirementsofthecivil lawoftheprovinceorotherjurisdictioninwhichthemarriageistobesolemnizedhavebeenmet,inparticularthatallpre-requisitenotices,medicalcertificates,andconsentsofparents,guardians,orothers,havebeenrespectivelygiven,completed,andobtained.

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6. Licenses and BannsTheministershallnotsolemnizeamarriageunlessthepartieshaveobtainedalicensefromtheproperauthorityorunlessthebannshavebeenpublishedinconformitywiththecivillawandinthemannerrequiredbysection7.

7. Publication of BannsWhenbannsaretobepublished:

a) TheyshallbecalledinthechurchthreeseveralSundaysduringDivineWorshipaftertheaccustomedmannerandinconformitywiththerequirementsofcivillaw.

b) Whereeitherorbothofthepartiesareaccustomedtoworshipinachurchorchurchesotherthantheirownparishchurch,thebannsmaybecalledinthechurchorchurchesinwhichtheyworship,providedthatthecivillawallowssuchprocedure.

c) Theministershallsaytogetherwithsuchadditionasthecivillawmayrequire:IpublishtheBanns ofMarriagebetweenN. of ...... andN. of If anyof you know causeor justimpedimentwhythesetwopersonsshouldnotbejoinedtogetherinHolyMatrimony,youaretodeclareit.Thisisthefirst(orsecondorthird)timeofasking.

d) Afterthefinalcallingtheirpublicationshallberecordedasrequired,andifthemarriageistobesolemnizedelsewheretheappropriatecertificateshallbeforwardedtotheofficiatingminister.

8. When License to Marry is RequiredThecallingofbannsshallnotexemptthepartiesfromobtainingalicensetomarrywherethecivillawrequiresthemtodoso.

9. Certain Marriage ForbiddenExceptasprovidedinpartIIIorpartIVofthisCanon,noministershallsolemnizethemarriageoftwopersonsoneofwhomhasbeenapartytoaceremonyofmarriagewithathirdpersonnowliving.

10. BaptismTheFormof SolemnizationofMatrimony in theBookofCommonPrayer isprovided for themarriageof Christians.Nominister shall solemnizematrimonybetween twopersons neitherofwhomhasbeenbaptized.Iftwopersons,oneofwhomhasnotbeenbaptized,desiretobesomarried, theministershall referthemattertothebishopof thediocesewhoseorderanddirectionshallbefollowed.

11. License and Permission of Minister to Solemnize Marriagea) Everyministerwhosolemnizesamarriagemustwherethecivilauthoritiesmakesucha

requirement,holdavalidlicenseorpermittoofficiateatmarriagesinthatplace.

b) Theministermustalsohavethelicenseorauthorityofthebishopofthedioceseinwhichthemarriageistobesolemnized.

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c) Theofficiatingministermusthaveobtainedtheconsentoftheincumbentoftheparishinwhichthemarriageistobesolemnizediftheofficiatingministerisnotlicensedtothatparish.

d) ThediscretionofaministertodeclinetosolemnizeanyparticularmarriageshallnotbeabrogatedbythisCanon.

II. The Solemnization of Matrimony

12. Place of Marriagea) Marriageisapublicactandshallbesolemnizedinthefaceofthecommunityandofthe

friendsandneighboursofthecouple.

b) Everymarriageshallbesolemnizedinthepresenceofatleasttwowitnessesinadditiontotheofficiatingminister.

c) Thebodyofthechurchistheappropriateplaceforthesolemnizationofamarriagebutamarriagemaybesolemnized inanother location if the incumbent,afterconsultationwiththebishop,issatisfiedthatthesolemnityandpublicnatureoftheoccasionwillbepreservedandthattheservicewillbeconductedwithdignityingodlyanddecentorder.

13. Incumbent in Charge of ServiceTheincumbentshallberesponsiblefortheconductofthemarriageservice.Hymnsoranthemssungat theserviceshallbethoseonlywhichmaybe found inHolyScripture, in thebooksofCommonPrayerorCommonPraise,orintextsapprovedbyecclesiasticalauthority.

14. Marriage to a Non-ChristianTheformofSolemnizationofMatrimonyisintendedtobeusedinmarriagesbetweenChristians.ForpurposesofthisCanon,apersonisaChristianwhohasbeenbaptizedandwhoispreparedtoreaffirmBaptismalvows.

Whereoneofthepartiestoamarriagedoesnotconsiderhimself/herselftobeaChristian,theministermay,nevertheless,usetheFormofSolemnizationasdeemedtobeappropriate.Theformmaybeusedwithsuchmodificationsasmaybepermittedbythebishophavingjurisdictionwherethemarriageistobesolemnized.Inthevow,thenon-Christianmayomitthewords‘holy’and ‘according toGod’sordinance’, butnoother changemaybemade to the vowor to thedeclarationofintention.

15. Parish and Civil RegistersItisthedutyoftheofficiatingministertorecordtheinformationrequiredbythecivilauthorityaswellastheinformationnecessaryforpastoralcare,inthemannerfollowing:

a) Atthetimeofmarriagetheministershallentertheseveralparticularsrelatingtheretoinaregistertoberetainedintheparishforthispurpose.Inthisparishregistertheministershall record the particulars of baptism, confirmation, and church membership of therespectiveparties,andtheaddressoftheirintendedresidence.

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b) heministershallalsorecordinsuchotherregisterorformasmayberequiredbythecivillawtheparticularsprescribedbythatlaw,andshalldulyreportthesametotheappropriateauthority.

III. Determination of Marital Status Under This Canon

16. Definitionsa) “Marriage”asdefinedbythisCanonmeansthatuniondescribed inthePrefaceofthis

Canonandfurtherdescribedinsection17ofthispart.Withrespecttomarriagesodefined,amanandawomanmaynevertheless,forreasonsofageorhealthorotherseriouscauseagreetomarryuponconditionthatthereshallbenosexualintercoursebetweenthempermanentlyorforalimitedtimeorfromtimetotime.

b) “Chancellor”meansthechancellorofadiocese.

17. Conditions of Valid Marriage under this CanonThequestionwhetherapurportedmarriageconstitutedamarriageasdefinedbythisCanonshallbedeterminedbytheChancellorinaccordancewiththefollowingprinciples:

a) ThepartiestoamarriagearenotqualifiedforthepurposeofthisCanontomarryeachotherif:

i) eitherofthemisundertheageof16years,ii) theyarerelatedtoeachother

a) lineallybyconsanguinityoradoption;b) asbrotherandsisterbyconsanguinity,whetherby thewholebloodor the

half-blood,orc) asbrotherandsisterbyadoption;

iii) theybothlive,orhavepreviouslylived,inthesamehouseholdandoneofthemisorhasbeentreatedbytheotherasachildorparent,or

iv) eitherofthemhasgonethroughaceremonyofmarriagewithapersonwhoislivingatthetimeoftheapplication,unless:a) thepreviousceremonyofmarriagehasbeenfound,asprovidedinthispart,

bytheChancellornottohavebeenamarriageasdefinedbythisCanonandthereforenottobeanimpedimenttomarriageundertheCanonLawofthisChurch;or

b) thepreviousmarriagehasbeenfound[bytheChancellor]tohavebeendissolvedorterminatedaccordingtothecivil lawapplicabletheretoandpermissiontomarryhasbeengiven[bytheChancellor],asprovidedbypartIVofthisCanon.*

*Note:Thewords“bytheChancellor”wereerroneouslyincludedinclauseb)andshouldbeignored.

b) Thecontractofmarriagerequiresthefreeandvoluntaryconsentofthepartiestomarryeachotheruponthetermssetout inthePrefaceof thisCanon,baseduponadequateunderstandingbyeachofthemofthenatureoftheunionandofthemutualrelationsofhusbandandwifeandofparentsandchildren.

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c) Consenttomarryisnotpresentwhere:

i) oneofthepartiesisatthetimeofthecontractofmarriageincapablebyreasonofmentaldefect,mentalillness,alcoholicintoxication,ortheinfluenceofadrug,ofhavingthenecessaryunderstandingorgivingthenecessaryconsent;

ii) oneofthepartieshasbeeninducedtoconsentbyduress,bycoercion,orbyfear;iii) oneofthepartiesgivesconsentafterhavingbeenabductedandbeforebeingset

free;iv) oneofthepartiesisatthetimeofthecontractofmarriagemistakenwithrespect

tothenatureofthecontractoroftheunion,orwithrespecttotheidentityoftheotherparty;

v) one of the parties at the time of the covenant of marriage was deceived bymisrepresentation, concealment or other deceptionwith respect to factswhichhave threatened life or adversely affected or endangered health or have beenseriouslydetrimentaltotheestablishmentofthecovenant,includingamongotherthings,misrepresentation,concealmentorotherdeceptionrelatingto:a) venerealdisease,AIDSb) addictiontodrugsoralcoholc) pregnancy,exceptasaresultofintercoursewiththemarriagepartnerd) homosexualpracticee) violence,sadisticconduct,orotherabnormalpractices;

vi) themarriagehasbeenagreedtouponaconditionwhichis illegal, impossibleorcontrarytothenatureoftheunion,asdefinedinthisCanon;

vii) themarriageisintendedtobeashamormereform;viii) eitherpartyisincapableofconsummatingorunreasonablyrefusestoconsummate

themarriagebysexualintercourse,subjecttosubsection16a)ofthisPart,orix) oneofthepartiesisnotaChristianandthereisaconditiontakenthattheChristian

party shall be entitled to adhere to andpracticeChristianity or tobringup anychildren of the union as Christians, and the non-Christian party assents to theconditionwithoutintendingthatitshallbesatisfied.

d) In the casesmentioned in subsections ii), iii), iv), v) and ix) hereof, theparty coerced,mistakenordeceivedorotherwise imposeduponmaybyanactofwillapprobate themarriageandcontinuetocohabitwiththeotherpartywhenfreetoceasecohabitationafter being freed from coercion, fear or abduction or after learning of the mistake,deception,concealmentorothercircumstanceconstitutingthedefect.Whatconstitutesapprobationisaquestionoffactineachcase.TheeffectofapprobationforthepurposeofthisCanonistovalidatethemarriage.

e) NothingcontainedinthisCanonshallauthorizethesolemnizationofamarriageknowntotheministeroreitherofthepartiestobeinvalidbycivillaw.

18. Conditions Governing Application Regarding Canonical Statusa) AnapplicationfordeclarationofmaritalstatusunderthisCanonmaybemadewherethe

applicanthasgonethroughaceremonyofmarriagewithapersonlivingatthetimeoftheapplicationanditisallegedthattheceremonydidnotconstituteamarriageasdefinedbythisCanonandwherethemarriageorpurportedmarriage:

i) hasbeenannulledordeclarednullandvoidordissolvedorotherwiseterminatedbyalegislatureorcourt,or

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ii) isallegedtohavebeendissolvedorotherwiseterminatedaccordingtothecivillawproperlyapplicablethereto,byanextra-judicialornon-judicialandnon-legislativeactorevent.

b) An application under this sectionmay bemadeby a personwhohas gone through aceremonymentionedinsubsectiona)ofthissectionandwhois:

i) amemberofthisChurch,orii) apersonwhodesirestomarryaccordingtotheritesofthisChurch.

c) Anapplicationunderthissectionnotmadeinthecourseoforwithaviewtoproceedingspreliminarytoamarriageshallbemadetotheincumbentoftheparishormissionwheretheapplicantresidesorisaccustomedtoworship.

d) Anapplicationunderthissectionmade inthecourseoforwithaviewtoproceedingspreliminarytoamarriageshallbemadetotheincumbentoftheparishormissionwhereitisdesiredthattheintendedmarriagebecelebrated.

e) The incumbent receiving the application shall investigate it to the best of his or herabilityandforwardtheapplication,togetherwithhisorherreportthereon,throughtheappropriatechannelstotheChancellorhavingjurisdictioninthediocese.

19. Form of Applicationa) Anapplicationfordeclarationofmaritalstatusundersection18shallbemadeinwriting

andsignedbytheapplicantandshallcontaintheinformationrequiredbyScheduleB.

b) Theapplicationshallbeaccompaniedby:

i) acertificateofperformanceorregistrationoftheceremonyissuedbyacompetentauthority;

ii) theoriginaloracopyofthelegislativeactorthejudgmentordecreereferredtoinScheduleB,paragraphs9and10,andofanyotherdocumentnecessaryforproofofanyfact,andproofofitsauthenticity;

iii) statementsinwritingverifyingallotherrelevantfactsnotwithintheknowledgeoftheapplicantsignedbypersonshavingknowledgeofthefacts,or

iv) where there has been no legislative act and no judgment or decree as abovementioned, a reasoned opinion in writing, signed by a person professionallyqualified togiveanopinion in respectof the law inquestion, verifying that thepurportedmarriagehasbeendissolvedorotherwiseterminated.

20. Decision of Chancellora) On an application for declaration of marital status under section 18 of this part, the

ChancellorwhenallrelevantfactshavebeenprovedtotheChancellor’ssatisfaction,shalldeterminewhethertheceremonygonethroughbytheapplicantresultedinamarriageunderthisCanon.

b) IftheChancellordeterminesthattheceremonydidnotresult inamarriageunderthisCanonandiftheChancellorissatisfiedthatthemarriageorpurportedmarriagehasbeenannulledordeclarednullandvoidordissolvedorotherwiseterminatedbyalegislature

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or competent court,orhasbeendissolvedorotherwise terminatedbyanotheractoreventaccordingtothelawproperlyapplicablethereto,andthatnocivilimpedimenttothemarriageoftheapplicantexists,theChancellorshallmakeadeclarationthattheceremonyinquestiondidnotresultinamarriageunderthisCanonandthereforedoesnotconstituteanimpedimenttomarriageundertheCanonLawofthisChurch.Inallothercases,theChancellorshalldeclarethatimpedimentexists.

c) Where there has been a failure to obtain any consent of a parent, guardian or otherperson,otherthanapartytothemarriage,whoseconsentisrequiredbytheapplicablecivillawandwherethemarriagehasbeenannulledonthisgroundbyacompetentcourt,theChancellormaymakeadeclarationthattheceremonyinquestiondidnotresultinamarriageunderthisCanonandthereforedoesnotconstituteanimpedimenttomarriageundertheCanonLawofthisChurch.

21. Presumption of Deatha) Anapplication fordeclarationofmarital statusunder thisCanonmaybemade to the

ChancellorbyapersonwhodesirestobemarriedaccordingtotheritesofthisChurchandwhohasbeenapartytoamarriagewithaperson:

i) inrespectofwhomajudicialdeclarationofpresumptionofdeathhasbeenmadebyacompetentcourt,or

ii) who is missing and presumed dead but whose death has not been officiallyconfirmedandinrespectofwhomnojudicialdeclarationofpresumptionofdeathmentionedinsubsectioni)hasbeenmade.

b) ForthepurposeoftheapplicationacourtexercisingciviljurisdictioninanypartofCanadaactingunderlegislationofCanadaorofaprovinceisdeemedtobeacompetentcourt,whether the declaration ismade under legislation related tomarriage or under otherlegislation. The jurisdiction of any other courtwhose declaration is relied onmust beprovedtothesatisfactionoftheChancellor.

c) Theapplicationshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsection18,clausesd)ande)andScheduleBomittingparagraphs3to8inclusive.

d) Theapplicationshallbeaccompaniedbyacertifiedcopyofthejudicialdeclaration,ifany,reliedonbytheapplicant,astatementorstatementsinwritingsignedbythepersonorpersonshavingknowledgeofthefactsonwhichtheallegationofdeathisbased,andastatementinwritingsignedbytheapplicantsettingouthisorherbeliefinthedeathoftheotherpartytothemarriageandthereasonsforthatbelief.

e) If the Chancellor is satisfied that the missing party to the marriage or ceremony ofmarriage is dead, as far as can be ascertained at the time of the application, theChancellormaymakeafindingtothateffectandmakeadeclarationthatthemarriageorceremonyofmarriagebetweentheapplicantandthemissingpartydoesnotatthetimeofthedeclarationconstituteanimpedimenttothemarriageoftheapplicantundertheCanonLawofthisChurch.Otherwise,theChancellorshalldismisstheapplicationwithoutprejudicetoalaterapplication.

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f) Apersonwhohasobtainedadeclarationunderthisclauseshallatorafterthetimeofpublicationofbannsoronproductionofthelicensedeclaretotheintendedcelebrantthatheorshehasnoreasontobelieveanddoesnotbelievethattheotherpartytotheformermarriageorceremonyofmarriageisalive.

22. ProcedureTheChancellorshallfollowtheproceduresetoutintheprovisionsofScheduleD.

23. Avoidance of DelayTheChancellorshalldealwitheachapplicationasexpeditiouslyaspossible.

24. Limitation of JurisdictionEveryfindinganddeterminationoftheChancellorshallbeandshallbeexpresslystatedtobemadesolelyforthepurposesofthisCanonandnotforthepurposeofperforminganyfunctionofacivilcourtorothercivilauthority,andshallotherwisebeconfinedtothefindingsanddeclarationnecessaryfordisposingoftheapplicationinrespectofwhichitismade.

25. Persons Serving in or Attached to the Canadian Forcesa) ThissectionappliestoapersonwhoisenrolledintheCanadianForceswhoisservingin

theregularforcesorwhoisamemberofthereserveforcesoncontinuousdutywiththeregularforces,orapersonwhoinaccordancewiththeNationalDefenceAct,accompaniestheCanadianForces,andthedependentsofallsuchpersons.

b) Apersondescribed insubsectiona)may forwardanapplicationunder thisPart to theAnglicanchaplainresponsibleforhisorherpastoralcare.

c) OnreceivinganapplicationthechaplainmayforwardtheapplicationtotheChancellorofthedioceseinwhichtheapplicantresidesortotheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForceswhoshalldesignateadiocesanchancellortoheartheapplication.

d) Nothing in this section prevents a person frommaking an application in themannerprescribedbythisPart.

IV. The Remarriage of a Divorced Person Whose Former Partner is Still Living

26. Application for Permission to Remarry According to the Rites of the Churcha) AnapplicationforpermissiontomarryeachotheraccordingtotheritesofthisChurchmay

bemadebytwopersons,oneorbothofwhomhasorhavegonethroughaceremonyorceremoniesofmarriagewithapersonorpersonsnowlivingnotapartyorpartiestotheapplication,ifthepriormarriageormarriagesisorarenotquestionedunderthisCanonintheapplicationbuthasorhavebeendissolvedorterminatedbyalegislatureorlegislaturesoracourtorcourtsorbyanotheractoractsoreventoreventsaccordingtothelaworlawsapplicablethereto.Whereamarriageorpurportedmarriagehasbeenannulledforadefectnotmentionedinsection17ofpartIIIofthisCanon,andnodefectmentionedin

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thatsectionisallegedinrespectthereof,itshallbedeemedforthepurposesofthisCanontohavebeendissolved.

b) Theapplicationshallbemadetotheincumbentoftheparishormissionwhereitisdesiredthattheintendedmarriagebecelebrated.TheincumbentshallinvestigatetheapplicationasthoroughlyaspossibleandforwardittogetherwithareportthereontotheEcclesiasticalMatrimonialCommissionestablishedunderpartVIhavingjurisdictioninthedioceseor,inadiocesewhere there isnoEcclesiasticalMatrimonialCommission, to thediocesanbishop.Thebishopmaydelegatetheauthoritytotheincumbentorsomeotherperson.

c) Anexceptiontothisprocessmaybemade:

i) wherebothpartiestotheintendedmarriagenormallyresideatasignificantdistancefromtheproposedplaceofmarriage,or

ii) wherethepartiesliveatasignificantdistancefromeachother,oriii) where other circumstances require special arrangements, in which case the

interviews and investigation shall be arranged for by the incumbent throughresponsiblepersonswhoarereadilyaccessibletooneorbothofthepartnerstotheintendedmarriage.

d) TheapplicationshallbemadeinwritingandsignedbybothapplicantsandshallcontaintheinformationrequiredbyScheduleC.

e) Theincumbentorthepersonsresponsibleforinterviewsandinvestigationshallattendtothequestionofpastoralcareofformerpartnerswhoarenotapplicants(asrequiredoftheEcclesiasticalMatrimonialCommissioninScheduleB),andensure,whereneededandpossible,thatpastoralcareisprovidedfromanappropriatesource.

27. Permission to Remarry According to the Rites of the ChurchPermissiontoremarryaccordingtotheritesofthisChurch,notwithstandingthemarriage ormarriagesofeitherorbothapplicantstoanotherpersonorpersonsnowliving,shouldbebasedonareasonablebeliefthattheapplicantsunderstandthenatureofChristianmarriageasstatedinthisCanonandintendtoenterintosuchamarriage,andreasonablehopethattheywillcontinueinthatrelationshipduringtheirjointlives.PermissionmaybegrantedbytheCommissionorthediocesanbishoptotheapplicantsiftheCommissionorthediocesanbishopissatisfiedthat:

a) anypriormarriageinquestionhasbeenvalidlydissolvedorterminatedinaccordancewiththelawproperlyapplicablethereto;

b) theapplicantconcernedtriedingoodfaithbeforedissolutiontoeffectreconciliationwiththeotherparty;

c) adequateprovisionhasbeenmadeforaformerspouseofadivorcedapplicant,accordingtothemeansandneedsoftheapplicantandthemeansandneedsoftheformerspouse;

d) properprovisionhasbeenmadeforthecare,maintenance,educationandadvancementofminor,disabledorotherwisedependentchildrenofanypriormarriage;

e) if thechildrenofapriormarriageareto livewiththeapplicants, there isareasonableprospectthatthefamilyrelationshipwillbesatisfactory;

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f) theapplicantsunderstandtheChristianDoctrineofmarriageasdefinedinthisCanon,andintendtoenterintosuchamarriage,andbelieveonreasonablegroundsthattheyhavethecapacitytoenterintoandsustainthemarriageduringtheirjointlives.

28. Refusal of Permissiona) If permission is not granted, the Commission or the diocesan bishop shall, subject to

subsection28c)ofthisPart,dismisstheapplication,givingreasonsinwritingwhichshallbecommunicatedtotheapplicantsthroughtheincumbent.

b) Onbeingnotifiedofdismissal of theapplication, theapplicantsmay,within30daysafterreceiptofnotice,applyinwritingtotheCommissionorthediocesanbishopforreconsiderationoftheapplication.OnsuchreconsiderationtheapplicantsmayappearpersonallybeforetheCommissionorthediocesanbishopandsubmitfurtherreasonswhytheapplicationshouldbegrantedormaysubmitsuchinformationandreasonsinwriting.OnsuchreconsiderationtheCommissionorthediocesanbishopmaygranttheapplicationorconfirmthepreviousdecision.IftheCommissionorthediocesanbishopconfirmsthepreviousdecisiontheyshallgivereasonsinwritingwhichshallbecommunicatedtotheapplicantsthroughtheincumbent.

c) If theapplication isdismissedandthedecision isconfirmedbytheCommissionor thediocesanbishop,oriftheapplicantsdonotexercisetheirrightsundersubsectionb),theapplicationmaynotberenewedbeforeanyCommissionordiocesanbishopunlessfurtherinformationisprovided.

29. Special Casesa) IftheCommissionorthediocesanbishopissatisfiedthateffortstowardsreconciliation

betweenthepartiestoaformermarriagewouldhavebeenineffectiveasaresultofthefaultofeitherpartyorforanyotherreason,therequirementofsubsection27b)maybedispensedwith.

b) Ifeitherapplicanthasenteredintotwoormoremarriagesthathavebeendissolved,theCommissionorthediocesanbishopshallnotgrantpermissionunlessspecialcircumstancesjustifyingpermissionareproved.

c) IftheCommissionorthediocesanbishopisoftheopinionthatapriorpurportedmarriageofanapplicantdidnotconstituteamarriageasdefinedbythisCanon,theCommissionorthediocesanbishopmayrefertheapplicationtotheChancellorwhomay,iftheconditionsofpartIII,section20,aresatisfied,makeadeclarationunderthatsectioninrespectofthemarriageinquestion.

d) IftheincumbentofaparishdeclinesforreasonsofconsciencetosolemnizeamarriagepursuanttopermissiongivenunderthisPart,thesaidincumbentshallrefertheapplicantstoanotherpriestdesignatedbythebishopforinvestigationandreportandpermitthatpriestoranotherpriesttosolemnizethemarriageinhisorherChurch.

