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Katimavik (Inuktitut: ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃ "meeting place") is a registered charity that engages Canadian youth through volunteer work. Katimavik provides opportunities for young Canadians to participate in five to six-month periods of community service throughout the country via the National Experience program. It was founded in 1977 by the late Senator Jacques Hébert and the Honourable Barney Danson, a former Minister of National Defence. Currently, Katimavik is led by John-Frederick Cameron, an experienced executive in the Canadian non-profit sector.

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  • Katimavik (fr)
  • Katimavik (en)
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  • Katimavik (Inuktitut: ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃ "meeting place") is a registered charity that engages Canadian youth through volunteer work. Katimavik provides opportunities for young Canadians to participate in five to six-month periods of community service throughout the country via the National Experience program. It was founded in 1977 by the late Senator Jacques Hébert and the Honourable Barney Danson, a former Minister of National Defence. Currently, Katimavik is led by John-Frederick Cameron, an experienced executive in the Canadian non-profit sector. (en)
  • Katimavik est un programme de bénévolat pancanadien pour la jeunesse fondé en 1977 par Jacques Hébert. Le programme classique s'adressait aux jeunes Canadiens entre 17 et 21 ans, leur permettant de voyager, d'apprendre la deuxième langue officielle et d'acquérir de nouvelles expériences de travail et de vie de groupe. (fr)
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  • Katimavik (en)
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  • OPCAN (en)
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  • John-Frederick Cameron (en)
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  • CEO (en)
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  • Youth education through residential volunteerism (en)
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  • Registered charity (en)
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  • Katimavik (Inuktitut: ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃ "meeting place") is a registered charity that engages Canadian youth through volunteer work. Katimavik provides opportunities for young Canadians to participate in five to six-month periods of community service throughout the country via the National Experience program. It was founded in 1977 by the late Senator Jacques Hébert and the Honourable Barney Danson, a former Minister of National Defence. Currently, Katimavik is led by John-Frederick Cameron, an experienced executive in the Canadian non-profit sector. (en)
  • Katimavik est un programme de bénévolat pancanadien pour la jeunesse fondé en 1977 par Jacques Hébert. Le programme classique s'adressait aux jeunes Canadiens entre 17 et 21 ans, leur permettant de voyager, d'apprendre la deuxième langue officielle et d'acquérir de nouvelles expériences de travail et de vie de groupe. (fr)
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