Support Our Troops meets the special challenges faced by members of the Canadian Armed Forces community as a result of military service. It operates within Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services. Serving military families of the CAF community may now apply for reimbursement grants for their children to attend a registered summer camp of their choice (day or overnight camp). The SOT camp grants are made possible through the generosity of donors across Canada.
Online applications for 2026 camp grants in support of first-time applicants are open to April 16. Should any funding remain available, families with children who have previously received less than three grants may apply starting April 17, and onward. First-time applicants may continue to apply. Children who have received three or more grants are not eligible to apply. Applications will close once all funding has been exhausted.
The summer camps program provides a reimbursement grant of up to $900, one per eligible child, per summer.
Children of a CAF member serving away from their family, children of serving ill or injured CAF members, children with a disability – and/ or one sibling – of a serving CAF member, and children of a deceased CAF member are all eligible. Application documentation may require a posting message, a letter from a unit chain of command, a member’s personnel record resume, temporary medical category or military employment limitation documents; a child’s disability diagnosis letter. Currently serving military families who do not fit the above eligibility but have dealt with other unique or exceptional challenges may be considered.
Applicants will be notified within 15 business days of application whether they have been approved for a grant. If you register your child for camp prior to receiving a grant approval and pay a non-refundable deposit, you are responsible for this fee if a grant is not approved. Grants are distributed after attendance at camp; you will need to provide official receipts.
All the application criteria and documentation requirements are available at supportourtroops.ca/summercamps