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VI. Ecclesiastical Matrimonial Commission

30. Diocesan Commissiona) Subject to section 31, there may be in each diocese an Ecclesiastical Matrimonial

CommissiontodealwithapplicationsunderpartIV.

b) The president of the Commission shall be the diocesan bishop or a bishop or priestappointedby thediocesanbishop. In adiocese inwhichnootherpresidenthasbeenappointed,intheabsenceofthediocesanbishopfromthedioceseorduringavacancyoftheSeetheadministratorofthedioceseshallbethepresident.

c) ThediocesanbishopshallappointtwoormorecommunicantmembersofthisChurchtobemembersoftheCommission,andmayappointotherpersonstobeconsultantswithoutvote.

d) AtleastonememberoftheCommissionoraconsultantshouldbeengagedinorbequalifiedtoengageinthepracticeorteachingofcivillawintheprovince,territoryorotherjurisdictionoreachofthem,inwhichtheCommissionactsandatleastonememberoraconsultantshouldhavespecialskillandknowledgeinCanonLawandatleastoneinpastoralcare.

e) TheCommissionmaydelegatetooneormoremembersorconsultantstheinvestigationofanyapplicationorclassofapplicationsandofanymatterormattersrelatedtheretoandofascertaininganyrelevantfactsandreportingthereontotheCommission,andmayacceptandactonanyreportormaytakeorrequirefurtherinvestigation.

f) AquorumofaCommissionshallbeamajorityofitsmembers.ThedecisionofaCommissionshallbethatofamajorityofitsmemberspresentandtakingpartinthedeterminationofitsdecision.

g) Beforebecomingeffective,thedecisionoftheCommissionshallrequireconfirmationbythediocesanbishoporabishopappointedforthatpurpose,or,iftheSeeisvacantorthediocesanbishopandotherbishopsof thediocesebeabsent from thediocese,by thediocesanbishop’scommissaryorotheradministratorofthediocese.

h) ThediocesanbishopshallappointanofficeroftheCommissionwhoshallbeknownastheregistrarandshallactasclerkandsecretaryoftheCommission,toreceiveapplications,conduct correspondence, give notices, attend hearings and deliberations in person or bydeputyandkeepminutesofproceedings,andengrossandpromulgatedecisionsandcommunicateeachdecisiontotheappropriateincumbentandtheapplicantorapplicantsandshallkeeptherecordsoftheCommissioninthediocesanoffices.

31. Joint Commissiona) Withtheconsentofthemetropolitanoftheecclesiasticalprovinceandofthediocesan

synodsof thediocesesconcerned, thediocesanbishopsof twoormorediocesesmayestablishaJointCommissiontodealwithallapplicationsmadethereafterwithinanyofthediocesesconcerned.Ifthediocesesareindifferentecclesiasticalprovinces,theconsentofthemetropolitanofeachprovinceshallberequired.

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b) ThediocesanbishopsofthediocesesconcernedshallatthetimeofthemeetingofeachprovincialsynodinvolvedorotherwisefromtimetotimeasrequiredelectabishoptobepresidentoftheJointCommissionorconfirmtheappointmentofonealreadyinoffice.If the jurisdiction of the Joint Commission extends into two ecclesiastical provinces,thebishopsofthediocesesconcernedshallarrangetheelectionofapresidentamongthemselves.

c) ThepresidentofaJointCommissionshallappointtheregistrarfromtimetotimeduringthepresident’stermofofficeaspresident.

d) While a Joint Commission is in existence, its composition, organization, powers andprocedureshallwithallnecessarychangesbethesameasthoseofadiocesanCommission,andnodiocesanCommissionwithinitsjurisdictionshallact,providedthat:

i) thediocesanbishopsofthediocesesconcernedshall join intheappointmentofmembersofandconsultantstotheJointCommission;

ii) applications shall be submitted by the appropriate incumbent to the diocesansecretaryofeachdioceseconcernedandforwardedbythesecretarytotheregistrarforthwith,and

iii) afteradecision inanapplicationhasbeenmadeandpromulgated, theregistrarshallforwardthedecision,togetherwiththeapplicationandallrelateddocuments,tothediocesansecretaryofthedioceseinwhichitwasmade,whoshallsubmitthedecision for confirmation to theauthoritymentioned in subsection30g)ofthisPart.Onobtainingthedeterminationofthatauthoritythesecretaryshallkeepitwiththeapplicationandaccompanyingdocumentsinthediocesanrecordsinaconfidentialmanner,andcommunicatethedecisiontotheappropriateincumbentandtheapplicantorapplicants.

e) ThediocesanbishopofadioceseunderaJointCommissionmaywiththeconsentofthediocesansynodandofthemetropolitanoftheprovincewithdrawthediocesefromthejurisdictionoftheJointCommissioninrespectofapplicationsmadeafterthewithdrawal.OnsodoingthebishopshallforthwithestablishadiocesanCommission.

32. ProcedureTheprocedurefollowedbyaCommissionshallbegovernedbytheprovisionsofScheduleD.

33. Avoidance of DelayEachapplicationshallbedealtwithasexpeditiouslyaspossible.

34. Limitation of JurisdictionEveryfindinganddeterminationbyaCommissionoradiocesanbishopshallbeexpresslystatedtobemadesolely for thepurposesof thisCanonandnot for thepurposeofperforminganyfunctionof a civil courtorother civil authority, and shall be confined tograntingor refusingpermissiontoremarry.

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35. Persons Serving In or Attached to the Canadian Forcesa) ThissectionappliestoapersonwhoisenrolledintheCanadianForceswhoisservingin

theregularforcesorwhoisamemberofthereserveforcesoncontinuousdutywiththeregularforces,orapersonwhoinaccordancewiththe National Defence Act,accompaniestheCanadianForces,andthedependentsofallsuchpersons.

b) Apersondescribed insubsectiona)may forwardanapplicationunder thisPart to theAnglicanchaplainresponsibleforhisorherpastoralcare.

c) OnreceivinganapplicationthechaplainmayforwardtheapplicationtotheEcclesiasticalMatrimonialCommissionortothebishopofthedioceseinwhichtheapplicantresidesortotheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForces.

d) Nothing in this section prevents a person frommaking an application in themannerprescribedbythisPart.

VII. Forms

36. TheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,aCommission,adiocesanbishoportheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianForcesmayapproveformsforuseintheadministrationofthisCanon.

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Schedule A

Declaration

See part I, section 2.

We,_____________________________________and_____________________________________,herebydeclarethatweintendtoenterintomarriagewhichweacknowledgetobeaunioninfaithfullove,totheexclusionofallothersoneitherside,forbetterorforworse,untilweareseparatedbydeath.

Weundertaketoprepareourselvesfortheexchangeofvowsatourwedding,recognizingthatbythismutualexchangeourunioninmarriagewillbeestablished.

Weintendtostrivethereaftertofulfillthepurposesofmarriage:themutualfellowship,support,andcomfortofoneanother,theprocreation(ifitmaybe)andthenurtureofchildren,andthecreationofarelationshipinwhichsexualitymayservepersonalfulfillmentinacommunityoffaithfullove.

Schedule B

Application for Declaration of Marital Status

See part III, sections 19 a) and 21 c), and schedule C, section 3.

Thefollowinginformation,orsomuchofitasisnecessaryforadecisionbytheChancellor,shallbeprovidedasfarasitisknown:

1. Thefullname,andplaceofresidence,oftheapplicant.

2. Thedateandplaceofthemarriageceremonyinquestion,itsnatureandform,byorbeforewhomitwascelebratedorsolemnized,andtheauthorityorpurportedauthorityofthecelebrant.

3. Thefullname,andtheplaceofresidenceifknown,oftheotherpartytotheceremony,atthetimeoftheapplication.

4. Theagesofthepartiesatthetimeoftheceremony,theirthenrespectiveplacesofresidence,domicilesandnationalities,theirrelationshipstowardseachotherbybloodormarriage,whethereitherofthemwasunderanydisabilityorprohibitionwithrespecttomarriagegenerallyorwithrespecttotheotherparty,andtherespectivemaritalconditionsofthepartiesimmediatelybeforetheceremony.

5. Theproperlawapplicabletotheceremonyandtothemarriageotherwisethanwithreferencetotheceremony,therelevantprovisionoftheproperlaworlawsandauthoritiesforsuchprovisions.

6. Whethertherequirementsoftheproperlaworlawswithrespecttobanns,licenseorpermit,toconsentofparentsorothers,toexaminationsandotherpreliminarymattersweredulycompliedwith.

7. Theallegeddefectsintheceremonyorinthemarriageorpurportedmarriage.

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8. Whether (if relevant)eitherpartyhasexercisedany legal right toavoid themarriageorpurportedmarriageorhasapprobatedthemarriage.

9. Fullparticularsofanyproceedingsinanycourtorecclesiasticaltribunalorcommissioninwhichthevalidityofthemarriageorpurportedmarriagewasquestioneddirectlyorindirectlyandtheresultofsuchproceedings.

10. Fullparticularsofanyproceedingsinanycourtorlegislatureorofanyotheractoreventbywhichthemarriageorpurportedmarriagewasorisallegedtohavebeendissolvedorterminated.

11. Whethertherehavebeenchildrenofthemarriageorpurportedmarriageand,ifso,thefullname,age,placeofresidenceandpresentmaritalstatusofeachchildnowliving.

12. If anychildof themarriageorpurportedmarriage isaminororunderanydisabilityorotherwisedependentononeorbothofthepartiestothemarriageorpurportedmarriageastatementshowingwhohasthecustodyorisdirectlyorindirectlyresponsibleforthecareandmaintenanceofthechildandfulldetailsofpresentfinancialandotherarrangementsandfutureplansforthecare,maintenance,education,andadvancementofthechild.

13. A statement showingwhat provision has beenmade by the applicant for the present and futuremaintenance of the former spouse or purported spouse, or an explanationwhy there is no suchprovision.

14. Ifoneorbothoftheapplicantsdonotresideintheparish,theproceduresoutlinedinsection26c)mayapply.

15. AnyotherfactsthatwouldassisttheChancellor.

Schedule C

Application for Permission to Remarry According to the Rites of the Church

See part IV, section 26 d).

Thefollowingarerequired:

1. Thefullnameandplaceofresidenceandreligiousaffiliation,ifany,ofeachapplicant;

2. Thedateandplaceandsolemnizingofficiantofanyformermarriagesofeachapplicantwithapersonnow livingandthepresentmaritalstatusof theapplicantandtheagesof theparties immediatelybeforesuchmarriage;

3. Theinformationmentionedinparagraphs3,9,10,11,12,13,14and15ofScheduleB.

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Schedule D

Procedure of the Chancellor

See part III, section 22.

1. Unlessamarriageorpurportedmarriageinrespectofwhichanapplicationismadehasbeencivillyannulledordeclarednullandvoidordissolvedorterminatedbyacompetentlegislatureoracompetentcourtattheinstanceoforafterduenoticetothepartytheretootherthantheapplicantherein,theChancellorshallbeforemakingafindingordeterminationcausetheotherpartytobenotifiedoftheapplicationinamannerthatsatisfiestheChancellorthatthenoticehasbeenbroughttotheattentionoftheotherparty,ifitisfeasibletogivesuchnotice.

2. InanycasetheChancellormaycausetheotherpartytothemarriageorpurportedmarriage,oranyother personwhom the Chancellor believes to be concerned, to be notified of the application, ifnotificationisfeasible.

3. Thenoticeshallbeaccompaniedbyacopyoftheapplicationandshallinformthepersonnotifiedthatheorshemayassertordisputeanystatementoffact,submitevidenceorallyorinwritingandmakeanysubmissionorrepresentationheorsheseesfittomakeinpersonorbyrepresentative.

4. Anystatement,dispute,evidence,submissionorrepresentationmadeinresponsetothenoticeshallbecommunicatedtotheapplicantwhoshallbegivenanopportunityofmakinganswerorrebuttal.

5. TheChancellormay:

a) requireproofofanyadditionalfactwhichappearstoberelevanttothemattersinvolvedintheapplication;

b) requireproofofany fact tobemadeby statutorydeclarationor tobemadeorallybyaffirmation,andrequireanydocumenttobesatisfactorilyauthenticated;

c) requiretheapplicant,inordertoremovedoubt,totakesuchproceedingsinacompetentcivilcourtasmaybenecessarytoestablishorconfirmthenullityofanypurportedmarriagenotalreadyannulledordeclarednullandvoidbyacourtorlegislatureorthedissolutionorterminationofanymarriagenotdissolvedorterminatedbyacourtorlegislature,orthecompetenceinthepremisesofanycourtorlegislaturewhoseact,judgmentordecreeisreliedoninrelationtothemaritalstatusoftheapplicant;

d) permitanapplicanttoberepresentedorassistedbycounselorbyapersonhavingspecialskillandknowledgeinCanonLawandpastoralcare;

e) makefindingsoffactbasedonanyevidencesatisfactorytotheChancellorsubmittedinamannersatisfactorytotheChancellor,whetherwrittenororalanddirectorhearsayandwhetherornotverifiedbyoath,affirmationorstatutorydeclaration;

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oftheirrepresentativesorassistants,ormakeadeterminationwithoutahearingiftheChancellordoesnotconsiderahearingnecessary,andnoapplicationforahearingismadebytheapplicant;

g) permit an application to be reopened or a fresh application to be made if furtherinformationisavailableaftertheChancellorhasdisposedofanapplication.

Schedule E

Marriage PreparationSee part I, section 2.

It is suggested that the incumbent or designate in discussing marriage preparation with the parties toamarriage, inadditiontorecommendingstrongly to thepartiesthat theyavail themselvesofamarriagepreparationcourseorprogram,reviewwiththepartiesthefollowingspecificissues:

1. Theattitudesandexpectationsofthepartiesastohowtheywilldealwithfinancialplanningincludingbudgeting,sharingofincomesandexpenses.

2. Theattitudesandexpectationsof thepartiesas tohow theywill dealwithanypotential religiousdifferences.

3. Theattitudesandexpectationsofthepartiesastohowtheirfamiliesincludingparentsandsiblingswillreacttothemarriageandhowsupportivetheywillbe.

4. Theattitudesandexpectationsofthepartiestowardslifestyleincludinginterestsandfriendsinwhichtheremaybecommoninterestsanddifferences.

5. The attitudes and expectations of the parties towardswork sharing in the home relationship andmanagementofthehousehold.

6. The attitudes and expectations of the parties as to their understanding of the importance ofcommunicationbetweenpartnersinamarriage.

7. Theattitudesandexpectationsofthepartiesinregardtosexualrelations.

8. Ifeitherpartyhasbeenpreviouslymarriedorhascohabitedinacommonlaworde factomarriage,it is important that there be specific discussions about the past relationships, the reasons for thebreakdownofanypastrelationships,theeffectofanycontinuingobligations,financialorotherwise,toaformerpartnerorchildrenofapreviousmarriageorrelationship,potentialproblemsrelatedtoaccesstoorcustodyofsuchchildren,andthepotentialintegrationofsuchchildrenintoanewfamilyunit.

9. Theirviewsregardingnumberofchildren,rearingandeducationofsameandpotentialcareerconflicts.

10. ThesolemnityofthemarriagecovenantwhichthepartiesaremakinginthesightofGod.

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CANON XXII

The National Indigenous Ministry

TheoriginofthisCanonistheCovenantmadebytheparticipantsatthe1994JourneyofSpiritualRenewalsponsoredbytheAnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoples:

“...We acknowledge thatGod is calling us to a prayerful dialogue towards self-determinationforus, the IndigenousPeoples,within theAnglicanCommunion inCanada.Throughthisnewrelationshipwecanbetterrespondtothechallengesfacingusinarelevantandmeaningfulway....

“We, representativesof the Indigenouspeopleof theAnglicanChurchofCanada,meeting inWinnipegfromthe23to26April1994,pledgeourselvestothiscovenantforthesakeofourpeopleandintrustofourLordandSaviour,JesusChrist:

“UndertheguidanceofGod’sspiritweagreetodoallthatwecantocallourpeopleintounityinanew,selfdeterminingcommunitywithintheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

“TothisendweextendthehandofpartnershiptoallthosewhowillhelpusbuildatrulyAnglicanIndigenousChurchinCanada.

“MayGodblessthisvisionandgiveusgracetoaccomplishit.”

The purpose of this Canon is to provide canonical recognition of structures throughwhich the NationalIndigenousMinistrymaybeaselfdeterminingcommunitywithintheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

1. The National Indigenous Anglican Bishop

TheNational IndigenousAnglican Bishop (NIAB) has a pastoral episcopal relationshipwith all IndigenouspeopleintheAnglicanChurchofCanada.Thisrolemaybeexercisedinpartnershipwithdiocesanbishops.

TheNIABisamemberoftheSacredCircle,theAnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoples,theHouseofBishops,GeneralSynodandtheCounciloftheNorth.

TheNIABhasthestyleandtitleofanarchbishop,andrankswiththeMetropolitansoftheEcclesiasticalProvinces.

Selection Process for the NIAB

ApersoniseligibleforselectionastheNIABifthatperson

(a) isIndigenous;

(b) isofthefullageofthirtyyears;

(c) isapriestorbishopinHolyOrdersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,orofachurchinfullcommuniontherewith;

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(d) isfaithfulinthedoctrinesanddisciplineofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaasdeterminedanddefinedbytheofficialformulariesofthatchurch;

(e) isknownandrecognizedasbeingapersonofintegrityandmoralstature,and

(f) hasthosequalitiesandabilitiesofleadership,experienceandlearningthatwillenablethatpersontofulfilthedutiesofachiefpastorintheChurchofGod.

Whenavacancyoccurs(orisabouttooccur)intheofficeofNIAB,ACIPwillcreateasearchcommittee(whichmustincludeanelder)todeterminethespecificqualitiesandadditionalqualificationsthatmightberequiredordesirablewithrespecttothepersontofillthevacancy;identifypotentialcandidates;assembleinformationfromthepersonswhoarepreparedtobecomecandidates;andprepareashortlistofcandidatesforACIP.

ACIPwillelectapersonfromtheshortlistsubmittedbytheselectioncommittee,andwillsendthenameoftheNIAB-electtothePrimateforconcurrencebythePrimateandthefourProvincialMetropolitans.

Followingconcurrence,thePrimatewillconsecratetheNIAB-elect(ifnotalreadyabishop)andinstall theNIABinoffice.

AtthefirstopportunityfollowingtheNIAB’sinstallationinoffice,theSacredCirclewillreceivetheNIABasitspresidingelder.

Term of Office for the NIAB

TheNIABmustretireonreachingtheageof70.

Vacancy in the Office of the NIAB

IftheNIABdies,resigns,retires,orforanyotherreasontheofficeoftheNIABisvacant,ortheNIABisunabletoactbyreasonofabsenceor illness, thePrimate inconsultationwiththechairorco-chairsofACIPwilldesignatetheseniorIndigenousbishopinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawillingtoundertakethetaskastheActingNIAB.

2. The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples

TheAnglicanCouncilofIndigenousPeoples(ACIP)consistsofrepresentativesfromdioceseswheresignificantIndigenousministryistakingplace,theNationalIndigenousAnglicanBishop(whoistheACIPliaisonwiththeCounciloftheNorthandtheHouseofBishops),andadditionalmembersasdeterminedbyACIP.

ThemembersofACIPmustbeindigenousmembersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,andactiveintheirparishordiocese.

UntilotherwisedeterminedbyACIP,ACIPwillconsistofthefollowingpersons:

(a) TheNIAB;

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(b) Ten persons elected by Provincial Caucus at the Sacred Circle. The number for eachProvincialCaucusshallbedeterminedbyACIPattheirmeetingbeforetheSacredCircle;and

(c) Oneyouth,oneelderandonemember-at-largeappointedbytheNIAB.

UntilotherwisedeterminedbyACIP,thetermsofthepersonsselectedunder(b)or(c)abovewillendattheconclusionofthesecondSacredCircleaftertheirelection,withthetermsofhalfofthemembersexpiringattheendofeachSacredCircle.

Whereavacancyoccurspriortotheendofamember’sterm,ACIPmayappointareplacementforapersonwhowaselectedbytheSacredCircle,andtheNIABmayappointmentareplacementforapersonwhomtheNIABhadappointed.Thereplacement’stermwillbefortheremainderofthetermofthepersonbeingreplaced.ApersonwhohasservedonACIPiseligibleforre-election.

ACIPwillselectitschairorco-chairs.

ACIPmaintainsrelationshipswiththeHouseofBishops,GeneralSynod,theCouncilofGeneralSynod,theCounciloftheNorth,andtheInternationalAnglicanIndigenousNetwork.

ACIPorganizestheSacredCircles.

3. The Sacred Circle

TheSacredCircleshavemetapproximatelyeverythreeyearssince1988.

TheSacredCirclesareorganizedbyACIP.

TheSacredCirclewillconsistofthefollowingvotingmembers:

(a) TheNIAB,whoisthepresidingelderatitsmeetings;

anduntilotherwisedeterminedbyACIP:

(b) UptotenIndigenousmembersfromeachIndigenousdioceseorareamissionidentifiedbyACIP;

(c) Other members from urban and other areas with significant Indigenous ministry asdeterminedbyACIPattheirmeetingbeforeSacredCircle;

(d) UptothreeIndigenousmembersfromtheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariate;and

(e) TheIndigenousbishopsofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,asidentifiedbyACIP.

(f) TheNIAB,whoisthepresidingelderatitsmeetings.

ThePrimateisalwaysaninvitedguestattheSacredCircle,andhasvoicebutnotvote.

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InvitationsarealsogenerallysenttothebishopsfromtheCounciloftheNorthdiocesesandthedioceseinwhichtheSacredCircleisbeingheld(ifnototherwiseincluded).Inaddition,ACIPmayinviteuptotwelvepartnerstoattendtheSacredCircle.Theseinvitedpersonsmaybegrantedvoicebutshallnotvote.

ThedateandlocationofthemeetingoftheSacredCirclearedeterminedbyACIP.

TheSacredCircleperformsmanyofthefunctionsofa“Synod”fortheIndigenousministries:itprovidesanopportunityforrepresentativesoftheIndigenouscommunitiestocometogethertoworship,todiscuss,andtocommunicatewiththebroaderChurch.

4. Organization of Indigenous Ministries

ACIPmayadoptandfromtimetotimeamendaconstitutiontoregulatetheaffairsoftheNationalIndigenousMinistrywhicharenototherwisespecifiedinthisCanon.

Developments in the organization of the Indigenous ministries will take place over time, and can beaccommodatedbychangestotheexistingconstitutionalandcanonicalstructures.

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CANON XXIII

The Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed Forces

ThepurposeofthisCanonistomakeprovisionfortheelectionoftheBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianArmedForces.

1. The Bishop Ordinary

TheBishopOrdinaryhasanepiscopalrelationshipwithallordainedandlaymembersoftheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariate.

TheBishopOrdinaryisamemberoftheHouseofBishopsandGeneralSynod.

2. Eligibility for Being Elected as the Bishop Ordinary

ApersoniseligibleforelectionastheBishopOrdinaryifthatperson

(a) isofthefullageofthirtyyearsandlessthanseventyyearsofage;

(b) isapriestorbishopinHolyOrdersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,orofachurchinfullcommuniontherewith;

(c) isfaithfulinthedoctrinesanddisciplineofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaasdeterminedanddefinedbytheofficialformulariesofthatchurch;

(d) isknownandrecognizedasbeingapersonofintegrityandmoralstature;

(e) hasthosequalitiesandabilitiesofleadership,experienceandlearningthatwillenablethatpersontofulfilthedutiesofachiefpastorintheChurchofGod;and

(f) acknowledges that the Bishop Ordinary must achieve and maintain the citizenship,language,securityclearanceandotherrequirementsoftheCanadianArmedForceswhichaffecttheworkoftheBishopOrdinary(seetheExplanatoryNotesbelow).

