Katimavik is Canada’s premier national youth learning through volunteer service organization. Since its foundation in 1977, more than 30,000 young Canadians have participated in Katimavik programs. The organization’s objectives are to impact youth positively by contributing to their development, impact communities positively by putting volunteers to work in the community, and impact the country positively by exposing youth to regional, cultural and linguistic diversity. The Katimavik learning programs focus on the development of lifelong personal, professional and social competencies in the areas of civic engagement, healthy lifestyle, cultural discovery, official languages, communication, environmental stewardship and project coordination. For the 2011-2012 program year, Katimavik will be present in more than 50 communities in which more than 1,100 volunteers will be dispersed throughout the country.