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
Advocacy Campaign to End Illegal Occupation
The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel’s Advocacy Taskforce launched “From Condemnation to Consequences” Advocacy Campaign (March 4-30), calling on states to hold Israel accountable to end the illegal Occupation.
A letter from the Moderator to the Mayor of Beit Sahour about Illegal Settlements
A letter from the Rev. Jeff Murray, Moderator of the 2025 General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, to the Mayor of Beit Sahour in Palestine, regarding the imminent threat of an illegal Israeli settlement.
Kairos Palestine: Moment of Truth: Faith in the Time of Genocide
Kairos Palestine published a document titled "A Moment of Truth" in November 2025. This document and other church and ecumenical information related to Palestine/Israel can be found on The Presbyterian Church in Canada's Just and Lasting Peace page.
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.
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.
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.
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”
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”
