The Anglican Church of Canada is committed to the protection of all vulnerable persons. “Safe Church” policies are developed by dioceses for use within the parishes of those jurisdictional areas, and the General Synod has provided guidance for dioceses in the development of those policies and educational resources for safe church initiatives.
Final report of the General Synod Task Force on Jurisdiction to the Council of General Synod and the Canadian House of Bishops, dated February 2002. Discusses origins of ‘jurisdiction’ as a feature of life in the church, communion and authority, authority as jurisdiction, doctrine and discipline, tradition ethics and morality. Includes responses to questions posed in terms of reference and an appendix on jurisdictional canons in review.
Text of the Mississauga Declaration, written on Sept. 17, 2011. Offers an assessment of the state of Indigenous ministry 17 years after the Covenant and a vision for renewal and restoration.
Table of contents for A New Agape: The Resource Binder, a document offering stories and ideas to promote healing and reconciliation.
Video documentaries showing highlights of the national Sacred Circle meetings at which hundreds of Indigenous Anglicans from across Canada have gathered since 1988.
Current sexual harrassment and assualt policy/procedure for the Anglican Church of Canada, applicable to national staff members and national volunteers, as revised and adopted by the Council of General Synod 2005.
Full report from the Commission on the Marriage Canon in advance of General Synod 2016.