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| Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada | |
|---|---|
 The official logo of the CUC, based upon the flaming chalice motif and featuring a maple leaf | |
| Abbreviation | CUC |
| Classification | Unitarian Universalism |
| Polity | Congregational |
| Executive Director | Vyda Ng[1] |
| Region | Canada |
| Headquarters | 302-192 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | May 14, 1961 |
| Congregations | 46 (includes emerging groups) |
| Members | 3,804[2] |
| Publications | The Canadian Unitarian,[3] Canadian Unitarian eNews[4] |
| Official website | cuc |
The Canadian Unitarian Council (French: Conseil unitarien du Canada) (CUC) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist congregations in Canada. It was formed on May 14, 1961, initially to be the national organization for Canadians belonging to the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) which formed a day later on May 15, 1961. Between 1961 and 2002, almost all member congregations of the CUC were also members of the UUA and most services to congregations in Canada were provided by the UUA. However, in 2002, the CUC formally became a separate entity from the UUA, although the UUA continues to provide ministerial settlement services and remains the primary source for education and theological resources. Some Canadian congregations have continued to be members of both the CUC and the UUA, while most congregations are only members of the CUC.
The Canadian Unitarian Council is the only national body for Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist congregations in Canada and was one of the seventeen members of the now defunct International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (1995–2021).[5]
- ^ "CUC Staff". Cuc.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "The Canadian Unitarian" (PDF). April 2016. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Canadian Unitarian". Canadian Unitarian Council. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
- ^ "eNews". Canadian Unitarian Council. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016.
- ^ Daniel McKanan, "Unitarianism, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism", Religion Compass 7/1 (2013), 15.