Rooted in the biblical call to seek God’s justice, Living Faith, one of the church’s subordinate standards, offers these helpful insights: justice demands the exercise of power for the common good and describes justice through words like changing customs that oppress, protecting the rights of others and creating well-being in every society through concern about issues like employment, education and health (Living Faith 8.4).

Justice Ministries works to assist the church to respond to situations of systemic injustice, particularly in three focus areas: Healing, Reconciliation and Indigenous Rights; Climate Justice; and Anti-racism/Anti-xenophobia. There are several other important programmatic areas, both those which have long been a focus of the church and newer issues that have recently come into focus. Visit the Social Action Hub to learn more about the current and long history of the church’s voice and work regarding social justice issues.

Justice News

Register for Webinar Addressing Environmental Racism in Canada on April 25

March 21st, 2023|Categories: Justice, News|Tags: , |Comments Off on Register for Webinar Addressing Environmental Racism in Canada on April 25

Extensive studies have demonstrated that predominantly Black, Indigenous and racialized communities are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change and exposure to environmental degradation. This is called environmental racism. This pattern is a symptom of systemic racism and colonization in Canadian communities that diminishes relationships within creation. Join For the Love of Creation for a webinar on Tuesday, April 25, and learn more about how environmental racism manifests in Canada and how we can address it.

Mark Earth Week 2023 (April 16–23) Together for the Love of Creation

March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Justice, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Mark Earth Week 2023 (April 16–23) Together for the Love of Creation

You’re invited to join with faith communities across the country in marking Earth Week 2023 (April 16–23) by engaging in climate justice activities to connect, grow, listen, inspire hope and affect change.

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Statement in Response to Research Findings by Tseshaht First Nation

February 21st, 2023|Categories: Healing & Reconciliation, Justice, News|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Statement in Response to Research Findings by Tseshaht First Nation

A short statement by The Presbyterian Church in Canada in response to findings by Tseshaht First Nation related to verified student deaths and possible unmarked graves on the grounds of the former site of the Alberni Residential School in British Columbia.

Recent Social Justice Statements & Reports

These are recent statements and reports about social justice issues that have been adopted by the 2021 General Assembly.

Contact

For more information, email Allyson Carr, or call 1-800-619-7301 ext. 322.

Partner Organizations and Coalitions

Canadian Council of Churches

The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC), founded in 1944, is the largest ecumenical body in Canada, representing 24 churches of Anglican, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions.

Canadian Council of Churches

Church Council on Justice and Corrections

The Church Council on Justice and Corrections (CCJC) was established in 1972. The CCJC promotes a restorative approach to justice with an emphasis on addressing the needs of victims and offenders, mutual respect, healing, individual accountability, community involvement and crime prevention.

Church Council on Justice and Corrections

For the Love of Creation

For the Love of Creation coalition started in 2019 for faith-based organizations to take collective action together and make a meaningful contribution to address climate justice.

For the Love of Creation

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives

KAIROS unites 10 Canadian churches and religious organizations in a faithful ecumenical response to the call to “do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8). KAIROS advocates for social change, amplifying and strengthening the public witness of its members.
Read the quarterly newsletter “KAIROS Times”

KAIROS

Project Ploughshares

Project Ploughshares is an ecumenical agency of the Canadian Council of Churches established in 1976 to implement the churches’ call to be peacemakers and to work for a world in which justice will flourish and peace abound. Project Ploughshares works to identify, develop, and advance approaches that build peace and prevent war, and promote the peaceful resolution of political conflict.
Read the monthly “Monitor”

Project Ploughshares