The Canadian Camping Association is a nonprofit, national federation of Provincial Camping Associations. We are dedicated to the growth, development and promotion of organized camping for all populations in Canada.
Founded in 1936 under the leadership of our first President, Taylor Statten, the Canadian Camping Association (CCA) is a non-profit, national federation of nine provincial camping associations: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island. The CCA represents over 800 camps across Canada.
Unite provincial camp associations, industry leaders and like-minded organizations to elevate and advocate for the Canadian camp sector.
The CCA has worked on behalf of Canadian camps to help grow, develop, and promote organized children’s camping across the country. Accredited camps exceed legal standards, knowing that a camp is accredited gives a parent confidence that the camp is qualified to care for their child.
The CCA is here to serve you! The CCA has been active in a number of initiatives to support Canadian summer camp professionals. The CCA represents nearly 800 day and overnight camps across Canada.
We have plenty of resources available for those parents sending their child to camp for the first time and for the veteran camp parent as well.
Camp presents an opportunity for children to learn new skills, meet new friends, and develop independence and self-confidence. Most of all, camp is just a whole lot of fun.
The work of the CCA is fueled by dedicated volunteers from across the country, in and out of the camping industry to further the Mission of the CCA.
If you are, or know someone who would like to make a national impact on the camping industry, please contact mwilfrid@ccamping.org
We are currently welcoming new members in the following roles:
More opportunities:
Interested? Please contact mwilfrid@ccamping.org
Come September, we’re excited to share more about the strategic plan, our ongoing work and some professional development resources with our membership through this email newsletter. Please encourage your fellow camping professionals to subscribe to our email list:
The CCA HR Committee and Strategic Transition Committee is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Wilfrid as the CCA Coordinator. Matt, with the support of the Board and committees, will oversee the execution of many parts of the strategic reorganization to advance the interests of the Canadian camping industry nationally and internationally.
Here’s a note from Matt:
"Hello, friends! I’m incredibly grateful to be joining the CCA. It is an honour to serve an industry that has fundamentally shaped the person I am today. I look forward to working with the CCA team and our provincial partners to ensure that every child in Canada has the opportunity to experience one of our excellent camps and outdoor education programs.]
A little about me - I’ve been a “camp-nerd” from the age of 10 when I paddled my first trip down the Grand River with Camp Ganadoweh. Since that first summer, I haven’t missed a year at camp. After 9 years as a seasonal staff, I’ve had the pleasure of leading teams from 5 camp programs across Ontario, volunteering with the OCA, speaking at conferences across North America and as a consultant and Executive podcast producer for the team at Go Camp Pro.
In my time with the CCA so far, it is clear to me that the work ahead of us is a bit like a giant, multi-day canoe trip. We have a long way to go - with many rapids, portages and mosquitos along the way - and that’s the point, isn’t it? The end goal is certainly important, but the transformation and bonds forged through shared experience is where the real magic is.
Here’s to paddling the boat farther, together!"
- Matt Wilfrid (he/him)
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You can reach Matt at mwilfrid@ccamping.org
Thanks to Camp is an initiative of the Canadian Camping Association aiming to promote the positive impact camp has on the lives of millions across the country.
We wanted to find a concrete way to show that camp is more than just fun; it actually helps children grow and gives them all kinds of tools to succeed in life.
In the summers of 2016 and 2017, the Thanks To Camp team and dozens of participating camps gathered stories from campers, parents, staff, and alumni who completed the sentence: “Thank to camp…”
In the fall of 2017, these stories were used in a social media campaign. This was a prelude to a country-wide marketing campaign (a first for the CCA!) called More Than Just Fun that was launched to let new families learn about the joys of camp before the next summer camp season!
Learn more at ThanksToCamp.ca