Figure 1.--A 1980s photograph shows Canadian Cubs wearing a destinctive uniform of light blue shirts and dark blue short pants worn with grey kneesocks that had dark bands. The longish hair cuts and the maple leaf flag help to date the image.

We have very little chronological information on Canadian Cub uniforms. We do know that Wolf Cubs were formally introduced in Canada during 1916, the same time that the British Wolf Cub program began. This was more than a decade before the program was founded in the United States. We have lLittlefrtailed chronological information on Canadian Cub Scout uniforms at this time. We have archieved a few images to build a photographic record and are negmming tompiece tigether some deatails on the Vanadian Cub uniform at this time.

1910s

The British Scouting programme, including uniforms, was adopted throughout the dominions of the British Empire after the British program was founded in 1916. Therefore, Canada has a Wolf Cub programme the same as its British counterpart. Canadian cubs wore the green British cub uniform with the green peaked cap. This was thevtrend in manycountries, simply copy the Britih Scout abd Cub uniforms.

The 1920s

The 1930s

The 1940s

One Canadian image shows a Cub wearing a uniform that looks rather like a British Cub uniform. The available image, however, does not provide us much detail. As far ascwe can tell, Canadian Cubs always wire shirt pabts despite the nitterly cild winter. We also do not see knickers like American Cubs wore.

The 1950s

We have only limited information at this time. We do have some black and white photographs. Canadian Cubs in the 1950s had uniforms that look very much like English Cubs. The colors we are less sure about. Some may have been similar were very similar to England as well with the Canadian Cubs wearing green caps and sweaters just like the English Cubs as well. Butbw see other imaoge of the boys wearing dark blie shirts and oanrs like American cubs. Unlike American Cubs the boys wore short pants and kneesocks rather than the long pants that American Cubs usually wore.

The 1960s

Available images show Canadian Cubs wearing uniform rather like American Cubs. We see dark capsm chirts, and pants. The color is not clear as we only have black and white photographs, but itbooks like thedark blue color that American boys wore. We see caps with what looks like yellow piping. Wesee both short amd long sleeve shirts, but without the piping of Amerivan Cub unitorms. The same is true of the pants. As far aswe camntell biys all wore short pants with knee socks. The knee socks did bot have the tellow bands that Anerican cub uniforms had. Most Amerivan Cubs wore long pants, but there was a short ponts alternative that some boys wore. Like Engkish Wilf Cubs, many Canafian boys wore in uniform jersey (sweater). The Canadian Cub jersey was changed from green to grey to make it more distinctiveb(1965). This was the same year that the Canadian flag was changed, but the green peaked cap remained. The general cut of the uniform remaiedn similar to the British one. Badges were worn on the jersey aswas the new Canadian flag. .

The 1970s

The 1980s

A 1980s photograph shows Canadian Cubs wearing a destinctive uniform of light blue shirts and dark blue short pants worn with grey knee socks that had dark bands (figure 1). One boy had a slid colored sock. While the uniform no longer looks like the traditional English Cun uniform, the boys stil wear the traditional English Cub cap. The boys wear variety of footwear including snearers. One photograph shows boys wering red neckerchiefs, but we do not know how common this was. We also notice large silver-colored belt buckles and black leather belts. The belts had a matching leather pouch. I'm not sure what the boys kept in them.

The 1990s

The Canadian Scout movement adopted a brand new uniform in 1990. It was changed to a beige buttoned shirt with navy blue pants or shorts, navy blue socks and a navy blue beret. Yellow epaulettes worn on the shoulders indentified the uniform as a cub, while green epaulettes identified the uniform as a scout. The boys wearing short pants wear grey knee socks with distinctive green bands at the top. Badges were now to be worn on a red sash, instead of on the uniform shirt itself. Scouts Canada started to accept girls in the same year, again following the British example.

The 2000s