Overnight Camp

CAN is heading back to Keats Camp from Tues, Aug 30 to Thurs, Sept 1.

Participants confirmed into a 2022 Overnight Camp must be committed to the following*:

• Pay camp fee ($500 for 3-day camp)
  Camp fees are eligible to be paid through a participant’s Autism Funding. A fee assistance program is also available for those in need. See Payment Options.
• Submit a completed CAN medical form signed by a physician which is due to the CAN office Friday, June 24
• Submit a completed online camper information form which will be sent to confirmed campers in July
• Provide their own transportation to/from the drop off locations in Vancouver
• Attend the entire duration of the camp

*By completing the online program registration for Overnight Camp, you are acknowledging that you understand and accept these conditions.

• Transportation: Participants will depart from Coal Harbour in Vancouver with CAN support workers and travel to Keats Camp (located on Keats Island in the Howe Sound area of BC) by boat. Parents/guardians must take care of transportation to and from the Vancouver drop-off location.
• Accommodations: Participants sleep in heated cabins equipped with electricity and bathrooms (toilets and showers). Participants are grouped according to age and must bring their own bedding.
• Meals: All meals are prepared by the facility. CAN works closely with the Keats chef and kitchen to accommodate diet restrictions and food allergies. The menu is subject to change.
• Medication: A registered nurse will be onsite to support all participants with medication, prescription and non-prescription medication.

By completing the online program registration for Overnight Camp, you are committing to the following conditions:

• Submit camp program fee (3-day fee: $500)
  Camp fees are eligible to be paid through a participant’s Autism Funding. A fee assistance program is also available for those in need. See Payment Options.
• Attend duration of the camp
• Submit a completed CAN medical form signed by a physician
  (some physicians may charge a fee for this form)
• Complete and submit all additional camp forms provided by CAN
  (completed by parent/guardian)
• Arrange transportation to and from the drop off point in Vancouver

Participants will be highly supported by trained support workers, and dedicated volunteers. Canucks Autism Network welcomes individuals on the autism spectrum and ensures that the appropriate level of support is provided based on each participant’s behavioural profile.

You can access our Overnight Camp Activity Storybook to help prepare your child for the program. Activity Storybooks describe activities or situations as well as the expected behaviours in a given context using words and often pictures. Participants can read Activity Storybooks prior to engaging in an activity to help prepare them and build predictability.

Participants can also practice Canucks Autism Network Camp Songs prior to attending camp.

• For individuals with autism, aged 6 and up
• Must be a Canucks Autism Network Member
• Must submit camp fee (Payment Options)

Priority will be provided to participants who are traveling from communities where CAN programming is not currently available.