Hey 24^th Kitchener Scouting Family:

          The Scouting year goes from September 1 to August 31; youth start there new Sections at the start of the Scouting year.   The Registration year, to which the paying of membership fees is related, goes from January 1 to December 31.   There is an early registration.   Here is the notice from Scouts Canada about early registration.

Things to observe are:

• The 2026 Scouts Canada registration fee is going up $7 to $277
• Early 2026 registration for returning members opens August 5^th. Register early to reserve your spot.
• 2026 Registration for new members opens September 8.
• If a youth registers for the 2025 (this year) Registration year between June 1 and July 15, the family will be contacted and offered an extension of membership to December 31, 2026 (yes, that’s an extra year, and the fee is the lower 2025 amount, $270).
• If a family is accepting that offer they have to do so by August 5th
• MyScouts.ca registration will be blacked out from July 16 to August 4.  During this time I will do the transfer, in MyScouts.ca, of youth going to a new Sections.

Note that new families who do not do the returning registration before September 4 will have to wait until September 8th when registration is open to new members