Colonels Edward and Shelley Hill, officers of the USA Western Territory currently serving respectively as Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries, Canada and Bermuda Territory are appointed as International Secretary and Zonal Secretary for Women’s Ministries, Americas and Caribbean Zone, International Headquarters. They will take up their new appointment responsibilities with the rank of Commissioner: Colonel Edward Hill on 1 May 2021 and Colonel Shelley Hill on 2 May 2021.

These 10 articles were the most-read articles on Salvationist.ca in 2020.

When COVID-19 first put Ottawa residents in lockdown in March 2020, these Salvationists at Ottawa Citadel built a two-sided lawn sign to post encouraging messages for their community.

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.