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2020 Program Agreement

“Camp Canada” Inc is a joint venture between cultural exchange organisations Smaller Earth Group and “Nyquest” Training and Placement Inc,
hereinafter after referred to as 'we' and ‘us’. Smaller Earth, Nyquest and Camp Canada are not temporary employment agencies and should
not be regarded as such.

Fees & Application –


1) The program fees shall be as published on www.campcanada.co.uk

First time Summer Camp applicants:


This in-country fee shall be payable by way of:
i. Application Deposit £49 Due before your Camp Canada interview is confirmed
ii. 1st Instalment £180 Due within 14 days of receiving official acceptance into the program
iii. 2nd Instalment £200 Due on confirmation of your placement
Total £429

A summary of the services you will receive for your application deposit and your program fee instalments will be provided in the province
specific program addendum which must be signed by you after your camp placement is organized.

Program Discounts

• Super early bird: If your application is accepted into the program prior to December 31st you will receive a £50 discount off your
overall program fees, making your program fee £379.
• Early bird discount: If your application is accepted into the program after December 31st and before January 31st you will receive a
£30 discount off your overall program fees, making your program fee £399.
• These discounts will be automatically added to your application when you are accepted into the program.

Summer Camp returners:


Applicants that have previously or are currently participating in a Canadian or US summer camp program are considered summer camp
returners. Fees payable by way of:

i. Application Deposit £49 Due before your Camp Canada interview is confirmed
ii. 1st Instalment £100 Due within 14 days of receiving official acceptance into the program
iii. 2nd Instalment £100 Due on confirmation of your placement
Total £249

No early bird discounts apply for summer camp returners.

2) Additional Costs: Participating on the program may incur additional costs for services completed by third parties. Fees are set at the discretion
of the third party who completes that service and may vary through the season. These additional fees may include:
• Police check – The fee for your police check application may cost between £40-60
• Medical form - This may not incur a fee. Charges are at the discretion of your physician
• The cost of your flights – Prices vary depending on your departure and arrival airports and dates.
• Although uncommon, the port of entry in Canada can charge a fee on arrival. IF you are charged a fee on entry, this fee MAY be
refundable by your camp. The approximate fee that may be charged is $155 CAD
• Biometrics fee on entry into Canada. All first-time participants require biometrics, these cost $85 CAD.
• Training costs (if applicable) - You may be liable for part of the cost of securing valid Canadian certifications such as First Aid, CPR
and/or Lifeguarding qualification. Costs vary depending on certification.
• Extra hostel nights – Any additional accommodation you require above the two nights included in the program. Costs vary depending
on hostel location and amount of extra nights required.

3) You will be entitled to:


• Customer service and support with your application.
• Immigration support provided by a division of NYQUEST Training and Placement Inc.
• Our best efforts to secure you a placement in Canada, subject to adherence to this program agreement and our guidelines.
• 70 days medical insurance.
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• Emergency telephone support whilst in the Canada: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from May 1st to November 1st. 9am – 5pm EST,
Monday – Friday (1st November to 30th April)
• Support with your arrival into Canada by offering an arrival orientation (subject to availability) and assistance securing your Social
Insurance Number and Canadian bank account.
• Up to two nights hostel accommodation in your arrival city.

4) To see details on the guaranteed minimum pocket money you will receive in Canada during your summer camp placement, please see our
website pricing page Camp Canada pricing page

5) Participant information:
• You are responsible for arranging your travel back to your arrival airport for your return flight home.
• The possibility of changing employers is not guaranteed and occurs only under exceptional circumstances. If you change employers,
you are responsible for all related costs including transportation, work permit change expenses, meals and accommodation during
your transition period. Pocket money will be pro-rated based on the number of days at your new organisation.
• The employer provides a bed and three meals a day, plus makes laundry facilities available.

