This page includes the Constitution, Canons and Policy Documents of the Province
of Canada.
The constitutional documents of the province include:
- Acts of the Legislature of the Province of Canada in 1857 and 1858 and Acts of the Parliament of Canada in 1870 and 1871 authorizing the creation of the Provincial Synod and its extension to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
- Revised Letters Patent issued to the first Metropolitan Bishop on February 12, 1862
- The Declaration of Principles adopted in 1861
- The Constitution
- Provincial Archives Policy
- The Rules of Order; and
- The Canons as amended by the Provincial Synod 2012 and 2021:
Canon 1 – The Ecclesiastical Province of Canada and its Dioceses
Canon 2 – The Election, Office and Work of the Metropolitan Bishop
Canon 3 – The Election, Appointment, Consecration and Resignation of Bishops
Canon 4 – The Licensing of Clergy
Canon 5 – Discipline and the Court of Appeal
Canon 6 – Canons of the General Synod
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Documents are also available in PDF format for Acrobat Reader.
CONSTITUTION AND CANONS in PDF format
Constitution
Canon 1
Canon 2
Canon 3
Canon 4
Canon 5
Canon 6