Social Services Camping Fee Exemption
About this resource
Social Services Camping Fee Exemption program provides individuals living with a disability and facing significant financial challenges with the opportunity to connect with nature and outdoor recreation in BC Parks; an experience that they may not otherwise be able to afford.
To support some of the province's most vulnerable citizens, BC Parks offers a limited amount of free front-country camping to:
- Children on the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development's At Home Program
- Adults receiving Persons with Disabilities (PWD) benefits from the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction or from Indigenous Services Canada.
- Qualified recipients are entitled to one single campsite, or one half of a double site, per night for their (one) Camping Party for free.
Anyone visiting BC Parks is permitted a maximum total of 14 nights per park per calendar year.
To support some of the province's most vulnerable citizens, BC Parks offers a limited amount of free front-country camping to:
- Children on the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development's At Home Program
- Adults receiving Persons with Disabilities (PWD) benefits from the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction or from Indigenous Services Canada.
- Qualified recipients are entitled to one single campsite, or one half of a double site, per night for their (one) Camping Party for free.
Anyone visiting BC Parks is permitted a maximum total of 14 nights per park per calendar year.
Details
Resource type
Recreation, Temporary Accommodations , Travel / Transportation Subsidies
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
0-99
Eligibility
- Families with children registered on the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development's (MCFD) At Home Program
- Adults receiving PWD Disability Assistance from the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR)
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Indigenous people living on-reserve and receiving PWD Disability Income Assistance from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
- Adults receiving PWD Disability Assistance from the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR)
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Indigenous people living on-reserve and receiving PWD Disability Income Assistance from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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