Algoma Chapter
Home area: Thunder Bay
Chapter region: Algoma
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Masonic social, service and affinity organizations
Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association
The Widows Sons is an international Masonic motorcycle riding association with active Canadian provincial and regional organizations. Its members combine their identity as Freemasons with a shared interest in motorcycling, fellowship, charitable service and public Masonic awareness.
The organization is not a Masonic rite or degree system. It is an optional affinity organization whose full membership is generally drawn from Master Masons who satisfy the requirements of the relevant provincial body or Chapter.
WIDOWS SONS
Masonic Riders Association
Clarification: The Widows Sons describes itself as a riding association — not a motorcycle club, outlaw organization, gang or one-per-cent club.
Classification
- Organization category
- Masonic Riding and Affinity Organization
- Masonic relationship
- Membership-based Masonic fellowship organization
- Pathway type
- Optional eligibility pathway from Master Mason
What the Widows Sons is not
- Not a Craft Lodge
- Not a Masonic degree
- Not part of the York Rite
- Not part of the Scottish Rite
- Not a Grand Lodge
- Not a motorcycle club or “MC”
- Not a one-per-cent motorcycle organization
- Not a territorial outlaw-style organization
Where this branches from
- Craft Lodge
- Entered Apprentice
- Fellow Craft
- Master Mason in good standing
- Motorcycle and membership requirements
- Application to a verified Widows Sons Chapter
- Chapter review and acceptance
Optional affinity membership — not an additional Masonic degree
Royal Arch, Cryptic Masonry, Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite, the Shrine and S.R.I.C. are not prerequisites. See this pathway in the Pathway Explorer.
What the Widows Sons do
- Organized motorcycle rides
- Charity rides and fundraising
- Fellowship among Masonic riders
- Support for Masonic widows, orphans and charitable causes
- Participation in public events and parades
- Promotion of positive Masonic awareness
- Support for Lodges and the wider Masonic fraternity
- Family-inclusive social events where offered
- Cooperation among neighbouring Chapters
- Motorcycle safety and responsible riding initiatives, where verified
Activities vary by Chapter and provincial organization.
How to become a Widows Son in Canada
Step 1 — Become a Master Mason
A prospective full member must ordinarily be a Master Mason in good standing in a recognized Craft Lodge, subject to the rules of the relevant Widows Sons organization.
Step 2 — Confirm jurisdictional eligibility
Recognition, Grand Lodge affiliation and membership requirements may vary. The applicant should confirm eligibility with both his own Grand Lodge and the Widows Sons Chapter concerned.
Step 3 — Meet the riding requirements
The applicant must meet the motorcycle ownership, licensing, insurance, riding or engine-size requirements established by the relevant provincial organization or Chapter.
Ontario: Widows Sons Ontario currently states that members are non-brand-specific and that the motorcycle must be at least 500 cc. This Ontario rule does not apply automatically in any other province.
Step 4 — Locate a Chapter
Contact the provincial organization or the nearest verified Chapter.
Step 5 — Apply
Complete the Chapter’s current application or enquiry process.
Step 6 — Chapter review
Acceptance is governed by the organization’s own rules. Being a Master Mason or motorcycle owner does not automatically guarantee membership.
Step 7 — Orientation and participation
New members should receive guidance regarding riding conduct, safety, patches, public representation, charitable activities and Chapter expectations.
Membership rules, dues, motorcycle requirements, patch protocols and admission procedures may vary by province and Chapter.
Ontario directory
Chapter regions help members connect with a nearby Chapter. They are not territorial claims. Chapter records are time-sensitive and carry their own verification date; confirm each one against the current official directory.
Widows Sons Ontario — Masonic Riders Association
- Master Mason required
- Yes, generally, for full membership
- Motorcycle required
- Yes
- Minimum engine size
- 500 cc (Ontario provincial organization only)
- Brand restriction
- Non-brand-specific, as published by the Ontario organization.
- Licence
- Confirm current licensing requirements with the Chapter concerned.
- Insurance
- Confirm current insurance requirements with the Chapter concerned.
- International charter claim
- Associated with the wider international Widows Sons movement. (not independently verified)
- Public charity rides
- Charity rides and fundraising are conducted; individual events must be confirmed with the host Chapter.
- Family participation
- Family-associated participation is referenced by some Chapters. Categories and names must be confirmed locally.
- Supporter categories
- Supporter, associate and non-riding categories vary. Confirm with the Chapter.
