Exchanges Canada - Youth Exchanges Canada

• Reimbursement of return transportation costs for participating youth is provided to approved organizers through delivery organizations.
• Participants are generally responsible for registration or application fees, local transportation, and hosting activities costs.
• The program does not fund host family expenses.

• The applicant must be a school or non-profit organization based in Canada.
• The applicant organization must organize a group of 10 to 30 youth participants, generally between the ages of 12 and 17.
• The project must involve organizing a reciprocal exchange with another group from a different part of Canada.
• Applicants may only accept funding from one delivery organization, even if applications are submitted to multiple organizations.

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations focused on youth development
• Schools
• Youth organizations
• Sports groups (Francophone and Anglophone)

Eligible expenses

• Reimbursement of return transportation expenses for participating youth.

Eligible geographic areas

• All provinces and territories across Canada

• Participants must play an active role in planning the exchange, including communicating with their “twin” and participating in fundraising.
• The program aims to engage youth from diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous, racialized, and rural or remote communities.
• Costs such as registration fees and local transportation are the responsibility of participants; organizers are reimbursed for return transportation only.
• The program does not provide funding for host families.