Further Information and Contacts

Churches and Religions

Anglican Church of Canada
http://www.anglicansonline.org/canada/ — information resources for the Anglican Church of Canada.
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/index.html — new portal to the international Anglican community.
http://anglican.ca/ — official website of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Anglican Church of Canada
600 Jarvis Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 2J6
Phone: (416) 924-9192

Bahα’ν World Faith
http://www.bahai.org — official website of the Bahα’ν Faith.
http://www.ca.bahai.org — official website of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahα’νs of Canada.

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahα’νs of Canada
7200 Leslie Street
Thornhill, ON L3T 6L8
Phone: (905) 889-8168

Baptist Church
http://www.baptist.org — home page for all Baptists.
http://www.cbmin.org/ — website of the Canadian Baptist Ministries, the international organization serving Canadian Baptists around the world.

Canadian Baptist Ministries
7185 Millcreek Drive
Mississauga, ON L5N 5R4
Phone: (905) 821-3533

Brethren in Christ
http://www.bic-church.org — official website of the Brethren in Christ Church.

Brethren in Christ Church
Canadian Conference – Bishop’s Office
2619 Niagara Parkway
Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4
Phone: (905) 871-9991

Buddhism
http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/ BuddhistDict/BDIntro.htm — Buddhism A to Z: provides useful definitions.
http://buddhismcanada.com/web.html — directory of Buddhist temples in Canada.
http://www.shambhalaottawa.ca/ — website of the Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Centre in Ottawa (Tibetan Buddhism).
http://www.dharmacentre.org/ — website of a Buddhist temple and refuge near Toronto.
describes some Buddhist holidayshttp://buddhism.about.com/library/weekly/ aa010399.htm — describes some Buddhist holidays.
http://www.bcc.ca/bcchome.html — website of the Buddhist Churches of Canada.

Buddhist Churches of Canada
National Headquarters
11786 Fentiman Place
Richmond, BC V7E 6M6
Phone: (604) 272-3330

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
http://www.disciples.org/internal/resources/ congweba2io.htm — lists websites of Canadian congregations.
http://www.disciples.org — official website of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
130 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3645
USA
Phone: (317) 635-3100

Christian and Missionary Alliance
http://www.cmalliance.org/ — official US website of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
http://www.cmacan.org/ — official website of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.

The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada
30 Carrier Drive
Suite 100
Toronto, ON M9W 5T7
Phone: (416) 674-7878

Christian Reformed Church
http://www.crcna.org — official website of the Christian Reformed Church.

The Christian Reformed Church in North America
Canadian Office
PO Box 5070, Stn LCD 1
3475 Mainway
Burlington, ON L7R 3Y8
Phone: (905) 336-2920

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
http://www.mormon.org/ — official website of the Mormons.
http://www.lds.org/ — official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Toronto Ontario Temple
10060 Bramalea Road
Brampton, ON L6R 1A1
Phone: (905) 799-1122

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Regina Saskatchewan Temple
111 Wascana Gate North
Regina, SK S4V 2J6
Phone: (306) 545-8194

Church of the Nazarene
http://www.nazarene.org/welcome/beliefs/ articles_faith.html — Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene.
http://www.nazarene.org/ — international website of the Church of the Nazarene.
http://www.nazarene.ca/ — official website of Church of the Nazarene Canada.

National Director
Church of the Nazarene Canada
20 Regan Road
Unit 9
Brampton, ON L7A 1C3
Phone: (905) 846-4220

Doukhobors
http://edocs.lib.sfu.ca/projects/ Doukhobor-Collection/ — Simon Fraser University Doukhobor Collection.
http://www.igs.net/~koozmataras/ — The Spirit Wrestlers, a website dedicated to the Doukhobors.

ISKRA
Box 760
Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H0
Phone: (250) 442-8252

Eastern Orthodox
http://www.greece.org/gopatalex/index.html — website of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
http://www.aaron.org/Patriarchate/index.htm — website of the Patriarchate of Antioch.
http://www.rocor.org/ — website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
http://www.decani.yunet.com/doctrine.html — official website of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren (excellent source of information on doctrine).
http://www.gocanada.org/ — website of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto.

