There are 141 canons in the collection, some of which reaffirm medieval prescriptions, while others depend on Matthew Parker's Book of Advertisements and the Thirty-nine Articles.
The 7th edition, incorporating amendments made by the General Synod up to 2010, was published in 2012.
Unlike measures, canons are not approved by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
[2] There is a version of the Canons for Jersey, described as "Unofficial extended UK law".
[3] Alongside the details contained in Channel Islands Measure 2020, a 2019 report recommended adopting a new set of canons.