International travel with Scouting youth is an experience many leaders participate in every year. Trips can vary from a weekend camping trip just across the border into the USA, to participating in a community development project in a developing country. Good planning is an essential part of any successful trip. The further you go, the more important it is that your pre-travel preparations include all eventualities. Here are a few pointers to help you organize a great trip for your youth.

Travel Information (PDF)

Scouts Canada Requirements
Scouts Canada’s “Camping/Outdoor Activities", section 10000 in B.P.&P. is on our web site. Take a look at www.scouts.ca, under “For Leaders” then “Bylaws, Policies and Procedures”. This publication is a “must read” for leaders taking their groups on any camping or outdoor event. You will also find the forms you need to complete the paperwork for a Scouts Canada Group traveling abroad in the same section. These are:

- Scouts Canada Physical Fitness Certificate - one for each member of the group;
- Scouts Canada Parent/Guardian Consent form - one for each person under 18 years of age,
   signed by both parents where possible;
- Camping And Outdoor Activity Application - both pages completed and signed as indicated;
- Scouts Canada Tour Permit completed and signed as indicated.

Traveling Abroad With Youth
If you are a single parent traveling across the border with your child, or if you are a guardian traveling with youth who are not your own, it is a good idea to have proof of consent for this travel from the child's secondary parent or primary guardian. For more information and for a sample consent letter, please click here.

For further information about events or international travel contact us as follows:

Scouts Canada
International Relations & Special Events
1345 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON K2C 0A7
Tel: (613)224-5131 (ask for Ross Francis)