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Quote:
 | "Generally,
not only across Canada but the entire Western world, we're aware of a trend that
says that institutionalized religion is not central to peoples' lives, as is
individualized religion." 3
Rev. Harry Oussoren, executive minister of the United Church of Canada's Support to Local Ministries. 1 |

Overview:
Like the United States, Canada is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world.
South-eastern Ontario has been called the most religiously diverse region of any
country in the world. A major contributor to this trend is the large number of
immigrants to Canada who have settled in the Toronto, ON area.
Some trends in Canada:
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The percentage of Christians is in relatively rapid decline in Canada, dropping at
about 0.9 percentage points per year. Although this is a miniscule drop over
the course of a year, it amounts to almost 10% over a decade.
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The percentage of Atheists, Agnostics, Humanists, secularists, and NOTAS -- persons who are not affilisted with any religious group -- is increasing rapidly.
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Many Canadians identify themselves as adherents of a specific religion, religious group, or denomination, but no longer attend religious services. |

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Reference used:
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Ferdy Baglo, "Canada's churches suffering serious decline. Researcher
says membership losses pushing Canadian churches to brink of 'extinction',"
Spero News, 2005-DEC-06, at:
http://www.speroforum.com/.

Copyright © 1998 to 2013 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance Originally written: 1998-JUL-5
Last update: 2013-SEP-27 Author: B.A. Robinson

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