I Want to Organize a Trip

Process for Safe Guide Paperwork
For Independent International trips consult Safe Guide – International Travel Planner. For all trips under 72 hours consult SG. 3 process in Safe Guide.

Helpful Resources for Trip Planning
Where in the World – a online resource for Trip planning for Guiders

Trip Mentors
Ask the International Adviser to hook you up with a Guider that has done this all before! International.adviser@guidesontario.org

Ontario Council Interprovincial and International Independent Travel Subsidy
To promote Independent Group Travel by Units and trips organized by Local Specialty Communities the following Travel Subsidy Program will be in place for 2010.

There are no Ontario sponsored trips in 2010 so that we can maximize Ontario Unit participation in GM 2010. New for 2010 is the availability of this subsidy for interprovincial as well as international trips. Requests must be received a minimum of 2 months prior to the trip.

Available Subsidy:
• $100 per girl Member participant
• Subsidy of adult Member participants will be limited to $100 per adult required by ratio. Any other adult participants beyond ratio will not receive subsidy.

The Travel Subsidy will be awarded based on the application approval and on a ‘first come, first receive’ basis until the maximum monies in the travel subsidy budget has been reached.

This subsidy does not apply to National GGC sponsored trips or future Ontario Adventure Trips offered by Ontario Council.

Criteria for Receiving the Travel Subsidy:
In keeping with the current Travel Subsidy Program, the Responsible Guider of each Independent Group Trip will be required to complete an application and submit it upon receiving their final trip approval as per Safe Guide requirements.

• The trip must be a girl trip and at least 75% of the participants must be girls
• The trip must be Provincially approved as per the Safe Guide
• Participation in all cookie campaigns from the time the IT.2-Intent to Travel is approved for International Trips and from the start of the trip planning for Interprovincial Trips.
• The International trip must be over 72 hours in length
• The Interprovincial trip must be over 72 hours in length
• This subsidy cannot be refunded should parents/Guiders overpay trip costs
• Units must be actively using centralized banking to receive the subsidy

Click here for the Ontario Independent Trip Subsidy Application Form

Important Message for 2010 Trip Planners
To ensure maximum support of GM 2010, national GGC has stated that independent international and interprovincial trips are strongly discouraged during 2010.Trips that have been given prior provincial approval may continue.

GM 2010 should be the first choice of destination for all other groups considering travel in 2010. Any new requests for independent travel must include clear rationale why the trip is planned for 2010 rather than for another year as well as what will be the participants’ involvement in GM 2010, if any?

Creating a Specialty Community for Travel
If you are a Guider willing to travel with girls outside of your own Unit to lead trips to Canadian and/or international destinations and want to find out how to get started by clicking here. (Procedure Manual)

Post a Travel Opportunity
If your trip is open to all of Ontario you can post it on the Online Calendar to spread the word. Click here for online form to have your approved trip posted for all to see!

Adult Only International Independent Group Trips
Please refer to Safe Guide 2008 for information about Adult Only Activities. Although authorization of Safe Guide forms is not required, the trip organizer is asked to notify the Provincial Office via fax or email - attention: program.admin@guidesontario.org - at least 4 weeks prior to the trip - of the trip dates, destinations, participant list and passport numbers.