3. The Search Committee

Whenavacancyoccurs(orisabouttooccur)intheofficeofBishopOrdinary,andthePrimateissatisfiedthatthereisadequatefinancialprovisionfortheofficetobefilled,theBishop’sCounciloftheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariatewillcreateaSearchCommittee(seesection8below)to:

(a) determine any specific qualities or additional qualifications thatmight be required ordesirablewithrespecttothepersonelectedtofillthevacancy;

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(b) identifypotentialcandidatesanddeterminewhethertheyarewillingtostandforelection;

(c) preparefortheElectoralCollegeashortlistofelectoralcandidates;

(d) assemble for theElectoralCollegerelevantbackgroundmaterial, references,andotherinformationconcerningtheelectoralcandidatesontheshortlist,and

(e) generallydoallthingsnecessarytoorganizetheelectionprocess.

4. The Electoral College

TheElectoralCollege(seesection9below)shallelectapersonfromthelistofelectoralcandidatessubmittedbytheSearchCommittee,andshallsendthenameoftheBishopOrdinary-electtothePrimateforconcurrencebythePrimateandthefourProvincialMetropolitans.

5. Concurrence, Consecration and Installation

FollowingconcurrencebythePrimateandthefourProvincialMetropolitans,thePrimateshallconsecratetheBishopOrdinary-elect(ifnotalreadyabishop)andinstalltheBishopOrdinaryinoffice.

6. Retirement of the Bishop Ordinary

TheBishopOrdinarymustretireonreachingtheageof70.

7. Vacancy in the Office of the Bishop Ordinary

If the BishopOrdinary dies, resigns, retires, or for any other reason the office of the BishopOrdinary isvacant,orthePrimatedeterminesthattheBishopOrdinaryisunabletoactbecauseofabsence,illnessoranyotherreason,thePrimateinconsultationwiththefourProvincialMetropolitansandtheBishop’sCouncilmaydesignateabishopinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawillingtoundertakethetaskastheActingBishopOrdinary.

8. The Search Committee

TheAnglicanMilitaryOrdinariateshallenactanOrdinariatecanonwithrespecttothecompositionandworkoftheSearchCommittee.

TheOrdinariatecanonabouttheSearchCommittee:

(a) mustprovideforatleasttwolaymembersoftheSearchCommittee;

(b) may provide that some or all of thework of the Search Committeemay be done byelectronicmeans,and

(c) shallnotcomeintoforceorbeamendedwithoutpriorwrittenapprovalbythePrimate.

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9. The Electoral College

The Anglican Military Ordinary shall enact an Ordinariate canon with respect to the composition andprocedurestobeusedbytheElectoralCollege.

TheOrdinariatecanonabouttheElectoralCollege:

(a) mustprovidefortheElectoralCollegeto includeahouseof laityaswellasahouseofclergy,andthattheelectionofaBishopOrdinarymustbeconcurredinbyamajorityofeachofthesetwohouses;

(b) mayprovidethatsomeoralloftheproceedingsoftheElectoralCollege(includingvoting)maybedonebyelectronicmeans,and

(c) shallnotcomeintoeffectorbeamendedwithoutpriorwrittenapprovalbythePrimate.

Explanatory Notes/Background Information

Note 1: Civilian Status

TheBishopOrdinaryservesastherepresentativeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaontheInterfaithCommitteeonCanadianMilitaryChaplaincy(the“ICCMC”).OnbehalfofthefaithgroupsinCanada,theICCMCrelatestotheMinisterofNationalDefenceonmattersconcerningthemilitarychaplaincy,andprovidesprofessionaloversightoftheministryexercisedbyallmilitarychaplains.BecausetheICCMCisacivilianoversightbody,iftheBishopOrdinary-electisaservingmemberoftheRegularForceorPrimaryReserve,thatpersonmustforthwithsubmitaformalrequestforreleasefromtheCanadianArmedForces,maybeconsecratedasbishopuponproofofacceptanceofthatrequest,butmaynotcommencehisorherdutiesasBishopOrdinaryuntiltheeffectivedateofreleasefromtheCanadianArmedForces.

Note 2: Enhanced Reliability Status

BecausetheBishopOrdinaryisgrantedregularaccesstoDepartmentofNationalDefencefacilitiesandmustbeeligibleforpubliclyfundedtravelasamemberoftheICCMC,theBishopOrdinary-electmustbeabletoachieveandmaintaintherequiredlevelofgovernmentsecurityclearance.

TheinabilityoftheBishopOrdinary-electtoachievetherequiredlevelofgovernmentsecurityclearancemaybetakenintoaccountbythePrimateandMetropolitanswhendecidingwhethertoconcurwiththeelection.The inabilityof theBishopOrdinary tomaintain therequired levelofgovernmentsecurityclearancemayresultinthePrimate’sdeterminingthattheBishopOrdinaryisunabletocontinuetoactinthatoffice.

Atthetimethiscanonisenacted,therequiredlevelofgovernmentsecurityclearanceis“EnhancedReliabilityStatus”whichisoutlinedinTreasuryBoardofCanadaSecretariatPersonnelSecurityPolicyfoundathttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12330&section=text.

The Handbook Committee is authorized to change the contents of these Explanatory Notes as may be required from time to time in order to keep them current.

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The following appendices are included for information and convenience.

APPENDIX A

Guidelines for the Conduct of a Primatial Election

See Canon III, section 9.

The Nomination Process

1. The Order of Bishopsa) In accordancewith section13of Canon III, theOrderofBishopswillmeetnot earlier

thanonehundredtwentydaysandnotlaterthanthirtydaysbeforethedatefixedfortheelectionofthePrimateandshallnominatethreeormorebishopsfortheofficeofPrimate.

b) ApproximatelysixmonthspriortothestartofGeneralSynodwhereaPrimatialelectionwillbeheld,thePrimate(oractingPrimate)willseeknominationsfromtheOrderofBishops.MembersoftheHouseofBishopsmaynominateaminimumofoneandamaximumofthreeBishops,certifyingthattheyhavetheconsentofthosetheyhavenominated.

c) OnthedaypriortotheballotingthePrimate(orActingPrimate)willsharewiththeOrderofBishopsthenamesofthosewhohavebeennominated.Additionalnominationswillbereceiveduntil10:00P.M.thatday

d) OnthedayoftheballotingwiththePrimate(orActingPrimate)presiding,acelebrationoftheHolyEucharistwillbeheld.

e) TheOrderofBishopsshallmeetincamerawithoutstaffmembers.

f) TheSecretaryoftheHouseofBishopsshallkeeparecordoftheproceedings.

g) Allvotingshallbebysecretballot.

h) ThePrimate(orActingPrimate)shallappointscrutineersfromamongthosenotnominated.

i) Nobishopmayabstainfromvotingorsubmitablankballot.

j) Thenamesofallnominatedbishopsshallbelistedinalphabeticalorderbysurname.

k) Oneachballoteachbishopshallcastavoteforonenominatedbishop.

l) WhenabishopreceivesthevotesofamajorityoftheOrderofBishopspresent,thenameofthatbishopshallbeplacedontheNominationReportandremovedfromsubsequentballots.

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m) Balloting will continue until a minimum of three bishops have been named in theNominationReport,andeither:

i) onmotion,itisresolvedthattheballotingcease,orii) uptofivebishopshavebeennamedintheNominationReport.

n) Upon receipt of a request from the Order of Clergy or the Order of Laity for furthernominationsduringthePrimatialElection,theOrderofBishopsshallimmediatelyrepeatthenominatingprocedureandballotingwillcontinueuntiloneormorebishopshavebeennamedintheNominationReport,andeither:

i) onmotion,itisresolvedthattheballotingcease,orii) thenamesofthreebishopshavebeenplacedontheNominationReport.

o) Thenamesofbishopsincludedinapreviousnominationreportshallbeexcludedfromthenominationprocedureundertakenpursuanttosubsection1n).

2. In Preparation for the Election by the Orders of Clergy and Laitya) AllcandidatesnamedontheNominationReportmustsubmitapolicerecordscheckand

anyotherscreeningmaterialrequestedbytheGeneralSecretarytohis/herofficepriortothestartofGeneralSynod.

b) Immediately following the nominationmeeting theGeneral Secretary shall send to allmembersoftheOrdersofClergyandLaitythenamesofthenomineestogetherwiththefollowingbiographicalinformationabouteachnominee:

i) Currentofficeandlocationii) Currentphotographiii) Listofecclesiasticalofficesheldiv) Datesofordinationasdeacon,priestandbishopv) Otheraccomplishmentswhichthenomineemaywishtoshare(limitedtoonepage)vi) Anypersonalinformationthatthenomineemaywishtoshare(limitedtoonepage)vii) AstatementbythenomineeofhisorhervisionoftheroleofthePrimate(limited

toonepage).

c) TheGeneralSecretaryshallworkwiththeSecretaryoftheHouseofBishopstoensurethattheformatinwhichtheinformationiscommunicatedtothemembersofthesynodisstandardizedandthatthequalityoftheproductionofthecommunicationregardingeachnomineeisuniform.

3. On the Day of the Electiona) AllmembersoftheOrdersofClergyandLaityshallregisterandreceiveaballotingcard.

b) ThemembersoftheOrdersofClergyandLaityshallbeseatedontheleftandmembersoftheOrderofLaityontheright.ThemembersoftheOrderofBishopsshalltakeseatstogether.

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c) AtthediscretionoftheProlocutorandsubjecttotheapprovalofthesynod,personswhoarenotmembersofthesynodmaybeadmittedtotheplacewheretheelectionistakingplace,includingrepresentativesofotherChurches,thepressandotherpersons.

d) ThesynodshallconveneforacelebrationoftheHolyCommunion.

e) TheClericalandLaySecretariesandtheAssistantSecretariesshalltaketheirplacesintheassembly.

f) TheOrderofBishopsshallwithdrawandsitapartfromtheothermembersofthesynod.

g) NoformalprogramwillbeundertakenintheOrderofBishopswhileawaitingtheelectionresults.

4. In the Orders of Clergy and Laitya) TheProlocutorshallconvenethesittingandpreside.

b) The Prolocutor shall appoint two assessors, three lay scrutineers and three clericalscrutineers

c) ThenamesofthebishopsnominatedbytheOrderofBishopsshallbedisplayedforalltosee.

d) TheProlocutorshall remindmembersthattheycannotmakenominationsandthatnodebateispermittedonthetakingofanyballotoritsresults.

e) VotingshallproceedinaccordancewithCanonIII.

f) Beforeclosingaballot,theProlocutorshallaskthreetimesifallhavevotedandshallthendeclaretheballotingclosed.

g) Whenvotingonaballotisclosed,thescrutineersshallcountthevotesandshallreport,inwriting,totheProlocutorthenumberofvotescastforeachbishopnominatedandthenumberofblankandspoiledballots,ifany.

h) Theresultsofeachballotshallbeannouncedanddisplayedforalltosee.

i) AcompletereportofeachballotshallbeprintedintheProceedingsofthesynod.

j) Afteranelectionhasbeendeclared,theProlocutorandthesecretariesshallproceedtotheplacewheretheOrderofBishops ismeetingand informthemof theresultof theelection.

5. In Full Sessiona) Uponreceiptofnotificationofanelection,theOrderofBishopsshallreturnandjointhe

OrdersofClergyandLaityandthePrimateorActingPrimateshallformallyproclaimtheBishopelectedbethePrimateofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

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b) Thetimeandplaceofthe installationofthePrimateshallbeannouncedbytheseniorMetropolitanbeforetheclosingofthemeetingorassoonthereafteraspracticable.

c) ThemeetingshallbeclosedwithabenedictionbythePrimate.

{As adopted by the Council of General Synod, November 2006}

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APPENDIX B

Standing and Coordinating Committees — Terms of Reference

I. Standing CommitteesSee Constitution, section 39A.

1. Financial Management Committee(TheCommitteeisresponsibleforthetasksassignedinCanonVI.)

2. Pension CommitteeSee Canon VIII, section 4.

II. Coordinating CommitteesSee Constitution, section 39B.

1. Communications Coordinating Committee Dutiesandresponsibilities:

TheCommitteeshallhavestrategicandadvisoryresponsibility for theentirecommunicationsportfoliooftheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Thecommitteeshall:

a) interpret and carry forward the intentions of General Synod with regard toinformationandcommunications.

b) discern and be responsive to the information and communications needs ofCanadianAnglicans.

c) ensure that the communications department effectively projects, promotes andcelebratesthemission,ministryandvaluesof theAnglicanChurchofCanadatointernalandexternalaudiences.

d) ensure that thecommunicationsdepartment facilitateseffectivecommunicationbetweenGeneralSynodanddioceses,andamongandwithindioceses.

e) supportandfosteranintegratedcommunicationsfunctionandstaffstructureforthe General Synod, including an integrated journalistic service for the AnglicanChurchofCanada.

f) reviewandapproveacommunicationsstrategy(includingresourceallocation)asdevelopedandimplementedbymanagement.

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g) conductanannualreviewofthedepartment’sperformance,basedonanevaluationofoutcomesagainstagreedgoalsandmetricsasproposedbythecommitteeandmanagementandapprovedbytheCouncilofGeneralSynod,andreportthistotheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

h) haveinputintothejobdescriptionandselectioncriteriaforkeypositions,includingtheExecutiveDirectorofthedepartmentandtheEditoroftheAnglicanJournal,andmaybeinvitedtoparticipateintheselectionandannualperformancereviewprocessesforthesepositions.

i) exercise oversight of the content and distribution of the Anglican Journal, andotherjournalisticproductsoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada,suchasonlinenews,in consultationwith theEditorialBoard, andprovideadvice, as required, to theCouncilofGeneralSynod,actingonbehalfofGeneralSynodasthepublisher.Inexercising this responsibility, thecommittee isguidedbyappropriate journalisticstandards,includingtheeditorialmandateandjournalisticguidelinesasapprovedby the Council of General Synod, aswell as other applicable journalistic ethics,standardsandpolicieswhichmaybeproposedbythecommitteeandapprovedbytheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

j) exerciseoversightofallothercommunicationsproductsoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada(including,withoutlimitation,corporatecommunications,branding,archives,datamanagement,website, socialmedia, resourceproductionanddistribution,graphics,AnglicanVideoandABCPublishing).Inexercisingthisresponsibility,thecommitteeisguidedbystandardssuchasthoseoftheInternationalAssociationofBusinessCommunicators,theCanadianPublicRelationsSociety,andotherrelevantstandardsandpolicieswhichmaybeproposedbythecommitteeandapprovedbytheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

k) supporttheworkofdepartmentalmanagementandadviseasrequested.

l) advisethePrimateonappointmentstotheEditorialBoard,maintainliaisonwiththeBoardthroughacommonmember,receiveanannualreportfromtheBoardandtransmitittotheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

m) exercisethosefunctionscommontoallcommittees,namely:

i) developannualbudgetproposalsii) communicatewithothercommitteesandgroupsiii) reportregularlyandmakerecommendationstotheCouncilofGeneralSynodiv) withinthecommittee’smandate,dofunctionalstrategicplanningandvisioningv) maintainliaisonwiththeHouseofBishopsvi) atleastonceineachtriennium,reviewpoliciesgoverningthevariousareasof

workoftheCommunicationsandInformationResourcesDepartment.vii) may from time to time establish sub-committees which will be created

accordingtotheproceduresoutlinedinProceduresforSub-unitsofStandingCommittees.

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n) meetannuallyface-to-faceandmaintainregularcontactbetweenmeetings.

Adopted by the Council of General Synod March 15, 2019

2. Faith, Worship and Ministry Coordinating CommitteeThecommitteeshall:

i) Articulatestandardsanddevelopresourcesforworshipandliturgy.

ii) FosterandfacilitatecollaborationbetweenCanadiantheologicalcolleges,andwiththenationalchurch.

iii) Developpolicyfor,monitor,andengageininter-churchdialogues.

iv) Developpolicyfor,monitor,andengageininter-faithdialogues.

v) Promotetheologicalreflection,andprovideresourcesandeducationonissuesofdoctrine,ethics,ministry,ecumenism,leadership,evangelismandmission.

vi) MonitorworkoftheAnglicanCommunionintheareasofliturgy,doctrine,authorityandidentity.

vii) Monitor work of the World Council of Churches and the Canadian Council ofChurchesinareasoffaithandorder,ethics,theologicaleducation,andinter-faithrelations.

viii) ConvenegatheringsanddevelopnetworksrelatedtotheworkoftheCommittee.

ix) Work alongside the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples around aboriginalspirituality.

x) WorkwiththeHouseofBishopstodefinedoctrinewherenecessary.

xi) UsetheLundprincipletoworkecumenicallywhereverpossible.

xii) ReporttotheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

xiii) EncouragetheologicalreflectiononstewardshipandontheCommittee’smandate.

xiv) WithintheCommittee’smandate,dofunctionalstrategicplanningandvisioning.

xv) MaintainliaisonwiththeHouseofBishops.

xvi) Whendeemedappropriate,invitepartners(international,ecumenicalorinternal)tojointhecommittee.

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3. Partners in Mission Coordinating CommitteePreambleWeastheChurcharemandatedtobesignsandinstrumentsofGod’sreconcilingloveintheworld.WehavearesponsibilitytoincarnateourresponsetoJesus’summaryofthelaw,‘toloveGodandourneighborasself,’toJesus’exampleofbeinginrightrelationships,andtothequestionposedbytheprophetMicah(6:8):‘AndwhatdoestheLordrequireofyoubuttodojustice,andlovekindness,andwalkhumblywithyourGod?’

WeastheGeneralSynodoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada,seekdirectionandvitalityforministrywithinVision2019,andtheAnglicanCommunion’sMarksofMission.WeseektobeleadersintheAnglicanCommunionandinecumenicalactions,andtofosteracommonsenseofparticipationinGod’smissionthatcelebratesthedepthandbreadthofAnglicanisminourCanadianchurch,develops our relationships with other parts of the Anglican Communion, and deepens FullCommunionwiththeEvangelicalLutheranChurchinCanada,andecumenicalpartnerships.WeseekstructuresforministrythatworktodayforthemissionofthechurchandofGod,thatbuildbridgesnotfenceswithinourchurch,withFullCommunionpartners,andwithintheAnglicanCommunion.

ThePartnersinMissionCoordinatingCommitteeshall:

1. Overseepoliciesgoverningthechurch’snationalprogramofrelationshipwithProvincesoftheAnglicanCommunion,includingtheimplementationofGeneralSynodresolutionsandJointMinistryAgreements;

2. StrengthenrelationshipsformissionbetweenGeneralSynodandlocalCanadiandiocesesandglobalpartnersthroughthedevelopmentofnationalnetworks,CompanionDioceseRelationshipsandparticipationinCommunionNetworks,andregularprintandweb-basedcommunications;

3. EnableCanadianAnglicansto liveouttheirbaptismalpromiseto“strivefor justiceandpeace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being” by providingopportunitiesfordeeperawarenessofcultureandlearningforinterculturaldiscipleship;and

4. ReporttotheCouncilofGeneralSynodandrecommendnewpoliciesandactions.

Adopted by the Council of General Synod May 8, 2013

5. Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice Coordinating CommitteeWeastheChurcharemandatedtobesignsandinstrumentsofGod’sreconcilingloveintheworld.WehavearesponsibilitytoincarnateourresponsetoJesus’summaryofthelaw,‘toloveGodandourneighbourasself,’toJesus’exampleofbeinginrightrelationships,andtothequestionposedbytheprophetMicah(6.8):‘AndwhatdoestheLordrequireofyoubuttodojustice,andlovekindness,andwalkhumblywithyourGod?’

TheworkofthePublic Witness for Social and Ecological Justice Coordinating CommitteeistohelptheAnglicanChurchofCanadaunderstandandparticipateinGod’smissionintheworldby:

• challengingattitudesandstructuresinchurchandsocietythatcauseinjustice;

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• buildingrelationshipsamongpeopleanddioceseswithintheAnglicanChurchofCanada;withecumenicalandinterfaithpartners;

• fosteringcommitmenttotheintegrityofGod’screation;• ensuringthatmissionishandedonfromgenerationtogeneration.

The Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice Coordinating Committeeshall:

a. Engage itself and thewider church inbiblical, theological andethical reflection,listeningfortheSpiritanddiscerningGod’smissionforthechurchandtheworld

b. EquipCanadianAnglicanstoliveouttheirbaptismalpromiseto“striveforjusticeandpeaceamongallpeople,andrespectthedignityofeveryhumanbeing”

c. EquipCanadianAnglicanstobuildandstrengthenrelationshipsandnetworksforpublicwitnessforsocialjusticewithAnglican,ecumenicalandinterfaithpartners

d. EngageinteachingandlearningaboutIndigenouspeoplesinCanadaandglobally,identifywaysthatCanadianAnglicanscanmovetowardhealingandreconciliationfromthelegacyofcolonialism,andparticipateinadvocacyandsolidarityinitiativesinthestruggleof Indigenouspeoples inCanadatoprotecttheir landandrights,includingtherighttoself-determination

e. Monitor events, be familiar with established church policy, and recommendprioritiesforrespondingastheAnglicanChurchofCanadatoissuesofsocialandecologicaljustice

f. ReporttotheCouncilofGeneralSynodandrecommendnewpoliciesandactions

Monitor and support the involvement of the Anglican Church of Canada in theWorldCouncilofChurches,theAnglicanConsultativeCouncil,theCanadianCouncilof Churches, in relevant networks of the Anglican Communion, and in partnerorganizationssuchasKAIROS,ProjectPloughshares,theChurchCouncilonJusticeandCorrections,andCitizensforPublicJustice.

Revised by the Council of General Synod June 2, 2018

6. Resources for Mission Coordinating Committee

Purpose:FosterleadershipandsupportfordiocesesintheireffortstoincreasegenerousgivingacrosstheAnglicanChurchofCanada;andtoraisefundsfortheGeneralSynod.

Responsibilities:

a) Encouragetheteachingofarobuststewardshipandtofosteracultureofgenerousgiving

b) Bringimaginationandexperiencetoconversationandplanningincollaborationwithstaff

c) Championadoptedactionsanddecisions.

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d) Supportadiverserangeoffundraisingtechniquessuchas:majorgifts,giftplanningandannualfund

e) Enhance the capacity of the General Synod to work in full partnership with dioceses

• In building the financial sustainability andministry capacity of the church at alllevels

• ByidentifyinggiftednessthroughtheChurchandhelpingtoanimatethosegiftsforministry

• SharingbestpracticesinresourcedevelopmentacrosstheChurch

f) ReportregularlytotheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

g) MaintainstrongconnectionsandregularcommunicationwiththeFinancialManagement,Primate’s World Relief & Development Fund, Anglican Foundation of Canada, Faith,WorshipandMinistryandCommunications

h) DevelopandmaintainworkingrelationshipswithDiocesanBishops

Revised by the Council of General Synod November 24, 2018

Guidelines for Sub-Units of Standing Committees

The following guidelines are directions to Standing Committees of theGeneral Synodwith regard to thecreationandoperationofsub-unitsofsuchcommittees.TheseguidelineswillbecommunicatedtoStandingCommitteesatthecommencementofeachtermfollowingtheGeneralSynod.

1. Asub-unitofastandingcommitteeoftheGeneralSynodshallbecreatedonlybyformalresolutionofthecommittee.

2. Theresolutioncreatingasub-unitshallestablish:

i) thecompositionofthesub-unitii) themeansbywhichthemembersofthesub-unitaretobeselectediii) thechairoftheunitorthemeansbywhichthechairshallbeselectediv) thetermsofreference,mission,purpose,function,ortaskforwhichthesub-unitis

createdv) thedatebywhichitisexpectedthatthesub-unitwillaccomplishitstaskorpurposevi) theexpectationsandrequirementsofthecommitteewithregardtoreportingby

thesub-unittothecommittee,includingthefrequencyofreports,theirformandcontent,andbywhomtheyaretobesubmitted

vii) thebudget,ifany,withwhichthesub-unitshallperformitstaskandanyrequirementswith respect to the approval by the committee, or by some other authority ofproposedexpendituresandanyrequirementswithregardtoaccountingbythesub-unitfortheexpenditureofbudget.

3. TheapprovaloftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodshallberequiredforthecreationofunitswhichareentitledtoexistforthetrienniumfollowingeachmeetingoftheGeneralSynod.

