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Experiences Canada offers group exchanges for youth aged 12 to 17 and their chaperones, and covers all group travel costs from your community to your twin group!
Youth Forums
Our youth forums bring together youth from across Canada to explore current issues facing Canadian society. They serve as a safe inclusive space for youth to learn outside of a classroom setting.
Learning Resources
Our learning resources provide youth and youth educators with curriculum-based interactive lessons that examine a variety of topics relative to today’s youth
About Experiences Canada
Experiences Canada is a national registered charity that helps young Canadians to explore their country in ways they never may have imagined through reciprocal exchanges, forums, conferences and other opportunities to connect with one another.
Every year, we send on average 4,500 youth on exchange somewhere in Canada. That’s hundreds of thousands of young Canadians who have benefited from a student exchange experience since we began over 89 years ago.
How can we help?
Funders & Partners
Experiences Canada couldn’t do the work that we do without the support from our generous funders and partners. Together we are able to better empower youth and community leaders, strengthen corporate citizenship, and create a lasting impact on communities.
Experiences
A ski exchange adventure between Nakkertok Nordic (Ottawa, ON) and Bulkley Valley Nordic (Smithers, BC)
With funding and support from the Experiences Canada’s Youth Exchange Program, cross-country ski clubs Nakkertok Nordic and Bulkley Valley Nordic got to have the chance to participate in an exchange across the country this winter, from Ottawa to British Columbia….
Playing Together, Learning From Each Other: A Hockey Cares Exchange Between Oakville, ON and Constance Lake First Nation, ON
With support from Experiences Canada’s Youth Exchange Program, youth from Constance Lake First Nation, ON travelled to Oakville, ON this summer, for a week-long exchange…
Experiences Canada partners with Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario (ISWO) to support Indigenous youth on transformative Youth Exchanges!
Experiences Canada is excited to announce our new partnership with Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO)…
From Urban to Arctic
Building Bridges Between Youth in Naujaat and Ottawa
On April 7th, 2024, students and teachers from Glebe Collegiate Institute (GCI), in Ottawa, Ontario embarked on our journey to Naujaat, Nunavut. After four flights, we finally landed in Naujaat…
Discovering Montreal
A Life-Changing Youth Exchange Between Nuvviti School and St-Jean-Vianney College
Our student exchange trip from Nuvviti school, Ivujivik, QC to St-Jean-Vianney College, Montréal, QC expanded our students’ minds and futures to new possibilities…
Connecting Hearts and Cultures
A Transformative Journey on the Paulatuk Exchange
We had an exciting time showing them some of the many attractions in our area, but the REAL excitement for our students was the opportunity to travel to Paulatuk in April 2023…
Discovering Alberta
A Journey of Friendship and Growth
This student exchange allowed us and our classmates to grow closer. It even gave us the opportunity to learn more about people we thought we already knew well…
Powdered Paths
Ski Adventures from Kelowna to Ottawa
In January 2023, my ski team and I embarked on an unforgettable trip to Ottawa. The excitement was palpable as we departed …
Uniting Cultures
A Transformative Exchange Between Netsilik School And Elmvale High School
In a world that is becoming increasingly interconnected, the importance of cultural exchange and understanding cannot be overstated…
Diversity and Acceptance: My Trip to Vancouver
My best memory from the trip is the time I went swimming in the Pacific Ocean. At that moment, the sun was setting and its rays were reflected by the water, which reminded me of how lucky we were to go on this trip.
WAYS TO GIVE!
Get involved and help inspire a generation of young Canadians to share their passion and shape our future!
WHY DONATE?
Youth Empowerment and Education:
Experiences Canada is dedicated to providing unique and impactful learning opportunities for Canadian youth.
Cultural Exchange and National Unity:
Experiences Canada offers programs that promote intercultural understanding and strengthen the bonds between different regions of Canada.
Positive Social Impact:
Your donation to Experiences Canada goes beyond individual growth and development; it has a broader positive impact on communities and society.
Youth each year
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Get In Touch
Location: 2148 Carling Avenue, Suite 202,
Ottawa, ON K2A 1H1
Telephone: 613-727-3832 or Toll Free 1-800-387-3832
The Experiences Canada office is situated on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. We recognize and respect their sovereignty, history, and culture, and commit ourselves to the process of reconciliation and building positive relationships with Indigenous communities
