Grand Priory of Canada Sovereign Military Order Of The Temple of Jerusalem
Registered Name: GRAND PRIORY OF CANADA SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM
Business No: 816602270RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
Vision And Commitment
- Christian Ethos, Spirituality and Chivalric Values
- Domestic Charity and International Humanitarian Aid
- Human Rights and the respect for Human Diversity
- Interfaith Dialogue and Bridge-Building
Mission
- Provide humanitarian aid to Christians and all peoples in need around the world, through physical, financial, and moral support.
- Continue programmes that aid Christians around the world, especially in the Holy Land.
- Mitigate human suffering by actively participating in activities associated with disaster relief, humanitarian aid, human rights, peace building and sustainable development, and the respect of human diversity.
- Facilitate, mediate and advocate conflict-prevention and resolution by providing subject matter experts and supporting organizations in the fields of religious and international diplomacy.
- Being a voluntary organisation, the Order’s works are carried out pro bono by our membership as subject matter specialists within their given professions as advisors, facilitators and catalysts, furthered by effectively utilizing their related networks.
Grand Priory Council
The Grand Priory is led by the Grand Prior of Canada, who is assisted in decision-making and in follow-up and supervision of all Grand Priory matters by a Grand Priory Council. The members of the Grand Priory Council are the Priors, Commanders and Preceptors of the Priories and other operational units of the Grand Priory of Canada, plus additional members fulfilling what are essentially specialist staff functions. To keep the organization efficient and easy to administer, the same structure exists at Priory level, meaning that specialized matters not requiring the Grand Prior’s or a Prior’s intervention can be dealt with on a rapid and routine basis.
Priories and Commandaries
WINDSOR: Priory of the Ascension of Our Lord
TORONTO: Priory of St James
OTTAWA:Priory of Simon Peter
EDMONTON: Commandary of Edmonton
HALIFAX: Preceptory of Halifax