About British Traditional Wicca

The New Wiccan Church — Canada

The New Wiccan Church — Canada (NWC - Canada) is neither a tradition nor a coven, but a professional and service organisation by and for members of branches of British Traditional Wicca. Established as a church in May 2024, the NWC - Canada is an independent branch of the New Wiccan Church — International, which was established in 1973.

The NWC - Canada has active chapters across the country, including Toronto, Kingston, and Oshawa in Ontario, as well as communities in Port Moody and Cranbrook in British Columbia and Calgary in Alberta. Each chapter hosts its own open Sabbat rituals, potluck feasts, and community events.

Purpose

The purpose of the NWC - Canada is to preserve, sustain, and cultivate British Traditional Wicca through:

• Providing a communications and mutual aid network among members of British Traditional Wicca
• Creating avenues through which members may share teachings and other material in a licit and honourable manner, in accordance with each member’s understanding of their oaths
• Allowing Wiccans and Pagans to experience the different styles of practice that fall within British Traditional Craft
• Encouraging and supporting the teaching of British Traditional Craft and aiding those who teach
• Encouraging public non-oathbound ritual experiences and clergy outreach including wedding officiant services, hospital and prison ministry
• Promoting honour and humility, mirth and reverence, and joy in the activities of its members

What NWC - Canada Provides

• A public face and voice for British Traditional Wicca, including websites and public presentations
• A point of contact for information and expertise concerning Wicca and Paganism
• A Code of Ethics based on traditional teachings
• A framework for members to apply for assistance in pursuing projects, promoting events, and acquiring ritual spaces
• Certificates and credentials to aid British Traditional Wiccan initiates in receiving their rights as legal clergy
• A framework for conflict resolution between members, covens, and traditions
• Assistance in efforts to prevent persecution or discrimination on the basis of religious belief

British Traditional Wicca

British Traditional Wicca (BTW) encompasses a family of initiatory traditions tracing their lineage to the revival of Witchcraft in mid-20th-century England. The following traditions are currently accepted within the New Wiccan Church:

Accepted Traditions

• Alexandrian Wicca
• Central Valley Wicca
• Daoine Coire
• Kingstone
• Majestic / Myjestic
• Order of the Silver Crescent

Gardnerian Wicca — Lines

• Andred / Silver Circle line
• Bone / Whitecroft line
• California line
• Kentucky line
• Long Island line
• Sheffield line

Additional Traditions

• Horsa
• Sacred Pentagraph
• Mohsian
• NY Wica

Because British Traditional Wiccan covens and initiates are as individual as the humans who comprise them, this list can never be guaranteed complete. Covens hive, offshoot lines and traditions develop, and new traditions are recognised from time to time.

If you are an initiate of a tradition not listed here and wish to join the NWC, please contact president@newwiccanchurchcanada.com.

Ministry

The New Wiccan Church — Canada recognises and respects British Traditional Wiccan initiates’ status as clergy by providing ministerial certificates to members.

Members of the church may also receive identification cards to assist them in visiting Wiccans and Pagans who are hospitalised or imprisoned.

The NWC - Canada is currently working towards provincial accreditation for members to become Registered Wedding Officiants in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Learn more at newwiccanchurchcanada.com.