Programs
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Dates
Costs
Destinations
Departure Dates
2010-2011 PROGRAM YEAR
6 month theme programs
For six months you will volunteer in two distinct Canadian communities, one of which has a significant aboriginal population. This program is designed for youth who are interested in discovering the diversity of Canada while engaging in meaningful volunteer service activities. Volunteers will explore the geography, history, economy and socio-cultural makeup of their host communities.
January 5, 2011 to June 22, 2011July 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011
This program gives you the opportunity to thoroughly acquire an understanding of the important ecological challenges in the Canadian communities where you will be located while participating in volunteer initiatives that promote environmental stewardship. Over the course of six months, you will obtain an in-depth knowledge and fully integrate in one Canadian community outside your home province where you will apply the principles of eco-citizenship, exercise a culture of active living and put into practice the elements of a healthy lifestyle that put you in touch with nature through physical and outdoor activities. Get out there and be active in an environmentally responsible fashion during weeklong outdoor expeditions which focus on the discovery and sustainability of your host region!
January 5, 2011 to June 22, 2011July 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011
For six months you will volunteer in two communities: one Anglophone community in Western Canada and one Francophone community in Québec. This unique opportunity gives participants the chance to be immersed in an intense linguistic and cultural experience while engaging in meaningful volunteer service. Volunteers will also have the chance to stay with host families in each community in order to better understand the reality of their adopted region.
January 5, 2011 to June 22, 2011July 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011
Costs
Katimavik pays the large majority of program costs, including:
- Transportation
- Housing
- Food and basic necessities
- Program activities
In order to volunteer for Katimavik, you must contribute:
- A $35 non-refundable application fee.
- A $150 non-refundable participation fee once you are officially accepted to Katimavik. This fee covers accident insurance, your criminal record check and other administrative costs.
- A $350 travel deposit once officially accepted to Katimavik. You will be reimbursed this amount when you successfully complete the program. Volunteers who quit the program or are asked to leave the program for violation of the behavioural standards will not be reimbursed the $350.
- Online payment
- Money order
- Certified check
HEAD OFFICE
2100 Pierre-Dupuy Avenue
Wing 2, Suite 3010
Cité du Havre, Montréal, Québec
H3C 3R5
Destinations
Katimavik gives you the unique opportunity to live and volunteer in two distinct regions across Canada.
Currently, Katimavik has projects operating in all 10 Canadian provinces. Though you cannot choose exactly where you will travel or in which provinces you will live, you are bound to discover Canada’s unique cultural, social and geographic diversity.
While in the program you must adapt to each community in which you live including local food, language and climate. To better understand the culture of your new host communities, volunteers live with a host family for a short length of time in each trimester.
*Subject to confirmation of funding by the Federal Government.










