CanRC emphasizes the importance of adherence to Biblical, covenantal, redemptive-historical preaching within the Reformed Christian tradition, as well as sanctification.

Profession of faith also confirms their status as communicant members, subject to a process of church discipline, up to and including excommunication if they are considered delinquent in doctrine or lifestyle.

[5] CanRC was founded by members of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) (GKV) who immigrated to Canada following World War II.

This was deemed impossible due to theological differences with the PRC, and the CRCNA's sympathy with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, which had expelled the GKV in 1944 over a disagreement regarding Abraham Kuyper's view of the covenant.

Only male members who have made profession of faith and meet the conditions as set forth in certain Biblical passages (such as 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1) are eligible for office as pastors, elders, and deacons.

The church at Smithers, BC has started a program of outreach among the First Nations people living in the Bulkley Valley region of northern British Columbia.

Smithers Home Mission also sent a missionary to work in Prince George, B.C., the largest urban centre in Northern British Columbia.

The Canadian Reformed Teachers College Association is formed with representatives from Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia school societies serving as a Board of Governors.

[21] Although separate from the denomination, parents within the federation have organized a number of privately funded schools at the elementary and secondary levels across the country.