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Canadian Heritage · Contribution program

Exchanges Canada Program - Youth Forums Canada

Creates opportunities for young Canadians to gain a better understanding of their country, to connect with one another and to gain a better appreciation of both the diversity and the shared aspects of life in Canada. Exchanges Canada also provides a single window to information on a wide range of exchanges available within Canada and abroad.

Total value
$11.9M
Agreements
102
Apr 2020 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$96K
Typical range
$48K–$169K
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Heritage’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canadian Student Leadership Association4$1.4M
Fédération de la Jeunesse canadienne-française6$791K
Rideau Hall Foundation5$754K
Experiences Canada4$597K
Canadian 4-H Council4$594K
Students Commission Of Canada (The) / Commission Des Etudiants Du Canada (La)4$557K
The Starfish Environmental Society2$412K
Hip (Honouring Indigenous Peoples) Charitable Corporation2$357K
VIDEA - A BC Based International Development Education Association1$345K
MakeWay Charitable Society2$319K
Students on Ice Foundation2$300K
The Students Commission of Canada / La Commission des Étudiants du Canada1$260K
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society2$259K
Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space (STEPS) Initiative3$234K
United Nations Association in Canada1$230K
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres1$200K
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Canada / Les Repaires Jeunesse Du Canada2$196K
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres1$196K
Brigantine Incorporated2$194K
Canadian Student Debating Federation4$186K
Canada World Youth (Cwy)1$183K
Bc Adaptive Snowsports Association1$175K
The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)1$175K
Canada's National Ballet School, L'École nationale de ballet du Canada4$166K
Friendship Circle of Quebec / Cercle de l'amitie du Quebec2$164K
Rotary Club Of Ottawa Charity Fund3$159K
Fédération De La Jeunesse Canadienne-Française Inc.1$150K
Cirque Hors Piste1$142K
National Association of Friendship Centres1$129K
The Howl Experience1$125K
National Indian Brotherhood Assembly of First Nations1$124K
Canadian Women's Foundation/Fondation Canadienne Des Femmes1$124K
African Art & Cultural CCC Inc.1$122K
Association canadienne française de l'Ontario-Stormont Dundas et Glengarry3$121K
Northern Youth Abroad1$106K
Waterlution- A Water Learning Experience4$101K
Foxy1$100K
Association Des Juristes D'expression Française De La Colombie-Britannique1$100K
Youth Stars Foundation2$86K
Français Pour L'avenir (Le) / French For The Future1$80K
Plenty Canada1$79K
Simon Fraser University1$63K
Scouts Canada1$62K
Royal Commonwealth Society, Ottawa Branch1$57K
Atlantic Christian Training Centre - Tatamagouche Centre1$45K
Projet LOVE: Vivre sans violence (Québec)1$39K
Association des Scouts du Canada1$32K
Outside Looking In1$32K
Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia1$30K
Conseil jeunesse provincial de la Nouvelle-Écosse (C.J.P.)1$13K

Plus 6 agreements ($413K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20205$220K
202123$2.5M
202216$2.1M
202324$2.6M
20248$973K
202513$1.8M
202613$1.7M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario67$7.5M
British Columbia12$2M
Quebec11$999K
New Brunswick1$675K
Alberta5$433K
Northwest Territories4$265K
Nova Scotia2$58K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department61$7.4M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities28$2.7M
Other organizations13$1.7M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026VIDEA - A BC Based International Development Education Association$345,058
Apr 2026Students on Ice Foundation$75,000
Apr 2026Students Commission Of Canada (The) / Commission Des Etudiants Du Canada (La)$97,100
Apr 2026The Starfish Environmental Society$204,725
Apr 2026Rotary Club Of Ottawa Charity Fund$30,000
Apr 2026Rideau Hall Foundation$175,000
Apr 2026The Howl Experience$125,101
Apr 2026Fédération de la Jeunesse canadienne-française$87,022
Apr 2026Canadian Student Leadership Association$240,000
Apr 2026Canada's National Ballet School, L'École nationale de ballet du Canada$48,661
Apr 2026Association Des Juristes D'expression Française De La Colombie-Britannique$99,733
Apr 2026Association canadienne française de l'Ontario-Stormont Dundas et Glengarry$44,400
Apr 2025Students Commission Of Canada (The) / Commission Des Etudiants Du Canada (La)$176,800
Apr 2025Rideau Hall Foundation$175,000
Apr 2025Friendship Circle of Quebec / Cercle de l'amitie du Quebec$72,582
Apr 2025Français Pour L'avenir (Le) / French For The Future$79,600
Apr 2025Fédération de la Jeunesse canadienne-française$147,000
Apr 2025Fédération de la Jeunesse canadienne-française$200,000
Apr 2025Canadian Student Leadership Association$240,000
Apr 2025Canadian 4-H Council$198,288
Apr 2025Canada's National Ballet School, L'École nationale de ballet du Canada$42,479
Apr 2025B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres$195,562
Apr 2025Association canadienne française de l'Ontario-Stormont Dundas et Glengarry$40,118
Apr 2025African Art & Cultural CCC Inc.$122,200
Apr 2024Waterlution- A Water Learning Experience$31,050