The group commissioner had a further clarification of the fee:
I have been receiving a number of inquiries about the registration fee for next year, so I thought I would send one mass e-mail with an explanation:
Scouts Canada changed their fee structure for 2015-2016. Councils can no longer set the registration fee (which could, and did, vary across the country); there is one fee (payable to National) that is the same for all Councils. There is a reduced fee for early registration that is in effect untilJune 30th. The normal registration fee is $190, while the early registration fee is $175. (These changes were described in an e-mail that I sent on April 24).
(The nasty sting in these changes is that the half-year fee has jumped from $90 to $150, and is effective as of January 1, 2016.)
On top of the National fee, 1st Manotick has levied the following additional fees: Group Fee $0, Section Fee $25. These are the same fees that have been in effect for the last couple of years. In other words, Group is not making any money from the registrations but we continue to collect the $25/head fee to help out the individual sections.
So $175 + $25 = $200. This fee has increased by 5% over last year (IIRC, last year's early registration fee was $190) but we can only blame National for that.
So when you register for a 1st Manotick Group you will be charged $175 by Scouts Canada + $25 for 1st Manotick or $200 in total.
The $25 goes directly to the Section -- in our case that is A-Pack. That $25 eventually goes into A-Pack's bank account.
If you register after June 30th will be $190 from Scouts Canada + $25 from 1st Manotick.
