Scouting in Canada
Encyclopedia
The Scout
and Guide
movement in Canada
is served by several organizations with various supernational alignments.
associations cooperate for membership in the World Organization of the Scout Movement
(WOSM):
Canada is the only country that has more than one WOSM member association without a national federation. Scouts Canada and Association des Scouts du Canada send a joint delegation to meetings of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. This is coordinated through the Committee on Cooperation.
Affiliated to Scouts Canada are the Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts.
association within the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
is Girl Guides of Canada
.
, with a single group in Toronto
:
in the United Kingdom
. Some of them form the Baden-Powell Service Association Federation of Canada
, which is a member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts
.
Members of the B-PSA Federation of Canada are:
The Traditional Explorers Association Council of Ontario (also known as "BPSC Canada") is no longer a member of the WFIS but stands outside of the B-PSA Federation of Canada.
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
and Guide
Girl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
movement in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is served by several organizations with various supernational alignments.
WOSM member associations
In Canada, two ScoutingScouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
associations cooperate for membership in the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
(WOSM):
- Association des Scouts du CanadaAssociation des Scouts du CanadaL'Association des Scouts du Canada is a World Organization of the Scout Movement "affiliated organization" through affiliation with Scouts Canada in Canada. The biggest difference between the two associations is the language spoken and the religion behind it...
- Scouts CanadaScouts CanadaScouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association that, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
Canada is the only country that has more than one WOSM member association without a national federation. Scouts Canada and Association des Scouts du Canada send a joint delegation to meetings of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. This is coordinated through the Committee on Cooperation.
Affiliated to Scouts Canada are the Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts.
WAGGGS member association
The GuidingGirl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
association within the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
is Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada is the national Guiding association of Canada. Guiding in Canada started in 1910 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. As of 2006, the association had 116,206 members.-History:Mary Malcolmson...
.
UIGSE member associations
There is one association affiliated to the UIGSEUnion Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe
The International Union of the Guides and Scouts of Europe is a traditional faith-based Scouting organization with 20 member associations in 17 European...
, with a single group in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
:
WFIS member associations
Canada has several associations which trace their roots to the Baden-Powell ScoutsBaden-Powell Scouts
The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association is a youth organisation found in the United Kingdom, with affiliations in various countries. Baden-Powell Scouting focuses on the importance of tradition in the Scout movement...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Some of them form the Baden-Powell Service Association Federation of Canada
B-PSA Federation of Canada
The B-PSA Federation of Canada was established in Victoria, British Columbia in February 1996, originally as the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association of Canada , rejecting the perceived modernization of the Scout method by Scouts Canada and sharing its aims with the other branches of the...
, which is a member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts
World Federation of Independent Scouts
The World Federation of Independent Scouts is the non-governmental international organization which governs 82 affiliated Scout Organizations in 41 countries, with an estimated 200,000 members in 3562 Scout Groups...
.
Members of the B-PSA Federation of Canada are:
The Traditional Explorers Association Council of Ontario (also known as "BPSC Canada") is no longer a member of the WFIS but stands outside of the B-PSA Federation of Canada.
Independent associations
There are also a number of independent Scouting associations active in Canada. Among them are- Association des aventuriers de Baden-Powell — Adventurers Association of Baden-Powell
- PlastPlastThe Plast National Scout Organization of Ukraine commonly called Ukrainian Plast or simply Plast is the largest Scouting organization in Ukraine.-First Phase: 1911-1920:...
- Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada - Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego Canada (Polish Scouting Association in Canada Inc.), a Polish émigré organization, not connected to Związek Harcerstwa PolskiegoZwiazek Harcerstwa PolskiegoZwiązek Harcerstwa Polskiego is the coeducational Polish Scouting organization recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It was founded in 1918 and currently is the largest Scouting organization in Poland...
in Poland. - ZHR Polish Scouts of Canada
- BPSC Canada