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Canada 30 Jun 2026

More families turning to financial aid to afford overnight summer camps

The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about whether they can afford to send their kids away for camp.

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The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about whether they can afford to send their kids away for camp. The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about where to spend their money, including whether they can send their kids away to summer camp. “The rising cost of everything in life has made it difficult.” Bischoff said the pressure has been compounded by recent health challenges. “I'm a recovering breast cancer survivor and just going through that for the last few years and having that added cost on our family just makes it hard for us financially to afford it." Some camp operators in Alberta said they are seeing that financial pressure on families, too. “We've had a challenging season for enrolment,” said Jon Olfert, the executive director of Camp Valaqua in Water Valley. “We've encountered some families that have had to withdraw enrolment because they just couldn't handle the cost,” said Olfert. Olfert said they bumped up registration fees by five per cent this year to help offset their own rising operating costs.

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Collocation · The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about whether they can afford to send their kids away for camp.
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Collocation · The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about whether they can afford to send their kids away for camp.
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Collocation · The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about whether they can afford to send their kids away for camp.
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Collocation · The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about where to spend their money, including whether they can send their kids away to summer camp. “The rising cost of everything in life has made it difficult.” Bischoff said the pressure has been compounded by recent health challenges. “I'm a recovering breast cancer survivor and just going through that for the last few years and having that added cost on our family just makes it hard for us financially to afford it." Some camp operators in Alberta said they are seeing that financial pressure on families, too. “We've had a challenging season for enrolment,” said Jon Olfert, the executive director of Camp Valaqua in Water Valley. “We've encountered some families that have had to withdraw enrolment because they just couldn't handle the cost,” said Olfert.
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Collocation · The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about where to spend their money, including whether they can send their kids away to summer camp. “The rising cost of everything in life has made it difficult.” Bischoff said the pressure has been compounded by recent health challenges. “I'm a recovering breast cancer survivor and just going through that for the last few years and having that added cost on our family just makes it hard for us financially to afford it." Some camp operators in Alberta said they are seeing that financial pressure on families, too. “We've had a challenging season for enrolment,” said Jon Olfert, the executive director of Camp Valaqua in Water Valley. “We've encountered some families that have had to withdraw enrolment because they just couldn't handle the cost,” said Olfert.

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