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For all media inquiries, please contact our Marketing and Communications team:
Telephone: 613-727-3832
Toll free: 1-800-387-3832
email: communications@experiencescanada.ca

 

NEWS RELEASES

16 PARKAS GIFTED TO VISITING GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM IN RANKIN INLET, NUNAVUT

External announcement by CBC News
(May 4, 2025) ‘The generosity of the North always shows up anytime I’ve been able to bring a hockey group up’. Sixteen girls on a hockey team from Ontario were each gifted handmade parkas during an exchange that brought them to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, for a week. 

 

 

RANKIN INLET GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM VISITS OAKVILLE, ONTARIO THROUGH NORTHERN EXCHANGE PROGRAM

External announcement by CBC News
(March 30, 2025) The Oakville Hornets U15 girls hockey team hosted the Rankin Rock from March 22 to 29 for a week of celebrating sport and building cultural connections. The Rock will host the Hornets in Rankin Inlet next month. The northern exchange program connects communities from northern and southern Canada through Experiences Canada, a national charity that sponsors youth exchange trips. 

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EXPERIENCES CANADA PARTNERS WITH INDIGENOUS SPORT AND WELLNESS ONTARIO (ISWO) TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS YOUTH ON TRANSFORMATIVE YOUTH EXCHANGES!

Internal announcement by Experiences Canada
(Ottawa, ON – March 26, 2025) Experiences Canada is excited to announce our new partnership with Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO)! ISWO is the designated Provincial/Territorial Aboriginal Sporting Body (P/TASB) for Ontario, which develops and delivers opportunities for participation in sport and cultural activities that promote wellness and positive lifestyles for Indigenous peoples across Ontario.

 

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA PARTNERS WITH SCOUTS CANADA FOR YOUTH EXCHANGE ADVENTURES ACROSS THE COUNTRY! 
Internal announcement by Experiences Canada
(Ottawa, ON – December 16, 2024) Experiences Canada is excited to announce our new partnership with Scouts Canada, the country’s leading co-ed youth organization offering programming for children and youth aged 5-26 from coast to coast. As a leader in providing life-changing educational youth experiences, Experiences Canada is eager to see Scouts participate in our transformative Youth Exchange program. 

 

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA OFFERS UNIQUE SCOUT GROUP EXCHANGES 
External announcement by Scouts Canada
(Ottawa, ON – November 27, 2024) We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Experiences Canada, a leader in providing life-changing educational youth experiences. For over 85 years, Experiences Canada has been creating opportunities for young Canadians to explore their country to foster personal growth, self-confidence and the building of lifelong friendships.

 

 

INTERVIEW WITH EXPERIENCES CANADA GROUP ORGANIZER AND YOUTH CO-ORDINATOR AT CONSTANCE LAKE FIRST NATION, HAILEY CHUM
Hailey Chum, CBC News
(Constance Lake First Nation, ON – September 30, 2024) Hailey Chum, youth co-ordinator at Constance Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario, says she strives to empower young people in her community and give them ‘a sense of pride and belonging’ in their community.

 

 

WATER POLO CAMP IN WINNIPEG TAUGHT BY FORMER OLYMPIAN 
Waneek Horn-Miller, Canadian Water Polo Olympian and recent CBC Olympics Primetime Panelist, Global News
(Winnipeg, MB – August 26, 2024) A high-level water polo camp is in Winnipeg this week as more than 40 athletes from around Canada and the USA gather at the Pan Am Pool and it’s being taught by a former Olympian. 

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER WATER POLO YOUTH EXCHANGE LED BY WANEEK-HORN MILLER, CANADIAN WATER POLO OLYMPIAN
Press Release on EIN Presswire
(Ottawa, ON – August 23, 2024) Experiences Canada, a charity dedicated to providing transformational learning opportunities for Canadian youth, is proud to announce an exciting Water Polo Sports Exchange, led by Waneek Horn-Miller and Capital Wave swimming and Water Polo club. This is the first-ever of its type in the organization’s 87-year history, which will provide 30 Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth aged 13-15 with safe and accessible travel across Canada at no cost. Youth from Capital Wave Water Polo will fly from their hometown of Ottawa, Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba to meet and play with their Exchange twin group Vortex Water Polo from August 25th to August 31st. 

 

 

YOUTH VISITING OTTAWA CREATE PODCAST SERIES ON RECONCILIATION
External article by CBC News
(Ottawa, ON – July 7, 2024) Young people from across Canada are creating podcasts to share what they’ve learned as part of a five-day educational program in Ottawa on reconciliation. Fifty teens aged 15 to 18 are taking part in Experiences Canada’s National Youth Forum, a program that aims to bring the country’s youth together for leadership and learning opportunities.

