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Forum For Young Canadians An Opportunity for Youth

Posted on | December 18, 2009 | No Comments

The Forum for Young Canadians is a unique opportunity for a young person from your community to learn first-hand how decisions are made nationally in Canada so that they can return home eager to engage in the decision making process in their community.

Four sessions of the program are offered each year.  The 2010 scheduled dates are:

  • February 21-27;
  • February 28 – March 6;
  • March 21-27; and
  • April 18-24.

The students selected to represent each province will spend one week with up to 150 other young leaders arriving from coast to coast.  Their classroom is Parliament Hill and their teachers are Ministers, Members of Parliament, Senators, senior public servants, members of the national media and business leaders.

Testimonials from past participants state that attending the Forum is one of the most enriching weeks of their life, and it remains a strong incentive to reach out to other young leaders. 

Don’t miss the chance for this to be true for a youth from your community! 

Established in 1975 as a bilingual, non-partisan educational experience for Canadian high school students, the Forum for Young Canadians is the pre-eminent program for youth to be introduced to national democratic institutions and decision making.

Each year, approximately 450 students (15-19 years of age) from across the country are selected to participate in the week-long program.  The Forum is supported through generous sponsorships.

Application forms are available here.  

Click here to view the promotional flyer.

Questions about the program may be directed to Marie-Michele Laferriere at (613) 233-4086.

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