Waterfront Qualifications

If you want to try new things, expand your horizons, and step out of your comfort zone, camp is for you.
Six camp lifeguards smiling on a beach
Makin' Waves
If you’re passionate about the waterfront, and add waterfront skills (such as Lifeguard, swim instruction, sailing) to your application, you will be required to gain a Canadian qualification. But don’t worry, Camp Canada helps organize this qualification course for you and your role at camp. Our Quals team will vet, organize and prepare you for your swimming qualification course, which will take place in Canada before you head to camp.
Waterfront Qualifications

To give yourself the best chance at passing you should:

✍️ Sign the qualifications agreement
💭 Answer the qualification survey honestly
🎟️ Become familiar with your ‘Events’ section as it has all of your course information
🏊 Practice the course material in the pool whenever you can
📚 Arrive on time and be ready for a full day of learning on all days
📲 Reach out to us or the swim school with issues and concerns

We're here for you!
We’re here to help and to make sure you pass. We’d hate for you to risk not passing the course through not preparing enough beforehand. Please afford as much time as you can to practice the course material and remain up to date with your start times and locations.
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Find out more about job roles.

Whether you fancy being a watefront specilaist or taking on a general counselor role, it's worth getting to know what the roles entail before you apply to the program.
Job Roles
Live your summer adventure out on one of the 879,800 lakes across Canada.
A camp waterfront specilaist standing on a pier
A camp waterfront specilaist standing on a pier