6) For your application to be complete and ready for you to fly to the Canada, you must:
a. Complete the online application form
b. Accept this program agreement
c. Provide all documents as detailed in the “Documents” section of your online profile
d. Pay the full program fees as listed in your payment section

7) All documents currently required can be found on your online profile and can be completed online and/or downloaded. All documents must be
submitted as follows (whichever is earliest):
a. Within 30 days of being accepted into the program following successful interview; or
b. Within 14 days from the day you are made visible to camps, for reference this stage of your application is called ‘Ready to hire’; or
c. By June 1st, 2020

Failure to submit all documents by the deadline may result in your withdrawal from the program, without refund.

8) You must inform us of any changes in contact information, availability, health, criminal background, or any other pertinent changes regarding
your application and ability to participate on the program. If any changes made after acceptance or your failure to meet document deadlines
laid out in this document lead to placement becoming difficult or unlikely, we reserve the right to withdraw you from the program and any
refund given will be at the absolute discretion of Camp Canada.
9) Even if we accept your application there is no guarantee that a camp will offer you a position for the summer. A placement is based on the needs
of the camp, your availability, and your experience/skills.
10) You must be completely honest with us throughout the application process and all information contained on any form completed must be
accurate. Any false, deceptive, or withheld information on your application or documentation, or any behaviour (including that presented
through your social media accounts) deemed by Camp Canada as inappropriate or prejudicial, during or after your acceptance to the program
may be grounds for immediate withdrawal from the program with or without refund of fees, all at the absolute discretion of Camp Canada.
11) It is agreed and understood that nothing in this agreement guarantees you a placement at a camp.

Criminal Background Check

1) You must declare all current and spent (expired) arrests, cautions, warnings, reprimands and convictions in your application form. We will
evaluate the nature of your offence and advise whether or not you can proceed with your application
2) An approved police check dated in 2020 or if before 2020 it must be within two months from the date that you completed your application. This
is required to participate on the program. You must apply and pay for this certificate independently. Information on how to apply can be found
in your Camp Canada online account under your documents section.
3) You must submit a copy of your police check to us within three weeks of being accepted into the program.
4) If you DID NOT previously declare this information in your application form or interview, your participation on the program may be terminated,
without refund.
5) In addition to your home country criminal background check, if you have lived abroad for six or more consecutive months after turning 18, you
are required to gain a police check for that country as well.
6) You authorise Camp Canada to share your police certificate with Canadian employers to secure your placement, and prior to your arrival.
7) You must take the original copy of your police certificate with you to Canada for your camp.
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Medical Form

1) You are required to complete a medical form, and have it signed by a licenced physician within 30 days of being accepted into the program.
2) You are required to make us aware of any pre-existing medical conditions from which you may suffer. Failure to disclose any pre-existing
conditions on your medical form may result in your immediate dismissal from your placement.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

1) Should you withdraw your application from the program after acceptance, your deposit and program fees are non-refundable.
2) If you are not offered a placement at camp by July 15th, 2020, your application will be withdrawn from the program and a full refund will be
issued (minus your £49 initial non-refundable deposit). Turning down a placement following interview with a camp negates this policy and any
refunds will be at the absolute discretion of Camp Canada. Camp Canada cannot reimburse third party costs such as medical form or police check
costs.
3) The refund policy is summarised as follows:

If you withdraw… Refund amount


Prior to your Camp Canada interview £49
Post Camp Canada interview (if rejected) Full refund
After Interview but prior to placement £0
After placement has been offered £0
No placement has been offered by July 15th Full refund

4) No refunds will be given if your application is withdrawn due to exacerbation of a pre-existing medical condition.
5) Camp Canada reserves the right to withdraw your application, without refund, if unable to make contact with you at the contact details provided;
if you are late with any paperwork or payments; or in any other circumstances where Camp Canada is unable to obtain required information
from you.