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)
1 Patriarch Bartholomew Way
(86 Overlea Boulevard)
Toronto, ON M4H 1C6
Phone: (416) 429-5757

Evangelical Free Church
http://www.efccm.ca — official website of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada Mission.
http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca — official website of the Evangelical Free Church Fellowship.
http://www.twu.ca/efcc/ — website of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada.

The Evangelical Free Church of Canada
PO Box 850 Langley Stn LCD 1
Langley, BC V3A 8S6
Phone: (604) 888-8668

Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada
http://www.emcced.ca — official website of the Evangelical Missionary Church, Canada East District.
http://www.emcc.ca/mainpages/canwest.html — official website of the Evangelical Missionary Church, Canada West District.
http://www.emcc.ca/index.html — official website of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada.

The Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada
4031 Brentwood Road Northwest
Calgary, AB 2TL 1L1
Phone: (403) 250-2759

Free Methodist Church
http://www.fmc-canada.org/ — official website of the Free Methodist Church in Canada.

The Free Methodist Church in Canada
4315 Village Centre Court
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1S2
Phone: (905) 848-2600

Hinduism
http://www.hindulinks.org — website with a list of Hindu temples in Canada.
http://hdsm.homestead.com/files/ Hindutemples.html — website of the Hindu Devotional Society of Montreal, another source of temple addresses.
http://www.hindu.org/ — Hindu resources online.
http://www.hindunet.org/ — Hindu resources online.

Canadian Council of Hindus
124 Placentia Boulevard
Agincourt, ON M1S 4C5
Phone: (905) 471-5026

Hutterian Brotherhood
http://www.hutterites.org/ — website of the Hutterian Brotherhood, prepared by the students and teachers of the Decker Colony School, of the Schmiederleut Branch, near Shoal Lake, Manitoba.

Islam
http://www.islam.ca — Canadian Islamic website providing information and resources.
http://www.islamcanada.com — Canadian website providing information about Islam.

Islamic Propagation Centre
PO Box 471 Stn A
Mississauga, ON L5A 2H2
Phone: (416) 824-2381
http://www.canadianislamiccongress.com — website of the Canadian Islamic Conference.

The Canadian Islamic Conference
420 Erb Street West
Suite 424
Waterloo, ON N2L 6K6
Phone: (519) 746-1242
http://www.muslim-canada.org/ — website of the Canadian Society of Muslims.

The Canadian Society of Muslims
PO Box 143 Stn P
Toronto, ON M5S 2S7

Jehovah’s Witnesses
http://www.watchtower.org/ — official website of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The Watchtower Society
Box 4100
Halton Hills, ON L7G 4Y4
Phone: (519) 853-1500

Judaism
http://www.bnaibrith.ca — official website of B’nai Brith Canada, a Jewish organization promoting awareness of Judaism.
http://www.us-israel.org/index.html — the Jewish Virtual Library.
http://www.mk.ca — official website of the Jewish Community Council of Montreal, which has a guide for kosher foods.
http://www.kosher.co.il/orgs/canada.htm — lists contact information for kashrut food authorities in Canada and worldwide.
http://www.cjc.ca/ — website of the Canadian Jewish Congress; includes links to Canadian Jewish organizations (see site archives).
http://www.haruth.com/JewsCanada.html — Jewish Canada website; has links to Jewish synagogues across Canada.

• Reform
  http://uahc.org/ — website of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
  UAHC
  633 Third Avenue
  New York City, NY 10017-6778
  USA
  Phone: (212) 650-4000

• Conservative
  http://www.uscj.org — website of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
  USCJ Canadian Region
  1000 Finch Avenue West
  Suite 508
  Toronto, ON M3J 2V5
  Phone: (416) 667-1717

• Orthodox
  For a list of synagogues, call Community and Synagogue Services at 212-613-8226.
  http://www.ou.org — official website of the Orthodox Union; the Union offers detailed information on kosher foods and is the North American Orthodox Jewish governing body for dietary laws.
  http://www.ou.org/network/synagogues/ synagogues.cfm — website with a list of Canadian Orthodox synagogues.

