=====Canada and Bermuda Territory===== The Salvation Army began its work in Canada in 1882, 15 years after self-government began. The Canada and Bermuda Territory had it's first Territorial Commander in June 1884. ====Territorial Commanders==== ^Commander^From^Until^ |Major [[Thomas Coombs]]|June 1884|September 19, 1889| |Commissioner [[Thomas Adams]]|September 20, 1889|June 26, 1891| |Commissioner [[David Rees]]|June 27, 1891|October 24, 1892| |Commandant [[Herbert Booth]]|October 25, 1892|June 26, 1896| |Commander [[Evangeline Booth]]|June 27, 1896|December 3, 1904| |Commissioner [[Thomas Coombs]]|December 4, 1904|January 27, 1911| |Commissioner [[David Rees]]|January 28, 1911|May 29, 1914| |Commissioner [[William Richards]]|October 10, 1914|November 17, 1921| |Commissioner [[Charles Sowton]]|November 17, 1921|December 8, 1926| |Lt. Commissioner [[William Maxwell]]|December 9, 1926|November 15, 1929| |Commissioner [[James Hay]]|November 15, 1929|January 12, 1935| |Commissioner [[John McMillan]]|January 13, 1935|July 25, 1937| |Commissioner [[George Carpenter]]|July 26, 1937|November 1, 1939| |Commissioner [[Benjamin Orames]]|October 20, 1939|December 15, 1946| |Commissioner [[Charles Baugh]]|December 16, 1946|June 6, 1951| |Commissioner [[William Dalziel]]|June 7, 1951|December 31, 1955| |Commissioner [[William Wycliffe Booth|Wycliffe Booth]]|January 1, 1955|June 22, 1964| |Commissioner [[Edgar Grinsted]]|June 23, 1964|June 2, 1967| |Commissioner [[Clarence Wiseman]]|June 3, 1967|July 17, 1974| |Commissioner [[Arnold Brown]]|July 18, 1974|July 4, 1977| |Commissioner [[John Waldron]]|July 5, 1977|August 31, 1982| |Commissioner [[Arthur Pitcher]]|September 1, 1982|December 31, 1984| |Commissioner [[William Pratt]]|November 1, 1984|June 30, 1990| |Commissioner [[Wesley Harris]]|July 1, 1990|November 30, 1993| |Commissioner [[Roy Calvert]]|December 1, 1993|September 30, 1994| |Commissioner [[Donald Kerr]]|October 1, 1994|November 1, 1998| |Commissioner [[Norman Howe]]|November 2, 1998|April 30, 2000| |Commissioner [[Bill Luttrell]]|March 1, 2000|June 29, 2003| |Commissioner [[M. Christine MacMillan]]|June 30, 2003|June 30, 2007| |Commissioner [[William Francis]]|July 1, 2007|June 30, 2011| |Commissioner [[Brian Peddle]]|July 2, 2011|August 31, 2014| |Commissioner [[Susan McMillan]]|September 1, 2014|September 30, 2019| |Commissioner [[Floyd Tidd]]|October 1, 2019|August 31, 2023| |Commissioner [[Lee Graves]]|September 1, 2023| | ====Chief Secretaries==== ^Secretary^From^Until^ |Staff Captain [[James Eastwood]]|August 18, 1884|August 15, 1885| |Staff Captain [[John Margetts]]|September 5, 1885|November 27, 1886| |Colonel [[Reuben Bailey]]|February 12, 1887|January 15, 1890| |Colonel [[Arthur Young]]|January 16, 1890|August 19, 1891| |Brigadier [[Thomas Holland]]|August 20, 1891|July 6, 1892| |Colonel [[George Mackenzie]]|July 7, 1892|June 10, 1896| |Colonel [[Clement Jacobs]]|June 11, 1896|August 14, 1905| |Colonel [[Philip Kyle]]|August 15, 1905|August 31, 1907| |Colonel [[Charles Sowton]]|September 1, 1907|August 29, 1908| |Colonel [[Henry Mapp]]|August 30, 1908|October 23, 1912| |Colonel [[Sydney Maidment]]|October 24, 1912|May 29, 1914| |Colonel [[Albert Gaskin]]|August 