Ontario Girl Guides of Canada

LEAP is an Ontario provincial camp designed for adventurers and explorers and will host up to 1,200 campers and volunteers from across Ontario and Nunavut. A LEAP camper will discover everything she wants to be while participating in incredible Guiding activities, making memories, developing confidence and leadership skills and making many new friends from across Ontario, Nunavut and maybe even other parts of Canada.

LEAP 2025 will take place August 3-9, 2025. It is expected that all camp participants, girls and Patrol Guiders, will arrive with their patrol and be at camp for the entire duration. Participants will be expected to fully participate for the entire camp. Caregivers will not be permitted to take their child(ren) off-site during the camp unless it is for a family emergency. Caregivers must contact the Responsible Guider of their child(ren)’s patrol should such a situation arise. Patrol Guiders, given their responsibility for the girl/youth members in their patrol, are bound by this same rule and must remain on site for the entire duration of camp unless it is for a family emergency. If this situation should arise, the Patrol Guider must contact the Camp Responsible Guider and a suitable replacement will need be found.

LEAP is for Guide-aged girls and older (Guides born in 2014 through to Rangers* born in 2007). Girls who are 10-17 years old by Dec 31, 2024, are eligible to attend LEAP as campers.

 

*Rangers who are 18 years old at the time of camp can either attend as a participant or join in as adults, provided their adult membership screening is complete.

Girls can expect to choose from dozens of program options. Sample activities may include:

• High-adrenaline experiences like rock climbing and high ropes courses
• Classic camp fun such as archery and hiking
• Opportunities to cool down at the beach with swimming, canoeing, and kayaking, sailing and stand-up paddle boarding
• Getting creative with special fine arts and craft projects like pottery and painting
• Conducting innovative STEM experiments like robotics, participating in meaningful community service projects
• Off-site adventures and much more

Although LEAP is a girl-driven and girl-focused event, there will be some adult programming available for Patrol Guiders to participate in. All Patrol Guiders will have assigned tasks throughout the week to help provide the ultimate camp experience for our girl and youth members. 

The girl registration fee is an all-inclusive cost of $995 plus HST to attend the event. This fee includes transportation to and from camp, catered meals, program, special all-camp events and experiences, unique participant-only swag and more.
The Patrol Guider fee is an all-inclusive cost of $400 plus HST to attend the event. This fee includes transportation to and from camp, catered meals, adult program, special all-camp events and experiences, unique participant-only swag and more.

Any cancellations received on or before January 1, 2025 will qualify for a refund, less a $30.00 administration fee. After this date, the deposit and installment payments are non-refundable. Exceptions due to extenuating circumstances may apply at the discretion of the LEAP 2025 Chair. 

No, just the desire to take on new adventures, make new friends and have FUN! LEAP is designed for participants new to tent camping as well as seasoned campers.

Guiders interested in bringing a patrol to LEAP 2025 can complete the LEAP Pre-Patrol Registration form. This quick and easy online form is the first step in the registration process. Pre-registered LEAP patrols will receive a letter with information about registration including a link to register the girl participant in their LEAP patrol and a payment withdrawal schedule.

Information like name, iMIS #, dietary restrictions and accessibility concerns will be needed at the time of registration. Once the registration portal opens in November 2023, Guiders will need to submit information on the Patrol, such as girl participant names, etc.

Please note: Guiders and all participants must be fully screened members of Girl Guides Canada to participate in LEAP 2025.

Patrols can be made up of the same branch or a blend of branches (Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and TREX). To provide as many girls the opportunity as possible, there must be a minimum of 10 girl members and a maximum of 14 girl members per patrol. Each patrol is required to have two Guiders.

LEAP is a girl-focused event and we would like to provide as many girl opportunities as possible. Guiders can only attend the event in two ways:

1. As a Patrol Guider with a LEAP patrol
2. On-site volunteer (see the Volunteering at LEAP 2025 section below)

An invitation has been sent to all provincial councils. Please reach out to your provincial council to apply for your unit to attend LEAP 2025.

