St. John Ambulance Canada

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St. John Ambulance
Ambulance Saint-Jean

St. John Ambulance logo in Canada. The red maple leaf surrounding the Maltese Cross in a black roundel.
Abbreviation	SJA
Formation	1883 in Canada 1888 by Royal Charter
Type	Registered Charities in the Provinces and Territories
Legal status	Incorporations under legislation in the Provinces and Territories
Purpose	Health and safety training and volunteer community services
Region served	Throughout Canada
Membership	25,000 members in more than 300 communities
Official language	English, French

St. John Ambulance in Canada, or SJA (French: Ambulance Saint-Jean Canada (ASJ), is a confederation of St John Ambulance Provincial and Territorial Councils under mandate by the "St John Councils Regulations 1975" of the Royal Charter, Statutes and Regulations of the Order of St John (1985). Each Council is governed by a Board of Directors under Provincial or Territorial incorporating legislation together with the St John Ambulance Priory in Canada, incorporated under the federal Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act (2012). The Priory provides support services to the Councils and manages the Order of St. John in Canada. The Councils deliver the mandate of training, product sales and volunteer community services and are responsible for their own governance, operations and management.

The mission of St. John Ambulance in Canada is to enable Canadians to improve their health, safety, and quality of life through training and community services.^[1] St John Ambulance in Canada has (collectively) close to 25,000 members in communities across Canada - over 2,500 instructors, over 12,000 volunteers and over 5,000 members of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.