The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC) and the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) have begun a "bilateral conversation" at the invitation of the CRC. The PCC Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations committee reported to this summer's General Assembly that the CRC have issued an invitation to "bilateral conversation, or dialogue, about issues of common interest, ministry and concern." The conversations have begun over the past year and could lead to a more formal ecumenical partnership which the CRC calls an 'ecclesiastical fellowship' between the two denominations. The General Assembly of the PCC received the report and approved a recommendation to continue this dialogue.

The PCC/CRC conversations are in addition to a broader multilateral dialogue involving the two churches, together with the United Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. The multilateral dialogue is characterized more as a "checking in" without a specific agenda to move towards a more formal relationship.

An official application for membership in the Canadian Council of Churches from Mennonite Church Canada was enthusiastically received and unanimously approved by the other member churches of the CCC. This brings the membership of the Canadian Council of Churches up to twenty traditions, including Anglican, Roman Catholic, Protestant and Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Mennonite Church Canada will enrich the Canadian Council of Churches' forum with its long history as a peace church, its depth of theology, its commitment to Scripture and its passion for social justice, as CCC member churches continue to witness together in such areas as health care, opposition to Ballistic Missile Defence, the theology of hope and suffering, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, theological anthropology, inter-faith dialogue, ecumenism, etc.