This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in Canada.
A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit). Some are large, with thousands of members divided into hundreds of subordinate lodges, while others are tiny, with only a few members split between a handful of local lodges. Sometimes there will only be one Grand Lodge in a given area, but the majority of the time there will be at least two. More often, there will be several competing Grand Lodges claiming the same jurisdictional area, or claiming overlapping areas. This fact leads to debates over legitimacy: Not all Grand Lodges and Grand Orients recognize each other as being legitimate. However, such recognition is not relevant to this list, yet recognition is foundational within the fraternal order. Inclusion in this list only requires the establishment of a physical (as opposed to a virtual, or online) presence, and lodges (regular, unrecognized or clandestine) which acknowledge their governance.
Membership numbers are subject to change; for current figures, check the sources which are indicated in the reference section.
Canada State, province, or other geographical areaHeadquarters CityNameFoundedLodgesMembersNotesCalgaryGrand Lodge of AlbertaGL Alberta website , accessed 2 February 20141905, Accessed 10 February 20141165,900CGMNAMontréalGrande Loge ANI du Canada (Grand Lodge ANI of Canada)20095100CLIPSAS, COMAM, SCIC; The name "ANI" is an homage to the medieval Armenian city of Ani.VancouverGrand Lodge of British Columbia & the YukonGL BC & Yukon website, accessed 2 February 201418711345,799CGMNALe Droit Humain — Fédération canadienneDH Fédération canadienne website, accessed 20 January 20141980DH Canada Le Droit Humain au Canada Accessed 20 January 20143DHGran Logia de Lengua Española de Canada (Spanish Language)5WinnipegGrand Lodge of ManitobaGL Manitoba website, accessed 7 February 20141875541,873CGMNAGrande Loge Nationale du CanadaGLNC website, accessed 20 January 20141985GLNC Historique, Accessed 30 January 201416GLNC Loges, Accessed 30 January 2014CLIPSAS, COMAMSaint JohnGrand Lodge of New BrunswickGL New Brunswick website, accessed 7 February 20141867362,657CGMNASt. John'sGrand Lodge of Newfoundland and LabradorGL Newfoundland & Labrador website , accessed 7 February 20141997281,532CGMNAGrand Lodge of Nova ScotiaGl Nova Scotia website, accessed 8 February 20141866874,261CGMNAHamiltonGrand Lodge of Canada in the Province of OntarioGL Canada in the Province of Ontario website, accessed 8 February 2014185552136,733CGMNAPrince Hall Grand Lodge of Ontario and Jurisdiction1856https://www.princehallonj.org/a-brief-history/10PHCGM, PHAGrand Lodge of Prince Edward Island[GL Prince Edward Island website], accessed 8 February 2014187515576CGMNAMontréalGrande Loge du QuébecGL Quebec website, accessed 8 February 20141869743,617CGMNAGrande Loge Mixte du QuébecGrande Loge Mixte du Québec et Prieuré de Nouvelle France website, accessed 20 January 2014Hiram, Le weblog de la Franc-Maçonnerie, Grande Loge Mixte du Québec et Grand Prieuré de Nouvelle France 24 February 2005, Accessed 8 February 201419793ReginaGrand Lodge of SaskatchewanGL Saskatchewan website, accessed 8 February 20141906502,278CGMNAGrand Orient du Québec20125 The Grand Lodge of Scotland has a District Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador responsible for 11 lodges.
The Grand Lodge of Alberta also includes the Northwest Territories, particularly a lodge in Yellowknife, although there used to be a lodge in Inuvik in the 2000s (Far North Lodge).
References
See also List of Masonic Grand Lodges in North America