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Joining Girl Guides of Canada as an Adult Member / Volunteer
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As an Adult Member of Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada you will help girls:
Develop a sense of responsibility and independence- Develop team skills and respect for each other
- Develop leadership skills
- Offer service in their communities
- Discover the best in themselves
Women join Guiding to make a difference in the lives of girls in their communities. It’s a chance to make new friends and gain new skills. Membership in Guiding also makes you part of the largest organization for girls and women in the world. No matter how much time you have to give, there's a place for you in Guiding. Volunteer in a way that relates to your interests, skill-sets and schedule. You can join ANYTIME during the year!
Adult volunteers must demonstrate the following:
- Positive role modeling
- Effective communication skills; verbal, written and interpersonal
- Strong values, social conscience and responsibility
- Leadership and life skills
- The desire to empower girls to reach their potential
- Commitment to providing girl-centered programming
As an adult volunteer you will be required to complete our volunteer application and undergo screening which includes an interview, two reference checks, Police Records Check (paid for by Ontario Council if completed by BackCheck) and training in Safe Guide, our risk management procedures. We have these screening procedures in order to ensure that our girls are placed in the safest environment possible.
FAQs Adult Membership
Opportunties for adult volunteers include:
Working with Girls
- Unit Guiders deliver programming directly to our girls on a weekly basis. Our Unit Guiders (leaders) are the backbone of our organization – providing guidance, fun and friendship while delivering a dynamic program to girls from 5 to 17+. Unit Guiders are women over18 years of age.
- Ontario Council supports their Unit Guiders. Each Unit Guider is supported by a volunteer Administrative Community Leader (ACL) and a staff Unit Administrator (UA). In Ontario there are 39 “communities of Guiding” and your community number is based on where you reside.
- Resource Guiders are adults with specialized skills that enjoy working with girls, but prefer a flexible Guiding commitment. Resource Guiders usually go to the Unit location to assist with programming, but could travel to a camp or event setting. You set the parameters. Contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.
- Lone Guiders are adults that are familiar with a branch of the Guiding program and are able to work with girls that meet in non-traditional setting (e-mail, phone or mail) to complete branch programming. Contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for full details.
Administrative Roles
There are a number of ways to volunteer in an administrative capacity at GGC. You could help support us as a Unit Treasurer or Cookie Receiver. There are positions that require more knowledge of Guiding such as an Administrative Community Leader or Provincial Adviser. Provincial or National positions are available.
GGC Volunteers must demonstrate the following:
- Positive role modeling
- Effective communication skills; verbal, written and interpersonal
- Strong values, social conscience and responsibility
- Leadership and life skills
- The desire to empower girls to reach their potential
- Commitment to providing girl-centered programming
Member-at-Large
Members-at-Large are Members of the organization who believe in the values and principles of Guiding and want to maintain their membership but are unable to take on a specific role. Members at Large pay the national GGC registration fee of $50 per Guiding year.
Link (women 18 to 30 years)
Link is a membership option for women ages 18 to 30 who wish to have contact with Guiding during those often busy and transitional years following high school. Many Link members are university and college students, although a number are new mothers or women beginning their careers. Link members can also have other membership activities such as Unit Guider, trainer, etc.
In Ontario a Link Member who holds a position supporting girl programs such as Unit Guider, Community Guider, Trainer, Resource Guider, Specialty Community Member or Provincial level volunteer has their registration fee paid for by Ontario Council otherwise Link Members pay the National registration fee of $50 annually.
Trefoil Guild (women over 30)
Membership for adults from 30 to whenever! Belonging to a Trefoil Guild is a way to connect socially with others, a way to support girls and Guiders through such activities as fundraising, event planning. Membership in the Trefoil Guild is open to women over the age of 30 who have been enrolled in GGC previously or who are willing to become a fully-screened Member. All members are entitled to wear the Trefoil Guild Pin with the appropriate adult uniform or the pin may be worn out of uniform.
Trefoil Guild Members pay the National registration fee of $50 annually unless they:
- are aged 75 or older by December 31, of the current Guiding year. Your birth date must be registered in iMIS to qualify for this exemption
- are Honorary Life Award recipients
- hold a postion in Ontario supporting girl programs such as are a Unit Guider, Community Guider, Trainer, Resource Guider, Specialty Community Member or Provincial level volunteer.