7, 1914|August 3, 1916| |Colonel [[John McMillan]]|August 4, 1916|October 31, 1923| |Colonel [[Albert Powley]]|November 1, 1923|March 14, 1926| |Colonel [[Robert Henry]]|March 15, 1926|January 10, 1931| |Colonel [[William Dalziel]]|January 11, 1931|March 4, 1937| |Colonel [[G. Walter Peacock]]|March 5, 1937|July 1, 1945| |Colonel [[Archibald Layman]]|July 2, 1945|January 4, 1948| |Colonel [[William Dray]]|January 5, 1948|August 24, 1950| |Colonel [[Robert Harewood]]|August 25, 1950|September 12, 1954| |Colonel [[William Davidson]]|September 13, 1954|February 28, 1957| |Colonel [[Clarence Wiseman]]|March 1, 1957|April 27, 1960| |Colonel [[Arthur Cameron]]|April 28, 1960|May 15, 1962| |Colonel [[Herbert Wallace]]|May 16, 1962|November 10, 1965| |Colonel [[Leslie Russell]]|November 11, 1965|December 5, 1968| |Colonel [[Geoffrey Dalziel]]|December 6, 1968|June 17, 1970| |Colonel [[Bramwell Tripp]]|June 18, 1970|February 2, 1972| |Colonel [[Jarl Wahlström]]|February 2, 1972|January 7, 1976| |Colonel [[John Waldron]]|January 8, 1976|July 8, 1977| |Colonel [[Kenneth Rawlins]]|July 9, 1977|July 31, 1981| |Colonel [[Harry Read]]|August 1, 1981|April 30, 1984| |Colonel [[Stanley Walter]]|May 1, 1984|June 30, 1986| |Colonel [[Edward Read]]|July 1, 1986|March 31, 1987| |Colonel [[Arthur Waters]]|April 1, 1987|June 30, 1992| |Colonel [[Roy Calvert]]|July 1, 1992|November 30, 1993| |Colonel [[John Busby]]|December 1, 1993|June 30, 1997| |Colonel [[Clyde Moore]]|July 1, 1997|October 31, 1999| |Colonel [[Linda Bond]]|November 1, 1999|May 31, 2002| |Colonel [[Robert Redhead]]|June 2, 2002|May 31, 2003| |Colonel [[Glen Shepherd]]|June 1, 2003|February 28, 2008| |Colonel [[Donald Copple]]|March 1, 2008|February 28, 2010| |Colonel [[Floyd Tidd]]|March 1, 2010|May 31, 2013| |Colonel [[Mark Tillsley]]|June 1, 2013|December 21, 2016| |Colonel [[Lee Graves]]|January 1, 2017|October 31, 2018| |Colonel [[Edward Hill]]|November 1, 2018|April 30, 2021| |Colonel [[Evie Diaz]]|May 1, 2021|July 31, 2023| |Colonel [[John Chamness]]|August 1, 2023|October 1, 2025| |Colonel [[Margaret McLeod]]|October 1, 2025| | ====Divisions in the Territory==== ===Current Divisions=== * [[Atlantic Division]] * [[British Columbia Division]] * [[Ontario Division]] * [[Prairies and Northern Territories Division]] {{canada_divisions.jpg}} ===Divisions Prior to January 2024=== In January 2024, the territory amalgamated several divisions to meet the changing needs of society. These are the divisions prior to the consolidation * [[Alberta Division]] * [[Bermuda and Newfoundland Division]] * [[British Columbia Division]] * [[Labrador and Maritime Division]] * [[Northern Territories Division]] * [[Ontario Division]] * [[Prairie Division]] * [[Quebec Division]] ====External==== * [[https://salvationist.ca/archives-and-museum/salvation-army-history/|Salvation Army History]] * [[https://salvationist.ca/archives-and-museum/people/territorial-commanders/|Territorial Commanders]] * [[https://salvationist.ca/archives-and-museum/people/chief-secretaries/|Chief Secretaries]] * [[https://salvationarmy.ca/pranorth/2024/01/welcome-to-the-prairies-and-northern-territories-division/|Welcome to the Prairies and Northern Territories Division]]