Freemasonry in Canada
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History
Freemasonry in Canada traces its origins to the United Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Lodge of Ireland, as a result of Canada's history as a dominion within the British Empire. Freemasonry in the United States, including Prince Hall Freemasonry, also influenced the formation of Freemasonry in Canada.
Notable Canadian Masons
- John Diefenbaker
- Alexander Roberts Dunn
- Tim Horton
- Frederick Kingston
- John Bayne Maclean
- Samuel McLaughlin
- Derwyn Owen
- Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
- Clarendon Worrell
Masonic Buildings in Canada
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- Toronto Temple, 888 Yonge Street. No longer affiliated with Freemasonry
- Masonic Hall, 2 Gloucester St, Toronto. Residential
- Masonic Temple (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple
- St. Mark's Masonic Lodge, Baddeck, NS
- Masonic Memorial Temple, 420 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
- Masonic Lodge, Red River Road, Thunder Bay, ON
Governing Bodies
There is a number of various supreme organisations (Grand Lodges, National Lodges, Grand Orients, and Federations) active in Canada representing a number of regularity / amity networks along with a number of independent lodges. All lodges recognized by GLCPOO are in amity with UGLE and the rest of "Regular" Masonry
Supreme Body | Jurisdiction | Established | HQ | Number of Lodges | Membership | Regularity |
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Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario | ![]() |
1855 | Hamilton | 560 | 46,000[1] | UGLE |
Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Province of Ontario and Jurisdiction | ![]() |
1856[2] | 10[3] | GLCPOO | ||
Grand Lodge of Manitoba | ![]() |
1875[4] | Winnipeg | 54 | 4,000 | GLCPOO |
Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador | ![]() |
1997 | St. John's | 30 | 2,128[5] | GLCPOO |
Grande Loge du Québec | ![]() |
1869 | Montréal | 79[6] | 4,582[7] | GLCPOO |
Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia | ![]() |
1866[4] | Halifax | 114 | 5,802[7] | GLCPOO |
Grand Lodge of New Brunswick | ![]() |
1867[4] | Saint John | 51 | 4,038[7] | GLCPOO |
Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island | ![]() |
1875[4] | 15[8] | 845[7] | GLCPOO | |
Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan | ![]() |
1906[9] | Regina | 58 | 2,800 | GLCPOO |
Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon | ![]() |
1871 | Vancouver | 149[10] | 10,260 | UGLE |
Grand Lodge of Alberta | ![]() |
1905[4] | Calgary | 141 | 7,732[7] | GLCPOO |
Fédération canadienne du Droit Humain | ![]() |
7[11] | DH | |||
Grand Orient du Québec | ![]() |
2012 | 1[12] | |||
Grande Loge Nationale du Canada | ![]() |
1985 | 16[13] | CLIPSAS | ||
Gran Logia de Lengua Española de Canada (Spanish Language) | ![]() |
5[14] |
Membership numbers could be overstated, as membership in multiple lodges is actively encouraged.
There appears to be a number of other supreme bodies in the country, including Grand Orient de France Amerique du Nord, Obédience Mixte Nord-Américaine: George Washington Union, Grand Orient du Canada, Grande Loge Autonome du Québec, Grande Loge Mixte du Québec, but the information on them is not readily available.
External links
- Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Province of Ontario and Jurisdiction
- Grande Loge du Québec
- Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia
- Grand Lodge of New Brunswick
- Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan
- Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon
- Grand Lodge of Alberta
- Fédération canadienne du Droit Humain
- Grand Orient du Québec
- Grande Loge Nationale du Canada
- Gran Logia de Lengua Española de Canada
- Grand Orient de France Amerique du Nord
- Obédience Mixte Nord-Américaine : George Washington Union
- Grand Orient du Canada
- Grande Loge Autonome du Québec
References
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