Thank you for your interest! Currently, we are not accepting international units.

Official registration for LEAP 2025 will open in November, 2023. At that time, participants’ names and deposits will have to be submitted. Those who have submitted and completed the LEAP Pre-Patrol Registration form will be emailed the next steps in the registration process and be able to order cookies for their LEAP Patrol to fundraise in the fall of 2023. If you would like to attend LEAP 2025, please complete the LEAP Pre-Patrol Registration form.

Payment for this event may only be made by unit bank transfer. Payments do not take place automatically; please allow up to five days for processing.

LEAP payments have been divided into four installments:  

All payments will be made as a unit bank transfer from the unit’s Unified Banking account using the Property rental (no tax) or Province Wide camp payment allocation. LEAP Guiders need to ensure all participants have provided enough funds to meet this payment on the date of the transfer.  

Taken shortly after registration – 10%
Youth participants = $112.44 ($99.50 plus $12.94 HST)  
Patrol Guiders = $45.20 ($40.00 plus 5.20 HST)
This equals the required minimum 10% personal payment for the event, allowing for the balance to be fundraised if desired. 

June 17, 2024  – 40%
Youth participants = $449.74 ($398 plus $51.74 HST)    
Patrol Guiders = $180.80 ($160 plus $20.80 GST)  
This can be either by personal payment or fundraising or a combination of both.  

January 17, 2025 – 30%
Youth participants = $337.30 (298.50 plus $38.80 GST) 
Patrol Guiders = $135.60 ($120 plus $15.60 GST)  
This can be either by personal payment or fundraising or a combination of both.  

June 17, 2025 – 20%
Youth participants = $224.87 ($199 plus $25.87 GST) 
Patrol Guiders = $90.40 ($80 plus $10.40 GST) 
This can be either by personal payment or fundraising or a combination of both.  

Please note: upon completing registration for LEAP 2025, the portal will state that you owe taxes for the event upfront. Please follow the payment guide above instead. 

If you encounter difficulties while attempting to complete the registration, please do not hesitate to contact us at LEAP@girlguides.ca, so we can assist you with your registration issue.

Please note: the deadline for completing your online registration is Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET

No. Ontario Council will provide tents to be used onsite at LEAP 2025. Patrols will only need to pack their personal gear and any other items outlined on the LEAP 2025 kit list.

No. We ask that all patrols use the tents provided.

Meals will be provided by an on-site catering company. More details will be provided closer to the camp date.

Yes, patrols looking to raise funds for LEAP 2025 outside of the cookie sales must follow the fundraising guidelines and submit an FR.1:

• A minimum personal payment of 10% of the registration fee must be paid by both girl and adult members attending
• A minimum of 25% of total fundraised money must be raised through cookie sale profits

Fundraising events must be within six months of the application and can not exceed six months in duration.

Please see the Fundraising Information on Member Zone under the Admin tab.

Ontario FR1 Application Form

 

LEAP patrols may participate in the following cookie campaigns and will receive the tier rate assigned  per case of cookies sold for those cookies ordered and invoiced through their LEAP patrol unit:

• Fall 2023 - tier level is $12.25                                               
• Spring 2024
• Fall 2024
• Spring 2025

To find out what the current sales tiers and payment amounts are, please visit the Ontario Cookies FAQ page.

No. Patrols looking to sell cookies for the purpose of fundraising for LEAP 2025 must order cookies through their LEAP patrol.

Yes, you can! LEAP patrols can request surplus classic chocolate and vanilla cookies for the purpose of fundraising. Please do this through your LEAP unit.
The tier allocation will be $12.25 as patrols do not have confirmed girls yet. This tier allocation will also apply to the chocolatey mint campaign.
Surplus classic cookies will be invoiced on November 24, 2023.

LEAP 2025 will be a volunteer-powered camp. Information on how to volunteer at LEAP 2025 will be shared over the coming months.

Yes. All volunteers must be a fully screened member of Girl Guides of Canada to apply and be accepted for any volunteer position at LEAP 2025.