- Activity status
- Source-verified active
- Last verified
- 2026-07-31
Algoma East Chapter
Home area: Sault Ste. Marie
Chapter region: Algoma East
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Dufferin Chapter
Home area: Orangeville
Chapter region: Dufferin
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Durham Chapter
Home area: Oshawa
Chapter region: Durham
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Georgian Chapter
Home area: Barrie
Chapter region: Georgian
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Grey/Bruce Chapter
Home area: Owen Sound
Chapter region: Grey/Bruce
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Grand River Chapter
Home area: Kitchener and the surrounding Tri-Cities area
Chapter region: Grand River
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Halton Chapter
Home area: Milton
Chapter region: Halton
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Hamilton Chapter
Home area: Hamilton
Chapter region: Hamilton
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Kawartha Chapter
Home area: Peterborough
Chapter region: Kawartha
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Kenora Chapter
Home area: Kenora
Chapter region: Kenora
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Kent Chapter
Home area: Chatham
Chapter region: Kent
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Muskoka Chapter
Home area: North Bay
Chapter region: Muskoka
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
National Capital Chapter
Home area: Ottawa
Chapter region: National Capital
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Niagara Chapter
Home area: St. Catharines
Chapter region: Niagara
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
North/Eastern Chapter
Home area: Sudbury
Chapter region: North/Eastern
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
North Channel Chapter
Home area: Blind River
Chapter region: North Channel
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
North Ridges Chapter
Home area: Uxbridge
Chapter region: North Ridges
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Peel Chapter
Home area: Mississauga
Chapter region: Peel
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Perth Chapter
Home area: Stratford
Chapter region: Perth
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Thames Valley Chapter
Home area: London
Chapter region: Thames Valley
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
South Coast Chapter
Home area: Simcoe
Chapter region: South Coast
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
South Detroit Chapter
Home area: Windsor
Chapter region: South Detroit
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
York Chapter
Home area: Newmarket
Chapter region: York
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Toronto Chapter
Home area: Toronto
Chapter region: Toronto
Source-verified active · last verified 2026-07-31
No authorized image located — the written name is used instead.
Verification queue across Canada
No national Canadian governing structure is published on this resource, because no authoritative source confirming such a structure has been verified.
Ontario
Source-verified active
Provincial organization and Chapters directory published; Chapter records above.
British Columbia
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Alberta
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Saskatchewan
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Manitoba
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Quebec
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
New Brunswick
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Nova Scotia
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Prince Edward Island
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Yukon
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Northwest Territories
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
Nunavut
Awaiting provincial verification
No provincial body published here yet. An active organization is only listed once an official provincial or Chapter source confirms it — an old social-media page is not sufficient evidence.
How the Widows Sons relate to Freemasonry
The Widows Sons is composed of Freemasons but is not itself a Craft Grand Lodge, Lodge, rite or degree-conferring authority. Membership in the association does not confer Masonic status. A man must first obtain his Masonic status through a legitimate Craft Lodge.
Craft Lodge
- Confers the foundational Masonic degrees
- Governed by a Grand Lodge
- Makes a candidate a Freemason
- Central Masonic membership
Widows Sons
- Does not confer Craft degrees
- Riding, fellowship and charitable association
- Generally requires existing Master Mason status
- Optional membership
- Organized through provincial and regional Chapters
York or Scottish Rite
- Masonic degree or order systems
- Separate governing authorities
- Not prerequisites for Widows Sons membership unless a local rule specifically states otherwise
Shrine
- Separate Masonic-related fraternal organization
- Has its own eligibility and governance
- Must not be confused with the Widows Sons
Family participation
Where officially confirmed, some organizations reference family-associated participation such as Widows Ladies, Widows Kiddos, and spouses, partners and children attending suitable public or family events. These categories do not exist in every province or Chapter, and family participants are not full Widows Sons members unless the organization itself uses that classification.
Youth-safety, privacy and image-consent rules apply. This resource never publishes the names of individual children, photographs identifying minors, private family contact information or private event locations involving youth.
Logo, patch and photographic accuracy
- No Widows Sons patch, rocker or emblem is generated, redrawn, recoloured, reworded or assembled from generic motorcycle imagery.
- No merchandise-vendor, forum or unofficial international image is presented as organizational regalia.
- A patch from another country or Chapter is never used to represent a Canadian Chapter.
- Photographs are used only from an official provincial or Chapter site, a verified official public page, a submitted media package or an authorized event photographer — with organization, event, location, date, status, source and permission recorded.
- Where no authorized image has been verified, the written name is displayed instead. No image is better than an inaccurate patch.
Events and charity rides
Verified Chapters may publish charity rides, fundraisers, awareness events, parades, Lodge-supported events, family gatherings, memorial rides and community-service initiatives. Every listing must state:
- Public, members-only or invited guests
- Host Chapter and provincial organization
- Date and time
- Starting location, only when publicly released
- Registration method
- Rider requirements and passenger rules
- Charity beneficiary
- Public contact
- Source and last verified date
- Cancellation or weather policy, where provided
Private ride routes, private member meeting points and internal Chapter communications are never published.
Source requirements
Statements about membership requirements, motorcycle requirements, Chapter status, international affiliation, official patches, charity activity, Chapter locations, family categories and public events are attached to an official Widows Sons provincial or Chapter source, or to a Grand Lodge or Masonic district source that formally references the Chapter. General biker websites, patch sellers, forum posts and unofficial international lists are not used.