Where the church stands in Canada
Canada is where Love on Mission began. It is also a nation where the share of people claiming no religion has roughly doubled in twenty-five years, and where weekly church attendance sits in the single digits in much of the country. On paper it is Christian; in practice much of it is post-Christian.
It is also one of the most successful immigration nations on earth. People from Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, China, India and the Horn of Africa now live in Canadian cities — many of them from places where preaching Christ is illegal, now living next door to a church that is free to love them. The mission field moved in.
Signs of hope
Newcomer communities from closed nations now living in Canadian cities, reachable in a way they were never reachable at home.
The honest difficulty
Rapid secularisation, nominal faith, and churches more comfortable maintaining themselves than crossing the street.
What "Less-reached" means
There is a church, but it is small relative to the population, or the Christian identity is far more widespread than active faith. Much of the nation can still live a whole life without meeting a follower of Jesus.
In Canada the majority religious context is Christianity (~53%), no religion (~35%). The largest population still considered without meaningful Gospel access is the Newcomer communities from the 10/40 Window.
How to pray for Canada
Prayer is not a substitute for going; it is how going begins. Take one of these for a week rather than all of them for a day.
- Pray for the twelve Love on Cities outreach groups meeting weekly across Canada.
- Ask God to wake the Canadian church from comfort into ordinary, weekly obedience.
- Pray for newcomers from closed nations — that the first Christian they meet would be worth knowing.
- Pray for Indigenous communities, and for reconciliation that is more than words.
Questions people ask about Canada
Is Canada an unreached nation?
Canada is classified as less-reached. There is a church, but it is small relative to the population, or the Christian identity is far more widespread than active faith. Much of the nation can still live a whole life without meeting a follower of Jesus. Roughly 53% of the population identifies as Christian and about 6% as evangelical, with an estimated 79 of its 422 people groups still considered unreached. Figures are rounded estimates and vary by source and year.
How many Christians are there in Canada?
About 53% of Canada's roughly 41 million people identify as Christian — approximately 22 million people. Around 6% are evangelical. The largest group still without meaningful Gospel access is the Newcomer communities from the 10/40 Window.
How can I pray for Canada?
Pray for the twelve Love on Cities outreach groups meeting weekly across Canada. Ask God to wake the Canadian church from comfort into ordinary, weekly obedience. Pick one of these, pray it for two minutes a day for a week, and ask one other person to pray it with you.