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Active
Camps -
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New
- Map of all camps, current and former
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| Alphabetical order
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| Argonaut
CTC
Argonaut (Gagetown), NB - Opened 1971, regional camp,
replaced camp formerly located
at Aldershot NS, - Please see Aldershot below for more photos and
info |
| Basic
Parachute Rivers, Mb 1967; Edmonton, AB
1972-80s; Trenton,
ON 1980s to date - Basic Parachute Course |
| Bisley UK
United Kingdom - The marksman
competition |
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Blackdown
CTC
Blackdown (CFB Borden), ON - Opened 1994 regional camp,
replaced camp formerly
located at Ipperwash ON, - Please see Ipperwash below for more
photos and info
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| Connaught
NCTC
Ottawa, ON - Rifle Coach, Overseas exchange departure |
| Exchanges
UKLF; Germany;
France; Outward Bound; Caribbean... |
| Mont
Saint-Sacrement
Mont St-Sacrement, QC, Regional Cadet School of Music, tri-element |
| Rocky Mountain
NCTC
Rocky Mountain (NW of Cochrane), AB - Opened 1999
national camp, replaced camp formerly located at Banff, AB - Please see
Banff below for more photos and info |
| Valcartier
CIEC / CTC
Valcartier, QC - Opened 1968, regional camp,
replaced camp formerly located at
Farnham QC - Please see
Farnham below for more photos and info |
| Vernon
CTC Vernon, BC - Opened 1949,
regional camp, all courses, the Nijmegan March Cadet trg centre for 2000 |
| Whitehorse
CTC
Whitehorse, YK - Opened 1974, regional northern camp |
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Former camps
1920s to 2005 |
| Albert Head
Esquimalt, BC - 1967 Junior Leader (modified),
1966 special camp served #2883 Blue Mountain (Haney) Cadet Corps,
1970-71
PT |
| Aldershot
ACC Aldershot, NS -
1943 reopened
1948 closed 1971,
CS of C courses, CL CLI, Rifle Coach, CL Signaler, Advanced CL part 1,
JL, Radio & Tg Op |
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Arctic Indoc
Baffin
Island, NWT - 1970-80s
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| Banff
NACSTC Banff, AB - Opened 1948 closed 1999,
Leadership & Challenge (formerly Advanced CL part 2) |
| Beausejour
Beausejour, MB 1943-? |
| Bolton
Bolton, ON. 1943 |
| Borden Tri-Service
Camp Borden,
ON - 1948 to 1993, (Note: Borden went by the name "Blackdown"
up to 1959) CS of C Courses, Rifle Coach, Bisley Team, CS of C
Instructor Rifle Coach, CL Signaler, D&M. |
| Cap Chat ACSTC
Cap Chat, QC - Music |
| CFB Calgary
Calgary, AB - 1967, 1970 Cadet Rifle Coach |
| Chilliwack
Chilliwack, BC - 1945?-54? |
| Churchill
Churchill, MB - to 1971, JL |
| Clear
Lake ACC Clear Lake, MB - Opened
1943? closed 1968? regional camp, Junior Leader, Cadet Leader Bandsman, CS of C Chief
Inst refresher course 1964, CL 1962, |
| Cold
Lake Cold Lake AB
Survival school |
| Cornwallis
CFB Cornwallis, NS - 1967, Cadet P & RT |
| Debert
Debert, NS 1954 |
| Duncan
Duncan, BC 1943 |
| Dundurn
ACC
Dundurn, SK -
1943-1961, regional camp, CS of C courses, CL, CLI, Rifle Coach, Infantry Sigs, D&M, |
| Fairbanks Lake
Fairbanks Lake, ON - 1966 & 1970-71, Served #765 Copper Cliff
Highlanders CC |
| Farnham
ACC Farnham,
QC - opened 195? closed 1968, regional camp, CS of C courses, CLI, CL, Rifle Coach, CL
Signaler, D&M, Advanced CL part 1, |
| Fort Anne
Fort Anne, West Germany - 1966-67 Cadet Leader,
Cadet Leader D&M for Cadets belonging to Cadet Corps in Lahr |
| Fort
Chambly Fort
Chambly, West Germany, 1962-65 Cadet Leader, Cadet Leader Sigs, JL for
Cadets belonging to Cadet Corps in Lahr, the Nijmegan March Cadet trg
1962 |
| Hopkins
Landing
British Columbia 1930s
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| Ipperwash
ACC Ipperwash, ON - Opened 1948 closed 1994, regional camp,
CS of C Courses, CL, CLI, D&M, Advanced CL part 1, Driver
Comm, Caribbean exchange cadets
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| Island
Park
Woodstock, NB 1942
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| Jericho
Beach Jericho
Beach (Vancouver BC) 1950
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| Kingston
Kingston, ON, - 1962-67 CS of C Signal Instructor
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| Lahr
Lahr, West Germany 1971 - Special camp for #2596
CC, CL CLI, JL
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| Lauzon
Lauzon QC 1943
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| London
London,
ON - 1943, Pipes and drums 1960-80s, CS of C courses, Advanced CL, CL PT, UK
Exchange
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| Long
Branch Long Branch, On
1922-23
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| Mahon
Park North
Vancouver, BC 1920s
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| Matlock
Manitoba, WWII
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| Montmagny
Quebec 1950s
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| Mt St.Antoine
Mt St.Antoine, QC - 1966-67 Cadet Leader (modified),
1970-71 JL
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| Niagara-On-The-Lake
Niagara-On-The-Lake, On 1923-47,
regional camp, replaced by Ipperwash, ON in 1948
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| North
Bay North Bay, ON
Outward Bound 1979 |
| Outward
Bound Keremeos Keremeos BC
1980s |
| Pat Bay Tri Service
Victoria, BC - 1970s, 80s, Scuba, Full Bore, Small Bore
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| Penhold Air Cadet
Summer Training Centre Penhold,
AB - 1998-99 served briefly as a 2-week basic army cadet course
integrated within the air cadet camp. Penhold Air CSTC is still active.