[Approved by the National Executive Council in March 1992]

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APPENDIX C

The Anglican Journal

a) MandateTheGeneralSynodshallproduceanddistributejournalisticcontentofinteresttothemembersoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada,whosepurposeistoconnectandreflecttheChurchtointernalandexternalaudiences,providingaforumforthefullrangeofvoicesandviewsacrosstheChurch.

Elementsofthiscontentmayappearinprintand/ordigitalformats,usingthemostappropriateand cost-effective technologies as these evolve over time, consistent with the goal that allCanadianAnglicansandotherswhowishtoaccessthisinformationareabletodosoaseasilyaspossibleandpracticable.

A print version of the national publicationmay also provide ameans to distribute diocesannewspapersandothermaterialsasinserts.Onlineformatswillalsoprovideopportunitiestolink,shareandexchangediocesaninformation.

b) GovernanceTheGeneralSynodisthepublisheroftheAnglicanJournalandofallcommunicationsproductsonallplatformsof theGeneralSynodof theAnglicanChurchofCanada. TheGeneralSynodexercisesthisrolethroughtheCouncilofGeneralSynodandontheadviceoftheCommunicationsCoordinatingCommitteeandtheEditorialBoard.

TheeditorofthepublicationreportstotheExecutiveDirectorofCommunications.Theyseekand receive advice and input from the Communications Coordinating Committee and (withrespecttojournalisticcontent)theEditorialBoard,andareexpectedtoexercisetheirprofessionaljudgementincarryingouttheirduties.

c) Editorial PolicyTheAnglican Journal (whether inprintand/ordigital formats) isa journalisticenterprise,andas such isexpected toadhere to thehighest standardsof journalistic responsibility,accuracy,fairness,accountabilityandtransparency.Itsjournalismisfact-based,fact-checkedandin-depth,tacklingimportantissues,askingandansweringdifficultquestions.

TheAnglicanJournaliscommittedtorepresentingthewidestpossiblediversityofinformationandopinionacrosstheAnglicanChurchofCanada.ItpromotesinformedengagementbyAnglicansinthelifeoftheirchurch,andnurtureshealthyself-reflection,respectfuldialogueandconstructivedebate.

Abalanceofviewsismeasuredandachievedoverareasonabletimeframe.

Allstoriesareclearlyidentifiedasreportage,analysisoropinion.

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Theprincipleofrightofreplyisrespectedandencouraged,throughletterstotheeditor,solicitedguestcolumns,opedpieces,andotherformsofmoderateduser-generatedcontent.

Whereanexpressionofopinionconflictswithofficialchurchpolicy,itwillbeaccompaniedbyanexplanationbyaninformedspokespersonoftheofficialpositionofthechurch.

ThisEditorialPolicymaybemodifiedfromtimetotimebytheCouncilofGeneralSynodontheadviceoftheEditorialBoard

d) Editorial BoardThereshallbeanEditorialBoard,whoseresponsibilitiesare:

1. toprovideadvanceinputintothejournalisticplanningprocess;and

2. toreviewjournalisticperformanceinlightofthemandateandeditorialpolicy.

These responsibilities apply to all journalistic content, published in anymedium, platformorformat,bytheGeneralSynodoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Day-to-day editorial and journalistic decision-making remains the responsibility of editorialleadershipandjournalisticstaff.

TheEditorialBoardisappointedbythePrimate,ProlocutorandDeputyProlocutorinconsultationwith the Communications Coordinating Committee. The Editorial Board shall consist of 4-5memberswithatleastoneofitsmembersbeingamemberoftheCommunicationsCoordinatingCommitteeandatleastoneapastorcurrentdiocesaneditor.Theyarechosenfortheirexpertiseinboth journalismandreligiousaffairs,andarebroadlyrepresentativeof thechurchandthecountryasawhole.

ThetermsformembersoftheEditorialBoardwillbe3years(renewable)providedthatmembersmayinitiallyorsubsequentlybeappointedforshortertermstoensurethatmembersarestaggeredforcontinuity. TheEditorialBoardprovidesregular (at leastquarterly) inputandfeedbacktoeditorialleadership,throughconferencecallsandwrittenreports.Thereisanannualface-to-facemeeting.TheEditorialBoardprovidesanannualreport,throughtheCommittee,totheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

TheBoardwillalsoconvenetoconsider,inatimelymanner,relevantjournalisticmattersreferredtoitbytheCouncilofGeneralSynod,theCommittee,managementorotherinterestedparties.

TheCommunicationsDepartmentoftheGeneralSynodprovideslogisticalsupporttofacilitatetheEditorialBoardindischargingitsresponsibilities.

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APPENDIX D

Council of the North

WiththeapprovaloftheGeneralSynod1973,aPrimate’sCouncilontheNorthwasestablishedandinMay1976wasreconstitutedastheCounciloftheNorthbyactionoftheNationalExecutiveCouncil.Itiscomprisedofallbishopsoftheassisteddioceses.

Terms of Reference1. To develop a strategy of mission in the North, including responsibility for the recruitment,

deploymentandpaymentofpersonnel.

2. Toindicatedirectionsinwhichtheworkofdiocesesandparishesshouldbemoving,seekingtomaintainmaximumflexibilityandfreedomforlocalandregionalinitiative.

3. Toencourageandsponsornewprojectstomeetidentifiedneeds.

4. Torefermattersofparticularconcerntoappropriateexistingbodiesforaction.

5. To identify and lend support to appropriate programs initiated by other bodies which arerespondingtospecificneeds.

6. Toproposetheamountofsupportneededannuallybytheassisteddioceses.

7. TodevelopapromotionprogramabouttheworkoftheChurchintheNorthinordertoenhancetherelationshipbetweentheChurchintheNorthandtheChurchintheSouth.

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APPENDIX E

Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples

The following is an historical description and has largely been superseded by Canon XXII.

Terms of ReferenceIthasbeenthephilosophyandspiritualityof IndigenousministrywithTheAnglicanChurchofCanadatostrengthenandsupporttheIndigenouspeoplesofCanada,(Aboriginal,InuitandMétis)spiritually,socially,economicallyandpoliticallyinlinewithourneedsandaspirationsbyrecognizingthatthepurityofthelandbaseprovidesforallourneeds;andthatasactiveparticipantsinthelifeoftheChurch,theIndigenouspeopleswillstriveforreconciliationwiththeAnglicanCommuniontowardsthecommonobjectivethatIndigenouspeoplehavetherighttoself-determination.

ThemissionofIndigenousministriesistosharetheculturaldifferencesintheChurch.OurtaskthroughourvariousministriesistosharethevisionofajourneyofspiritualrenewalthroughprayerfuldialogueinthegoodnewsofJesusChrist.

In1995TheAnglicanChurchofCanadaacceptedandaffirmedtheCovenantadoptedbytheCouncilpledging,“UndertheguidanceofGod’sspiritweagreetodoallwecantocallourpeople intounity inanewself-determiningcommunitywithinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.Tothisend,weextendthehandofpartnershiptoallthosewhowillhelpusbuildatrulyAnglicanIndigenousChurchinCanada.MayGodblessthisnewvisionandgiveusgracetoaccomplishit.”

MembershipTheCouncil(NativeMinistries)wasestablishedbyAct30ofthe1975GeneralSynod(maximum20people)andagainbyAct23ofthe1980GeneralSynodgivingCouncilmemberstheresponsibilitytocarrytheconcernsofthepeopledirectlytotheNationalExecutiveCouncil(CouncilofGeneralSynod)andGeneralSynod.

TheMembershipstructureestablishedbyAct59ofthe1989GeneralSynodwasasfollows:

1. CouncilMembersbeIndigenouspeople,

2. CouncilMemberbeanactivememberofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,

3. CouncilMemberparticipates,whereappropriate,inurbanIndigenousministry,

4. CouncilMemberbeengagedinactiveserviceinthelifeofthediocese.

5. Formula:OnerepresentativefromeachdiocesewithanIndigenousAnglicancongregationoranurbanindigenouspopulation.ThosedioceseswhoseIndigenousAnglicanpopulationisatleast45%ofthe

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totalAnglicanpopulationforthatdiocesebeentitledtorepresentationasfollows:ArcticDiocese—three(onefromwesternArcticandtwofromeasternArctic)KeewatinDiocese—two(northernManitoba,northwesternOntario)MoosoneeDiocese—one

6. ThePrimateshallbeentitledtoappointuptofourmembers,keepinginmindtheprincipleofaffirmativeactiontoenablerepresentationofwomen,youth,andElder.

7. ThefullCouncilshallmeetannuallyforfourdayseachwinter.

8. The Chair’s Advisory Group and the subcommittees and/or working groups shall meet and/or byconferencecallasnecessaryandasbudgetpermits.

Note: Act59ofthe1989GeneralSynodhasbeensupersededbyCanonXXII.

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APPENDIX F

Policy on Open Meetings in The Anglican Church of Canada

1.1 PurposeThepurposeofthepolicyonopenmeetingsinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaistoenshrinetheconceptthattheexerciseoftheministryofthechurchinmeetingsisconductedopenlyandinclusivelyexceptunderclearlydefinedcircumstancesasexplainedinsectionthree.

1.2 Open meeting definitionAnopenmeetingisanyregularlyscheduledorspecialmeetingofagroupthathasbeenelectedorappointedbytheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadathatmaybeattendedbypeoplewhoarenotmembersofthegroupholdingthemeeting.

1.3 Groups affected by this policyAnygroupthathasbeenelectedorappointedbytheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

1.4 Conduct of businessTheproceedingsofopenmeetingsarerecordedandbecomepartofthepublicrecordofthechurch,availablefornewsreportingandhistoricalreference.

1.5 AgendasAgendasandbackgroundmaterialaredistributed inadvancetoallmembersofthegrouppresentforthemeeting.Inaddition,agendasandbackgroundmaterialsmaybedistributedtostaff,peoplewhoareinvitedtospeakatthemeeting,andmembersofthemedia.

1.6 ParticipationOnlymembersofthegroupandthoseinvitedbythegrouptospeak,mayparticipateinthemeeting.

1.7 VotingOnlymembersofthegroupmayvote.

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Policy on Closed Meetings in The Anglican Church of Canada

2.1 PurposeThepurposeofthepolicyonclosedmeetingsinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaistodefinethecircumstancesunderwhichtheministryofthechurchisexercisedinaclosedsessionandtoprovideamechanismformovingfromanopentoaclosedmeetingandbackagain.

2.2 Closed meeting definitionAclosedmeetingisanyregularlyscheduledorspecialmeeting,orapartofthatmeeting,ofagroupthathasbeenelectedorappointedbytheGeneralSynodortheCouncilofGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadawhichmaybeattendedonlybypeoplewhoaremembersofthegroupholdingthemeetingandbythoseinvitedtoattendbythemembersofthatgroup.

2.3 Reasons for closing a meetingAclosedmeetingmaybeheldtodiscusspersonnel issues,contractproposals,financialmatters, litigation,and/orattherequestofamember(subjecttosection3.3).

2.4 Moving from open to closed sessionAmajorityofvotingmembersisrequiredonamotiontocloseanopenmeeting.Themotionmustincludethereasonforclosingthemeetingandispartofthepublicrecord.

2.5 Conduct of businessTheproceedingsofclosedmeetingsarerecorded.Whereappropriate,decisionsmadeandreasonsforthembecomepartofthepublicrecordofthechurch,availablefornewsreportingandhistoricalreference.

2.6 Moving from closed to open sessionWhenallissuestobedealtwithinaclosedsessionarecompleted,amotiontocomeoutofaclosedsessionshallbecalledforbytheChair.

2.7 Reporting after a closed sessionIftheclosedsessionispartofanopensession,thechairshallwhereappropriate,relatethemessagesagreedtobythemembers,tothoseexcludedfromthemeeting.

[Approved by the Council of General Synod, November 2007]

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Guidelines for Telephone and Electronic Meetings

3.1In these guidelines the word ‘committee’means a standing, special or other committee of the GeneralSynodoroftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,theOfficersoftheGeneralSynod,acommission,councilorboardestablishedbytheGeneralSynodoritsCouncil,theBoardofTrusteesandtheCentralAdvisoryGroupappointedunderCanonVIII,theContinuingEducationPlanAdministrativeUnit,andanyotherbodyappointedorestablishedundertheauthorityoftheGeneralSynodoritsCouncil.

3.2Acommitteemay,atthediscretionofitschair,meetbysuchtelephone,electronicorothercommunicationfacility(includingaudio,videoorwebconferencing)aspermitsthemembersparticipatingtospeaktoandheareachother.

3.3Thechairofthecommitteeoradelegateofthechairshall

a) contactthemembersofthecommitteetoarrangeamutuallyagreeabletimewhenthememberswillbeabletoparticipate,

b) notifyallmembersoftheagreedtime,and

c) providethememberswithatentativeagendaand,wherepossible,thetextofanyspecificmotionstobeconsidered.

3.4Uponconveningthemeetingthechairshallcalltherollofthemembers,confirmthatallmembersparticipatingcanheareachother,establishthatanyquorumrequirementismet,andappointasecretaryorrecorderforthemeeting.

3.5Unlessavoteisrequired,thechairmaydeclarethatamatterhasbeendecidedbyconsensus.Whereavoteisrequiredorwherethechairrulesthatavotewillbetaken,thechairshallfirstaskmemberstovotebysaying“yes”andshallthenaskmemberstovotebysaying“no”Ifnomemberisheardtovote“yes”,thechairmaydeclarethemotiondefeated.Ifnomemberisheardtovote“no”,thechairmaydeclarethemotioncarried.Whereoneormoremembersvote“yes”andoneormoremembersvote“no”,theChairshallcalltherollofmembersparticipatinginthemeetinganddeterminethevoteofeachmemberbeforedeclaringthemotioneithercarriedordefeated.

3.6Theminutes of themeeting shall record the names of the participatingmembers and the fact that allparticipatingmembersacknowledgedthattheycouldheareachother.Theminutesshallbecirculatedtoallmembersofthecommitteebeforetheyarepresentedforapprovalatasubsequentmeetingofthecommittee.

[Adopted by the Council of General Synod, May 2008]

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APPENDIX G

Nominating and Election Procedures

Approved by the Council of General Synod for use at General Synod 2019. It is expected that the Council will review the nominating and election procedures prior to General Synod 2022.

Procedures for Electing the Prolocutor and the Deputy Prolocutor1. NominationsforProlocutorandDeputyProlocutormustbesubmittedtotheGeneralSecretaryonthe

formsprovidedbynolaterthan June 17, 2019.

2. AdelegatetoGeneralSynodmaybenominatedforeitherorbothoffices.

3. Afterreceivingthenominations,theGeneralSecretaryshall

a) providecopiesoftheinformationaboutthenominees,ascontainedinthenominationforms,tothemembersoftheGeneralSynod.

b) informtheGeneralSynodNominatingCommitteeofthenamesofthenominees.

4. TheelectionswilltakeplaceatatimeortimesdesignatedintheagendaoftheGeneralSynod.

5. ThechairshallassignthreescrutineersfromamongthosewhohavenotbeennominatedforProlocutororDeputyProlocutor.

Election of the Prolocutor6. TheelectionoftheProlocutorwilltakeplacefirst.

7. TheNominatingCommitteewillpostachartlistingthenomineesforProlocutor.(Note:ifadelegatewhowasnominateddidnotbecomeamemberofGeneralSynod,thatpersonisnoteligibletobeamemberoftheCouncil,andthatperson’snameshallnotbeshownonthechart.)

8. Thememberswhohavebeennominatedmaybeidentifiedfortheinformationofthoseassembled.

9. Paperorelectronicballotsshallbemadeavailabletotheelectors,whoshallvoteforhisorherfirstchoiceamongthenomineesforProlocutor.

10. The candidate receiving amajority of the votes castwill be elected as Prolocutor. If no candidatereceivesamajorityofthevotescast,subsequentballotswilltakeplaceuntilacandidatedoesreceiveamajorityofthevotes.Candidatesreceivingfewerthan10%ofthevotescastonanyballotwillbedroppedfromsubsequentballots.

11. Priortoanyballot,acandidatemaywithdrawhisorhernamefromtheelectionbysonotifyingthechairofGeneralSynodinwriting.

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Election of the Deputy Prolocutor12. TheelectionoftheDeputyProlocutorwilltakeplaceaftertheelectionoftheProlocutor.

13. TheNominatingCommitteewillpostachartlistingthenomineesforDeputyProlocutor.Thechartwillexcludethenameof(a)anydelegatewhowasnominatedbutdidnotbecomeamemberofGeneralSynod,and(b)allpersonswhowerenominatedbutwhobelongtotheOrderofthepersonwhowaselectedasProlocutor.

14. Themembers whose names remain on the chartmay be identified for the information of thoseassembled.

15. Paperorelectronicballotsshallbemadeavailabletotheelectors,whoshallvoteforhisorherfirstchoiceamongthenomineestoserveasDeputyProlocutor.

16. ThecandidatereceivingamajorityofthevotescastwillbeelectedasDeputyProlocutor.Ifnocandidatereceivesamajorityofthevotescast,subsequentballotswilltakeplaceuntilacandidatedoesreceiveamajorityofthevotescast.Candidatesreceivingfewerthan10%ofthevotescastonanyballotwillbedroppedfromsubsequentballots.

17. Priortoanyballot,acandidatemaywithdrawhisorhernamefromtheelectionbysonotifyingthechairofGeneralSynodinwriting.

Procedures for Electing the Council of the General Synod1. ThedelegatesoftheGeneralSynodfromeachdiocesewillcollectivelysubmittotheGeneralSecretary

ontheformsprovided,nolaterthanJune 17, 2019,nominationsofthreeoftheirmembers,onefromeachOrder.TheymayalsonominatetheiryouthmemberforelectiontotheCouncil.(Note:Theyouthmemberisalsoeligiblefornominationasalayperson.)

2. AfterreceivingthediocesannominationstheGeneralSecretaryshall

a) providecopiesoftheinformationaboutthenominees,ascontainedinthenominationforms,to the members of the General Synod from the dioceses in the respective ecclesiasticalprovinces,and

b) informtheGeneralSynodNominatingCommitteeofthenamesofthenomineesfromeachdiocese.

3. After the election of the Prolocutor and Deputy Prolocutor, at a time or times designated in theagendaoftheGeneralSynod,themembersofthesynodshallassembleingroupsaccordingtotheirecclesiasticalprovinces.

4. TheNominatingCommitteeoftheGeneralSynodshallassignoneofitsmemberstochaireachoftheprovincialassemblies,suchmemberbeingaresidentinthatecclesiasticalprovince.Suchpersonshallhavetherighttovote.

5. Thechairpersonshallappointthreescrutineersfromamongthosewhohavenotbeennominated.

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6. A chart shall be posted listing by diocese the nominees from each of the three Orders. (Note:IfadelegatewhowasnominateddidnotbecomeamemberofGeneralSynod,thatpersonisnoteligibletobeamemberoftheCouncil,andhisorhernameshallnotbeshownonthechart.)

7. Thememberswhohavebeennominatedmaybeidentifiedfortheinformationofthoseassembled.

8. Paperorelectronicballotsshallbemadeavailabletotheelectors,whoshallvoteforhisorherfirstchoiceamongthenomineestoserveontheCouncilofGeneralSynod.

9. Thecandidatereceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesshallbedeemedselected.Intheeventofatiewherebothcandidatesmaybeselected,itshallbedeemedthatbothhavebeenselected.Whereonlyonemaybeselected,furthervotesbetweenthosesotiedshallbetaken.Afterthreeballots,ifthetieremainsthechairpersonshallcastasecondvotetodecidetheissue.

10. IfthefirstselectionismadefromtheOrdersofBishopsandClergy,thesecondselectionshallbemadefromtheOrderofLaityandvice-versa.IfthefirstselectionresultsinthenominationofpersonsfromboththeOrdersofBishopsandClergyandtheOrderofLaity,thechairpersonshalldeterminefromwhichgroupthesecondselectionshallbemade.Thereafter,theselectionsshallalternatebetweenthetwogroups.

11. IfthefirstselectionfromtheOrdersofBishopsandClergyisabishop,thenextselectionfromthoseOrdersshallbemadefromtheOrderofClergy;ifthefirstselectionfromthoseOrdersisapriestoradeacon,thenextselectionfromthoseOrdersshallbemadefromtheOrderofBishops.

12. Aftereachselection,theothernominationsforthediocesewherethenomineeisresidentshallbestruckfromthelistofnominations.

13. WhentheprescribednumberofnomineesfromtheOrdersofBishopsandClergyorfromtheOrderofLaityhasbeenachieved,othernominationsfromthoseOrdersorthatOrdershallbestruckfromthenominations.

14. When the prescribed number of nominations of ordained and lay persons from the ecclesiasticalprovincehasbeenachieved,themeetingshallvotebyballotontheyouthmembernominees.Theyouthmemberreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesshallbeselected.

15. ThechairpersonshalldeclarethebusinessconcludedandreporttothechairpersonoftheGeneralSynodNominatingCommittee.

16. ThechairpersonoftheGeneralSynodNominatingCommitteeshallreporttotheGeneralSynodthenamesofthosewhohavebeennominatedfortheCounciloftheGeneralSynodbythisprocess,andmovetheadoptionofthereport.

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APPENDIX H

Regulations of the Financial Management Committee for its Subcommittees

(Regulations under Canon VI — Financial Management)

Under review by the Financial Management Committee

1. Regulations for Governing The Consolidated Trust Funda) Undertermsofsubsections4a)and4b)ofCanonVI,thereshallbeaConsolidatedTrust

FundforthecollectiveinvestmentandreinvestmentofmoniesbelongingtotheGeneralSynod, including its general and special funds, as well as the monies of any Churchorganizationsandinstitutionsreceivedbythesynodforinvestment.

b) The fund shall be divided into units which shall have a value determined by thesubcommitteeonaquarterlybasiswhentheinformationisavailablefromtheInvestmentManager.

c) Unitsmaybewithdrawnfromthefunduponreasonablenotice.

d) Depositsinthefundshallearninterestuntiltheypurchaseunitsatthenextvaluationdate;suchinterestshallbeatcompetitiverates.

e) Theinvestmentmanagementofthefundandcustodyofitssecuritiesshallbeinaccordancewiththecontractsprovidedforinsubsection4j)ofCanonVI.

f) Auditedfinancialstatementsofthefundshallbecirculatedtoallunitholdersnot laterthansixmonthsafterthecloseofthefiscalyear.

g) TheFinancialManagementCommitteemayapproveregulationstoprovideformeetingsofunitholdersinthefund.

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APPENDIX I

Reserved

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APPENDIX J

Terms of Reference for Committees of the Council of the General Synod

I. Anglican Award of Merit Committee

1. Background

TheAnglicanAwardofMeritoriginatedasarecommendationtotheNationalExecutiveCouncilfromacommitteeappointedtodevelopproposalsbywhichTheAnglicanChurchofCanadamightshareintheobservanceofCanada’scentenary.GeneralSynod,in1967byresolution,authorizedtheestablishingofsuchanaward.Noawardsweremadepriorto1986.

2. Authorization

a) InNovember1986theNationalExecutiveCouncilresolvedasfollows:

i) thattherebeestablishedanAnglican Award of MeritinrecognitionoftheChristianwitnessoflaypeople,notnecessarilymembersofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada;

ii) thattheGeneralSecretaryofGeneralSynodbedesignatedWardenandRegistraroftheAwardandChairpersonofacommitteeappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodtorecommendannuallytotheCouncilpotentialrecipientsoftheAward;

iii) thattheNationalExecutiveCouncil,onnominationoftheCommittee,determinethenumberofawardstobemadeannually;

iv) thatasuitablecertificate,medalandlapelpinbegiventoeachrecipient.

b) InMay1994theCounciloftheGeneralSynodresolvedthatawardsbegrantedatthelastmeetingoftheCouncilbeforeeachGeneralSynod;thatareportbepresentedatGeneralSynod;andthattheAwardscontinuetobepresentedbythePrimate intherecipient’shomeparish.

