Bible Society work in Canada
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Bible Society website |
Canadian
Bible Society Country Data:
| Area: | 9,970,610 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 30,007,094 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$21,050 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 99% | |
| Religions in % of Population (1991): | Roman Catholic |
45.7%
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| Protestant |
36.3%
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| Non-religious |
12.4%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
1.5%
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| Jewish |
1.2%
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| Muslim |
1.0%
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| Buddhist |
0.7%
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| Hindu |
0.6%
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| Other |
0.6%
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| Official Languages: | English, French (federal); Chipweyan, Cree: Plains, Dogrib, Gwich’in, Inuktitut: Eastern, Inuktitut: Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut: Inuvialuktun, Slavey: North, Slavey: South (regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1805 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1904 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1946 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 186,602 | 189,236 | 54,134 | 0 | 1,887,340 | 0 |
| Other territories served: | ||
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Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| Bermuda |
62,472
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1809
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| Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |
6,316
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1890
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Celebrating the centennial with food and music (March 2006)
Latest News (March 2004)
Bringing the Scriptures to the Dogrib community (September 2003)
Visual Bible works on film adaptation of John’s Gospel (April/May 2003)
Rocky Mountain Bike for Bibles attracts young – and old! (February 2003)
Bible People in the News (February 2003)
Canadian Bible Society adds third web ministry (September 2002)
Matthew’s Gospel distributed at World Youth Day (September 2002)
Inuit people respond to ‘liberating power of the Gospel’: an interview with Bishop John R Sperry (July/August 2002)
First Inuktitut Bible at draft stage (June 2002)
Bible reading draws ‘tremendous response’ (November 2001)
Twenty-five year collaboration produces Cree New Testament (Sep. 2001)
Bible People in the News (July/August 2001)
Proclaiming God’s Word, cover to cover, coast to coast (June 2001)
Christ, cultures and computers (June 2001)
Dedicated team make huge strides with modern Mohawk Bible (June 2001)
Tribunal Bans Bible in Schools (October 1999)
Christian Ministries Partner to Reach Students (September 1999)
Micmac Community Celebrates New Testament Translation (Sept. 1999)
Bible Convicted Murderer of The Truth (Canada) (April/May 1999)
Bible Helps Preserve a Community’s Identity (January 1999)
Bible a Comfort During the Big Freeze (March 1998)
New Citizen in Canada and God’s Kingdom (January 1998)