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| Petawawa ACC
Petawawa,
ON - 1960s - 80s, CS of C Instructors courses, CLI, D&M, CL
Signaler, JL, Bandmen, PT, Caribbean Exchange cadets (staging). 1971
Outward Bound (staging) |
| Picton ACC
Picton,
ON - 1963-64, CS of C instructors courses, Cadet CLI, CL Signaler,
D&M, JL, Bandsmen
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| Prairie Regional
Rifle (Winnipeg) Winnipeg, MB - 1970s, Full Bore, Small Bore |
| Reservoir
Park Calgary, Ab |
| Rivers
Rivers, MB - 1967 Cadet Basic Parachutist Course
(See Above Basic Para), 1956-66 Special camp for #745 SAS Cadet Corps
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| Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe, ON (Ottawa) - 1970-71 Bisley Team
staging
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| Sandstone Lake
Sandstone Lake, ON - 1966-74, Adventure Trg,
tri-service
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| Saskadet
Round Lake, SK 1970s-90s
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| Shilo ACC
Shilo,
MB - 1960s-71, CL Rifle Coach |
| Sarcee
Sarcee (Calgary), AB - 10 day &
Basic camps 1941 - 1955 held in the Camp Sarcee Training Area on the
south west outskirts of Calgary |
| Saint
John (Saint Jean)
Saint Jean QC 1943 |
| Soest
Soest, West Germany 1971 - CL, CLI, JL for #2596 CC |
| Sussex,
Camp - New
Brunswick 1920s- |
| Sylvan
Lake Ab 1930s |
| Utopia
New Brunswick 1947-48 |
| Victoria
Rifle Coach
Victoria
BC 1970s-80s |
| Wellington
Wellington On 1943-? |
| Winnipeg
Beach Winnipeg Beach Man
1943 |
| Wright, Camp
Athabasca, AB - 1970s-80s,
Tri-Service, Basic cadet adventure trg, |
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Cadet Training
Centres, Army Cadet Summer Training Centres, Army Cadet Summer Camps, Army Cadet
Trades Training Centres & Overseas
Exchanges
1920s to date
If you don't see your photo here, please
email us a 300dpi scan of it and we'll include it.
Throughout the history of Army Cadets, summer training camps existed across Canada.
Pre WWII most camps were usually 10 days long and
provided an opportunity for collective training in sports,
signaling,
marksmanship and drill. There would be a fundamental shift in
training after WWII. Firstly, the Canadian Technical Training Corps was formed
Dec 10, 1941.
 The corps opened the Canadian Army Trades School
(CATS) in different regions across Canada with a view to training
the various soldier-tradesmen within the forces. It enrolled young men of 16 for
training as electricians, machinists, draftsmen, surveyors, clerks, and
auto mechanics; so that they could complete trades training by 19 and
be directly enrolled into the Canadian Army. This program was adopted by the emerging Army Cadet Camps as a model for training.
After WWII, the summer
camp philosophy changed to incorporate the lessons learned from
1940-45, that primarily being the evolution of technology and it's
various uses in the Canadian Army. Now the Army Cadet summer camps
became much more than the traditional 10-day camps, they now would
include trades training: Infantry Basic Training; Signals, Special
Engineering Equipment, Driver & Mechanic, Fire Control Equipment.
All trades that had been important during war time, this time with a
threat implied, Canada would not be caught unprepared.
During the 1950s, 60s and
70s the courses would evolve further. Cadet Leader and Cadet Leader
Instructor would eventually replace most of the trades training. There
was more of an emphasis on adventure training including, canoeing,
mountain climbing and
hiking.
The names of the camps
went through many changes reflecting the shift in training: Trades
Training Camps 1940s -50s, Army Cadet Camps 1950s to 1990s, and since
1996 Army Cadet Summer Training Centres. Rather interestingly is the
undeniable fact that camp life is and has always been one of the most important and
rewarding aspects of the cadet career.
On the left you will find a vast
resource of many of the summer camps & training centres since 1943.
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