Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

Name

Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

Legal name

Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

Website

https://ottawa.anglican.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community ministries
• Affordable housing
• Refugee resettlement
• Pastoral care

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Offerings: The diocese receives donations from parishioners and supporters, including offerings collected during worship services and direct contributions to various funds such as the Hearts of Compassion Fund and Future Fund Grant Program.
2. Property and Investments: The diocese manages property assets and investments as part of its financial operations, with parishes generating revenue from property holdings.
3. Grant Programs: The diocese administers grant programs including the Future Fund Grant Program (valued at $62,000) for contextual mission initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa is a regional ecclesiastical body of the Anglican Church of Canada that provides Christian worship services, sacramental ministry, and pastoral care through a network of over 30 parishes. It operates five community ministries delivering social services including food programs, affordable housing, professional counselling, and refugee sponsorship. The diocese also publishes the Perspective online newspaper and administers grant programs such as the Future Fund Grant Program ($62,000 total) and the Hearts of Compassion Fund to support community outreach.

Product overview

The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa is a religious organization that does not offer technology products or services in the traditional software/SaaS sense. Its offerings consist of spiritual, religious, and community services including church services, parish support, community ministries (housing, refugee resettlement, food programs), an online newspaper called Perspective, educational resources through the Learning Commons, and various pastoral care programs. These are not technology products subject to product intelligence analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parish Worship Services
• Community Ministries
• Affordable Housing Program
• Refugee Sponsorship Program
• Perspective Online Newspaper
• Hearts of Compassion Fund
• Future Fund Grant Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Created 150+ affordable housing units through 125th anniversary campaign
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PWRDF (Partners for Justice and Development)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024PWRDF supports the diocese's Branches of Hope initiative aiding environmental endeavors in Uganda and the Diocese of Ottawa, with a goal to raise $5,000 for tree planting.
• Diocese of JerusalemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2024Long-standing partnership spanning 20+ years. The Diocese of Ottawa chairs the Canadian Campaign for St. George's College Jerusalem (Let Light Shine campaign), aiming to raise $250,000 to support staff salaries and operations amid the Middle East conflict.
• Australian High CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Australian officials met with diocesan Refugee Ministry staff to learn about Canada's community sponsorship model, as Australia launches its Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) based on Canadian experience.
• Canadian Government (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe diocese operates as a Sponsorship Agreement Holder, partnering with parishes and private sponsors to resettle refugees in Canada for over 40 years.
• North American Committee for St. George's College JerusalemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe committee provides emergency funding and coordinates the Let Light Shine campaign. Bishop Shane Parker serves as chair of the Canadian fundraising drive.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diocese of Montreal (Anglican Church of Canada): An Anglican diocese serving a bilingual region with similar community outreach, refugee, and social service programs; structurally analogous, sharing the Anglican Church of Canada governance framework.
• Anglican Diocese of Niagara: An Anglican diocese in southern Ontario with similar parish network scale, community service programs, and denominational governance model; provides a peer benchmark for mid-sized Canadian Anglican dioceses.
• Anglican Diocese of Toronto: Another Anglican Church of Canada diocese operating across a major Canadian metropolitan region; directly comparable in denominational structure, parish network, and community ministry model, though serving a larger urban population.
• Diocese of Huron (Anglican Church of Canada): A neighbouring Anglican diocese in southwestern Ontario with comparable parish and community ministry structures, useful as a peer benchmark for Anglican diocesan operations in Canada.

Broad incumbents

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall: A larger and more established denominational governance body operating in the same Ottawa geography with similar faith-based social services, charitable outreach, and parish infrastructure, providing a broader incumbent comparison.
• Salvation Army Ottawa: A larger faith-based social services and community outreach organization active in Ottawa, offering comparable programs in housing, food security, and refugee support; relevant for benchmarking community ministry scale and impact.
• United Church of Canada - Regional Councils (e.g., Eastern Ontario Regional Council): A mainline Protestant denomination with analogous community ministry, refugee sponsorship, and parish-based social service delivery in the same region; useful as a comparable faith-based social services operator.

Emerging players

• Centre 507 (Drop-In Centre, Ottawa): A faith-affiliated community drop-in in Ottawa providing overlapping services (food programs, housing support, counselling) for vulnerable populations; relevant as a regional faith-based services peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=TqlZOsQnXlw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ottawaanglicandiocese
• Instagraminstagram.com/ottawa_anglican_diocese

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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