Canada

National The Trans Canada Trail
http://www.tctrail.ca/
 

The Trans Canada Trail Foundation
 5417 Centre Crescent NW Calgary
 Alberta T2K 0V5
403-295-1219
OR
P.O. 1320
Stn. H Montreal, Quebec H3G 2N3
1-800-465-3636

The web site has listings for local chapters

The Trail will wind its way through every Province and Territory, linking thousands of communities along its route. It will be the longest trail in the world. In order to ensure that the Trail is being planned and built according to local needs, a Trans Canada Trail Council has been established in each Province & Territory. These Councils work with local trail and community groups to plan and coordinate the route, construction and maintenance of the Trail.

With the emergence of the multi-use Trans Canada Trail initiative in 1992, National Trail development progresses under the shadow of the high-profile companion route.
"People wonder why two trails are being built across the country," remarks Doug Campbell, secretary and a founding member of the National Trail Association of Canada (N.T.A.C.). "The National Trail was ahead of its time and now we're a long way down the road. In the east, primarily in Ontario and Québec, the two trail corridors are far apart and it would be senseless to abandon the efforts of volunteers and the goodwill of landowners.

BC Parks
Volunteer Coordinator
P.O. Box 9398, Stn Prov Govt,
Victoria BC V8V 9M9
Phone: (250) 387-5002
Fax: (250) 387-5757
 

This program offers opportunities to experience some of British Columbia's spectacular backcountry parks. Backcountry Hosts assist BC Parks with the monitoring of our large wilderness areas. This involves providing information to backcountry users, recording use and following "observe, record, report" procedures. Limited accommodation is provided. Due to the isolated nature of this program, certain qualifications will be required

New Brunswick Trail Council
http://www.nbtrail.com/

East Coast Trail Association
50 Pippy Place
P.O. Box 8034
St. John's Newfoundland
A1B 3M7
Phone: (709) 738-4453

Ontario The Avon Trail
http://www.avontrail.ca/

Box 20018
Stratford, Ontario, N5A 7V3

Ontario Bruce Trail Association
http://www.brucetrail.org/

PO Box 857
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada, L8N 3N9

A non-profit organization dedicated to the development and maintenance of over 800 kilometers of hiking trails on the Niagara Escarpment between Niagara Falls and Tobermory.

Ontario Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club
http://www.iroquoia.on.ca/
E-mail: iroquoia@jmg.on.ca

The Iroquoia Club is responsible for the maintenance and planning of the120km section of Bruce Trail from Grimsby to Kelso. Beginning at Grimsby in the south, the Iroquoia Section of the Bruce Trail hugs the ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquoia, following the winding path of the Niagara Escarpment, and forming a horseshoe around the western end of Lake Ontario.

Ontario Oak Ridges Trail Association

P.O. Box 28544
Aurora, Ontario
Canada L4G 6S6

http://www.oakridgestrail.org/

e-mail: volunteers@oakridgestrail.org

The Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) was formed in May 1992 by a group of volunteers interested in developing an Oak Ridges Moraine Trail. ORTA's long term goal is to develop the trail, section by section, along the full length of the Moraine - from the Niagara Escarpment in the west to the Northumberland Forest in the east. This will link the Bruce Trail, to the Ganaraska Trail and adjacent valley trails, such as the Humber Valley Heritage Trail and the Rouge. Sections of the trail have been established through King, Uxbridge, and Scugog. Work is underway to establish the trail in Caledon, Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville and Ganaraska.

Ontario Hike Ontario
http://www.hikeontario.com/

Suite 411
1185 Eglinton Avenue East
North York, Ontario, Canada, M3C 3C6.

e-mail: hikeontario@osrc.com
Phone: 416-426-7362. Outside the Greater Toronto Calling area:1-800-422-0552.

Hike Ontario is a co-ordinating body for hiking trails in Ontario, Canada. Member organizations have more than 2500 kilometres of hiking trails for you to explore. Hike Ontario is hosting trail work crews again this year, each crew consisting of about twelve participants. This summer Hike Ontario is offering two work vacations in cooperation with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. In this program, volunteers from Britain and Ontario participate in developing or maintaining hiking trails. Tools, materials and training are provided. No previous experience is necessary. Accomodation is low cost. Trained leaders are in charge of each work vacation.

Ontario Rideau Trail Association
http://www.rideautrail.org/

P.O. Box 15
Kingston, Ontario K7L 4V6.

(613)545-0823
E-Mail mailto:info@rideautrail.org

The Rideau Trail extends 300 kilometers from Kingston to Ottawa. It is the second longest trail of its kind in Ontario. Most of the land covered by the trail is either Crown property or road allowances. The Rideau Trail Association publishes a guide to the trail. For information on where to purchase a copy, or to join the association, contact the Ottawa office at (613)567-2229. The Kingston office is at (613)545-0823.

Ontario Voyageur Trail Association
http://www.voyageurtrail.ca/

PO Box 20040
150 Churchill Blvd.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6A 6W3

The Voyageur Trail Association is a non-profit citizens' group dedicated to developing and maintaining a continuous hiking trail for public use across Northern Ontario. The trail route will eventually run continuously from South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island, along the north shore of Lake Huron to Gros Cap, west of Sault Ste. Marie, and north around the top of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay--a total distance of 1,100 km or 700 miles. Member clubs develop new sections of trail and maintain established sections. To date, about 600 km of the trail has been constructed almost entirely by volunteers.