Ontario Girl Guides of Canada

Important Message regarding travel to the United States
Girl Guides of Canada will not be approving any new travel to the United States until further notice. This includes both day trips and longer excursions, as well as any travel with transit through a United States border crossing (i.e. a connecting flight through an American airport). For more information, please read the Girl Guides of Canada notice. Email on-safeguideforms@girlguides.ca with any questions.

COVID-19 Virus and Safe Guide

Thank you for your emails. We recognize and appreciate the questions and stresses that the current situation is creating. At this time, we are still going forward with plans until GGC notifies us otherwise. All decisions to date impact activities/events in March and April. Processes and policies will be reviewed and brought into alignment with any new direction or decisions. These processes and policies will then be communicated.

You can watch for updates at  Frequently Asked Questions section on Member Zone

Throughout the process, please be assured that we will continue to support our members to the utmost of our ability. 

Thank you for your patience.

What is Safe Guide?

Safe Guide is the risk management document that Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) provides to members to aid in the safe planning of activities. It allows our members to deliver exciting activities and opportunities in their quest to provide innovative programming for girls. 

View the full Safe Guide Manual

View the Safe Guide forms required for submission

SG.1 & SG.4 for Girl Guide Camps and Properties in Ontario

The following timeline for Safe Guide submissions apply:

• For yellow events: 14 days prior to your activity or event.
• For red events: 21 days prior to your activity/event 
• For green events: safe guide forms do not need to be submitted
• For interprovincial/international under 72 hours event: 30 days prior
• For interprovincial/international trips over 72 hours: see timelines on the 1 - International Group Trip Planning Timeline form

Need Help?

• Note: Staff are able to help with general inquiries about the process for submitting files, but they are not able to read and interpret Safe Guide for you.

Ontario’s various Safe Guide Assessors are dedicated volunteers – many of whom are Unit Guiders just like you. If you have questions about how to interpret Safe Guide, your Assessor will be able to assist you.

A team of staff members monitor the on-safeguideforms@girlguides.ca email address and are a support to all members and our Safe Guide Assessors, however staff members are not assessors and cannot provide insight on Safe Guide forms.

What to expect after you have submitted your Safe Guide forms:

• Upon submission of your forms you will receive an automatic response (with your tracking number) that your forms have been submitted. This is not an automatic acknowledgement (yellow level) or approval (red level) for your activity. 
• Once the assessor has reviewed your forms you will receive an email either acknowledging (yellow level) or approving (red level) your forms from Fluid Review.
• In some cases the Safe Guide Assessor will request clarification or additional information. Please follow up with her as soon as possible so that she can complete the assessment of your activity (ensure to include your tracking number when responding).
• If, after submitting your forms, you have not heard from an assessor within one week, please e-mail or call Safe Guide as above quoting your tracking number.
• If you have not received authorization for your activity at least three days prior to your activity, contact Safe Guide as above, quoting your tracking number to request a status update.

Need to report a Safe Guide emergency?
If you are at a sanctioned event/activity and an emergency happens (after you have called emergency personnel):

• In Ontario (toll-free): 1 (877) 323-4545 and press 8 (or ext. 2350)
• Outside of Ontario: (416) 926-2350