Scouts Canada Acronyms

Scouts Canada Acronyms
AC: Area Commissioner
Acc: Accessibility Training for screening
AGM: Annual General Meeting
AL: Activity Leader (Scouter who is 14-15 years old)
ANYC: Assistant National Youth Commissioner
AODA: Government accessibility training
APL: Assistant Patrol Leader
App: Approval for Screening
ASM: Area Support Manager (previously Council Field
Executive)
AST: Area Service Team
AYC: Area Youth Commissioner (Previously DAC-Y)
AYN: Area Youth Network
BOG: Board of Governors
BP: Baden-Powell (founder of Scouting)
BP&P: By-Law, Policy, and Procedures
BSA: Boy Scouts of America
CC: Council Commissioner or Chief Commissioner
CCC: Council Commissioners Course
CCAC: Council Community Advisory Committee
CDW: Community Development Worker
CED: Council Executive Director
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CJ: Canadian Scout Jamboree
CMAC: Council Management Advisory Committee
CMC: Council Management Committee
COAA: Camping and Outdoor Activity Application
CoC: Certificate of Commendation
COC: Code of Conduct for screening
COH: Court of Honour
COPS: Council Operating Procedures Manual
CSA: Chief Scout Award
CST: Council Service Team
CYC: Council Youth Commissioner (Previously DCC-Y)
CYN: Council Youth Network
CYS: Child and Youth Safety (+ CYS training for screening)
DAC: Deputy Area Commissioner
DAC-Y: Deputy Area Commissioner - Youth
(Old terminology, now AYC)
DCC: Deputy Council Commissioner
DCC-Y: Deputy Council Commissioner - Youth
(Old terminology, now CYC)
DCYC: Deputy Council Youth Commissioner
DNC: Deputy National Commissioner
FAST: Fun Active Scout Training
FLEX: Fun Leadership Experience
FOCUS: Future of Canada United in Scouting
GC: Group Commissioner
GTW: Good Turn Week
GYC: Group Youth Commissioner
HQ: Headquarters (Usually referring to 1345 Baseline
Road in Ottawa)
IB: Incorporated Body
Int: Interview for screening
JOTA:Jamboree on the Air
JOTI: Jamboree on the Internet
JOTT: Jamboree on the Trail
JS2G: Jumpstart to Growth
KISC: Kandersteg International Scout Centre
MMS: Membership Management System
MOM: Medal of the Maple or Medal of Merit
MRP: Milestone Recognition Program
MS1: Milestone 1 (complete Woodbadge 1)
MyScouts: myscouts.ca is the membership management
system
NLT: National Leadership Team
NST: National Service Team
NSWK: New Scouter Welcome Kit
NYN: National Youth Network
OSA: Outstanding Service Awards
PAP: Public Appointment Process
PJ: Pacific Jamboree or Provincial Jamboree
PRC: Police Records Check
PL: Patrol Leader
PQS: Program Quality Standards
QVSA: Queen’s Venturer Scout Award
Ref: References for Screening
RRT: Rover Round Table
SAGM: Semi Annual General Meeting
SC: Scouts Canada
SCYN: Scouts Canada Youth Network
SIT: Scouter in Training (Scouter who is 16-18 years old)
SSC: Sixer Seconder Council
VIEW: Venturer Informational Executive Workshop
VSS: Vulnerable Sector Screening
VSTK: Volunteer Support Tool Kit
WB1: Woodbadge 1 Module 1 for screening
WJ: World Scout Jamboree
WOSM: World Organization of the Scouting
Movement (aka. World Body)
WSBF: World Scout Brotherhood Fund
YIS: Yours in Scouting
YN: Youth Networks
YSP: Youth Spokesperson