20th Edition, Published 2025
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Table of Contents
- Mission Statement
- Glossary of Terms
- Declaration of Principles
- Constitution of the General Synod
- Rules of Order and Procedure
Canons of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada
- Canon I Name of the Church
- Canon II Corporate Seal
- Canon III The Primate
- Canon IV Reception and Recognition of Clergy From Churches in Full Communion with the Anglican Church of Canada
- Canon V Archives
- Canon VI Financial Management
- Canon VII Missionary Society
- Canon VIII General Synod Pension and Benefit Plans
- Canon IX Lay Retirement Plan
- Canon X Reserved
- Canon XI Anglican Book Centre
- Canon XII Continuing Education Plan
- Canon XIII Reserved
- Canon XIV The Book of Common Prayer
- Canon XV The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario
- Canon XVI The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia
- Canon XVII The Licensing of Clergy
- Canon XVIII Discipline
- Canon XIX Relinquishment or Abandonment of the Ministry
- Canon XX The Supreme Court of Appeal
- Canon XXI On Marriage in the Church
- Canon XXII The National Indigenous Ministry
- Canon XXIII The Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed Forces
Appendices
- Appendix A Guidelines for the Conduct of a Primatial Election
- Appendix B Standing and Coordinating Committees — Terms of Reference
- Appendix C The Anglican Journal
- Appendix D Council of the North
- Appendix E Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples
- Appendix F Policy on Open Meetings in The Anglican Church of Canada; Policy on Closed Meetings in the Anglican Church of Canada: Guidelines for Telephone and Electronic Meetings
- Appendix G Nominating and Election Procedures
- Appendix H Regulations of the Financial Management Committee for its Subcommittees
- Appendix I Terms of Reference for Committees of the Council of General Synod
- Appendix J Recipients of the Anglican Award of Merit
- Appendix K Corrections and Alterations to Legislation Made by the Handbook Committee
- Appendix L Legislation Awaiting Second Reading in 2025
- Appendix M Confidentiality
- Appendix N The Anglican Communion
- Appendix O Anglican Foundation of Canada
- Appendix P The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
- Appendix Q Judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal
- Appendix R Churches in Full Communion with the Anglican Church of Canada
- Appendix S Legislation Respecting the General Synod
- Appendix T Historical Notes
- Appendix U Sessions and Officers of the General Synod