Section 10004 – TRANSPORTATION:

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Parents are responsible for transporting or arranging for transport of their children to and from Scouting activities.

Vehicles owned and operated by volunteers must be insured by the owner under the Provincial law of their domicile and be operated by duly licensed and insured drivers.

Scouts Canada does maintain Non-Owned Automobile coverage under its Liability policy to protect Scouts Canada, the legal entity, from third party claims. However, this insurance does not protect owners/drivers of privately owned vehicles that are used during or to and from Scouting events. Volunteers who drive Scouting members to and from meetings, camps, jamborees, etc. do so at their own risk. Scouts Canada does not cover the cost of damage to their automobiles, nor does it cover deductible amounts, loss of discounts or loss of use. Third party claims made against owners of vehicles are NOT covered by Scouts Canada. Scouts Canada strongly suggests leaders, other Scouting members and/or parent volunteers who use their vehicles to transport passengers carry a minimum of $1,000,000 Liability insurance, and further recommends $1,000,000 per passenger on their vehicle to ensure they are fully protected. Volunteers who drive Scouting members do so at their own risk.

Vehicles that are rented or leased on a short term basis for Scouting business will be covered under Scouts Canada´s Non-Owned Automobile Third Party Liability Insurance and Damage to Non-Owned Automobiles coverage, but only if the vehicle is rented in the name of Scouts Canada by a full time employee of the Corporation. The rental agreement must clearly state that the vehicle is rented in the name of Scouts Canada. As vehicles rented by volunteer members are NOT covered, additional liability and collision coverage should always be obtained.

Further, the Non-Owned Automobile Third Party Liability Insurance does not provide any coverage for vehicles that are borrowed for Scouting´s use. The Non-Owned Automobile Third Party Liability Insurance does protect Scouts Canada, the Corporation, should it be named in a suit or action involving use of a non-owned vehicle.