Certifications & Requirements

Get ready, get certified!

You’ll be building your own shelter and cooking your own food at Camporee. Be sure to get the knowledge and skills you need so you can be Camporee Certified.

Camporee Certification Course

The Camporee Certification Course prepares Cadets and counselors for an international camporee and they must pass it in order to attend.

One handbook is needed for each Cadet or counselor taking the Camporee Certification Course.
The certificate found in this handbook must be completed, signed, and sent in when registering for an international camporee.

International Camporee Requirements

In addition to earning the Camporee Certification, Cadets, Counselors, and Jr. Counselors must meet the following requirements:

Cadets

Have parent/guardian permission
Have completed registration form
Have registration fee paid
Be 11 years of age on or before December 31, 2023
Have club approval
Must earn the Camporee Certification Award, including the Camporee Certification Course and earn merit badges for Camp Cooking, Knots and Lashing, Axemanship, Fire Building, or in place of the four badges, earn the Woodsman Guide Trail

Jr. Counselors

Have parent/guardian permission
Have completed registration form
Have registration fee paid
Be 15 years of age on or before December 31, 2023
Have completed the Jr Counselor Certification Course and the counselor section of the Camporee Certification Course
Have demonstrated leadership ability at the club level and be approved by your local club head counselor
Live a life that demonstrates that Jesus Christ is Lord of your life

Counselors

Be an active counselor
Have completed registration form
Have registration fee paid
Have completed the Counselor Certification Course
Have club, church, council, and steering committee approval
Have completed the Corps approved counselor section of the Camporee Certification Course
Live a life that demonstrates that Jesus Christ is Lord of your life

Traveling to Camporee

We HIGHLY recommend a passport when traveling to Camporee for the smoothest border crossing.

If driving across, a passport card will work.

Cadets under the age of 16 can cross with a birth certificate but we do not recommend this if they are not traveling with a parent.

If you have more questions, please check the Travel Canada page at travel.gc.ca/travel-covid.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Cornel Rylaarsdam Memorial Fund

Some families would like to send their son to an international camporee, but they simply don’t have the financial resources to make it work. The CRMF is available to help pay part or all of the registration fees for individuals who need help. The request is reviewed by the Steering Committee of the International Camporee.

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CONTRIBUTE

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Your contribution will give boys the opportunity to participate in this great adventure.

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