• Reconstructionist
  http://www.jrf.org — official website of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation.
  http://www.jrf.org/cong/directory-all.html#Canada — website with a list of Canadian Reconstructionist congregations.
  Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
  Beit Devora
  7804 Montgomery Avenue
  Suite 9
  Elkins Park, PA 19027-2649
  USA
  Phone: (215) 782-8500

Lutheran Church
http://www.lutheranchurch-canada.ca/CTCR/LCC-ELCIC.pdf — website discussing where Canada’s Lutherans stand.
http://www.worship.ca/docs/sp_stmt.html — statement on sacramental practices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
http://www.elcic.ca/ — website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
302–393 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3H6
Phone: (204) 984-9150, or toll free at 1-888-786-6707
http://www.lutheranchurch-canada.ca/frames1.html — website of the Lutheran Church – Canada.

Lutheran Church – Canada
3074 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3K 0Y2
Phone: (204) 895-3433, or toll free at 1-800-588-4226
http://www.aflc.ca/ — website of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations.

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
Office of the President
Box 161
Outlook, SK S0L 2N0
Phone: (306) 867-8785

Mennonites
http://www.mennonitecc.ca/ — website of the Mennonite Central Committee.
http://www.mhsc.ca/ — website of the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada and the Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia online.
http://www.mbconf.ca/ — website of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.

The Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
3–169 Riverton Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2L 2E5
Phone: (204) 669-6575
http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/index.htm — website of the Mennonite Church Canada.

Mennonite Church Canada
600 Shaftsbury Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3P 0M4
Phone: (204) 888-6781
Resource Centre: toll free at 1-800-665-1954

Native Spirituality
http://www.arctic-travel.com/ chapters/spiritpage.html — The Nunavut Handbook: Spirituality.
http://www.rcmp.ca/ccaps/spirit_e.htm — RCMP Native Spirituality Guide.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/nataspir.htm — website with information about Native American spirituality and a number of references to other sites.
http://www.afn.ca/ — official website of the Assembly of First Nations.

Assembly of First Nations
1 Nicholas Street
Suite 1002
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7
Phone: (613) 241-6789
http://www.tapirisat.ca/ — official website of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada’s national Inuit organization.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
170 Laurier Avenue West
Suite 510
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5
Phone: (613) 238-8181

Pentecostal Assemblies
http://www.paoc.org/index.html — official website of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.

PAOC International Office
2450 Milltower Court
Mississauga, ON L5N 5Z6
Phone: (905) 542-7400
http://www.upci.org — official website of United Pentecostal Church International.

United Pentecostal Church International
8855 Dunn Road
Hazelwood, MO 63042
USA
Phone: (314) 837-7300

Presbyterian Church of Canada
http://www.presbycan.ca — official website of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

The Presbyterian Church in Canada
50 Wynford Drive
Toronto, ON M3C 1J7
Phone: (416) 441-1111, or toll free at 1-800-619-7301

Rastafarianism
OMCSRC (Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care). 2000. Multifaith Information Manual (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: OMCSRC.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=64343 — “Rastafarian,” Encyclopζdia Britannica online [note: subscription needed].
http://www.swagga.com/rasta.htm — The Afrocentric Experience: Today in Black History! Rastafari.
http://www.omc.on.ca/ — official website of the Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care.

The Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care
789 Don Mills
Suite 608
Toronto, ON M3C 1T5
Phone: (416) 422-1490

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
http://www.quaker.org/ — official website of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
http://www.quaker.ca/ — website of the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), with information and resources.

Canadian Yearly Meeting
91A Fourth Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 2L1
Phone: (613) 235-8553, or toll free at 1-888-296-3222
http://www.quaker.ca/cfsc/ — website of Canadian Friends Service Committee.

