The Junior Canadian Rangers (French: Rangers juniors canadiens) is a Canadian national youth program, part of the Canadian Cadet Organizations and linked to the Canadian Rangers. The program aims to offer young Canadians, aged 12 to 18 inclusively, in remote and isolated communities across Canada an opportunity to participate in a range of developmental activities in a formal setting. It also aims to engage them with their local communities.

Overview

The program was created between 1994 and 1998, and there are currently more than 4,200 Junior Canadian Rangers in 135 JCR Patrols in remote and isolated communities across Canada, many of which are in the territory of Nunavut, and with Ontario having almost 1,000 Junior Rangers across 20 First Nations in 2017.

See also

  • Canadian Cadet Organizations
  • Canadian Rangers
  • Department of National Defence (Canada)

Sources

  • Junior Canadian Rangers official page
  • Junior Canadian Rangers at the Department of National Defence page