 

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA APPEARANCE ON ROGERS DAYTIME OTTAWA WITH DERICK FAGE
External video by Rogers TV
(Ottawa, ON – July 4, 2024) Hear from Experience Canada’s Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mei-Ling Patterson and Outreach Coordinator Kellen Turner as they discuss Experiences Canada and why they got involved with youth exchanges, the importance of having youth perspectives during our National Youth Forum 2024 – Reconciliation and how creating meaningful podcasts will help break down barriers and contribute to the next steps towards Reconciliation in Canada.

 

 

HOCKEY CARES (AND EXPERIENCES CANADA) PROGRAM CONNECTING INDIGENOUS AND NON INDIGENOUS YOUTH TO HOCKEY AND LIFE SKILLS
External article by CBC News
(Ottawa, ON – July 1, 2024) Youth from Attawapiskat and Constance Lake First Nations are connecting with non-Indigenous youth in Oakville. A cultural exchange program that teaches hockey and life skills to Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth is in full swing to start the summer. Travel from Attawapiskaat and Constance Lake First Nations to Oakville is made possible through Experiences Canada’s youth exchanges.

 

 

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW: DARREN PRASHAD, SENIOR MANAGER, EXCHANGES AND PARTNERSHIP AT EXPERIENCES CANADA
External article by issuu
(Ottawa, ON – June 28, 2024) Darren has dedicated his career to sustainable travel, working in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors for over 20 years. He is also the Senior Manager (Exchanges and Partnerships) at Experiences Canada, a charity providing travel experiences for Canadian youth.

 

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM 2024 ON RECONCILIATION
External article by EIN News
(Ottawa, ON – June 25, 2024) A new platform for Canadian youth to voice their perspectives on Reconciliation. What will they say? It’s our turn to listen. Experiences Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing transformational learning opportunities for Canadian youth, is proud to announce the upcoming “National Youth Forum 2024 – Reconciliation”.

 

 

NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM 2024 – RECONCILIATION AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Experiences Canada Hosts First National Youth Forum focused specifically on Reconciliation
(Ottawa, ON – June 21, 2024) Experiences Canada is proud to announce the upcoming “National Youth Forum 2024 – Reconciliation”, generously funded by Heritage Canada. This groundbreaking youth event will take place from July 3rd to 7th in Ottawa, bringing together 60 Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth from across the country to engage in meaningful and courageous discussions and activities.

 

 

CANADIAN YOUTH GATHER IN WINNIPEG TO TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND ALLYSHIP IN A VERY DIFFERENT POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
Experiences Canada Hosts First In Person National Event Since 2020
(Ottawa, ON – May 2, 2022) After two years of virtual programs and events, Experiences Canada is bringing together 60 youth participants and youth leaders in Winnipeg May 5-8 for a summit on allyship and advocacy.

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA AND CANADA LIFE OFFER YOUTH ACROSS CANADA OPPORTUNITY TO FAST-TRACK THEIR IDEAS AND PROJECTS FOR RECONCILIATION
(OTTAWA – August 2, 2021) Experiences Canada is reopening applications for its virtual Youth Leadership Forum on Reconciliation, bringing together 70 Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth (aged 14-25) from across the country to develop their ideas for taking greater action toward reconciliation.

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA HOSTS PAND-EPIC YEAR END CELEBRATION AND AWARD CEREMONY FOR YOUTH ACROSS CANADA
(OTTAWA – June 29, 2021) For the first time in its 85-year history, Experiences Canada is bringing together all of its nearly 2000 youth participants ages 12-18 in this year’s programming for a coast-to-coast year-end celebration – virtually of course!

 

EXPERIENCES CANADA VIRTUAL EXCHANGES PUT TEENS IN THE DRIVER’S SEATFOR THIS! IS CANADA CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR
(OTTAWA- April 13, 2021) – This! Is Canada, virtual exchange program is already involving thousands of teens from just under 100 communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast in a series of multi-media projects to share the stories of their communities with one another. 

 

COVID-19 IS UNIQUELY HARMING CANADIAN YOUTH, LARGEST SURVEY SHOWS
(MONTREAL – May 20th, 2020) – The largest and most detailed survey to-date on the social impact of Covid-19 on Canadians aged 12 to 17 will be released at a Virtual Press Conference 10-10:45 am on Thursday, May 21.

 

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FORUM
(OTTAWA – June 17th, 2019) – Sixty-five youth, between the ages of 14-18, chosen from across Canada, will arrive in Toronto on June 29^th for Experiences Canada’s Youth Leadership Forum

 

GUIDING CANADIAN TEENS THROUGH CANADA’S PAST
(OTTAWA – Wednesday, January 16, 2019) – Elgin Girl Guides of Canada leader Pat Watson Wins Experiences Canada Award to be Presented at the Governor General’s History Awards