Deadline: 03-Feb-23
The Government of Canada is inviting applications from Canadian organizations for its Youth Forums Canada Program to provide workshops and conferences that connect youth – generally between the ages of 14 and 25 – who share a passion for Canadian issues, institutions, history, official languages, sports or the arts.
Objectives and expected results
- For Exchange Canada
- The Exchanges Canada program helps youth to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Canada, while connecting with other young Canadians.
- Participants can go almost anywhere in Canada. They can discover a rural area or a city centre, a French- or English-speaking community, a province on the other side of the country or an equally exciting place closer to home. Participants develop a sense of Canadian identity and attachment to Canada and its rich diversity. The program aims to involve youth participants from all walks of life, including Indigenous people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.
- Exchanges Canada supports organizations that provide exchange and forum opportunities for youth through two components:
- Youth Exchanges Canada, including the sub-component Summer Work / Student Exchange.
- Youth Forums Canada.
- For Youth Forums Canada
- Objectives and expected results are:
- To contribute to increased knowledge and understanding of Canada among Canadian youth, by enabling them to learn first-hand about the history, geography, industry, institutions, cultures, communities, languages and other facets of their country;
- To help young Canadians connect to one another and create linkages, across the country and between groups, thereby helping to strengthen the fabric of Canadian society; and
- To develop Canadian identity and a sense of belonging to Canada among youth by enhancing their appreciation of both the diversity and the shared aspects of the Canadian experience.
- Objectives and expected results are:
Funding Information
- They can fund up to 100% of eligible expenses or up to $20,000 per fiscal year in the case of grants, and 100% of eligible expenses up to $10,000,000 per year in the case of contributions.
- However, please note that the average amount given by Youth Forums Canada ranges generally from $20,000 to $200,000.
Projects
To be eligible for funding, your project must:
- Be a national or international forum for young people that offers activities such as workshops, thematic events or other experiences that meet the objectives of Exchanges Canada;
- Be inter-provincial and/or inter-territorial;
- Be at least three full days in duration, excluding travel time;
- Include participants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are generally between the ages of 14 and 25 (except monitors and supervisors);
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding, your organization must be one of the following:
- A legally-constituted, non-profit organization;
- A provincial or territorial government;
- A public or private school; or
- A school board or other educational institution, such as a college or university.
- All applicant organizations must have at least three years of experience delivering youth programs with appropriate and adequate security and safety policies and procedures in place.
For more information, visit Govt. of Canada.