Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada
50 East North Temple St
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
40.7711903, -111.889389
The Church has had a presence in Canada since the early 1830’s. Joseph Smith and Brigham Young both came to Eastern Canada as missionaries. There are now 157,000 members in Canada in more than 400 congregations.
Leading the Church in Canada are the presidents of over 40 stakes (equivalent to a diocese). World headquarters is in Salt Lake City, UT (See U.S. Religious Bodies chapter of the Directories section of this Yearbook).
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 164,617 |
13,485 |
178,102 |
481 |
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| 2006 | 162,006 |
13,377 |
175,383 |
479 |
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| 2004 | 156,707 |
12,926 |
169,633 |
478 |
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| 2003 | 153,243 |
166,442 |
479 |
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| 2002 | 150,371 |
13,295 |
163,666 |
467 |
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| 2000 | 157,000 |
0 |
0 |
157,000 |
0 |
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| 1998 | 151,000 |
151,000 |
433 |
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| 1996 | 157,000 |
0 |
0 |
157,000 |
0 |
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| 1992 | 130,000 |
130,000 |
391 |
|||||
| 1990 | 126,000 |
126,000 |
380 |
|||||
| 1987 | 0 |
118,000 |
370 |
|||||
| 1985 | 0 |
113,000 |
373 |
|||||
| 1983 | 0 |
106,000 |
365 |
|||||
| 1982 | 85,000 |
104,000 |
355 |
|||||
| 1981 | 83,000 |
100,000 |
353 |
|||||
| 1980 | 66,000 |
81,000 |
352 |
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| 1979 | 65,000 |
80,000 |
326 |
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| 1978 | 61,400 |
74,900 |
269 |
|||||
| 1977 | 58,801 |
72,253 |
274 |
|||||
| 1976 | 69,815 |
82,915 |
270 |
|||||
| 1975 | 54,184 |
66,808 |
231 |
|||||
| 1974 | 53,045 |
65,004 |
260 |
|||||
| 1973 | 56,451 |
67,925 |
288 |
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| 1972 | 45,980 |
55,532 |
220 |
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| 1971 | 57,294 |
58,683 |
214 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,443 |
180 |
1,623 |
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| 2006 | 1,437 |
180 |
1,617 |
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| 2004 | 1,434 |
177 |
1,611 |
|||
| 2003 | 1,437 |
1,614 |
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| 2002 | 1,401 |
177 |
1,578 |
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| 1990 | 380 |
380 |
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| 1987 | 1,100 |
1,263 |
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| 1985 | 1,119 |
1,275 |
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| 1983 | 1,095 |
1,251 |
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| 1982 | 1,065 |
1,215 |
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| 1981 | 1,059 |
1,209 |
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| 1980 | 1,056 |
1,203 |
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| 1979 | 1,869 |
1,992 |
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| 1978 | 807 |
927 |
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| 1977 | 822 |
939 |
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| 1976 | 810 |
936 |
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| 1975 | 690 |
810 |
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| 1974 | 780 |
906 |
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| 1973 | 708 |
1,237 |
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| 1972 | 756 |
756 |
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| 1971 | 642 |
1,239 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 481 |
125,930 |
125,930 |
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| 2006 | 479 |
124,757 |
124,757 |
|||
| 2004 | 478 |
122,847 |
122,847 |
|||
| 2003 | 1,437 |
122,539 |
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| 2002 | 467 |
122,076 |
122,076 |
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| 1998 | 433 |
0 |
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| 1992 | 391 |
|||||
| 1990 | 380 |
0 |
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| 1985 | 0 |
0 |
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| 1983 | 0 |
0 |
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| 1982 | 355 |
96,000 |
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| 1981 | 353 |
93,000 |
||||
| 1980 | 352 |
70,000 |
||||
| 1979 | 326 |
75,000 |
||||
| 1978 | 270 |
70,100 |
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| 1977 | 279 |
68,000 |
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| 1976 | 266 |
77,904 |
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| 1975 | 201 |
59,149 |
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| 1974 | 195 |
59,890 |
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| 1973 | 186 |
57,039 |
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| 1972 | 110 |
53,205 |
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| 1971 | 214 |
29,400 |
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| 1970 | 230 |
56,654 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is no data yet | |||||||