Early Departures

1) If you fail to fulfil the responsibilities of your position whilst at camp, leave any of the placements organised for you by Camp Canada before the
end of your contract for any reason, or violate any employers' rules, Provincial or Federal laws, your participation will be terminated. The
following will result: You will forfeit a pro-rated payment of your camp pocket money (up to $500); you are responsible for all travel costs
involved in travelling from camp to your home country, your health insurance organized by Camp Canada may be terminated the day after you
leave your camp placement.

Travel to Canada

1) If you hold a current Canadian passport you must use this for travel to Canada.
2) We will inform you of your onward travel arrangements from your arrival airport in Canada to your arrival hostel location.
3) We will provide up to two-nights’ accommodation for you in the closest major city to your camp placement.
4) You are responsible for the cost and arrangement of your transportation to the Canadian airport from which you will depart at the end of your
stay in Canada.
5) You purchase your own flights. You are responsible for booking your entire return, international and domestic transportation, in accordance
with the onward travel information in the ‘Travel & Flights’ section of your online profile. We recommend booking your flights as soon as you
are placed at camp.
6) You must submit your flight itinerary to your Camp Canada online account at least 5 days before you fly (unless you are placed late in the season
and have a shorter time to prepare).

Insurance

1) Camp Canada will organise a 10 week health insurance policy for each participant on the program provided you make full disclosure to the
insurer and you qualify.
2) This coverage does not include travel insurance, such as trip cancellation insurance or baggage insurance, and will not cover you for pre-existing
medical conditions.
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Full details on your insurance policy and length of cover provided by Camp Canada will be communicated to you through the insurance section
of your application once you are placed at camp. If you decide to take out your own medical insurance policy you are eligible to a $100 CAD
discount which will be refunded from the program fees you pay to us on proof of your individual policy you arranged independently.
3) If your work placement organized by Camp Canada lasts longer than 10 weeks then it is your responsibility to pay for and organize medical
insurance to cover you for the remaining period of your work placement. You must organize this additional coverage before your departure from
your home country. Camp Canada will not be responsible for extending your health insurance after the 10 week period.

