This booklet published in the mid 1950's by L.H. Fowler is considered to be one of the most comprehensive and accessible books of its time on the eldership in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Nine chapters are here available:
2. The Ruling and Teaching Elder
3. Elders in the New Testament church of Jesus Christ
8. The Law of the church: The Book of Forms
9. The Worship of the church
10. The Elders and the Kirk Session
11. The Office of the Elder and the Communion Service
12. The Elder and His Minister
13. The Elder Goes to Presbytery and Synod
14. The Elder Goes to General Assembly
A Manual for Ruling Elders (PDF)
This document contains 17 pages, extracted from the Alliance of The Reformed Church Holding the Presbyterian System, Minutes & Proceedings of the Third General Council, Belfast, 1884. These pages provide an interesting look at the study done at that time of the role of elders in the church including sections on qualifications and duties or the elder.
Alliance of The Reformed Church (PDF)
This website provides a study of church government as described in scripture written by Kevin Reed.
From the introduction: To many readers, the subject of church government will not seem terribly exciting. Judging from the lack of contemporary literature on the topic, one might conclude that church polity is not very important. Yet, if the truth were known, many of the practical problems facing the church are the result of an abandonment of scriptural church polity.
This website gives some information about the General Assembly Office including links to the Acts and Proceedings of Assembly dating back to 1992 and the minutes of the Assembly council meetings dating back to November 1999. Also biographies of the Principal Clerk and some of the most recent Moderators and read information about each of the committees of the Assembly Office.
This booklet by the Rev. T. Wardlaw Taylor, published in 1947. The booklet is divided into four main sections:
The Ruling Elder: His Office and His Duties (PDF)
This website provides a brief one-page description of elders in the Presbyterian Church in Canada by Brian Fraser.
From the site: An elder in The Presbyterian Church in Canada is a person gifted, called, and ordained to lead, care for, and oversee the ministry and mission of Christ's church in the world. Presbyterian churches throughout the world have recognized two distinct but interdependent kinds of elders—ruling elders and teaching elders—who work as a team to govern the church.
What is an Elder? (PDF)