For the first time in 30 years thousands joined the Santa Shuffle online.

On December 18, Salvation Army representatives met in a virtual roundtable with key federal government ministers together with other agencies that are addressing food insecurity across Canada. It was announced on the call that The Salvation Army will receive an additional $8.85 million in funding for COVID-19 relief in Canada. 

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by other members of the Royal Family, has thanked The Salvation Army for its frontline work during the pandemic.

The Salvation Army acknowledges the emotional, psychological, social and spiritual harms that efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity have caused and confirms opposition to conversion therapy.

The Salvation Army’s international mission statement asserts that it will "meet human needs ... without discrimination," a fact recognized through the publication of an International Positional Statement (IPS) on Disabilities.

"I call upon all Salvationists to pray for each person who has been affected, for the continuing witness of our people, and for healing in the communities," says General Brian Peddle following an attack on a Salvation Army outpost that claimed the lives of four members in Indonesia.

The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign is the largest public fundraiser of the year, supporting 1.9 million vulnerable people in 400 communities across Canada.

The Salvation Army is active in more than 130 countries worldwide. With such a wide scope of ministry, there are many service opportunities for both officers and lay personnel interested in serving overseas. Below is a list of available positions in other Salvation Army territories, prepared by the IHQ personnel department.

188 Salvationists from across the Canada and Bermuda territory joined a four-part webinar series hosted by the Ethics Centre to discuss racism.

The official vision statement for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda is: We are an innovative partner, mobilized to share hope wherever there is hardship, building communities that are just and know the love of Jesus.