Which Youth Programs Should
You Choose?

Katimavik offers two youth programs: one focused on personal development, cultural exchange and community work, and the other on gaining professional experience to help young adults who are further from employment integrate into the job market.

These programs foster growth, learning, and civic engagement, while contributing to a more inclusive and equitable society.

National Experience

Katimavik's National Experience program offers a unique 22 weeks journey in two locations. Dare to live with up to eleven young people from across Canada, and spend several days each week volunteering with community organizations.

Explore Your Potential, Discover Yourself
and Grow

In this immersive adventure, each day brings new discoveries and challenges. Dive into the heart of a community where your talents and personality will be highlighted. Within this new Katimavik ‘family,’ learn to assert yourself, collaborate, and thrive. This program is here to celebrate diversity, not only cultural but also the diversity of opinions, encouraging enriching exchanges between young people from all backgrounds.

Through this youth program, each week, you will have the opportunity to explore the world of civic engagement, environmental preservation, as well as Indigenous traditions and the issues of truth and reconciliation.

National Experience is funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada Service Corps program.

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National
Experience

Matti,Katimavik participant (2020)

National
Experience

Katimavik Group at Hopewell Rock, New Brunswick, Canada

National
Experience

Katimavik Group canoeing in the Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick, Canada

FuturePerfect

Katimavik’s employment program will help you develop your skills through real-life experiences and prepare you for your career.

Dive into an enriching experience with FuturePerfect, a program reserved for young adults distant from the workforce. Thanks to FuturePerfect, you will have access to a wide range of job offers provided by our partners. Depending on the available job offers, you can choose to stay in your community or travel to another province where you will be housed with other young people in a Katimavik house.

This program offers you intensive training and close collaboration with recognized employers, while answering your career-related questions. It lasts for fourteen weeks, including two weeks dedicated to employability training.

The program is funded by the Government of Canada through the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy initiative.

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