your costs & what's included
it's time for your next adventure.
No program fees 🙅
Food and Accommodation included 🏕️
Support acquiring a Canadian work permit 📃
Further benefits provided by Camp Canada and your camp employer:
- 10 weeks of health insurance
- Virtual Orientation before arriving in Canada
- Support with Canadian bank account
- Social Insurance Number assistance
- Arrival travel assistance
- Support extending your stay after camp as a visitor
- 24 hour emergency support whilst in Canada
your costs
- Flights
- Police check
- Electronic Travel Authorization fee - $7 CAD
- Biometrics fee - $85 CAD
- Miscellaneous funds (e.g. spending money for when you land at airport/days off)
Although very uncommon, the port of entry in Canada may charge a fee of $155. This impacts less than 10% of participants and may be refunded by your camp.
If placed at camp for more than 10 weeks, extending your health insurance costs $3 CAD per day.
If your work permit does not cover your travel time after camp, you will need to switch to a visitor visa which costs $100 CAD.
Costs may apply for placements in certain provinces; details will be provided before your placement is confirmed.
earn pocket money
At camp, you’ll earn spending money (often referred to as ‘Pocket Money’). With Camp Canada, all first-timers will earn a guaranteed minimum amount, as outlined below:
- Camp Counselor/activity specialist: $1000 CAD
- Special Needs Counselors will earn a minimum of $100 CAD more on top of the above pocket money
- Combo Support Staff: $1200 CAD
Are you ready for an epic summer in the Canadian wilderness?
We'll make getting to Canada for your ultimate summer as easy as possible. It pays to go with the original Camp Canada.
Don't forget we're the only agency with a Customer service team on the ground in Canada so we will be there to support you every step of the way.
explore your limits.
If you want to go to a different camp next year:
- You need to start a new application with Camp Canada
If you’ve been with Camp Canada before and want to return to the same camp next year:
- Please get in touch with your camp directly and they can contact us to start the work permit process with you as a Direct Hire
frequently asked questions:
Why is there no program fee?
We have adjusted our program and removed the program fee because we believe camp is for everybody. Therefore we want to make it more accessible to a wider variety of people.
Normally there would be an upfront cost for a program like this, for example other work and travel experiences in North America. Instead, your future camp employer will be subsidising your program fees.
The costs that you will be required to cover are outlined about under "your costs".
Am I guaranteed a place at camp?
The summer camps we work with are looking for highly skilled individuals. Placements are based on your application and camp hiring needs.
These hiring needs can change as the season progresses, so the timeline can be different for everyone. Please be patient and connect with the Community Success Team if you have any concerns or questions. If you don't get placed after your first interview with a camp; don't worry, there are other camps and spots available. Not all placements happen early in the season.
When is the best time to apply?
Easy answer – now! The sooner you apply the higher the chance you have of getting placed at one of our amazing camps. The longer you wait, who knows how many roles will be filled already?
Can you refund my costs?
The costs outlined in 'Your Costs' which the applicant is required to pay, cannot be refunded for any reason.