Acceptance and General Information

1) Your application, information, and references are essential documents that will be relied on by Camp Canada. Any false, misleading, or withheld
information or inappropriate behaviour during your interview, prior to departure for Canada, or during your participation on the program are
grounds for your immediate termination from the program. This includes information you post on your application documents as well as any
information you post on the Internet. You are required to inform Camp Canada of any changes in information provided within your application,
including but not limited to: health conditions, availability dates, skills, and contact details.
2) Placement at an organization may occur at any time until July 15th, 2020. You will be notified directly by Camp Canada of your placement, start
date, and arrival orientation date. However, due to the fact that your camp is your employer and makes the final hiring decisions, placement is
not guaranteed. Camp Canada gives no assurances, expressed or implied, that you will be placed. If you are placed, you will be an employee of
the hiring organization and not Camp Canada. It is your responsibility to research the camp placement arranged for you by Camp Canada (e.g.
review camp website, contact camp director and ask questions, etc.). You must notify Camp Canada within one week after your camp placement
is organized if the placement does NOT meet your needs, otherwise it will be deemed that you have accepted the proposed placement. Camp
Canada will share your application with camp directors in order to initiate the placement process. You should not make the initial contact with
directors or try to organize your work placement at a camp on your own. If you contact directors on your own, then you may be terminated from
the program.
3) Camp Canada will NOT be your employer. Your employer will be your camp.
4) Depending on circumstances beyond your or our control, some individuals may not receive an orientation in Canada. Instead, these individuals
will receive an email from Camp Canada before their travel to Canada which includes: transportation to camp details, information about
accommodations in the Canadian host city, information on setting up a Canadian Bank Account and securing a Social Insurance Number, and the
Camp Canada emergency contact number.
5) You may be required to secure a valid Canadian or equivalent certification(s) such as First Aid, CPR and/or a Lifeguarding qualification in order
to secure your camp placement. The cost of the certification(s) will be paid by your camp, but you may be responsible to pay for non-course
related materials and instructions provided during these qualification courses. You may also be required to travel to Canada at an earlier date
to take the course(s) for this certification(s). The cost of extra accommodations for arriving early in Canada to take the course(s) may not be
reimbursed by your camp or by Camp Canada.
6) If you are not placed by July 15th, 2020 you will be cancelled from the program and you will only be entitled to claim a refund of the fees paid by
you to Camp Canada, and you shall have no further claim of any nature or kind against Camp Canada, the recruiter agent, for any damages,
actual or consequential, or otherwise. In this event, refunding the fees is the limit of Camp Canada or the recruiter agent’s responsibility, as
damages for non-participation are impossible to calculate. No further claims can be made against Camp Canada or the recruiter.
7) Camp Canada is not liable for any losses or damages, actual or consequential, of any kind whatsoever that you may suffer or be subject to arising
out of, during, or as a result of your placement/employment with the organization(s) that hire(s) you. You will have no claim against Camp
Canada.
8) A division of Camp Canada will provide immigration services, or you are at liberty to retain immigration services of your choice. In most cases,
the immigration services are retained by the camp through Camp Canada and is provided post-placement confirmation. The camp does have
the option to retain immigration support outside of Camp Canada. There is also the option of retaining our immigration services independently
from the camp (your employer) and you can contact us directly to discuss this if you wish to take this route. Alternatively, you are always free
to retain immigration services on your own (separately from Camp Canada and your employer) if you so desire. If you choose to retain
immigration services on your own, it is your responsibility to do so and to inform Camp Canada. Participants may be required to obtain a visa
depending on their citizenship(s) and/or countries lived and are responsible for all associated costs for their visa/work permit. Camp Canada is
not responsible for any losses or damages of any kind if your work permit or visa is not approved. You will have no claim against Camp Canada
or Nyquest Immigration Services.
9) It is your responsibility to ensure that the work permit you are provided with upon entry into Canada is valid for the duration of your employment
and that your immigration status in Canada is valid for the full duration of your stay in Canada.
10) Support offered by Camp Canada will end as soon as your work contract is completed or terminated at your camp. It is your responsibility to
organize your travel from camp back to your home country, or onward travel if staying in Canada or going to another country. Your support from
Camp Canada will end on the last day of the last work experience that Camp Canada organizes for you.
11) If you terminate or the camp terminates your engagement with the camp before the expiring of the work contract, Camp Canada will have no
obligation or responsibility to you. You should contact Camp Canada as soon as possible and advise of your travel plans.
12) Camp Canada reserves the right to cancel your application at our discretion based on new information gathered.
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As a Camp Canada participant, I fully understand that I give up a great deal of privacy and comfort, work long and demanding hours, and must
adhere to camp and outdoor education organization policies which may be limiting and not necessarily reflect my way of living (curfews,
sleeping/living conditions, type of food provided, time on/off, no smoking, no alcohol, inappropriate behaviour, etc.). I also understand that this
program requires a lot of independence and self-motivation. I may be required to live/teach on my own, live in rugged/primitive conditions, and
be flexible and willing to adapt to changes as they occur throughout my placement(s).

My acceptance below confirms that I have read, understood, and agree to abide by the terms, conditions, and rules as detailed above. I agree
that all information written and given to Camp Canada is entirely correct. I allow Camp Canada to send me program information and updates
via email, as well as forward my name and address to our preferred travel agent, to other participants who may wish to share a room for any
travel options, and to participants placed at the same camp or traveling on the same flight. Any stories or photographs in which I appear may be
used for Camp Canada promotional literature. This agreement is subject to the laws of Canada whose courts have exclusive jurisdiction in all
matters relating to this agreement.

By completing the online registration process and ticking your acceptance of this contract you agree to be bound by its terms.

Please make a copy of this Program Agreement for your records.

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