Katimavik
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This article is about the Canadian volunteer service program. For the school, see Katimavik Elementary School. For Canada's central pavilion structure at Expo 67, see Canadian Pavilion. For the Neighbourhood in Kanata, see Katimavik-Hazeldean.
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.
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Formation | January 26, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-01-26) |
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Type | Registered charity |
Purpose | Youth education through residential volunteerism |
Headquarters | 3500 boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest Westmount, Québec, Canada H3Z 3C1 |
Region served | Canada |
Official language | English and French |
CEO | John-Frederick Cameron |
Volunteers | > 36,000 (as of January 2020) |
Website | www |
Formerly called | OPCAN |
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Currently, Katimavik is led by John-Frederick Cameron, an experienced executive in the Canadian non-profit sector.[1]