3. TermsofReference(revised March 1995)

a) TheAwardshallbegiventopersonswho:

i) havemadeanoutstandingcontributionoverseveralyearstothelifeandworkoftheChurchnationallyand/orinternationally,or

ii) haveperformedworknationallyand/orinternationallyonashort-termbasisthathasmadeasignificantimpactonthelifeoftheChurch.

iii) NominationformswillbesentbyOctober1,intheyearpriortothelastmeetinginthetrienniumoftheCouncilofGeneralSynod,totheCounciloftheGeneralSynodmembers, Diocesan Bishops, Diocesan Executive Councils, Standing CommitteesandothernationalbodiesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

iv) Completednominationforms,givingnameandaddressofthenominee,relevantbiographical informationaboutthenomineeanddetailsofthecontributions)by

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thenomineetotheChurchnationallyand/orinternationally,includingdates,officesheld,andnoteworthyachievements,willbereturnedtotheRegistraroftheAward.

v) Nominations received prior to December 31 will be considered by the AwardsCommitteeduringthefirstquarterofthefollowingyear,withrecommendationstotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodbeingmadeatitsmeetingfollowing.

vi) TheAwardwillbepresentedbythePrimateatanappropriatetimeandplace.vii) TheexpensesincurredbytheAwardsCommitteeshallbechargedtotheCouncilof

theGeneralSynod.viii) TheTermsofReferencemaybeamendedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodatits

discretion.

4. RecipientsoftheAnglicanAwardofMerit

Year Recipient Diocese1986 ElliottHudson NovaScotia1986 StuartRyan Ontario1986 ReginaldSoward Toronto1987 BettyGraham Toronto1987 MildredRobertson Huron1987 RuthScott BritishColumbia1988 JohnArcher Qu’Appelle1988 EricBalcom NovaScotia1988 GraceHutchings Huron1989 DerekArnold Kootenay1989 PamelaBird NationalOffice1989 RobertPorter Huron1989 Ernest(Duff)Pullen Niagara1990 GeorgeBlack Huron1990 GilbertFaries Moosonee1990 JohnGraham Toronto1991 PatriciaBays Qu’Appelle1991 NinaBurnham Huron1991 MavisGillie BritishColumbia1991 EdithLand Toronto1991 PamelaMcBeth Montreal1991 RaymondTaylor ChurchArmy1992 PhyllisCreighton Toronto1992 DianeMaybee Ontario1992 BerylReid CentralNewfoundland1992 LawrenceWhytehead Rupert’sLand1993 ErnestFisher NovaScotia1993 SandraKreutzer Athabasca1993 JohnLigertwood NationalOffice

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1994 GeorgeAxon Qu’Appelle1994 BertFleming Toronto1994 DavidGould Algoma1994 DonnaHunter Toronto1994 KennethLemon Huron1994 BarbaraMalloch Montreal1995 MervBater Rupert’sLand1995 MadelineCritchell EasternNewfoundlandandLabrador1995 IanMcCulloch NovaScotia1998 BettyGracie Toronto1998 KendraGregson Niagara1998 MichaelIveson Ottawa1998 GarthWalker NewWestminster2001 CynthiaLewellyn NewWestminster2001 GeorgeMayo Toronto2001 ViSmith Caledonia2001 SueMackay-Smith Kootenay2001 RonaldStevenson Fredericton2001 CarolThrop Rupert’sLand2001 DavidWright Saskatoon2004 RobertFalby Toronto2004 AmyNewell Ottawa2007 DorothyDavies-Flindall DioceseofOntario2007 KlausGruber DioceseofSaskatoon2007 J.H.ClyneHarradence DioceseofSaskatchewan2007 Elizabeth(Betty)Livingston DioceseofHuron2007 TsuyoshiEddyNishida DioceseofCalgary2010 RobertT.Dickson DioceseofNewWestminster2010 AliceJeanFinlay DioceseofToronto2010 DavidP.Jones DioceseofEdmonton2010 MaryElizabethLoweth DioceseofToronto2010 MonicaPatten DioceseofOttawa2013 BrianBurrows DioceseofEdmonton2013 CarolynR.A.Chenhall DioceseofNovaScotiaandPrinceEdwardIsland2013 AnnetteGraydon DioceseofNiagara2013 BudSmith AnglicanParishesoftheCentralInterior2013 RogerL.Spack DioceseofMontreal2016 JenniferHenry DioceseofToronto2016 SuzanneLawson DioceseofToronto2016 TrevorJ.D.Powell DioceseofQu’Appelle

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2016 DavidStovel DioceseofToronto2016 TheHon.Mr.JusticePeterA.Whitmore DioceseofQu’Appelle2019 Robert(Bob)Boeckner DioceseofToronto2019 DebraGill DioceseofCentralNewfoundland2019 MelissaGreen TerritoryofthePeople2019 AnnePatterson DioceseofOntario2019 DorothyRussell-Patterson DioceseofHuron2019 SusanWinn DioceseofMontreal

II. Audit Committeea) ThereshallbeanAuditCommitteeappointedbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodand

consistingofsuchpersonsastheCouncilmaydeterminefromtimetotime.TheAuditCommitteeshalladvisetheCouncilonallmattersrelatedtotheannualfinancialstatementsofalldivisionsandorganizations.

b) Insodoing,theAuditCommitteeshall:

i) Determine annually what financial statements are required and their format,in addition to those prescribed in Canon VI, and review the audited financialstatementswiththeAuditors.

ii) LiaisewiththeAuditorstoreviewthetypeandscopeofaudittobeperformed,anditsadequacy.

iii) ReviewandevaluatereportspreparedbytheAuditorswhichdescribeweaknessesintheinternalandmanagementcontrolsandwhichmaycontainrecommendationsforimprovements;andreceivereportsfromtheTreasurerandotherappropriatestaffastoactiontakenontherecommendations.

iv) ReceivetheauditedstatementsofThePensionOfficeCorporationofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaandTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaResolutionCorporation,andto ensure that their audits are complete and their statements compatiblewiththoseoftheGeneralSynod.

v) Recommend to the Council of the General Synod, for appointment, a firm ofCharteredAccountantstobeAuditorsoftheGeneralSynod.

vi) RecommendtotheCounciloftheGeneralSynodtheamountoftheannualauditfee.

III. Nominating Committeea) ThereshallbeaNominatingcommitteeoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,appointedby

theProlocutorinconsultationwiththeGeneralSecretary.TheCommitteewillbechairedby the Deputy Prolocutor and have four additionalmembers from the Council of theGeneralSynod,onefromeachecclesiasticalprovince.TheCommitteewillbenamedatthemeetingofthenewly-electedCounciloftheGeneralSynodheldduringtheGeneralSynod.

b) Thepurposeof theCommittee is toassist theCouncilof theGeneralSynod inmakingappointments of representatives to bodieswithin and outside TheAnglican Church ofCanada,asrequestedordirectedbypolicy,Canonand/orRegulation.

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c) Thecriteriagoverningselectionofrepresentativesarethoseestablishedby:

i) GeneralSynodanditsStandingCommittees,CouncilsandBoards;andii) thebodyrequestingrepresentationfromTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Terms of Referencea) ToproposetotheCounciloftheGeneralSynod,nominationsforcommittees,commissions

andtaskforces,asestablishedfromtimetotimeinrelationtotheCouncil’swork.

b) Tonominatepersonstofillpositions,asdirectedbyCanonand/orRegulation.

c) ToreceivenominationsfrommembersoftheCounciloftheGeneralSynodandconductanelectiontochoosetherepresentativeofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadatotheAnglicanConsultativeCouncil,asrequired.

d) Inconsultationwithappropriatestandingcommitteesandaccordingtoagreedprocedure,to invite, consider and propose to the Council of the General Synod nominations ofrepresentativesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadatotheCanadianCouncilofChurches,WorldCouncilofChurches,PartnersinMissionConsultationsandothermajorgatherings,asmaybedeterminedfromtimetotime.

e) To assist the Primate and Prolocutor, upon request, in filling vacancies on standingcommittees,councilsandboardsforwhichtheyhavepowerofappointment.

f) To propose to the Primate, if requested, nominations for appointments forwhich thePrimatehasresponsibility.

[Approved by the National Executive Council in March 1992]

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APPENDIX K

Reserved

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APPENDIX L

Legislation Awaiting Second Reading in 2022

Note:InordertomakeachangetotheDeclarationofPrinciplesoranyCanondealingwithdoctrine,worshipordiscipline,eachofthethreeOrdershastopasstheresolution,andithastobepassedattwosuccessiveGeneralSynods:S.11a)i)andii)oftheDeclarationofPrinciples.

Thefollowingresolutionsweregivenfirstreadingatthe2019GeneralSynodandwillbereferredtotheDiocesesandProvincespriortothesecondreadingin2022.

Resolution Number A030

Amendment to the Declaration of Principles

BeitresolvedthatthisGeneralSynod:

GiveFirstReadingtoamendsection11oftheDeclarationofPrinciplestoaddparagraphf)asfollows:11f) TheHandbookCommitteemaymakesuchcorrectionsandalterationstotheDeclarationofPrinciples,Constitution,andCanonsasitconsidersnecessary,providedthatsuchcorrectionsandchangesrelateonlytomattersofformandnottomattersofsubstanceandprovidedthatanysuchcorrectionoralterationshallbereportedtothenextfollowingmeetingofGeneralSynodandmaybesetasidebyamajorityofthosememberspresentandvoting.

Resolution Number A051-R2

Prayer for Reconciliation with the Jewish People

BeitresolvedthatthisGeneralSynod:

GivefirstreadingtotheadditionofthefollowingsectiontoCanonXIV:5.Prayernumberfourin“PrayersandThanksgivingsuponSeveralOccasions”istobedeletedfromuseandfromfutureprintingsoftheBookofCommonPrayerandreplacedwithaprayerentitled“ForReconciliationwiththeJews”asfollows:

O GOD, who didst choose Israel to be thine inheritance: Have mercy upon us and forgive us for violence and wickedness against our brother Jacob; the arrogance of our hearts and minds hath deceived us, and shame hath covered our face. Take away all pride and prejudice in us, and grant that we, together with the people whom thou didst first make thine own, may attain to the fullness of redemption which thou hast promised; to the honour and glory of thy most holy Name.

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Confidentiality

Statement on the Issue of Confidential Information Imparted to Members of the Clergy

1. ItisthehistoricobligationofthemembersoftheclergyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadatoregardasasacredtrustallconfidentialinformationimpartedtothemeitherunderthesealoftheconfessionalorrevealedtothemintheircapacityaspastors.

2. However, in certain circumstances, this historic obligation of confidentiality is subject to specificlegislationinmanyjurisdictions.

3. Itisalsosubjecttotheobligationtogiveevidenceundercompulsionofacourtoflaworotherlegallyauthorizedbody.

4. Thepriest/penitentrelationshipenjoysnoprivilegeunderthevariousfederalandprovincialEvidence ActsexceptforNewfoundlandandQuebec.Thegeneralruleoflawisthatapersontestifyinginacourtorothertribunalisrequiredtoanswerallquestionsrelatingtoconfidentialinformation.Apersonwhorefusestotestifyisincontemptandcouldbepenalizedaccordingly.

5. Apriestcompelledtotestifymustalwayshaveinmindthehistoricobligationofconfidentialityandshoulddeclarethatobligationtothetribunals.Ifthepriestisrequestedtobreakthisobligation,thejudgeshoulddecidewhethercompellingdisclosureofthecommunicationwouldbeagreaterbenefitintheadministrationofjusticethanexcusingthepriestfromtestifying.

6. Ifthejudgerequiresthatthepriestsotestify,thepriestshouldseekpermissiontoconsultthediocesanandchancellorandtoberepresentedbylegalcounsel.

7. Thereareanumberofothercircumstanceswherethesacredobligationofconfidentialityimposesaseriousmoraldilemmaforthepriestconcerned.Ontheseoccasionsthepriestoughttoconsultwithhisorherdiocesanandchancellor.

[Adopted by the National Executive Council in November 1986]

[Note:Seethe1991SupremeCourtofCanadadecisioninR v Gruenke(1991)3SCR263,http://canlii.ca/t/1fsjh.]

http://canlii.ca/t/1fsjh

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APPENDIX N

The Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion (www.anglicancommunion.org) comprises 38 self-governingMember Churches(includingtheAnglicanChurchofCanada)orProvincesthatshareseveralthingsincommonincludingdoctrine,waysofworshipping,mission,andafocusofunityintheArchbishopofCanterbury.Formalmechanismsformeeting include the LambethConference, theAnglican ConsultativeCouncil, and the Primates’Meeting,togetherknownastheInstrumentsofCommunion.

The105thArchbishopofCanterbury,theMostRevdandRtHonJustinWelby,wasenthronedonthe21stMarch,2013.His immediatepredecessorwas theRtRevdandRtHonDrRowanWilliams, LordWilliamsofOystermouth.TheArchbishopsofCanterburyareseenbytheAnglicanCommunionofchurchesastheirspiritualleader.Heisprimusinterpares,firstamongequalsoftheotherPrimates(ChiefArchbishops,PresidingBishops)ofthevariousprovinces.HeisthePrimateofAllEnglandandDiocesanoftheDioceseofCanterbury.His“seat”isinCanterburyCathedralwherethereisalso“StAugustine’sChair”thatmarksthesignificanceofCanterburytoAnglicans

TheLambethConferenceisagatheringofthebishopsoftheCommunionandhasbeenheldapproximatelyevery tenyearssince1867.TheConferencehasconsistently rejectedanynotionofcreatingacentralizedauthorityintheCommunion.WhileConferenceresolutionsarerespectedandinfluentialtheyarenotbindingontheChurchesoftheCommunion.CanadianbishopsattendandparticipateintheConference.

TheAnglicanConsultativeCouncilemanatedfromaresolutionofthe1968LambethConference.TheCouncilmeetseverythreeyearsandit istheonlyglobalAnglicanbodythathasaconstitutionandlegalstanding.TheCouncildoesnothaveanylegislativepowers.Asitsnameimplies,itsroleisconsultative.TheAnglicanChurchofCanada is representedontheCouncilby threememberschosenbytheCouncilof theGeneralSynod—abishop,apriestordeacon,andalayperson.TheCouncil’sconstitutioncanbefoundontheAnglicanCommunionwebsite—http://www.anglicancommunion.org/index.cfm

ThePrimates’Meeting resulted from resolutionsof the 1978 LambethConferenceoneofwhich advisedmemberChurchesnottotakeactionconcerningissueswhichareofconcerntothewholeAnglicanCommunionwithoutconsultationwithaLambethConferenceorwiththeepiscopatethroughthePrimatesCommittee.ThemembershipofthePrimates’MeetingisconfinedtothosebishopswhoarethePrimates,ModeratorsorPresidingBishopsoftheseveralProvincialChurches.ThePrimates’Meeting,asameetingofbishops,enablestheglobalepiscopateoftheAnglicanCommuniontobeconsultedinalimited,butsomewhatrepresentative,way between Lambeth Conferences. The Primate of The Anglican Church of Canada participates in thePrimates’Meeting.

TheseinstrumentsareservedbyasecretariatbasedattheAnglicanCommunionOfficeinLondon,aswellasinNewYork,Genevaandfrom2012inNairobi.

MostCommunionlife,however,isfoundintherelationshipsbetweenAnglicansatalllevelsofchurchlifeandworkaroundtheglobe;dioceseslinkedwithdioceses,parisheswithparishes,peoplewithpeople,allworkingtofurtherGod’smission.Therearearound85millionpeopleonsixcontinentswhocallthemselvesAnglican

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(orEpiscopalian),inmorethan165countries.TheseChristianbrothersandsistersshareprayer,resources,supportandknowledgeacrossgeographicalandculturalboundaries.

AnglicansarecommittedtoproclaimingthegoodnewsoftheGospeltoallcreationasexpressedintheMarksofMission:

• ToproclaimtheGoodNewsoftheKingdom• Toteach,baptiseandnurturenewbelievers• Torespondtohumanneedbylovingservice• Toseektotransformunjuststructuresofsociety,tochallengeviolenceofeverykindandtopursuepeace

andreconciliation• Tostrivetosafeguardtheintegrityofcreationandsustainandrenewthelifeoftheearth

MembersoftheAnglicanCommunionaroundtheworldareinvolvedwitharangeoflife-changingactivitiesthatincludeevangelismandchurchgrowth;providingfood,shelterandclothingtothoseinneed;speakingoutwithandfortheoppressed;andsettingupschools,hospitals,clinicsanduniversities.

There are also international Anglican networks and Anglican Communion Commissions, Committees andWorkingGroupsthatworktoachievetheseMarksandmore.Currentprojects includeacampaigntoendviolenceagainstwomenandchildren,aprojecttounderstandhowAnglicansreadandunderstandtheBible,andanallianceco-ordinatingglobalAnglicanrelief,developmentandadvocacyefforts.

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APPENDIX O

Anglican Foundation of Canada

Foundedin1957withimaginativeforesight,theAnglicanFoundationofCanada’svisionistoprovideabundantresourcesforinnovativeministries,Anglicanpresence,anddiverseinfrastructureprojectsacrosstheCanadianChurch.

Leadingthewayinresourcefulministryfor60years,AFChasbenefiteddioceses,hundredsofparishes,andthousandsofCanadianAnglicanswiththeprovisionoffinancialsupportforministryfromcoasttocoasttocoast.Duringthepast60years,AFChasinvestedover$33millionintheministryoftheAnglicanChurch.

AFCinvitesindividuals,parishes,andchurchorganizationstomakeanannualcontributionsothatit canrespondgenerouslytoapplicantswhoareengagedinministrytoservetheCanadianChurch.TheFoundation’sabilitytosupportministryisalsofundedbybequests,memorialsandspecialgifts,donor-designatedtrusts,life insurance,and investment income.TheAnglicanFoundationofCanada is incorporatedasaregisteredCanadianCharitableOrganization(BN119212405RR0001).

Forms of AssistanceTheAnglicanFoundationofCanadaprovidesassistance,throughone-timegrants(upto$15,000),multi-yeargrants (up to$10,000peryear for threeyears),and loans (up to$100,000), toawidevarietyofprojectsand programs. These include educational and ecumenical programs, building and infrastructure projects,youthresources,summercamps,andinterfaithandinter-generationalcommunityinitiatives.TheFoundationadministersanumberoftrustswhichsupportchurchmusicinCanada,sacredandliturgicalarts,traininginpreachingandpastoralcare,andprogramstobenefitIndigenouspeople.

TheAnglicanFoundationalsoadministersthetheologicalbursaryprogram.Thisfundingisprovidedthroughanumberofdifferenttrustsandbequestsdesignatedforspecificareasofstudyandstudentdemographics.Funding is provided for training for ordained or layministry at a recognized theological college, and foradvancedtheologicalstudyatthepost-graduatelevelwithaviewtocontributingtothelifeoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada.

Applicationsforgrantsand/orloansmustreceiveapprovalfromdiocesancouncilandthediocesanbishoppriortosubmissiontotheFoundation.Eachdiocesemaysubmituptothreeapplicationsperyear.ApplicationsmayalsobesubmittedbyGeneralSynod,theologicalcolleges,andotherreligiousorganizations.ApplicationdeadlineseachyearareApril1andSeptember1.

Applicationformsareavailableonlineatwww.anglicanfoundation.org.

AdministrationABoardofDirectorschairedbythePrimateoftheAnglicanChurchofCanadaincludesappointedandelectedlayandordainedrepresentativesfromacrossCanada.Itmeetstwiceperyeartoreviewapplications,awardgrants,bursariesandloans,andtodirectstrategicplanninganddevelopment.TheBoardofDirectorsreportsannuallytotheFoundationmembershipattheAnnualGeneralMeetingofmembers.

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SupportDonorstotheFoundationhavetheopportunityto:• makeasignificantdifferenceforgoodamongCanadianAnglicansandpeopleinthewidercommunity,• learnaboutinnovativeministryandinfrastructureinitiativesacrossthecountry,and• playanimportantandtangibleroleintheadvancementandgrowthofAnglicanministryinCanada.

Annual Donor GroupsPrimate’s Circle $5,000+Directors’ Circle $1,000—4,999Benefactor $500—999Companion $100—499Friend $50—99

Therearemanywaystomakeadonation.Donorscangiveaone-timegifttothegeneralfund,choosetomakeanannualgift,orselectaspecifictrustthattheywouldliketosupport.Donorsmaychoosetoleaveadesignatedbequestintheirwillortogivememorialgiftsinlieuofflowersatthetimeofdeathofalovedone.

Donor BenefitsInadditiontoknowingtheirgiftissupportingimportantwork,donorsreceive:• membershipintheAnglicanFoundationofCanada(fordonorsof$50ormore),• recognitionintheFoundation’sAnnualReport,• FoundationUpdatenewsletters,and• complimentaryAFCmerchandiseandpromotionalmaterial.

Eligibility to Apply for Anglican Foundation Grants• parishesandotherinstitutionaldonorswhoaremembersoftheAnglicanFoundationareeligibletoapply

forgrants,• after3yearsofcontinuousdonations,parishesandotherinstitutionsareeligibletoapplyforsubsequent

grants,and• studentsfromdonorcollegesareeligibletoapplyfortheologicalbursaries.

Share in Our GovernanceIndividualandinstitutionaldonors(of$50ormore)areinvitedtoshareinthegovernanceoftheAnglicanFoundationbyattendingandvotingattheAnnualGeneralMeeting.IndividualdonorsmayalsobenominatedasaDiocesanRepresentativebytheirdiocese,actingasaliaisonwiththeFoundationandrepresentingtheirdioceseattheAnnualGeneralMeeting.

ContactToreceivefurtherinformation,makeadonation,orsubmitanapplication,pleasevisitwww.anglicanfoundation.org.Anglican Foundation of Canada80 Hayden StreetToronto, ON M4Y 3G2416-924-9199 ext. [email protected]

http://www.anglicanfoundation.org/

mailto:[email protected]

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APPENDIX P

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund

VisionAtrulyjust,healthyandpeacefulworld.

Mission StatementAsaninstrumentoffaith,PWRDFconnectsAnglicansinCanadatocommunitiesaroundtheworldindynamicpartnershipstoadvancedevelopment,torespondtoemergencies,toassistrefugees,andtoactforpositivechange.

OrganizationThePrimate’sWorldReliefandDevelopmentFundisanincorporatedorganizationworkinginclosecooper-ationwithTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,andservingasitsinternationaldevelopmentandreliefministry.PWRDFisgovernedbyanelectedBoardofDirectors,includingthePrimateofCanada,abishop,membersoftheclergyandlaity,aswellasIndigenousandyouthpartners.TheBoardofDirectorsmeetstwiceyearlywithadditionalworkbeingdonebystandingcommitteesandworkinggroups.Everydiocesemayappointavotingmembertoannualgeneralmeetingsandspeciallycalledmeetingsofmembers.Asaseparatelyincorporatedorganization,PWRDFhasobserverstatuswithGeneralSynod,aswellascooperatingwiththerelevantStand-ingCommitteesofGeneralSynod.

PWRDFprovidesfinancialandtechnicalassistancesupporttoIndigenousandinternationalpartnersworkinginCanadaandoverseas.Atthesametime,PWRDFstaffresourceanetworkofdiocesanandparishrepresen-tativeswitheducation,information,communications,theologicalreflection,andoutreachactivitiesincloseto1800parishesacrossCanada.ParishesfromacrossCanadarespondgenerouslytotheworkofPWRDFinCan-adaandoverseasthroughindividualdonations,specialevents,bequests,andplannedgiving,whichtogetherprovidethecorefundingforPWRDFactivities.TheDepartmentofForeignAffairs,IndustryandDevelopmentprovidesapproximatelyonethirdofPWRDF’sfundingrequirementswithsomeadditional,smalleramountscomingfromtheManitobaCouncilforInternationalCooperationandtheSaskatchewanCouncilforInterna-tionalCooperation,intheprovincesofManitobaandSaskatchewanrespectively.

Federallyincorporated,asofMay30,2000,undertheCanadaCorporationsAct,as:ThePrimate’sWorldReliefandDevelopmentFund/LefondduPrimatpourlesecoursetledéveloppementmondial.File#376624-1.

