Scouting Awards

Scouts have the opportunity to earn the Chief Scout&s Award which is the pinnacle award earned after receiving the Voyageur Scout and Pathfinder Scout Awards.

Scouts will be awarded coloured lanyards upon completing a certain number of Challenge Badges. Earning the World Conservation Badge indicates the Scout's love of nature and desire to save our planet. Receiving a Religion in Life Award signifies the Scout's commitment to their religious faith.

Cub to Scout Link Badge

Purpose: To recognize a Cub that has performed a link with the Scout Troop. This badge may be worn by a Scout as recognition that they have been part of a linking activity when they were in their third year of a Cub Pack.

To earn this badge, the Scout must have participated in a linking activity or "jump-up" ceremony during their final year in Cubs. This badge is usually presented during the Scout investiture ceremony.

Scout Lanyards

Scout Lanyards are used to recognize those Scouts who have completed different levels of Challenge Badges:

• Brown Lanyard is presented for earning any 6 Challenge Badges from at least 2 categories.
  
  
• Green Lanyard is presented for earning any 10 Challenge Badges from at least 4 categories.
  
  
• White Lanyard is presented for earning any any 14 Challenge Badges from at least 6 categories.
  
  

Religion in Life

This award is designed specifically for Scouts to work with their spiritual advisor to meet requirements that explore their own religious backgrounds and beliefs. Scout leaders should make scouts aware of this award, as it can be tied to school work and school religious education studies.

The requirements for the Religion in Life Emblem have been set by your religious organization, ask your spiritual advisor or leader to help you earn this award.

World Conservation Award

To earn the World Conservation Award, complete the following requirements:

1. Complete at least 2 Challenge Badges in the environmental category .
2. Choose a conservation issue of importanc to Canada and the world, and complete a project that includes some recognizable work in your community. Make a presentation, display or report describing your project, and the global importance of the issue. You may complete the project as an individual or in a group. Examples migh include global warming, acid rain, endangered species, etc; and
3. Take a leading role in planning and conducting an activity of your choice which focuses on the concept "Think Globally, Act Locally" .

Chief Scout's Award

To earn the Chief Scout's Award, complete the following requirements:

1. Successfully complete the Pathfinder Scout Requirements
2. Be current in First Aid Standard level, or demonstrate the equivalent attiudes, skills, and knowledge as judged by a "Qualified Instructor of First Aid".
3. Have earned at least 1 Challenge Badge in each of the 7 Challenge Badge Categories: Athletics, Outdoors, Science & Technology, Home & Family, Personal Development, Culture & Society, Evironment.
4. Hold the World Conservation Award
5. Investigate Scouts Canada's involvement in World Scouting. Present your findings in an intereting way to your Patrol, Troop, or other group. Your prsentation should include information on the following:
   1. Scouts Canada's involvement with:
   1. the Canadian Scout Brotherhood Fund;
   2. world jamborees; and
   3. the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
   2. The purpose and location of the World Scouting Bureau; and
   3. The curent World Scouting membership, and how Canada's membersip compares to that of other countries.
6. Develop yourself further in each activity area by:
   1. Designing a chalenging program with a Scouter which includes the requirement to ecel in a component of each activity area (Citizenship, Leadership, Personal Development, and Outdoor Skills). Citizenship must include providing at least 30 hours of leadership to others.
      Note: These hours are in addition to the hours required for the Citizenship Activity Area. If at all possible, provide the service outside of Scouting.
   2. Offering your plans and goals for discussion, and approval to your Court of Honour and Troop Scouter prior to the beginning.
   3. Reporting to, and being evaluated by, the Court of Honour and Troop Scouter on your ongoing progress.