Thinking about joining? Here are 10 things you should know:
- Scouting is for girls as well as boys.
Girls and young women make up 18% of our membership across Canada.
- Scouting is a global movement.
Scouting is active in more than 216 countries and territories with more than 28 million members worldwide.
- Young people can join at any stage of their development.
If you are aged between 5 and 26, then you can start Scouting almost immediately. You do not have to have been a Cub to be a Scout. We welcome late starters!
- Scouts Canada and the Chinook Council are both registered charities.
Scouts Canada is a not for profit organisation that supports the work of Scouting in Canada. We work with a number of ethical partners on projects and resources that are beneficial to both the organisation involved and our members.
- Scouting is great value!
Scouting membership represents outstanding value. With weekly activities including hiking, canoeing, archery, and climbing, there are few other organisations who can offer so much for so little. Typically, a year's Scouting costs less than a month of ballet or piano lessons.
- Robert Baden Powell, the Founder of Scouting was recently voted the 13th most influential person of the 20th Century.
- Famous former Scouts include Craig Kielburger, Michael J Fox, Gordon Lightfoot, Pierre Berton, Kevin Newman, Stephen Harper, Pierre Trudeau, and Robert Bateman.
Scouts go on to excel in the worlds of business, sport, entertainment and the media. Our fun, flexible programme helps young people develop team skills, leadership qualities and lasting friendships. We believe in supporting tomorrow's leaders today.
- Each day more than 4,000,000 people across the world take part in Scouting activities.
This includes more than 10,000 people each day in Canada. Gathered in one place, that's enough people to qualify as a city!
- Scouting for Boys, Baden-Powell's blueprint for the Scout Movement is one of the most popular books of all time.
B.-P's famous 1908 book became the publishing phenomenon of the 20th century, enjoying worldwide sales second only to the Bible. The title was recently re-issued by Oxford University Press with a new introduction by Professor Elleke Boehmer.
- Scouting turned 100 in 2007!
The centenary of Scouting was celebrated all over the world, culminating in 21st World Jamboree at Hylands Park, Chelmsford Essex. This event involved more young people from more countries than the Olympic Games.
Adapted from a list used by the Scout Association of the UK.
Fill out this form to find a group near you and have a Scouts Canada representative contact you:
You may also call to find out how to join the group nearest to you:
Calgary Service Centre
403 283 4993 Local
888 726 8876 Toll Free in Southern Alberta
Lethbridge Service Centre
403 327 4647 Local
888 321 4647 Toll Free in Southern Alberta