The Primate’s Fund, 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 Telephone: (416) 924 – 9192Fax: (416) 924 – 3483Website: www.pwrdf.org

Canada Revenue Agency Registration (PWRDF) Number: 8664 34640 RR0001

http://www.pwrdf.org/

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APPENDIX Q

Judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal

TheSupremeCourtofAppealconvenedinWinnipeg,April4-6,1989,toconsiderarequestoftheHouseofBishopsoftheEcclesiasticalProvinceofRupert’sLand.ThemembersoftheCourtwere:

ArchbishopMichaelG.Peers,PresidentArchbishopReginaldHollisBishopArthurD.BrownLindaBarry-HollowellArchdeaconRobertS.C.GriggJoanWerrunDeanAustinMunroeChancellorJohnWrightCanonDonaldM.Landon

TheRegistrarwasJohnG.Goodwin.

TheJudgment,issuedJune16,1989,is:

JudgmentThefollowingcasehavingbeenstated:

WHETHERORNOT,havingregardto theprovisionsofSections6.j),7.b)(iv)and8.a)of theDeclarationofPrinciplesof,andCanonXIVof,theGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,Sections6.26,6.27and1.28 oftheConstitutionof,andCanonVof,theEcclesiasticalProvinceofRupert’sLandwithinTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,ofCanonXXXVIIIoftheDioceseofQu’AppellewithinsaidEcclesiasticalProvince,andofanyotherprovisionsoftheConstitutionsandCanonsoftheEcclesiasticalProvincesanddiocesesofandwithinTheAnglicanChurchofCanadathathavesimilarimport,

a) Bishops consecrated according to the forms for Consecrationprovided in TheBookofAlternativeServicesauthorizedforpublicationandusebytheNationalExecutiveCouncilofGeneralSynodinNovember,l984,pursuanttoresolutionpassedbyGeneralSynodinJune,l983,arevalidlyconsecrated,and

b) PriestsandDeaconsordainedbytheuseof the formprovided insaidBookarevalidlyordained,and

c) MarriagescelebratedbytheuseofeitheroftheformsprovidedinsaidBookarevalidlysolemnized;ineachcaseaccordingtotheecclesiasticallawandusagesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,andalso

d) TheformsforConsecration,OrdinationandMarriageprovidedinTheBookofCommonPrayer(1962)ofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,areinany,andifso,which,ofthediocesesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,theonly formswhichmaybeusedbyTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaforsuchpurposes,validlyandeffectively.

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AndTheCourt,havingconsideredthesubmissionsoftheIntervenors,andtheopinionsoftheBishopshavingbeenconsideredinaccordancewithCanonXXoftheGeneralSynod,theCourtholdsthat:

a) Bishops consecrated according to the forms for Consecrationprovided in TheBookofAlternativeServicesarevalidlyconsecrated.

b) PriestsandDeaconsordainedbytheuseoftheformprovidedinTheBookofAlternativeServicesarevalidlyordained.

c) MarriagescelebratedbytheuseofeitheroftheformsprovidedinTheBookofAlternativeServicesarevalidlysolemnized;and

d) WhileTheBookofCommonPrayerhasbeenauthorizedbyTheAnglicanChurchofCanada,such authorization does not confer exclusivity and there is nothing to prevent otheralternativeliturgiesfrombeinglawfullyauthorized.ItisalsoourconclusionthatnothingpreventsliturgiesinotherthantheEnglishlanguagefrombeinglawfullyauthorized.

[Written Reasons for the Judgment were given by the Court.]

Forafullaccountoftheproceeding,seeJohndeP.Wright,“ConveningtheSupremeCourtofAppealoftheAnglicanChurchofCanada–AMemoir”,JournaloftheCanadianChurchHistoricalSociety,XLVII,2,Fall2005,224-261.

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APPENDIX S

Legislation Respecting the General Synod

1. The General SynodUnofficial Consolidation of Chap. 82, Statutes of Canada, 1921, as amended by Chap. 35, 1951 (2nd Sess.) and Chap. 57, 1956 and Chap. 56, 2005.

AnActtoincorporateTheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada.[Assented to 3rd May, 1921]

WHEREAS,theGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaiscomposedoftheArchbishopsandBishopsoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaandofclericalandlaydelegatesfromalldiocesesofthesaidChurchinCanada;andwhereasapetitionhasbeenpresentedprayingthatthesaidGeneralSynodmaybeincorporated,anditisexpedienttogranttheprayerofthesaidpetition:ThereforeHisMajesty,byandwiththeadviceandconsentoftheSenateandHouseofCommonsofCanada,enactsasfollows:

1. TheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada isherebydeclared tobeabodycorporateunder thenameandstyleof“TheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”hereinaftercalled“theSynod”.

2. The Synod shall consist of the Primate, Archbishops and Bishops of the said AnglicanChurchofCanadaandofclericalandlaydelegatestobeelectedbytheseveraldiocesesofthesaidChurchinCanadaaccordingtotheconstitutionoftheSynodasthesameexistsatthetimeofthepassingofthisAct,orasitmayfromtimetotimebealteredbytheSynodafterthepassingthereof.

3. (1) The Synod may purchase, take, have, hold, receive, possess, retain and enjoyproperty, real or personal, corporeal or incorporeal, and any or every estate orinterestwhatsoever,given,granted,devisedorbequeathedtoit,orappropriated,purchasedoracquired,byitinanymannerorwaywhatsoever,to,for,orinfavouroftheusesandpurposesoftheSynodorto,for,orinfavourofanyreligious,educational,eleemosynaryorotherinstitutionestablishedorintendedtobeestablishedby,underthemanagementof,orinconnectionwith,theusesorpurposesoftheSynod.

(2) The Synod may also hold such real property or estate therein as is bona fidemortgaged to it bywayof security, or conveyed to it in satisfactionofdebtsorjudgmentsrecovered.

(3) The Synod shall give the Secretary of State, when required, a full and correctstatementofalllands,atthedateofsuchstatement,heldbytheSynod,orintrustforit.

(4) Inregardtoanyrealproperty,which,byreasonofitssituationorotherwise, issubject to the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada, a license in

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mortmainshallnotbenecessaryfortheexerciseofthepowersgrantedbythisAct,butotherwise,theexerciseofthesaidpowersshallinanyprovinceofCanadabesubjecttothelawsofsuchprovinceastotheacquisitionandholdingoflandsbyreligiouscorporations,insofarassuchlawsapplytotheSynod.

(5) In so far as authorizationby theParliamentof Canada is necessary, anypersonorcorporationinwhosenameanyproperty,realorpersonal,isheldintrustorotherwise,fortheuseandpurposesoftheSynod,oranysuchpersonorcorporationto whom any such property devolves, may, subject always to the terms andconditionsofanytrustrelatingtosuchproperty,transfersuchproperty,oranypartthereof,totheSynod.

(6) AnydeedorotherinstrumentrelatingtorealestatevestedintheSynodortoanyinterestinsuchrealestateshall,ifexecutedwithinthejurisdictionoftheParliamentofCanada,bedeemedtobedulyexecutedifthereisaffixedtheretothesealoftheSynodandthereisthereonthesignatureofanyOfficeroftheSynoddulyauthorizedforsuchpurposes,orofhislawfulattorney.

(7) TheSynodmaymakeagiftoforlendanyofitsproperty,whetherrealorpersonal,forortoassistintheerectionormaintenanceofanybuildingorbuildingsdeemednecessaryforanychurch,college,institution,rectory,schoolorhospitalorforanyother religious, charitable, educational, congregational, social or administrativepurposesuponsuchtermsandconditionsasitmaydeemexpedient.(1951,c.35,s.1)

4. TheSynodshallhavefullpowerandauthoritytoadoptsuchcanons,rules,regulationsandbylawsasbytheSynodmaybeconsiderednecessaryfortheexerciseofthepowersconferredorwhichmayhereafterbeconferredontheSynodunderthisoranyotherActrelatingtothesaidChurchorSynod.

5. TheSynodmayexerciseall the saidpowersbyand through suchboards, councils andcommitteesastheSynodmayfromtimetotimeappointbycanonsorby-laws,andmaydeterminethemethodofelectionorappointmenttheretoandmaydefinetheconstitution,powers,duties,quorumandtermofofficeofsuchboards,councilsandcommittees,andfixthenumber,powers,dutiesandtermsofofficeoftheofficersoftheSynod,withfullpowertodelegatesuchofitspowersasitmaydeempropertothesaidboards,councils,committeesandofficers.

6. (1) TheSynodmay,fromtimetotimeforthepurposesoftheSynod—

(a) borrowmoneyuponthecreditoftheSynod;(b) limitorincreasetheamounttobeborrowed;(c) make,draw,accept,endorse,orbecomepartytopromissorynotesandbillsof

exchangeandeverysuchnoteorbillmade,drawn,acceptedorendorsedbythepartythereto,authorizedbytheby-lawsoftheSynod,andcountersignedbytheproperpartythereto,authorizedbytheby-lawsoftheSynod,shallbebindingupontheSynodandshallbepresumedtohavebeenmade,drawn,acceptedorendorsedwithproperauthorityuntilthecontraryisshown,anditshallnotbenecessaryinanycasetohavethesealoftheSynodaffixedtoanysuchnoteorbill;

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(d) mortgage,hypothecate,orpledgeanypropertyoftheSynod,realorpersonal,to secure the repayment of anymoney borrowed for the purposes of theSynod;

(e) issuebonds,debenturesorothersecuritiesoftheSynod;(f) pledgeorsellsuchbonds,debenturesorothersecuritiesforsuchsumsandat

suchpricesasmaybedeemedexpedient.

(2)Nothing in theprecedingsubsectionshallbeconstrued toauthorize theSynod toissueanynoteorbillpayabletobearerthereof,oranypromissorynoteintendedtobecirculatedasmoneyorasthenoteorbillofabank,ortoengageinthebusinessofbankingorinsurance.(1951,c.35s.2)

6A.TheSynodmayalsoinvestandreinvestanyofitsfunds,includinganyfundsheldintrust,insuchinvestmentsastheSynodconsidersadvisable.(2005,c56).

6B.TheSynodmaytakeoverandmaintainthepresentPensionFundoftheGeneralSynodfor

theretiredordisabledclergyoftheChurch,theirwidows,childrenanddependents,andmaysetup,establishandmaintainafundorfundsforthebenefitoflayemployeesoftheSynodoranydiocese,parish,mission,college,school,hospital,institutionorsocietyorforanyreligious,educational,eleemosynary,administrative,congregationalorsocialpurpose,uponsuchtermsandconditionsastheSynodmaydeemexpedient,andmaybycanonorregulationsprovidefortheconstitutionofanyboardorcommitteeforthemanagementofsaidfundorfundsandmaydefinethepowersanddutiesofsuchboardorcommitteeandtheregulationofthefundunderitscontrol.(1951,c.35s.3)

7. The Synodmay do all such other lawful acts and things as are incidental or may beconducivetotheattainmentofitsobjects.

2. The Missionary Society of The Church of England in CanadaChap. 155, Statutes of Canada, 1903.

AnActtoincorporatetheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada.[Assented to 13th August, 1903]

WHEREAStheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada,representingallthediocesesofthesaidchurchinCanada,exceptthedioceseofCaledonia,intheProvinceofBritishColumbia,bycanonnumbertwocreatedasocietycalled“TheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada”,consistingofall themembersofthesaidchurch,forthegeneralmissionaryworkofthesaidchurch;andwhereas itwillassistandpromotetheworkofthesaidsociety if it isincorporated;andwhereasapetitionhasbeenpresentedprayingthatthesaidsocietymaybeincorporatedandhaveconferreduponitthepowersofacorporation,anditisexpedienttogranttheprayerofthesaidpetition:ThereforeHisMajesty,byandwiththeadviceandconsentoftheSenateandHouseofCommonsofCanada,enactsasfollows—

1. TheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada,asatpresentconstitutedundercanonnumbertwooftheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaassetoutinthescheduletothisAct,isherebyconstitutedabodycorporateunderthenameandstyleof“TheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada”,hereinaftercalled“theSociety”.

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2. TheSocietyshallbegovernedandcontrolledandtheBoardofManagementoftheSocietyshallbeconstitutedasprovidedbythesaidcanonnumbertwo;andthesaidcanonshallcontinuetogoverntheSocietyandshallremaininforceuntilrepealed,alteredoramendedbythesaidGeneralSynod.

3. The saidGeneral Synodmayat anytime repeal, alteror amend the said canonnumbertwoandmaysubstituteotherprovisionsforthemanagementandcontroloftheSociety.

4. The Societymay acquire, hold, take and receive gifts, conveyances, devises andbequestsoflandorofpersonalproperty,orofanyestateorinteresttherein,inanypartofCanada,andmayuse,sellordisposeofthesameoranypartthereof,andmayapplytheproceedsofsuchpropertyforthepurposesforwhichtheSocietyhasbeenorganized;andanydeviseofrealestateshallbesubjecttothelawsrespectingthedevisesofrealestatetoreligiouscorporationsinforceatthetimeofsuchdeviseinthatpartofCanadainwhichsuchrealestateissituate.

(The schedule is omitted.)

3. The Consolidated Trust FundChap. 34, Statutes of Canada, 1951 (2nd Sess.).

AnActrespectingtheGeneralSynodof theChurchofEngland inCanadaandtheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada

[Assented to 21st December, 1951]

WHEREAStheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaandtheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadahavebypetitionrepresentedthattheyarebodiescorporateandpoliticunderstatutesoftheParliamentofCanada,eachhavingitsheadofficeintheCityofTorontoandProvinceofOntario;andwhereasthesaidcorporationshavebypetitionprayedforanActauthorizingthemtoconsolidate,manageandinvestthetrustfundsunderthecontrolofthesaidpetitionersrespectivelyasonefund;andwhereasitisexpedienttogranttheprayerofthesaidpetition;ThereforeHisMajesty,byandwiththeadviceandconsentoftheSenateandHouseofCommonsofCanada,enactsasfollows:

1. ThisActmaybecitedastheChurch of England Consolidated Trust Fund Act, 1951.

2. TheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaandtheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaandeachofthemmaydeclareandenactbycanonorby-lawthatallorpartofthepersonalproperty,securitiesandmoneyswhichnowareorwhichmayhereafterbecomevestedinorheldbythesaidcorporationsrespectivelyshallbeheld,managedandinvestedasonegeneraltrustfundtobeknownastheChurchofEnglandConsolidatedTrustFund,andmaymakesuchlawfulinvestmentsofthesameinsuchsumsandatsuchratesof interestastheBoardofFinanceoftheGeneralSynod(hereinafterreferred to as “theBoardof Finance”)may fromtime totimedetermine,butnothinghereincontainedshallauthorizethesaidBoardtovaryoralterthetrustsuponwhichthesaidpersonalproperty,securitiesormoneysarenowheld,exceptashereinorheretoforeauthorized.

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3. TheBoardofFinanceoftheGeneralSynodshallhavethemanagement,administrationandcontrolofthesaidfund.

4. Separateanddistinctaccountsofeachandeverytrustrespectingthefundsthereofvestedin thesaidcorporationsrespectively,showingthecapitalof thesame,shallbekeptbythesaidcorporationsrespectivelyandbythesaidBoardofFinance,andtheinterestandaccretionsreceivedoraccruingfromtheseveral investmentssomadeofthewholeofthe said consolidated trust fund shall bedividedbetween the twocorporations in theproportionofthecapitalcontributedbyeach,andtheamountreceivedbyeachcorporationshall bedividedamong the several trusts representedby itpro rata to theproportioncontributedbyeachseparatetrustfundtothewholetrustfundvestedineachcorporationrespectivelyafterdeductingfromsuchreceiptstheexpensesofmanagement,investmentandadministration,andprovisionforadequatereserveagainstloss,andthepaymentofsuchproratasumsshallbeafulldischargeofthesaidcorporationsrespectivelyinrespectofthetrustsonwhichthesaidfundsareheldbythem.

5. TheBoardofFinancemayreceiveandholdforinvestmentanytrustfundsoranyothersecuritiesormoneysvestedinorheldbyanydepartment,board,councilorcommitteeoftheGeneralSynodoroftheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada,orvestedinorheldbyanyProvincialorDiocesanSynodinCanadaoranyboardofcommitteethereof,whichtrustfundsorothersecuritiesormoneyswhenreceivedshallformpartofthesaidconsolidatedTrustFund,onsuchtermsastheBoardofFinanceshalldecide.

6. TheBoardofFinancereferredtohereinisauthorizedandempowered—

(a) todetermine,fixanddeclareeachyeartheamountofinterestearnedordeemedtobeearnedandaccretionsandtherateofinterestwhichshalltherebybepaidonthesecuritiesofthesaidconsolidatedtrustfund;and

(b) intheeventatanytimeofanydefaultinpaymentoftheprincipalortheinterestonanysecurity,orifatanytimeintheopinionoftheBoardofFinancetherehasbeenadepreciationinthevalueofanysecurity,todeductfromtimetotimetheamountofsuchdefaultordepreciationfromthetotaloftheinterestandaccretionsofthatyearortodirectthatitbespreadoveraperiodofyears.

7. TheChurchofEnglandinCanadaConsolidatedTrustFundshallacquirethewholeoranypartof the rights andpropertyof theChurchof EnglandTrust Fundasestablishedbychapter145,oftheActsof1927oftheprovinceofOntario,andchapter100,oftheActsof1928oftheprovinceofOntarioandassumealltheobligationsandliabilitiesoftheChurchofEnglandTrustFundandshallperformanddischargealloftheobligationsandliabilitiesoftheChurchofEnglandTrustFundsoassumedwhichatthetimeofsuchacquisitionandassumptionshallnothavebeenperformedanddischargedbythesaidChurchofEnglandTrustFund.

8. AllActsperformedundertheprovisionsoftheChurchofEnglandTrustFundActsoftheprovinceofOntarioareconfirmedanddeclaredtobelegal,validandbindingtothesameextentastheywouldbebindingifperformedundertheprovisionsofthisAct.

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4. Change in Name of the ChurchChap. 57, Statutes of Canada, 1956.

AnActrespecting:TheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada;TheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada;TheWoman’sAuxiliaryoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaandTheChurchofEnglandConsolidatedTrustFund

[Assented to 22nd March, 1956]

WHEREAStheGeneralSynodoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada,TheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada,andtheWomen’sAuxiliaryoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadahavebypetitionprayedthatitmaybeenactedashereinaftersetforth,anditisexpedienttogranttheprayerofthepetition:

ThereforeHerMajesty,byandwiththeadviceandconsentoftheSenateandHouseofCommonsofCanada,enactsasfollows:

1. Thenameof TheGeneral Synodof theChurchof England inCanada, incorporatedbychapter82ofthestatutesof1921isherebychangedto“TheGeneralSynodofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”.

2. ThenameofTheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchofEnglandinCanada,incorporatedbychapter155ofthestatutesof1903,isherebychangedto“TheMissionarySocietyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”.

3. ThenameofTheWoman’sAuxiliaryoftheChurchofEnglandinCanadaincorporatedbychapter98ofthestatutesof1908,asamendedbysection1ofchapter93ofthestatutesof1947isherebychangedto“TheWoman’sAuxiliaryofTheAnglicanChurchofCanada”.

4. ThenameofTheChurchofEnglandConsolidatedTrustFundasitappearsinchapter34ofthestatutesof1951(SecondSession) isherebychangedto“TheAnglicanChurchofCanadaConsolidatedTrustFund”.

5. ThechangesinthenamesoftheCorporationsandinthenameoftheFundhereinbeforereferred to shall not inanyway impair, alteroraffect the rightsor liabilitiesof anyofthesaidCorporations,orofthesaidFundoranybequest,giftordonationnowmadeorwhichhereaftermaybemadetoanyofthesaidcorporationsortothesaidFund,whetherbytheiroriginalortheirnewname,oranysuitorproceedingnowpendingorjudgmentexisting,eitherbyorinfavouroforagainstanyofthesaidCorporationsorthesaidFundwhichnotwithstandingsuchchangesinthenamesofthesaidcorporationsorofthesaidFund,maybeenforcedandcontinuedasifthisActhadnotbeenpassed.

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APPENDIX T

Historical Notes

1. Creation of the General SynodTheoriginsof themovement foranationaland representativebody forAnglicans inCanadacanbe tracedthrough thedevelopmentofdiocesanandprovincial synodsand to theeffectsofConfederation.ApreparatoryconferenceofrepresentativesoftheecclesiasticalprovincesofCanadaandRupert’sLandandtheDioceseofNewWestminsterwasheldinWinnipeginAugust1890.TheConferenceproposedaschemeforaGeneralSynodthatwouldhavepowertodealwithallmattersaffectingthegeneralinterestsandwell-beingoftheChurchwithinitsjurisdictionprovidedthatnoenactmentsofacoercivecharacterorinvolvingpenaltiesordisabilitieswouldhaveeffectinanecclesiasticalprovinceorinanextra-provincialdioceseuntilacceptedbythesynodoftheprovinceordiocese.TheschemewassubmittedtothetwoprovincialsynodsandtoalldiocesansynodsincludingthoseinBritishColumbiaandNewfoundland.In1893representativesofthetwoecclesiasticalprovincesandthediocesesofNewWestminsterandBritishColumbiametinaconstituentassemblyatTorontoanddeclaredtheassemblytobetheGeneralSynod.TheSynodadoptedtheSolemnDeclarationandconstitutionaldocumentscalledtheDeclarationofprinciplesandtheBasisofConstitution.

2. Role of the General SynodThePastoralof1893stressedthatdiocesanpowerswouldbeundiminishedandthat“deepermeaningandfreshenergywillbeinfusedintothem”.AmongthemajorconcernsoftheGeneralSynodweretobechurchteachinganddiscipline, includingthePrayer Book,missionarywork,clergy education and pensions, union with other churches and social concerns of nationalimportance.ThebishopsurgedparticularattentiontothequestionofreligiouseducationinthepublicschoolsandtheLord’sDayobservance.

3. Youth MembersOfficialyouthobserverswerepresentin1967and1969.In1971anamendmenttotheDeclarationofPrinciplesprovidedfortheelectionbytheNationalExecutiveCounciloffifteenyoungpeopleasmembersofthesynod.In1986afurtheramendmentextendedthe1971provisionbygivingeachdioceseandtheCanadianArmedForcestherighttoelectoneyouthmember,thusincreasingthediocesanandCanadianArmedForcesrepresentationbyone.In1995theageofyouthmemberswaschangedtobefrom16to25years.

4. Two HousesTheGeneralSynodwasorganizedintotwoHousesfollowingtheEnglishmodelofConvocationwithbishopsconstitutingtheUpperHouseandmembersoftheclergyand laitytogethertheLowerHouse.Althoughjointsessionswereheld,fordecision-makingpurposesthetwoHousesmetseparatelyandunderdistinct rulesoforderuntil1967. In1969aGeneralSynodmotionunified theHouseswhileproviding for the continuanceof votingbyOrders. In2013, SecondReadingwasgiventoamendmentstotheDeclarationofPrinciplesthatprovidedfortheOrderstovotetogetherasthenorm,exceptwhererequiredbytheConstitutionorRulesofOrder.

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5. Robert Machray First PrimateBetween1890and1893theroleoftheGeneralSynod,its legislativeorcoerciveauthority,aswellas itseffectivespheresofactionwerethoroughlydebated.ThecentralizingthrustoftheDeclaration of Principles was modified, the members concluding that the words “shall haveauthorityandjurisdiction”werenottobeunderstoodasconferringexclusivejurisdiction.RobertMachray,ArchbishopofRupert’sLand,waselected thefirst“PrimateofAllCanada” in1893.TheoriginalConstitutionprovidedfortheelectionofthePrimatebytheHouseofBishopsfromamongthemetropolitansandthebishopsofdiocesesnotincludedinanyprovince.Thisprovisioncontinuedinforceuntil1931.

6. The PrimacyTheGeneralSynodof1931approvedthreerecommendationsmadebytheAnglicanNationalCommissionregardingthePrimacy:

a) ThattheofficeofPrimatebeenlarged.

b) ThatthePrimatebeelectedbytheGeneralSynod.(In1934ArchbishopDerwynTrevorOwenwasthefirstPrimatetobesoelected.)

c) ThatafixedPrimatialSeebeestablished.

GeneralSynod2010amendedCanonIIIonthePrimacytodefinethePrimate’sroleasSeniorMetropolitan, toclarify thePrimate’spastoral, sacramental,andpropheticministries,and toauthorizethePrimatetoappoint,andifnecessarytoconsecrate,theNationalAnglicanIndigenousBishopandtheBishopOrdinary.ThePrimatewasmadeChiefExecutiveOfficertothenationalstaffaspartofthiscanonicalchange.

