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Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association providing programs for young people between the ages of 5 and 26. [7] Its aim is "to help develop well-rounded youth, better prepared for success in the world."
The program of Scouts Canada is administered through councils, (previously referred to as regions which reported to the Provincial Council, when Scouts Canada was a federated structure) with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a census metropolitan area (CMA) in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, to an entire province, the case with most councils.
The Canadian Scouts existed from 1917 to the early 1930s, mainly in Ontario. Scouts Canada was formed in 1914 as the Canadian General Council of The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom. Numerous Francophone and Francophone Catholic scout organizations were established in Canada from the 1910s. [6] See also Association des Scouts du Canada.
To obtain the Chief Scout's Award, the highest rank in Scouts Canada at the Scout level, one must earn the Pathfinder Scout Award, the Standard First Aid Award (St. John Ambulance or Red Cross), at least one Challenge badge from each category, the World Scout Environment Award, do a presentation about the World Scouting Movement and make a challenging program for each of the 4 categories ...
In June 1994, the Association des Guides Francophones du Canada (AGFC), the association of French-speaking Guides of Canada, voted against a new protocol from the Girl Guides of Canada which asked for the return to female-only leaders and management, which would have resulted in the loss of approximately 60% of adult members, many of whom were ...
Scouting in Nova Scotia is currently conducted by local Scout groups and various associations including Scouts Canada, L'Association des Scouts du Canada and Canadian Federation of Independent Scouts affiliates such as BPSA - Nova Scotia. Several scout associations in Canada trace their roots to the Baden-Powell Scouts in the United Kingdom.
Scouts Canada operates about 200 Scout camps across Canada. [1] The Tamaracouta Scout Reserve is among the oldest continually operating Scout camps in the world. [ 2 ]
New Brunswick is administered by the New Brunswick Council of Scouts Canada.The New Brunswick Council has been directly involved with Kenya's Extension Scouting program (previously known as the Street Scouts program, active in Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania) for a number of years.