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"You will find that the object of becoming an able and efficient Boy Scout is not merely to give you fun and adventure but that, like the backwoodsmen, explorers and frontiersmen whom you are following, you will be fitting yourself to help your country and to be of service to other people who may be in need of help. That is what the best men are out to do."Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
in the 1932 foreword to his book "Scouting for Boys"
Scouts Canada Mission Statement
"To contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society."
A Brief History of Scouting
Scouting began in 1907 when Lt.-Gen. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell took a group of boys to a camp on Brownsea Island. The Movement was incorporated as "The Boy Scout Association" throughout the Commonwealth by Royal Charter granted by King George V in 1912.
Scouting came to Canada in the spring of 1908 - just months after the book "Scouting for Boys" was published in England. The Canadian General Council of the Boy Scout Association was incorporated by an act of the Canadian Parliament on June 12, 1914. The Canadian General Council was a branch of the Boy Scout Association until October 30, 1946, when it became an independent member of the Boy Scout World Conference. A subsequent amendment changed the name to Boy Scouts of Canada. In 1976 the Scouts Canada logo was introduced and since then Scouting in Canada has become commonly referred to as SCOUTS CANADA.
Baden-Powell wrote to Earl Grey in 1910 to ask him to organize Scouting in Canada. Since that time, every Governor General has been either the Chief Scout for Canada (prior to 1946) or Chief Scout of Canada (after 1946).
The affairs of Scouts Canada are administered and managed by an executive committee called the National Council.
Scouts Canada grants charters to Provincial Councils to administer Scouting within the area defined in the charter. Provincial Councils can also charter local councils (e.g.. Tri-shores) to administer Scouting within defined areas.
Scouts Canada does not operate Beaver colonies, Cub packs, Scout troops, Venture companies and Rover crews. It charters and works with sponsors who agree to use these programs for their youth and to provide committees, leadership and meeting facilities.
Sponsors consist of service clubs, professional and business associations, religious organizations, public and private schools, institutions for those with disabilities and groups of "citizens".
Taken from: Group Committee Handbook
published by Scouts Canada National Council
