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Kids On The Move Camp

June 25, 2023

9:00 AM

Camp EDPHY International
1200 14e Av
Val-Morin, QC

Registration Update: We look forward to welcoming our campers back to our 4-night, 5-day overnight camp this summer! We continue to closely monitor provincial health guidelines for summer camps and will make adjustments to our plans based on government recommendations, always keeping the safety of our camps as our top priority. Registration for our Quebec camp will open February 1, 2023.

Please note that this year everyone onsite, including our campers, will once again be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, there is no charge to attend the camp. However space is limited and certain eligibility requirements apply.

Important dates

Phase 1: Application – February 1 - February 22, 2023

Campers express an interest in attending camp and provide basic information to assist us in our screening process. Please note that following consultation with our medical advisors, all campers, staff, volunteers and counsellors are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Phase 2: Conditional acceptance – March 8 - March 29, 2023

Campers conditionally accepted into camp will be asked to complete detailed forms by a certain deadline. Should the forms not be completed in the timeframe, the campers spot will be given to a waitlisted camper
Phase 3: Final acceptance

Arthritis Society Canada staff will inform campers whether they have been formally accepted into camp by April 20

For the 4500 young people in Quebec living with arthritis, pain, physiotherapy, constant medication and isolation caused by their disease represent a major part of their everyday life, including during summer holidays. In order to help these kids create positive and unforgettable summer memories, Arthritis Society Canada – Québec Division, in collaboration with its invaluable partners and the Montréal Children’s Hospital, offers them the chance to participate in the Kids on the Move Camp, run specifically for children living with rheumatic diseases.

The environment, activities, medical care and all other aspects of the camp are adapted to these kids’ specific needs. Everything is designed to allow them to live out the experience of the summer camp at its best - to flourish, to gain self-confidence and, finally, to share their experience with other children facing the same challenges.

Camp Activities
Partners & Sponsors

Camp Activities

Each year, about 40 children ranging in age from 8 to 16 years old have the chance to live out a unique experience in a secure environment. They enjoy a full week of both physical and leisure activities adapted to their unique needs.

In addition to the open-air activities organized by the instructors at the camp (swimming, art & crafts, camp fires, etc.), the campers participate in many other activities such as painting, music, cooking workshops, a treasure hunt, lipdub or photo sessions, and much more. The campers do not have a minute to be bored!

Check out more about the fun campers enjoy in this video:

Partners & Sponsors

Thanks to our generous partners

Arthritis Society Canada and the Montreal Children"s Hospital would like to express their thanks to our partners –Sainte-Justine Hospital, the Quebec University Hospital Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and the Sherbrooke University Hospital Center - as well as to all our generous financial partners.