Students are employed by the RCMP to work along side regular members of the Force during the summer months. Students in the program perform varying duties from marine patrol to criminal investigations and general patrol, depending on the duties which are normally carried out by the detachment. Once successful they proceed to Regina to undergo basic cadet training. The Junior Canadian Rangers Program provides a structured youth program in remote and isolated communities of Canada for young men and women aged 12 to 18. With significant support from the community, young people are affiliated with established Canadian Rangers to become Junior Canadian Ranger Patrols.
Patrols are where there are no cadet units in the community.
The Programme stresses ranger skills, traditional culture and disciplines, as well as life skills. This competition, first organized in Spain in 1950, takes place once every two years.