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St. John Ambulance in Canada, or SJAC ((フランス語:Ambulance Saint-Jean Canada) (ASJC), is a term used to describe a confederation of separately incorporated St John Ambulance Provincial and Territorial Councils throughout Canada each governed by a Board of DIrectors under provincial and territorial incorporating legislation together with the incorporated entity known as the Priory in Canada - itself incorporated under the federal Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act (2012) previously under the Canada Corporations Act and governed separately by a Board (i.e. Priory Council). 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 service.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mission, Vision, Values )〕 St John Ambulance has (collectively) close to 25,000 members in communities across Canada - 5,000 instructors, 12,000 volunteers and over 7,000 members of the Order of St John. ==History== St. John Ambulance was established in Canada in 1882. Under this banner, volunteers from coast-to-coast carry out the humanitarian services of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. In 1897 the Dominion Council in Canada was established in Ottawa to provide support to the autonomous operations of St John Ambulance Training and Brigade in the Provinces. At the same time St. John Ambulance Brigade activities commenced in Manitoba, Alberta , British Columbia, and the North-West Territories. In 1933, the Dominion Council in Canada became the Commandery in Canada due to its increasing activity and social need for first aid services and training. In 1946, the Priory in Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem was established. This was done in recognition of two needs: * the expanding membership of the Order of St John and the need to provide support to the Order's members * the need to transfer the governance of the Order to the national capital, Ottawa, and away from being under the governance of the Grand Priory of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in the British Realm. In 2008, St. John Ambulance in Canada celebrated its 125th anniversary. A plaque commemorates the 125th anniversary of the completion of the inaugural St. John Ambulance Canada first aid course conducted at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, for the benefit of gentlemen cadets and staff in 1883-4 and initiated a close and continuous association that has been forged in both peace and war, between St. John Ambulance and the Canadian Forces.〔 (St. John Council for Ontario plaque 6 June 2009 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. John Ambulance Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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