Exchanges Canada

Exchanges Canada is a Government of Canada program that supports youth mobility and learning within Canada through two components: Youth Exchanges Canada and Youth Forums Canada. Youth Exchanges Canada enables reciprocal, often host-family-based exchanges for individual youth or groups, generally aged 12 to 17. Youth Forums Canada provides funding to organizations that run workshops and conferences for youth, generally aged 14 to 25, on topics such as history, society, arts, official languages and civic institutions. The program aims to involve youth from diverse backgrounds including Indigenous youth, racialized youth, youth with disabilities and youth from rural or remote communities.

Reciprocal in‑Canada exchanges (hosting and travel within Canada), workshops and conferences where youth meet peers, exchange ideas, and explore Canadian communities and culture.

The program supports Canadian organizations that offer exchanges or forums for youth. Youth participants are generally aged 12 to 17 for Youth Exchanges Canada and generally aged 14 to 25 for Youth Forums Canada; the program aims to include Indigenous youth, racialized youth, youth with disabilities and youth from rural or remote communities.

Canadian organizations apply to the Exchanges Canada program for funding to run youth exchanges or youth forums.