7. Primatial SeeIn1952theGeneralSynodappointedaJointSeeCommissiononaPrimatialSee. In1955theJointCommissionrecommendedthecreationofasmallSeeinthevicinityofOttawatowhichtheDiocesesofTheArctic,Moosonee,KeewatinandYukonwouldbeattached,formingafifthProvince.ThiswasrejectedbytheGeneralSynodin1959.In1969,followingtherestructuringof theGeneralSynod,anewCommissiononthePrimacywasestablished.TheCanononthePrimacywasamendedtorequirethePrimatetomaintainanofficeatthenationalheadquartersoftheChurch,withapastoralrelationshiptothewholeChurch,butnofixedPrimatialSee.TheRoleof theprimacyTaskForce recommendedtoGeneralSynod in2010 that thenotionofaPrimatialSeeisadefunctpropositionandshouldbeputtorest.

8. Diocese of NewfoundlandIn 1949 theDioceseofNewfoundlandwas admitted to theGeneral Synod andbecamepartof theEcclesiasticalProvinceofCanada. In1975 theGeneral Synodapproved thedivisionoftheDioceseofNewfoundlandintothree:theDioceseofCentralNewfoundland,theDioceseofEasternNewfoundlandandLabradorandtheDioceseofWesternNewfoundland.

9. Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed ForcesIn1952theGeneralSynodauthorizedtheappointmentofaBishopOrdinarytotheCanadianArmedForces.TheRightReverendIvorArthurNorrisservedfromthenuntilhisdeathin1969.In

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1972theHouseofBishopsstatedaspolicythattheBishopOrdinarywouldnotatthesametimeberesponsibleforfull-timeministryinadiocese.Thispolicywasreaffirmedin1977.Since1969,BishopJohnO.Anderson(1969),BishopH.F.G.Appleyard(appointed1970),ArchbishopG.F.C.Jackson(appointed1977),ArchbishopR.L.Seaborn(appointed1980),BishopJ.C.MClarke(appointed1986),BishopG.R.Hatton(appointedSeptember1991),ArchbishopA.S.Hutchison(appointed1997)andBishopPeterCoffin(appointed2004)servedinthiscapacity.In2013CanonXXIIIwasadoptedbytheGeneralSynod,givingtheMilitaryOrdinariatetheauthoritytoelectitsownbishop.ColoneltheVenerableNigelShawwasthefirsttobeelectedBishopOrdinarypursuanttothecanoninMarch2016,andwasconsecratedinMay2016.

10. Board of Missions and MSCCIn1896aplanforaGeneralBoardofMissionswasadoptedand,in1902,followingtheadoptionofaCanonfortheMissionarySocietyoftheChurchinCanada(MSCC),theGeneralSynodsoughtandreceivedlegislationfromthefederalparliamentfortheMissionarySociety’sincorporation.This legislationwas draftedby F.H.Gisborne, thenChancellor of theDioceseofOttawa. TheReverend Dr. L. Norman Tucker was appointed the society’s first General secretary. Generalsecretaries of theM.S.C.C.were Canon SydneyGould (1910–1938), Canon Leonard A. Dixon(1935–1959)andCanonA.H.Davis(1959–1967).TheMissionarySocietyofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadacontinuestoexisttodayunderCanonVII.TheMSCCBoardofManagementandtheOfficersofthesocietymeetonceayeartoapprovethefinancialstatementandtodealwithanybusinessrelatedtoitsremainingworkandfunds.

International Episcopal OversightIn 1908, the General Synod enacted a Canon providing for the establishment and episcopaloversight ofmissionary dioceses in territories beyond Canada. Overseasmissionswere soonestablishedinChina,Mid-JapanandKangra,India.TheCanonwasrepealedin1962.Subsequently,thePrimateprovidedEpiscopaloversightasChairoftheMetropolitanCounciloftheEpiscopalChurchofCubafollowinghiselectionin1966,untiltheEpiscopalChurchofCubarejoinedTheEpiscopalChurchin2018.In2012ArchbishopFredHiltzvisitedtheDioceseofMid-JapanastheycelebratedtheonehundredthanniversarysincetheestablishmentoftheDioceseofMid-Japanin1912.

11. Supreme Court of AppealACanonwasenacted in1896providing for a SupremeCourtofAppeal.OnApril 4–6,1989,the SupremeCourt ofAppealmet for thefirsttime todetermine the legality and validity ofconsecrations and ordinations performed using The Anglican Book of Alternative Services,1984.TheCourtmetinWinnipeginresponsetoacivilsuitfiledbyaReginaparishioner,DonaldMaclean,whichchallengedthevalidityofBishopEricBays’consecration.TheMostReverendMichaelPeers,Primate,wasPresidentoftheCourt.Thejudgeswereasfollows:

LindaBarry-HollowellTheRightReverendArthurBrownTheVenerableRobertGriggTheMostReverendReginaldHollisTheReverendCanonDonaldLandonTheVeryReverendAustinMunroeJoanWerrunTheHonourableJusticeJohnWright.

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TheCourtrenderedaunanimousverdictthattheservicesofTheBookofAlternativeServicesarelegallyandtheologicallyvalid.Twojudgeswroteindependentdecisions.

12. Meetings of the General SynodInitiallytheConstitutionprovidedformeetingseveryfifthyear.AfterGeneralSynod1902,thethree-year intervalwasadopted,andMeetingsoperated,exceptduringwar-time,until1965.Between 1967 and 1977 the General Synodmet every two years. Before the Twenty-Ninthsession,in1980,therewasagainathree-yearintervalwhichcontinuestoday.Therehasneverbeenagreement,despiteseveralattempts,toholdtheGeneralSynodataspecifictimeofyear.Theprincipleofrotatingthelocationofthemeetingamongdiocesesisfollowed.

13. Ecclesiastical ProvincesThediocesesofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaaregroupedintofourEcclesiasticalProvinces.Theoldestprovinces,CanadaandRupert’sLand,predatetheformationoftheGeneralSynodin1893.

Thefirstandoldest,theEcclesiastical Province of Canada,wasfoundedin1861andcomprisedthediocesesofQuebec(founded1793),Toronto(1839),Montreal(1850)andHuron(1857).TheRightReverendFrancisFulfordofMontrealwasappointedasthefirstMetropolitanBishopoftheProvinceofCanada.(ThetitleofArchbishopwasnotuseduntiltheformationoftheGeneralSynodin1893whenthatSynoddirected“thatthemetropolitanofeachProvincenowinexistence,orashereaftercreated, shallbedesignatedArchbishopofhisSeeaswellasmetropolitanofhisProvince”.)ThediocesesofNovaScotia(1787)andFredericton(1845)wereadmittedtotheProvincein1874andaseachofthediocesesofOntario(1862),Algoma(1873),Niagara(1875)andOttawa(1896)wereestablishedtheybecameconstituentpartsoftheProvince.

TheEcclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Landwasfoundedin1875andwas initiallycomposedofthediocesesofRupert’sLand(1849),Moosonee(1872),Athabasca(1874)andSaskatchewan(1874).TheRightReverendRobertMachrayofRupert’sLandwasappointedthefirstMetropolitanBishopoftheProvince.In1893atthefirstmeetingoftheGeneralSynodhewaselected“Primateof All Canada” in addition to his office ofMetropolitan Archbishop (previouslyMetropolitanBishop)ofRupert’sLand.Overtimemoredioceseswerecreatedintheterritoryoftheprovinceand it now comprises eleven dioceses – Rupert’s Land (1849), Athabasca (1874), Saskatoon(formerly Saskatchewan) (1874), Qu’Appelle (originally Assiniboia) (1884), Calgary (1888),Edmonton(1913),Brandon(1925),Saskatchewan(1932),TheArctic(1933),andtheIndigenousSpiritualMinistryofMishamikoweesh(2014).

The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario wasformedin1912aftertheGeneralSynodhadin1911enactedaCanontofacilitatetheseparationofthediocesesofToronto,Huron,Ontario,Niagara,AlgomaandOttawa fromtheProvinceofCanada.TheDioceseofMoosoneewas transferredfromtheProvinceofRupert’sLandtotheProvinceofOntarioin1935.In1912ArchbishopCharlesHamiltonofOttawa,whohadbeenMetropolitanofCanada,waselectedbytheOntarioHouseofBishopstobethefirstMetropolitanoftheProvinceofOntario.

Formanyyearsafter1912,therefore,theEcclesiastical Province of Canada comprisedthefourdioceses of Nova Scotia, Quebec, Fredericton and Montreal. The Diocese of Newfoundland(1839)wasaddedtotheprovincewhenitbecamepartofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadain1949.TheNewfoundlanddiocesewasdividedasofJanuary1,1976andthethreeresultingdioceses,Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Central Newfoundland and Western Newfoundland,becameconstituentpartsoftheEcclesiasticalProvince.

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The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia wasformedin1914,theGeneralSynodhavingin1911enactedaCanontoerectthefourdiocesesthenexistinginBritishColumbiaasaprovince.TheywerethediocesesofBritishColumbia(1859),NewWestminster(1879),Caledonia(1879)andKootenay(1899).ThedioceseofCariboowascreatedin1914anditceasedtooperateinOctober of 2000 as a result of the litigation about residential schools.On January 1, 2002 anewentitywasestablishedunderthenameParishesoftheCentralInteriorundertheepiscopaloversightofabishopsuffragantotheMetropolitan.In2015theprovincialSynodrecognizedAPCIasanAnglicanentityequivalenttoadiocesewithanewnameyettobefinalizedas“TerritoryofthePeople.”ThedioceseofYukon(originallySelkirk)(1891)wastransferredfromtheProvinceofRupert’sLandin1943.In1991theprovincialsynodchangedthenameoftheprovincetotheEcclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.BishopFrederickDuVernetofCaledoniawaselectedthefirstMetropolitanArchbishopoftheProvince.

14. Prayer BookIn1918theGeneralSynodreceivedandacceptedarevisedPrayerBook.Thetwentiethsessionin 1959 approved a revised Draft Book of Common Prayer. The twenty-first session in 1962enactedlegislationwhichmadethe1959revision“theauthorizedBookofCommonPrayerforusethroughoutsaidChurch”.

15. General Board of Religious Education — G.B.R.E.UnderanewCanon,TheSundaySchoolCommissionbecameTheGeneralBoardofReligiousEducation.TheReverendDr.R.A.HiltzwasappointedthefirstGeneralSecretary.Heservedinthatofficefrom1919to1950.Hissuccessor, theReverendDr.A.HardingPriest,servedfrom1950–1958.HewassucceededbyCanonMichaelCrealandheinturnbyCanon(laterBishop)DavidSomerville,andthenbyCanonPhilipJefferson.

In 1920 two Sunday School publishing houses were purchased and amalgamated with theLanternSlideDepartmenttobecometheSuppliesDepartment,withR.S.Masonassecretary.OnJune1,1922theEditorialDepartmentandSuppliesDepartmentwereamalgamatedunderthemanagementofD.B.Rogers.OneofitsmajortaskswastheproductionofTheChristianTruthandLifeSundaySchoolSeries.

In1958CanonPhilipJeffersonsucceededDr.RogersaseditorialsecretaryandthedepartmentproducedtheParishEducationProgramintheearly1960s.

16. Anglican Book CentreIn1953theAnglicanBookCentrewasestablishedtocareforthedistributionoftheworkoftheG.B.R.E.Dr.MaxParkerbecameitsdirectorin1954andwassucceededbytheReverendMichaelLloyd,whowasdirectorfrom1968to1995.Followingapprovalofthestrategicplan,Preparing the Way,byGeneralSynod,1995, theAnglicanBookCentrebecameasub-committeeof theInformationResourcesCommittee.

In2007,managementoftheretailanddistributionoperationsoftheAnglicanBookCentrewastransferred to Augsburg Fortress Canada. The ABC retail store operationswere closed at 80HaydenStreetinTorontoearlyin2012.

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17. Department of Christian Social Service — D.C.S.S.TheCanonfortheDepartmentofChristianSocialServicewasapprovedin1918.Itwasestablishedtopromotethemoralandsocialwell-beingofpeoplethroughlegislation,action,cooperationandeducation.ItsgeneralsecretarieswereCanonC.W.Vernon(1918–1934),CanonW.W.Judd(1936–1956),theReverend(laterBishop)LeonardF.Hatfield(1956–1961)andCanonMauriceP.Wilkinson(1961–1968).

18. IncorporationTheGeneralSynodwasitselfincorporatedbyfederallegislationin1921,andin1926and1927legislation respecting the General Synod investment funds was enacted by the Province ofOntario.Thislegislationcontinuedinforceuntil1951when,followingtherecommendationofacommitteeoftheExecutiveCouncil,V.S.McCleneghansponsoredanewfederalAct.

19. PensionsThefirstCanononpensionswasadoptedbytheGeneralSynodin1921followingtheworkoftheBeneficiaryFundsCommitteeandthefirstactuary,ProfessorM.A.Mackenzie.ItspurposewastoseethateverydiocesesetupapensionfundandthateachdiocesegaveservicecreditfortotalyearsservedinCanada.In1928thePensionsOfficewasopenedunderthedirectionofG.E.Main.In1931ProfessorMackenzieintroducedanewCanontotheGeneralSynod.In1934,onsecondreading,theGeneralSynodrejectedthoseprovisionswhichwouldhavebasedpensionsreceivedonstipendreceivedandcontinuedapolicyofbenefitsbasedonlengthofservice.In1952anewCanonapprovedtheprincipleofanactuarially-basedpensionplanbutdidnotaccepteitherawage-relatedbenefitortheconceptofanearnedpension.In1954CaptainE.T.C.Ordebecamethepensionsofficer.In1959theGeneralSynodfinallyapprovedawage-relatedplan.WiththeentryoftheDioceseofQuebecin1969andtheDioceseofNiagarain1989,andfinallywiththeentryoftheDioceseofMontrealin2006,theGeneralSynodPensionPlanbecameanationalplancoveringallclergyworkinginCanada.JennyMasonwasDirectorofPensionsfrom1986to2004whenshewassucceededbyJudithRobinson.In1969theContinuingEducationPlanwasestablished.ThePensionOfficeCorporationisalsoresponsiblefortheadministrationofretirementsavingsandgroupinsuranceprograms.ThePensionOfficeCorporationwebsiteisathttp://www.anglicanpension.ca/

20. Change of NameIn1955,afterseveralyearsofdebate,thenameoftheChurchwaschangedfromtheChurchofEnglandinCanadatoTheAnglicanChurchofCanada.Alllegislationwasamendedaccordingly.AsanexpressionoftheChurch’splacewithinmodernCanadiansociety,in1977theGeneralSynodadoptedastheFrenchequivalent l’ÉgliseépiscopaleduCanada.Thisactionwas incorporatedintoCanonIatthe1983Session.Atthe1989SessionofGeneralSynod,thenamewaschangedtol’ÉgliseanglicaneduCanada.

21. Hymn BookTheTwenty-SecondSession(1965)authorizedtheGeneralSynodtoparticipatewithTheUnitedChurchofCanadainthepublicationofaHymnBook.Thejointcommitteeappointedtoundertakethiswork reported to the Twenty-Fifth Session (1971). In 1995General Synod approved thepublicationofanewHymnBookandCommon Praise waslaunchedin1998.

http://www.anglicanpension.ca/

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22. Canon on MarriageTheGeneralSynodfirstenactedaCanon(III)onMarriage in1902,basedonCanonXVI fromtheEcclesiasticalProvinceofCanada(adopted in1880)whichprohibitedmarriagewithin theProhibitedDegreesasfoundintheBookofCommonPrayer.In1905,asecondCanon(V)wasadded,prohibitingremarriageafterdivorce.In1946CanonsIIIandVwerereplacedbyanewCanonXXVII,whichrevisedtheProhibitedDegreesandcontinuedtoprohibitremarriageafterdivorce.ThenewCanonallowedabishoptoissueacertificatedeclaringafindingofannulmentwhereacivilannulmenthadbeengranted,forcertainspecifiedcauses,andtherebypermittingasecondmarriageintheChurchinthecaseofanannulment.(TheCanondidnotprovideaprocedureforthegrantingofanecclesiasticalannulment.)In1967theGeneralSynodgavefinalapprovaltoanewCanon(XXI)onMarriageintheChurch.ThisCanonwastheresultofReportoftheMarriageandRelatedMattersCommission(1955)underthechairmanshipoftheRightReveredStanleySteer. TheCanon setsout the full requirements for solemnizationofmarriage in theChurch,includingarequirementformarriagepreparation,andmakesprovisionforthere-marriageofdivorcedpersonsintheChurch.Citingtheinfluenceofimprovedecumenicalrelationships,thecommission’smajorityconcludedthat“theChristiandoctrineof lifelongmarriagecanbestbeupheldinoursocietybytheprovisionofcertaincarefullydefinedexceptions.”In1989andagainin2004,secondreadingwasgiventomultipleamendmentstotheCanon.In2013aresolutionwasadopteddirectingtheCouncilofGeneralSynodtobringforwardamendmentstotheCanontoallowformarriageofsame-sexcouples.In2016theChancellorofGeneralSynoddeliveredanopinionthatnothingintheCanonprohibitedsuchmarriages.Nevertheless,anamendmentwasadoptedatfirstreadingtoprohibitsolemnizationofsame-sexmarriageexceptwherepermittedby the diocesan bishop, alongside some consequential amendments removing all genderedreferencestothecouple. In2019,theseamendmentsdidnotreceivetherequiredtwo-thirdsvoteinfavourintheOrderofBishops,andthereforedidnotpass.

23. Plan of UnionIn1965theGeneralSynodacceptedthePrinciplesofUnionandauthorizedtheformationofaGeneralCommissiononChurchUnioninco-operationwithTheUnitedChurchofCanada.ThePlan of UnionwaspresentedtotheexecutivebodiesofbothChurchesandthatoftheChristianChurch(DisciplesofChrist)in1973.AdraftamendmenttotheConstitutiononProcedurestoEffectUnionwasapprovedin1973buttabledin1975.Ithasnotbeenre-introduced.Afterintensivedebate,particularlybytheGeneralSynodin1975,theNationalExecutiveCouncilwithdrewfromthisformalrelationshiponJanuary31,1976.

24. Anglican Foundation of CanadaTheAnglicanFoundationofCanadawasestablishedin1957toraisefundsfortheassistanceofthechurchinanypartofCanadaintheformofgrantsandloans.(See Appendix O.)

25. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund — PWRDFIn1959,provisionwasmadeforaPrimate’sWorldReliefFund.Lateranexpandedpurposeofthefundwas indicatedbychanging itsnametoThePrimate’sWorldReliefandDevelopmentFund/leFondsduprimatpourlesecoursetledéveloppementmondial.In2001,PWRDF/FPSDMwasincorporatedasalegallyseparateorganizationworkinginclosecooperationwithparishes,dioceses and national programs as the international development ministry of The AnglicanChurchofCanada.(See Appendix P.)

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26. RestructuringIn1967theGeneralSynodcommitteeswererestructured,thedepartmentsofthenationalofficeoftheChurchreorganizedandtheworkcombinedintooneprogram.In1995inresponsetoastrategicplan,GeneralSynodrestructureditscommitteesandcouncils,andthestaffstructureofthenationalofficewasrealignedinaccordancewiththeplan.Atthe2013GeneralSynodinOttawa,thestructureofthecommitteeswasagainrevised,retainingtwostandingcommittees(PensionsandFinancialManagement)withtheothersbecomingsmallercoordinatingcommittees.

27. Church HouseIn1922,604JarvisStreet,Toronto,waspurchasedbyMSCCfromtheYMCAwithanannexbeingaddedin1927–28,and596Jarvisbeingpurchasedin1945.Thefronthalfof600JarvisStreetwasbuiltin1953.Therearhalfofthebuildingwaserectedin1961;itincludedthe1927annexandtheboardroom.Toachievethis,596and604weredemolished.In1999GeneralSynodenteredintoanagreementwitharealestatedeveloper.ChurchHousewasrelocatedtonewpremisesat80HaydenStreetin2004.

28. Ordination of WomenIn accordancewithResolution35of the1968 LambethConference, the1969General SynodrequestedthePrimatetonameataskforcetostudythequestionofordinationofwomentothepriesthood.In1972,theGeneralSynodacceptedtheprincipleoftheadmissionofwomentoHolyOrders.Thiswasreaffirmedin1975,atwhichtimetheConscienceClausewaspassed.ThefirstwomenwereordainedinNovember1976and,in1986,theConscienceClausewasrescinded.InFebruary1994VictoriaMatthewswasthefirstwomanelectedandconsecratedassuffraganbishopintheDioceseofToronto,andin1997wasthefirstwomanelectedtobeadiocesanbishop(DioceseofEdmonton).InMay2018MelissaSkeltonwasthefirstwomanelectedasMetropolitanandArchbishop(EcclesiasticalProvinceofBC&Yukon).InJuly2019LindaC.NichollswasthefirstwomanelectedasPrimate.

29. Book of Alternative ServicesThe 1969 General Synod moved that recommendations be made concerning services ofworship,thePrayerServicesBookandHymnal. In1971theDoctrineandWorshipCommitteereported itwasundertakingpreparationofaCanadianmodern language liturgyfollowingtheoutlinepreparedbyinter-Anglicanscholars.Duringthenextseveralyearsaliturgicalserieswasdevelopedwithadistinctiveformattofacilitatedistribution,studyanduse,whereappropriate,throughout theChurch. Liturgiesprepared in thismannerwereChristian Initiation,Marriage,Institution and Induction, the Holy Eucharist, the Burial Office and the Ordinal. In 1980 theGeneralSynoddirectedthecommitteetoproceedwiththedevelopmentofaBookofAlternativeServices comprisedof the services in thepresentCanadianAnglican Liturgical Series, revisedwherenecessary,togetherwithsimilarotherserviceswhichwerepresentedatthe1983GeneralSynod.TheGeneralSynodauthorizedthecommitteetocompletethepreparation.The Book of Alternative Serviceswaspublishedin1985.

30. Staff OfficersDuringthe1950stherewasconsiderablediscussionaboutexecutivestafffortheGeneralSynod.TheReverendDr.R.A.HiltzwasappointedActingExecutiveSecretaryat thebeginningof thedecade.In1953hewassucceededinthatofficebyCanonH.R.Hunt.ThetitleofGeneralSecretarywasadoptedin1954.JohnLigertwoodwasappointedGeneralTreasurerin1955.Some25yearslater“General”wasdeletedfromthetitle.

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31. Officers of the General SynodIn1983canonicalprovisionwasmadefortheappointmentofaChancellorandViceChancellor.AtthesametimetheofficeofRegistrarwasabolishedanditsresponsibilitiesincludedinthoseof the Chancellor. R.H. Soward served as Chancellor from 1983 to 1987. D.H.Wright servedasChancellor from1987–1999.R.C. Stevenson servedasChancellor from1999 -2010.At itsNovember2010meeting,theCouncilofGeneralSynodappointedDavidP.Jones,Chancellor.

J.H.C. Harradence became Vice-Chancellor in 1986 and was succeeded in 2005 by Brian R.Burrows.UpontheresignationofBrianR.Burrows,November2010,AnnBourkewasappointedViceChancellor.

In1998GeneralSynodmadeprovisionfortheelectionbytheCounciloftheGeneralSynodoftwo“at-large”Officers.Alsoatthatsynod,itwasagreedthattheTreasurerwouldnolongerbeanOfficer.In2004thesynodagreedtorevisetheConstitutionandincludetheTreasurerasanOfficerofGeneralSynod.

32. Bicentenary of the EpiscopateOnOctober18,1987,aserviceofwitnesswasheldtomarktheclimaxofayear-longcelebrationofthebicentennialoftheAnglicanEpiscopateinCanada.CommemoratingthearrivalofBishopCharles Inglis in Halifax in 1787were 8,000 people from theMaritimes and 600 dignitaries,includingallbishopsandthemembersoftheNationalExecutiveCouncil.

33. Commemorative StampOnNovember1,1988,CanadaPostissuedastamphonouringBishopInglisasfounderofKing’s-EdgehillSchoolinWindsor,NovaScotia.

