As registration for 2016-2017 has opened, and discussion has started once again over increases and changes in fees, it seems timely to look at just what the membership fee has looked like over the years.
Membership fees in Ontario have been in place since 1921, with the first per girl fees beginning in 1936 (Ontario). This became a National fee in 1937.
National Membership Fees
Fees were paid annually 1937 to 1957
1937 to 1946 – $0.10
1946 – $0.25
1947 to 1948- $0.25 for Guides & Rangers, $0.125 for Brownies
1949 to 1957 – $0.25
Fees were collected in September and carried through to the following June beginning in 1958-59:
1958/59 – $0.35
1959/60 to 1966/67 – $0.45
1967/68 – $0.65
1968/69 to 1975/76 – $0.85
1976/77 to 1978/79 – $1.75
1978/79 to 1981/82 – $2.75 (estimate) (total fee for Ontario is $6.00)
1982/83 to 1986/87 – $3.85
1987/88 – $4.05
1988/89 – $5.05
1989/90 – $6.50
1990/91 to 1991/92 – $7.00
1992/93 to 1995/96 – $8.50
1996/97 – $10.00
1997/98 – $11.00
1998/99 – $11.50
1999/2000 to 2000/01- $17.00
2001/02 – $18.00
2002/03 – $22.00
2003/04 to 2004/05 – $25.00
2004/05 to 2007/08 – $35.00
2008/09 to 2010/11 – $45.00
2011/12 to 2013/14 – $50.00
2014/15 to 2016/17 – $60.00
Girl Guide History Tidbits 