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Youth Access Fund

Outward Bound Canada’s Youth Access Fund was created so that all youth, regardless of their financial situation, can access our life-transforming programs and realize their full potential. The Youth Access Fund acts as a subsidy that goes towards the course fees for most of our courses.

Click here to learn more about the Youth Access Fund.

FUNDING FOR Black YOUTH, INDIGENOUS YOUTH AND YOUTH OF COLOUR

Do you identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour? You can also apply for our RBC Future Launch Leadership Award to earn a full scholarship towards any of our youth courses. Check out our programs for Indigenous youth or our programs for underserved youth.

Click here to learn more about the RBC Future Launch Leadership Award.

FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Outward Bound Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization and does receive funding that can be used to support groups in need, especially youth, Indigenous communities, new Canadians, women survivors of violence and/or abuse, and Canadian veterans. If you think that your group may qualify for funding, please indicate your groups’ needs in the information provided to us.

For more information on our group programs, please contact us at groups@outwardbound.ca and check out the Custom Groups page.

FUNDRAISE FOR YOUR COURSE

Because we get many applications and only have so many funds to distribute, we strongly recommend and encourage applicants to consider raising funds for their course on their own! Click here for a copy of our Fundraising Kit to help you get started.

For more information on funding opportunities, you can connect with us at: info@outwardbound.ca or 1-888-OUTWARD (688-9273)

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Connecting with Courage

Join us in one of BC’s most unique and popular Provincial Parks. A short drive from Vancouver will put you into the BC portion of the Cascade Mountains. From there, you’ll leave the world behind and begin your journey into BC’s backcountry. After hiking through fields of wildflowers and steep switchbacks your hard work and […]

Age 14-16

Length 7 days

Cost Funded

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Northern Ontario Indigenous Youth Leadership

Are you ready to embrace the challenge and become a leader in your community? Do you see yourself taking the opportunity to be part of positive changes at home? Then come join us and flex your leadership muscle on our 8-day Indigenous Leadership Course. You’ll get a chance to learn some new skills and make […]

Age 18-29

Length 8 days

Cost Funded

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Rocky Mountain 7-day 2SLGBTQ+ Backpacking

Explore the Rocky Mountains while developing outdoor and leadership skills with fellow queer and trans participants in a positive and supportive environment. On this course 2SLGBTQ+ participants will travel through Niitsitpiis-stahkoii (Blackfoot), Iyarhe Nakoda and Tsuu T’ina territory on a seven-day backpacking expedition. You and your group will hike alongside rivers, over mountain passes, through […]

Age 19+

Length 7 days

Cost $ 1,999

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West Coast Indigenous Youth Leadership

Are you ready to embrace the challenge and become a leader in your community? Do you see yourself taking the opportunity to be part of positive changes at home? Then come join us and flex your leadership muscle on our 14-day Indigenous Youth Leadership Course. You’ll get a chance to learn some new skills and […]

Age 16-18

Length 14 days

Cost Funded

Fully Funded Course

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West Coast Sea Kayaking for Indigenous Youth

Our 7-day expedition is the perfect amount of adventure that will get you outside begin taking charge of your life and unlocking your true potential. Your journey will take place in the world-renowned Clayoquot Sound, on the edge of Pacific Rim National Park. This has been the traditional territory of three Nuu- chah- nulth Nations, […]

Age 14 - 16

Length 7 days

Cost Funded

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Rocky Mountains 14-day Backpacking

Develop your outdoor and interpersonal skills on this 14-day adventure in the Canadian Rockies. You will create a strong sense of community with your peers as you travel through the wilderness, learning how to work together to accomplish daily tasks and make decisions to keep you and your group thriving in the elements. This experience […]

Age 16-18

Length 14 days

Cost $ 3,849

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Northern Ontario 7-day Flatwater Canoeing for Indigenous Youth

Discover how to make powerful choices that lead to success, how to overcome challenges, and how there’s more in you than you know in the jaw-dropping scenery of Temagami region. Temagami is home to some of the last remaining old-growth forests in Ontario as well as the oldest mountains in North America that now are […]

Age 16-18

Length 7 days

Cost Funded

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Northern Ontario 14-day Passages for Girls

During the transition from adolescence to adulthood, youth face unique challenges. This course provides a platform for the exploration of both the individual and the wilderness with a group of their peers of the same gender identity. No prior wilderness experience is required. The youth will build on their resiliency and strength, building skills that […]

Age 14-15

Length 14 days

Cost $ 3,849

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West Coast 21-day Sea Kayaking and Surfing

Outward Bound Canada’s sea kayak and surf expedition is the ultimate West Coast experience. This journey takes place in Clayoquot Sound, on the edge of the Pacific Rim National Park. This has been the traditional territory of three Nuu-chah-nulth Nations, the Ahousaht, the Hesquiaht and Tla-o-qui-aht for over 5000 years. You and your group will […]

Age 16 -18

Length 21 days

Cost $ 5,729

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Indigenous Instructor Development Program – West Coast

This rigorous 18-day course will see you and your group living and working together as you paddle and hike through the territories of the Homalco, Kwakwaka’wakw, K’omoks, Klahoose and Tla’amin First Nations. Your journey will begin at our base camp nestled in the beautiful Comox Valley, the traditional territory of the K’omoks First Nation. During […]

Age 21+

Length 18 days

Cost Funded

Applications are Closed

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Hike, Climb and Canoe Toronto Day Camp

Go on an adventure through the greenspaces of Toronto with a new group of peers. Over the course of two weeks we will explore the local trails and waterways to discover new parts of the city, make new friends, and build a cohesive team all while hiking, climbing and paddling. Whether you are an outdoors […]

Age 12-15

Length 10 days

Cost $ 1,399

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West Coast Women Of Courage – Backpacking

Outward Bound Canada’s Women of Courage program is a wilderness expedition for women who have been on a healing path that follows a self-acknowledged experience of abuse. The programs are made up of a group of up to eight women, accompanied by two female instructors. You will work together to explore and navigate the beautiful […]

Age 20+

Length 8 days

Cost Funded

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Rocky Mountains Mindfulness

Step into the wilderness and experience the serenity and opportunity to practice deep reflection with the support of your experienced outdoor guides. You and your group will be travelling through some of the most incredible landscapes the Canadian Rockies has to offer, taking the time to fully appreciate the grandeur and opportunities of both the […]

Age 19+

Length 7 days

Cost $ 1,999

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Northern Ontario 7-day Flatwater Canoeing for Indigenous Youth

Discover how to make powerful choices that lead to success, how to overcome challenges, and how there’s more in you than you know in the jaw-dropping scenery of Temagami region. Temagami is home to some of the last remaining old-growth forests in Ontario as well as the oldest mountains in North America that now are […]

Age 14-16

Length 7 days

Cost Funded

Fully Funded Course

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Northern Ontario 7-day Flatwater Canoeing for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth

Join other 2SLGBTQ+ identifying youth for a 7-day wilderness expedition. This new course offering focuses on building skills, community and facilitating stronger connections between individuals, the group and the natural world. Designed especially for 2SLGBTQ+ identifying youth ages 16-18, this course aims to provide a supportive space, alongside an authentic wilderness experience that will equip […]

Age 16-18

Length 7 days

Cost $ 1,999

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