The Canadian Friends Service Committee
60 Lowther Avenue
Toronto, ON M5R 1C7
Phone (416) 920-5213

Roman Catholic Church
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ ccc_toc.htm — official website of the Vatican: The Catholic Catechism.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/ — The Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.catholicanada.com/ — the Catholic Canada Directory.
http://www.cccb.ca — official website of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
90 Parent Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B1
Phone: (613) 769-1147, or toll free at 1-800-769-1147

Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmy.ca — official website for information on the Canada and Bermuda Territory of the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army
2 Overlea Boulevard
Toronto, ON M4H 1P4
Phone: (416) 425-2111

Seventh Day Adventist
http://www.adventist.org — official website of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church.
http://www.naadventist.org — official website of the Seventh-day Adventist North American Division.
http://www.ont-sda.org/index.html — website of the Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
http://www.sdacc.org/ — official website of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada.

Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada
National Headquarters
1148 King Street East
Oshawa, ON L1H 1H8
Phone: (905) 433-0011

Sikhism
http://www.sgpc.net/ — official website of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee.

Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
Teja Singh Samundri Hall
Amritsar, Punjab 143006, India
Phone: 91-0183-2533941/ 2553956/ 2553957/ 2553958/ 2553959
(responsible for protection of Sikh shrines and temples)
http://www.sikhs.org/ — the Sikhism home page.
http://www.world-sikh.org/ — official website of the World Sikh Organization.

World Sikh Organization (Canada)
1183 Cecil Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1H 7Z6
Phone: (613) 521-1984

Ukrainian Catholic Church
http://www.ugcc.org.ua/eng/ — official website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Lviv, Ukraine.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ ccc_toc.htm — official website of the Vatican: The Catholic Catechism.
http://www.archeparchy.ca/ — official website of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg.

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
233 Scotia Street
Winnipeg, MB R2V 1V7
Phone: (204) 338-7801

Unitarian Universalist Church
http://www.uua.org — official website of the Unitarian Universalist Association in the United States.
http://www.cuc.ca — official website of the Canadian Unitarian Council.

Canadian Unitarian Council
55 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 705
Toronto, ON M4P 1G8
Phone: (416) 489-4121

United Church of Canada
http://www.united-church.ca/home.shtm — official website of the United Church of Canada.

United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor Street West
Suite 300
Etobicoke, ON M8X 2Y4
Phone: (416) 231-5931

Wesleyan Church
http://www.wesleyan.org — official website of the Wesleyan Church.
http://www.atlanticdistrict.com — official website of the Wesleyan Church Atlantic District (includes the Maritime Provinces and the State of Maine).

The Wesleyan Church Atlantic District
1600 Main Street
Suite 216
Moncton, NB E1E 1G5
Phone: (506) 383-8326

The Wesleyan Church Central Canada District
17 St. Paul Street
Belleville, ON K8N 1A4
Phone: (613) 966-7527

The Wesleyan Church Northwest District
5707 NE 78th Street
Vancouver, WA 98665
Phone: (360) 693-1677

Wicca
http://www.wcc.on.ca/ — official website of the Wiccan Church of Canada.

Wiccan Church of Canada
509 St. Clair Avenue West
PO Box 73599
Toronto, ON M6C 1C0
Phone: (416) 656-6564

Worldwide Church of God
http://www.wcg.org/ — official website of the world headquarters of the Worldwide Church of God.
http://www.wcg.ca/ — official website of the headquarters of the Worldwide Church of God in Canada.

Worldwide Church of God in Canada
101–5660 192nd Street
Surrey, BC V3W 1K5
Phone: (604) 575-2705,
or toll free at 1-800-663-2345

Zoroastrianism
http://www.avesta.org — Avesta–Zoroastrian archives; complete resources on the Zoroastrian faith.
http://www.zso.org — official website of the Zoroastrian Society of Ontario.
The Zoroastrian Society of Ontario
3590 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON N2M 3S6
Phone: (416) 733-4586

Department of National Defence
Chaplain General (Chap Gen)
Chaplain General of the Canadian Forces
National Defence Headquarters
Major-General G.R. Pearkes Building
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
Phone: (613) 992-6291
or toll free 1-866-502-2203

Director Military Gender Integration and Employment Equity 3 (DMGIEE)
DMGIEE
National Defence Headquarters
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
Phone: (613) 996-8057
Fax: (613) 992-1049