In 1927, the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada appointed an Archives Committee to assist the Registrar in locating, listing and collecting material of historical value.
In 1943, the Archives Committee recommended that each Diocesan and Provincial Synod send copies of Synod Journals and other valuable historical publications to the Archives Committee to be placed in the Church Historical Reference Library. This was the beginning of the diocesan and provincial synod collection held at the General Synod Archives.
The Anglican Church of Canada is divided up into thirty dioceses and four ecclesiastical provinces. Each diocese and ecclesiastical province are separately incorporated and has its own synod.
Collection consists of diocesan and provincial synod journals, constitution and by-laws, printed reports, Church Society reports, documents, publications, audio-visual and graphic materials related to the activities of the dioceses.
Collection is arranged in series by diocese and province.
- Series 501: Diocese of Algoma, 1876-2013
- Series 502: Diocese of Arctic, 1961-2019
- Series 503: Diocese of Athabasca, 1888-2008
- Series 504: Diocese of Brandon, 1924-2018
- Series 505: Diocese of British Columbia, 1886-2017
- Series 506: Diocese of Caledonia, 1919-1998
- Series 507: Diocese of Calgary, 1892-2004
- Series 508: Diocese of Cariboo, 1914-2000
- Series 509: Diocese of Edmonton, 1913-2008
- Series 510: Diocese of Fredericton, 1845-2009
- Series 511: Diocese of Huron, 1858-2006
- Series 512: Diocese of Keewatin, 1905-1991
- Series 513: Diocese of Kootenay, 1900-2009
- Series 514: Diocese of Montreal, 1859-2002
- Series 515: Diocese of Moosonee, 1919-2008
- Series 516: Diocese of Newfoundland, 1873-1971
- Series 517: Diocese of Central Newfoundland, 1975-2009
- Series 518: Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, 1976-1992
- Series 519: Diocese of Western Newfoundland, 1976-2001
- Series 520: Diocese of New Westminster, 1886-2007
- Series 521: Diocese of Niagara, 1875-2019
- Series 522: Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, 1787-2006
- Series 523: Diocese of Ontario, 1862-2014
- Series 524: Diocese of Ottawa, 1896-2009
- Series 525: Diocese of Qu’Appelle, 1891-1993
- Series 526: Diocese of Quebec, 1859-2007
- Series 528: Diocese of Saskatchewan, 1882-2005
- Series 529: Diocese of Saskatoon, 1933-2008
- Series 530: Diocese of Toronto, 1851-2009
- Series 531: Diocese of Yukon, 1900-2010
- Series 532: Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon, 1914-2006
- Series 533: Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, 1861-2012
- Series 534: Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, 1893-2018
- Series 535: Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land , 1875-2015
Please contact the Archives for more information on this record.