34. Indigenous Clergy and BishopsManyIndigenousClergyhaveservedthechurch indifferentcapacitiessincethearrivaloftheEuropeansettlersinNorthAmericaandwiththeordinationofHenryBudd,thefirstindigenousclergy to be ordained by the Church of England in 1853. In 1989 Charles Arthurson, a Cree,wasordainedSuffraganBishopfortheDioceseofSaskatchewan,withresponsibilityfornativecongregationsandnativeclergy.GordonBeardy,anOji-Cree,wasordainedSuffraganBishopfortheDioceseofKeewatinin1993andDiocesanBishopin1996.HeservedasDiocesanBishopuntilthefallof2001.In1996theReverendPaulIdloutwasordainedasSuffraganforBaffinandKeewatinintheDioceseofTheArctic.In1999theReverendAndrewAtagotaalukwasordainedSuffraganforNunavutandin2002waselectedastheDiocesanBishopofTheArctic.TheReverendCanonBenArreakwaselectedin2002astheSuffraganforNunavik.TheRt.Rev.MarkMacDonaldwasappointedNationalIndigenousAnglicanBishopin2007.In2010TheVenerableLydiaMamakwa,OjiCree,waselectedandordainedSuffraganBishopfortheNorthernOntarioRegionofKeewatinDiocese.Alsoin2010TheVenerableThomasCorstonwaselectedandordainedDiocesanBishopofMoosonee.TheRt.Rev.AdamHalkettfromthedioceseofSaskatchewanwaselectedDiocesanIndigenousBishoponJuly28,2012.TheRt.Rev.LydiaMamakwawaselectedDiocesanBishopoftheIndigenousSpiritualMinistryofMishamikoweeshonJuly4,2014.TheDioceseofKeewatinceasedoperationin2015dividedbetweentheIndigenousSpiritualMinistryofMishamikoweeshandtheDioceseofRupert’sLand.

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35. Sacred CircleHeldinFortQu’Appelle,Saskatchewan,fromSeptember28toOctober5,1988thefirstNativeConvocation,agatheringof180IndigenousAnglicans, includednearlyall IndigenousAnglicanclergyfromacrossCanada.Asecondconvocation,nowknownasaSacredCircle,washeldinAugust1993inMinaki,Ontario.ItwasatthisSacredCirclethatthePrimate,ArchbishopMichaelPeers,deliveredanapologytoIndigenousAnglicansforTheAnglicanChurchofCanada’sparticipationintheresidentialschoolsystem.SincethenSacredCircleshavebeenheldinLethbridge,Alberta,1997; Port Elgin, Ontario, 2000; Pinawa,Manitoba, 2005; Port Elgin, Ontario, 2009; Pinawa,Manitoba,2012;PortElgin,Ontario,2015;andPrinceGeorge,BritishColumbia,2018.

36. Mission StatementIn1992GeneralSynodadoptedaMissionStatementofTheAnglicanChurchofCanadaasfollows:

As a partner in the worldwide Anglican Communion and in the universal Church, we proclaim and celebrate the gospel of Jesus Christ in worship and action.

We value our heritage of biblical faith, reason, liturgy, tradition, bishops and synods, and the rich variety of our life in community.

We acknowledge that God is calling us to greater diversity of membership, wider participation in ministry and leadership, better stewardship in God’s creation and a stronger resolve in challenging attitudes and structures that cause injustice.

Guided by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to respond to this call in love and service and so more fully live the life of Christ.

Énoncé de MissionEntantquepartenairesàpartentièredelacommunionanglicaneinternationaleetdel’Égliseuniverselle, nous proclamons et célébrons l’Évangile de Jésus-Christ par notre liturgie et nosgestes.

Nousaccordonsuneplacedechoixànotrehéritagecomposédenotrefoibiblique,deraison,deliturgie,detradition,denotreépiscopatetdenossynodes,etdelagranderichessedenotrevieencommunauté.

Nous reconnaissons que Dieu nous appelle à une plus grande diversification dans notrecommunautéchrétienne,àuneparticipationplusétenduedansleministèreetdanslesprisesdedecision,àunengagementplusprofonddanslacréationqueDieunousaconfiée,etàuneremiseenquestiondesattitudesetdesstructuresquicausentdesinjustices.

Guidésparl’Esprit-Saint,nousnousengageonsàrépondreàcesappelsavecamouretespritdeservice,vivantainsiplusprofondémentlavieduChrist.

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37. CentennialThecentennialoftheGeneralSynodwascelebratedduringthetriennium1992–1995.AcentennialhymnwaswrittenbyAnnaBriggsofNovaScotia,PatrickWeddofMontrealcomposedthemusicandJerryBrownofNewBrunswickdesignedacentenniallogo.

Anational serviceof recollectionand thanksgivingwascelebrated throughout theChurchonSeptember12,1993tocommemoratetheonehundredthanniversaryoftheestablishmentofGeneralSynodinSeptemberof1893.

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Sessions and Officers of the General Synod

1890 WinnipegConferenceofDiocesanRepresentatives

1893 TorontoPresident ArchbishopRobertMachrayProlocutor DeanJamesCarmichaelDeputyProlocutor DeanJohnGrisdaleAssessors DanielL.Hanington,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer NewmanW.Hoyles RegistrarSecretaryUpperHouse Rev.JohnPearsonSecretaryLowerHouse CanonAlbertJ.Spencer,JohnA.Worrell

1896 WinnipegPresident ArchbishopRobertMachrayProlocutor DeanJamesCarmichaelDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconFrederickH.J.BrigstockeAssessors DanielL.Hanington,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer CharlesGarth RegistrarSecretaryUpperHouse CanonGeorgeF.CoombesSecretaryLowerHouse CanonAlbertJ.Spencer,JohnA.Worrell

1902 MontrealPresident ArchbishopRobertMachrayProlocutor DeanSamuelP.MathesonDeputyProlocutor Rev.JohnLangtryAssessors DanielL.Hanington,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer HerbertS.McDonald RegistrarSecretaryUpperHouse CanonJamesG.BaylisSecretariesLowerHouse Rev.CharlesJ.S.Bethune,GeorgeGrisdale

1905 Quebec CityPresident ArchbishopWilliamB.BondProlocutor CanonJohnC.FarthingDeputyProlocutor CanonEdwardP.CrawfordAssessors MatthewWilson,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer HerbertS.McDonaldRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse CanonJamesG.BaylisSecretaryLowerHouse Rev.CharlesJ.S.Bethune,RobertCampbell

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1908 OttawaPresident ArchbishopArthurSweatmanProlocutor DeanJohnC.FarthingDeputyProlocutor DeanGeorgeF.CoombesAssessors MatthewWilson,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer HerbertS.McDonaldRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse ArchdeaconJamesF.SweenySecretariesLowerHouse ArchdeaconWilliamR.Clarke,RobertCampbell

1911 LondonPresident ArchbishopSamuelMathesonProlocutor ThomasW.PowellDeputyProlocutor Rev.LewisN.TuckerAssessors JohnA.Worrell,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer HerbertS.McDonaldRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse CanonRobertPhairSecretariesLowerHouse ArchdeaconCharlesL.Ingles,FrancisH.Gisborne

1915 TorontoPresident ArchbishopSamuelP.MathesonProlocutor ThomasW.PowellDeputyProlocutor Rev.LewisN.TuckerAssessors JohnA.Worrell,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer HerbertS.McDonaldRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.WilliamA.FergusonSecretaryLowerHouse ArchdeaconCharlesL.Ingles,FrancisH.Gisborne

1918 TorontoPresident ArchbishopSamuelP.MathesonProlocutor DeanJohnP.D.LlwydDeputyProlocutor Rev.LewisN.TuckerAssessors JohnA.Worrell,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer LauchlanAlexanderHamiltonRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.HerbertI.TremayneSecretaryLowerHouse ArchdeaconCharlesL.Ingles,FrancisH.Gisborne

1921 HamiltonPresident ArchbishopSamuelP.MathesonProlocutor DeanJohnP.D.LlwydDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconFrancisC.C.HeathcoteAssessors JohnA.Worrell,LeonidasH.DavidsonTreasurer LauchlanAlexanderHamiltonRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.HerbertI.TremayneSecretaryLowerHouse ArchdeaconCharlesL.Ingles,FrancisH.Gisborne

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1924 LondonPresident ArchbishopSamuelP.MathesonProlocutor DeanJohnP.D.LlwydDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconFrancisC.C.HeathcoteAssessors JohnA.Worrell,RobertCampbellTreasurer LauchlanAlexanderHamiltonRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.HerbertI.TremayneSecretariesLowerHouse CanonFrankH.Hartley,FrancisH.Gisborne

1927 KingstonPresident ArchbishopSamuelP.MathesonProlocutor ArchdeaconFrancisC.C.HeathcoteDeputyProlocutor FrancisH.GisborneAssessors AmbroseU.G.Bury,RobertCampbellTreasurer LauchlanAlexanderHamiltonRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.HerbertI.TremayneSecretariesLowerHouse CanonFrankH.Hartley,JamesNicholson

1931 TorontoPresident ArchbishopSamuelP.Matheson,ArchbishopClarendonL.WorrellProlocutor ArchdeaconFrancisC.C.HeathcoteDeputyProlocutor ReginaldV.HarrisAssessors FrancisH.Gisborne,FrankFord,DavidT.SymonsTreasurer LauchlanAlexanderHamiltonRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.HerbertI.TremayneSecretariesLowerHouse CanonFrankH.Hartley,JamesNicholson

1934 MontrealPresident ArchbishopAdamU.DePencier,ArchbishopDerwynTrevorOwenProlocutor DeanArthurCarlisleDeputyProlocutor ReginaldV.HarrisAssessors FrancisH.Gisborne,JulesPreudhommeTreasurer LauchlanAlexanderHamiltonRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.HerbertI.TremayneSecretariesLowerHouse CanonFrankH.Hartley,E.J.Fream

1937 HalifaxPresident ArchbishopDerwynTrevorOwenProlocutor DeanArthurCarlisleDeputyProlocutor ReginaldV.HarrisAssessors DavidT.Symons,WilliamH.HarrisonTreasurer JohnM.McWhinneyRegistrar FrancisH.Gisborne SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse CanonFrankH.Hartley,E.J.Fream

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1943 TorontoPresident ArchbishopDerwynTrevorOwenProlocutor CanonHerbertF.D.WoodcockDeputyProlocutor ReginaldV.HarrisAssessors DavidT.Symons,WilliamH.HarrisonTreasurer JohnP.BellRegistrar ReginaldV.Harris SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse CanonFrederickJ.Sawers,RichardH.Pook

1946 WinnipegPresident ArchbishopDerwynTrevorOwenProlocutor ReginaldV.HarrisDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconGeorgeR.CalvertAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.SowardTreasurer A.FrancisD.LaceRegistrar ReginaldV.Harris SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse CanonCharlesLeR.Mooers,RichardH.Pook

1949 HalifaxPresident ArchbishopGeorgeF.KingstonProlocutor DeanGeorgeR.CalvertDeputyProlocutor WilliamH.HarrisonAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.SowardTreasurer A.FrancisD.LaceRegistrar ReginaldV.Harris SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse CanonCharlesLeR.Mooers,RichardH.Pook

1952 LondonPresident ArchbishopWalterF.BarfootProlocutor DeanCecilSwansonDeputyProlocutor MalcolmL.DouglasAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.Soward,WilliamH.HarrisonHonoraryTreasurer A.FrancisD.LaceRegistrar ReginaldV.Harris SecretaryUpperHouse WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse CanonCharlesLeR.Mooers,J.ElliottHudson

1955 EdmontonPresident ArchbishopWalterF.BarfootProlocutor Rev.CecilSwansonDeputyProlocutor MalcolmL.DouglasAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.Soward,HughC.FarthingHonoraryTreasurer RobertL.CrombieRegistrar JohnW.GrahamGeneralSecretary CanonHenryR.Hunt SecretaryUpperHouse WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse ArchdeaconEdwardH.Maddocks,J.ElliottHudson

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1959 St. AnnePresident ArchbishopPhilipCarrington,ArchbishopHowardH.ClarkProlocutor MalcolmL.DouglasDeputyProlocutor DeanJohnO.AndersonAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.SowardHonoraryTreasurer RobertL.CrombieRegistrar JohnW.GrahamGeneralSecretary CanonHenryR.Hunt SecretaryUpperHouse WilliamE.KiddSecretariesLowerHouse ArchdeaconEdwardH.Maddocks,J.ElliottHudson

1962 KingstonPresident ArchbishopHowardH.ClarkProlocutor MalcolmL.DouglasDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconDouglasP.WatneyAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.Soward, JohnD.Harrison,HughL.HendersonHonoraryTreasurer RobertL.CrombieRegistrar JohnW.GrahamGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconE.H.Maddocks SecretaryUpperHouse ArchdeaconJohnC.AndersonSecretariesLowerHouse DeanFrankF.Nock,ArchdeaconWilliamG.Legge, J.ElliottHudson,JohnD.Wilson

1965 VancouverPresident ArchbishopHowardH.ClarkProlocutor ArchdeaconDouglasP.WatneyDeputyProlocutor ReginaldH.SowardAssessors ReginaldV.Harris,ReginaldH.Soward,HughL.HendersonHonoraryTreasurer ThomasWildingRegistrar JohnW.GrahamGeneralSecretary CanonRalphR.Latimer SecretaryUpperHouse ArchdeaconJohnC.AndersonSecretariesLowerHouse DeanFrankF.Nock,ArchdeaconWilliamG.Legge, J.ElliottHudson,JohnD.Wilson

1967 OttawaPresident ArchbishopHowardH.ClarkProlocutor ReginaldH.SowardDeputyProlocutor DeanF.RoyGartrellAssessors HughL.Henderson,EdwardR.TavenderHonoraryTreasurer ThomasWildingRegistrar F.DouglasGibsonGeneralSecretary CanonRalphR.Latimer SecretaryUpperHouse ArchdeaconJohnC.AndersonSecretariesLowerHouse DeanFrankF.Nock,ArchdeaconWilliamG.Legge, J.ElliottHudson,GordonW.H.Bartram

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1969 SudburyPresident ArchbishopHowardH.ClarkProlocutor DeanF.RoyGartrellDeputyProlocutor BettyC.GrahamAssessors HughL.Henderson,EdwardR.Tavender,H.R.StuartRyanHonoraryTreasurer WilliamR.KayRegistrar F.DouglasGibsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconEdwinS.Light SecretaryUpperHouse Rev.ArchibaldH.SkirvingSecretariesLowerHouse DeanFrankF.Nock,ArchdeaconRalphS.Sheppard, J.ElliottHudson,J.ArthurWynn

1971 Niagara FallsPresident ArchbishopWilliamL.Wright,ArchbishopEdwardW.ScottProlocutor BettyC.GrahamDeputyProlocutor DeanFrankF.NockAssessors J.H.ClyneHarradence,GeorgeH.Montgomery H.R.StuartRyan,EdwardR.TavenderTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodRegistrar F.DouglasGibsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconEdwinS.Light SecretaryOrderofBishops Rev.ArchibaldH.SkirvingHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconMurrayW.Ames,DeanEdwardB.N.Cochran, J.ElliottHudson,MaryNaylor

1973 ReginaPresident ArchbishopEdwardW.ScottProlocutor BettyC.GrahamDeputyProlocutor DeanFrankF.NockAssessors J.H.ClyneHarradence,HubertB.King, H.R.StuartRyan,GordonM.StirlingTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodRegistrar F.DouglasGibsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconEdwinS.LightHonorarySecretaries DeanEdwardB.N.Cochran,DeanRonaldE.Lundy, MaryNaylor,HartleyM.Barlow

1975 Quebec CityPresident ArchbishopEdwardW.ScottProlocutor DesmondR.SmithDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconHarrySt.C.HilcheyAssessors J.H.ClyneHarradence,WilliamJ.Hemmerick, J.ElliottHudson,H.R.StuartRyan,ReginaldH.SowardTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodRegistrar F.DouglasGibsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconEdwinS.LightHonorarySecretaries CanonWilliamSewell,ArchdeaconCharlesF.Wilkins, MaryNaylor,ErnestH.Fisher

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1977 CalgaryPresident ArchbishopEdwardW.ScottProlocutor ArchdeaconHarrySt.C.HilcheyDeputyProlocutor MaryNaylorAssessors J.H.ClyneHarradence,WilliamJ.Hemmerick, J.ElliottHudson,H.R.StuartRyan,ReginaldH.SowardTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodRegistrar F.DouglasGibsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconEdwinS.LightHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconCharlesF.Wilkins,ArchdeaconGeoffreyR.Huggill, ErnestH.Fisher,MaryFenwick

1980 PeterboroughPresident ArchbishopEdwardW.ScottProlocutor J.H.ClyneHarradenceDeputyProlocutor CanonWalterG.AsbilAssessors WilliamA.Gardner,WilliamJ.Hemmerick,J.ElliottHudson, H.R.StuartRyan,ReginaldH.SowardTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodRegistrar ReginaldH.SowardGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconHarrySt.C.HilcheyHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconGeoffreyR.Huggill,ArchdeaconAlbertE.Chovaz, MaryFenwick,R.AnthonyLocock

1983 FrederictonPresident ArchbishopEdwardW.ScottProlocutor J.H.ClyneHarradenceDeputyProlocutor CanonWalterG.AsbilAssessors WilliamJ.Hemmerick,J.ElliottHudson, H.R.StuartRyan,ReginaldH.Soward,DavidH.WrightTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodChancellor ReginaldH.SowardExec.Dir.ofProgram Rev.L.ClarkeRaymondGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconHarrySt.C.HilcheyHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconR.KeithMcKean,LCol.RandolfS.Wood, PatriciaLyster,RuthBarrett

1986 WinnipegPresident ArchbishopEdwardW.Scott ArchbishopHaroldL.NutterArchbishopMichaelG.PeersProlocutor DianeN.MaybeeDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconRobertT.PynnAssessors RonaldC.Stevenson,H.R.StuartRyan, DavidH.Wright,JohnG.GoodwinTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodChancellor ReginaldH.SowardExec.Dir.ofProgram Rev.L.ClarkeRaymondGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconHarrySt.C.HilcheyHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconArchibaldH.Skirving,Rev.MaryHolmen, CarolynChenhall,DouglasReeves

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1989 St. John’sPresident ArchbishopDouglasW.HambidgeProlocutor DianeN.MaybeeDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconRobertT.PynnAssessors RonaldC.Stevenson,H.R.StuartRyan, RobertW.P.Welch,RendinaHamiltonTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodChancellor DavidH.WrightExec.Dir.ofProgram Rev.L.ClarkeRaymondGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconDavidJ.WoellerHonorarySecretaries Rev.SisterBenedetta,Rev.PaulRobinson, PeterColbert,AmyNewell

1992 TorontoPresident ArchbishopMichaelG.PeersProlocutor DeanRobertT.PynnDeputyProlocutor AmyNewellAssessors StephenAdams,RendinaHamilton,J.H.ClyneHarradence, ReginaldH.Soward(Honorary),RonaldC.Stevenson,DavidH.WrightTreasurer JohnR.LigertwoodChancellor DavidH.WrightViceChancellor J.H.ClyneHarradenceExec.Dir.ofProgram SuzanneP.LawsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconDavidJ.WoellerHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconLynnRoss,ArchdeaconCharlesStaples, CanonMichaelIveson,CarolThrop

1995 OttawaPresident ArchbishopMichaelG.PeersProlocutor AmyNewellDeputyProlocutor Rev.JamesIsbisterAssessors StephenAdams,RendinaHamilton,ErnestReid, J.H.ClyneHarradence(Honorary),DianeN.Maybee(Honorary)Treasurer RobertArmstrongChancellor DavidH.WrightExec.Dir.Program SuzanneP.LawsonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconJimBoylesHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconRodneyAndrews,CanonThoraWadeRowe, ElizabethHutchinson,AllanMillar

1998 MontrealPresident ArchbishopMichaelG.PeersProlocutor RendinaHamiltonDeputyProlocutor Rev.BenjaminArreakAssessors ArchdeaconSusandeGruchy,RobertFalby, J.H.ClyneHarradence(Honorary),RhodieMercer, DeanRobertPynn,RonaldC.StevensonTreasurer JimCullenChancellor DavidH.Wright

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GeneralSecretary ArchdeaconJimBoylesHonorarySecretaries Capt.TheRev.BaxterPark,GaryGenge, Rev.DavidTorraville,DonnaParsons

2001 WaterlooPresident ArchbishopMichaelG.PeersProlocutor Rev.RodneyO.AndrewsDeputyProlocutor DianeBrookesAssessors RonaldC.Stevenson,StephenAdams,CanonBrettCane, ArchdeaconSusandeGruchy,DavidGould,RobertFalby, J.H.ClyneHarradence,RhodieMercerTreasurer JimCullenChancellor RonaldC.StevensonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconJimBoylesHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconLoganMcMenamie,CanonGlennSmall, CarolynChenhall,BettyLivingston

2004 St. CatharinesPresident ArchbishopDavidCrawleyProlocutor DorothyDavies-FlindallDeputyProlocutor DeanPeterG.ElliottAssessors RonaldC.Stevenson,RobertFalby,RhodieMercer,PercyTinker, HeatherDixon,ClyneHarradenceTreasurer JimCullenChancellor RonaldC.StevensonGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconJimBoyles HonorarySecretaries PeterClarke,MarilynDean, ArchdeaconMichaelPollesel,Rev.PeterFenty

2007 WinnipegPresident ArchbishopAndrewS.HutchisonProlocutor DeanPeterG.ElliottDeputyProlocutor SusanWinnAssessors BrianR.Burrows,BethBilson,CanonBobFalby, DouglasMacAdams,Rev.AlanPerryTreasurer PeterBlachfordChancellor RonaldC.StevensonViceChancellor BrianR.BurrowsGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconMichaelPolleselHonorarySecretaries CanonJohnAlfredSteele,MargaretJenniex, Rev.KarenChalk,KathyHartsook

2010 HalifaxPresident ArchbishopFredJ.HiltzProlocutor CanonRobertFalbyDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconHarryHuskinsAssessors BrianR.Burrows,AnnBourke,AnthonyChapman,HeatherDixon, DouglasMacAdams,TheRev.CanonAlanPerry,RonaldC.StevensonTreasurer MichèleGeorge

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Chancellor RonaldC.StevensonViceChancellor BrianR.BurrowsGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconMichaelPollesel(onleave) ActingGeneralSecretary Vianney(Sam)CarriereHonorarySecretaries ArchdeaconRonaldHarrison,ArchdeaconGeoffreyHall, MargaretJenniex,StephenKoning

2013 OttawaPresident ArchbishopFredJ.HiltzProlocutor CanonRobertFalbyDeputyProlocutor ArchdeaconHarryHuskinsAssessors AnnBourke,HeatherDixon,RobinMacKay,ArchdeaconAlanT.PerryTreasurer HannaGoschyChancellor CanonDavidP.Jones,Q.C.ViceChancellor AnnBourkeGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconMichaelThompsonHonorarySecretaries Rev.BruceBryant-Scott,MargaretJenniex,StephenKoning, ArchdeaconGeoffreyPeddle

2016 TorontoPresidentofSynod ArchbishopFredJ.HiltzProlocutor ArchdeaconDr.HarryHuskinsDeputyProlocutor CynthiaHaines-TurnerAssessors ChrisAmbidge,AnnBourke,Rev.CanonBruceBryant-Scott, ArchdeaconAlanT.PerryTreasurer HannaGoschyChancellor CanonDavidP.Jones,Q.C.ViceChancellor AnnBourkeGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconDr.MichaelThompsonHonorarySecretaries DeanJasonHaggstrom,MargaretMarschall,Rev.AlexParsons, CanonPaulRathbone

2019 Vancouver PresidentofSynod ArchbishopFredJ.HiltzProlocutor CynthiaHaines-TurnerDeputyProlocutor DeanPeterWallAssessors CanonAnnBourke,CanonClareBurns, ArchdeaconAlanT.Perry,KarenWebbTreasurer HannaGoschyChancellor CanonDavidP.Jones,Q.C.ViceChancellor CanonAnnBourkeGeneralSecretary ArchdeaconDr.MichaelThompsonHonorarySecretaries Rev.GethinEdward,Rev.RosalynElm,MargoHearne,ChrisWood