WHAT The YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada Program offers youth the opportunity to learn from each other, grow to respect different cultures, and develop communication and leadership skills. Priority will be given to groups that include youth who are Aboriginal, economically disadvantaged, rural or who have disabilities. WHAT The Youth Exchanges Canada Sports and Group Program aims to foster friendship and better understanding between Canada's francophone and anglophone youth and their families from many cultures, through reciprocal cultural exchanges and the common interest they share in sports and other group activities. Connections Canada Summer Exchange Program is a series of group exchanges among 4-H members that provide participants with the opportunity to discover and understand other parts of Canada while learning about the history, geography, culture and economy of the regions involved. WHAT Expressive Heritage Youth Exchanges Canada encourages community groups from one culture to travel to another part of Canada to participate in cultural celebrations other than their own and, in turn, host their twinned groups.
Exchanges take place during festivals or celebrations representing the host group's culture.