Encounters With Canada (EWC) was a youth program operated by the

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in cooperation with numerous Canadian government departments. EWC was founded in 1982. The program was suspended in March 2020 due to the

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and closure of the program by Historica Canada was announced on January 12, 2021.https://www.historicacanada.ca/sites/default/files/PDF/Closure_GEN_FR_EN.pdf

The Program

Taking place throughout most of each school year, participants aged 14–17 from high schools throughout

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travelled to

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(Canada's capital city) and stayed in the Historica Canada Centre Students were given a choice of the following sub-themed: * Arts & Culture * Business & Trade * Canada Remembers * First Responders * Global Affairs * Law & Our Justice System * Media & Communications * Medicine & Health * Science & Technology * Sports & Fitness * Travel & Tourism Despite these variations, the main theme of the program was unifying Canadians and cultures within Canada and discussing Canada's identity. In addition to activities related to their week's theme, participants toured and visited Canadian political institutions such as the

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(including the

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the

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) and the

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. Some weeks included visits to cultural institutions such as the

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and the Museum of Civilization.

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Encounters with Canada
Educational organizations based in Canada

The Program

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