Transfer Cadet Registration

Please read through this entire page carefully, as there are important steps for you to complete prior to registration. The transfer cadet and one parent/guardian are required to attend registration sessions with all required documents.

Information Session

There will be a mandatory in-person information/orientation session for parents/guardians on September 9 and 11, 7:30 pm at the Poppy Residences (5291 Grimmer St, Burnaby, BC V5H 0B3). You are only required to attend one of the two sessions.

Location and Date

Transfer cadets who live in the following areas are to attend registration on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Marlborough Elementary School (6060 Marlborough Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H 3L7).

  • In Burnaby: North of Imperial and Kingsway
  • In Vancouver: North of 54th and 57th Avenues
  • In New Westminster: North of 10th Avenue and McBride Blvd

Transfer cadets who live in the following areas are to attend registration on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Nelson Elementary School (4850 Irmin Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 1Y2).

  • In Burnaby: South of Imperial and Kingsway
  • In Vancouver: South of 54th and 57th Avenues
  • In New Westminster: South of 10th Avenue and McBride Blvd

To avoid congestion, we have dedicated time slots for you to register, corresponding to the last name of the transfer cadet. Please arrive within your designated time window.

  • Surname starting with A-K: 6:30 pm
  • Surname starting with L-R: 7:15 pm
  • Surname starting with S-Z: 8:00 pm

Required Documents

Please ensure that you print, fill out, and bring all of the following documents with you:

  1. Annual Validation Form (AVF). First, your previous unit will need to strike you off strength from the previous unit’s Fortress. Contact your previous unit’s Administration Officer and copy 637air@cadets.gc.ca. Second, you will be taken on strength on 637’s Fortress before the AVF is generated and emailed to you.
  2. Both the original and a photocopy (front and back) of proof of legal residency in Canada. This can be a valid Canadian passport, Canadian birth certificate, landed immigrant, permanent resident, or citizenship card.
  3. Both the original and a photocopy (front and back) of proof of health insurance. This can be a valid BC Services Card or private health insurance.
  4. Squadron Sponsoring Committee forms. Complete the steps as instructed here.

What if I’m unable to make it to my assigned registration night?

If you are unable to attend the assigned registration session, attend on an alternate night (September 9 and 16 at Marlborough Elementary, September 11 and 18 at Nelson Elementary). After September 18, 2025, registration applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Questions?

Please check our website regularly for updated information.