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Immersing a child in an entirely French environment is one of the best ways to develop her oral communication skills, her love of the language, and her appreciation of cultural differences. What follows are a list of exchanges available to children in Canada.

AFS Interculture Canada is a non-profit association offering tours, camps, exchanges and school programs worldwide. Year-long and summer programs for students 15 to 18 year of age as well as opportunities to host students from other countries.
Phone: 1-800-361-7248
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Blue Metropolis Foundation is a leader in innovative educational programming that puts young writers and readers in touch with professional writers in French and in English. Through in-person meetings and videoconferencing, our curriculum-appropriate projects inspire young people to create remarkable texts, visual images and podcasts. They offer several educational programs in French across the country.

Camp-Ecole International (CEI) French Immersion Summer Camp for students 11 to 17 years old in Quebec. The camp is in Quebec City's suburb, on a School Campus - College St-Augustin. Each week day morning participants attend a French workshop with a teacher, and for the rest of the day they participate in sports, outdoor activities, arts crafts and cultural visits. Divided according to their French level for the workshops, they are divided by age groups for all of the other activities.
Address: 51 Des Jardins, Suite 200, Quebec, QC, G1R 4L6
Phone: (418) 692-0937
Fax: (418) 692-1950
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Canadian Education Exchange Foundation offers exchanges for school groups or individual students to 6 different countries. Non profit organization.
Address: 250 Bayview Dr., Barrie, ON, L4N 4Y8
Phone: (705) 739-7596
Fax: (705) 739-7764

Canadian Centre Linguistique du Collège de Jonquière has language training services intended for all those wishing to learn a second or foreign language (French, English, Spanish). Their programs focuses on developing conversational, listening and pronunciation skills, as well as vocabulary and grammatical knowledge. Private or group courses as well as language immersion programs are offered in both their Ottawa and Jonquière centres.
Address: 2505, rue Saint-Hubert, Jonquière, QC, G7X 7W2
Phone (418) 542-0352 or 1-800-622-0352
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Address: 255, rue Albert, bureau 600, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6A9
Telephone (613) 566-7004 or 1-800-600-4098
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CMEC (Canadian Ministers of Education, Canada) offers Language Learning and Exchange Programs created to encourage individuals to learn both of Canada’s official languages and to discover the rich cultures associated with these languages through extensive contact with their linguistic and cultural environments.

EF Voyages culturels
Address: 850 Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1E1
Phone: 1-800-263-2806.

Encounters with Canada is Canada's largest youth forum. Every week of the school year, 120-138 teens from across Canada (ages 14-17) come to Ottawa; there, they discover their country through each other, learn about Canadian institutions, meet famous and accomplished Canadians, explore exciting career themes, develop their civic leadership skills, and live an extraordinary bilingual experience. Over 78,000 youth have lived the EWC experience so far!

Exchanges Canada allows young Canadians to discover the people, places, legends, languages and traditions that make our country unique. Participate in a youth exchange and discover new ideas and the cultures of another province or territory, or get involved in a youth forum to discuss issues that matter to you. Exchanges Canada makes it possible.

The Foundation for the Study of Processes of Government in Canada
Established in 1975 as a bilingual, non-partisan educational experience for Canadian high school and Cégep (Quebec) students, Forum is the Foundation’s best-known program, with approximately 450 students from across the country selected to participate each year. The “Forum experience” brings students to Ottawa for an intensive academic adventure that immerses them in the exciting world of national politics and public affairs.

France Bound Consulting Ltd. are specialists for property rentals, travel, and relocation in France. France Bound offers a personally selected portfolio of house and apartment rentals throughout France. Travel and relocation services are comprehensive and customized to meet individual requirements. France Bound is specialized and unique: their expertise is based on extensive first-hand experience of living and travelling in France.
Address: #189-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6M 3W6
Phone: (604) 261-4904, Fax: (604) 261-4906
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France-Canada youth exchange agreement
This agreement allows Canadians and French youths ages 18 and 35 to travel to the other country to acquire university training, professional experience, an internship, and to perfect their knowledge of the language, culture, and society. It aims to simplify the administrative procedures required for their entry and their stay. In particular, no administration fees are applied. For more information visit: http://www.ambafrance-ca.org/article.php3?id_article=1950

Infinity Travel Concepts
A French Immersion mom (also a travel agent) Cindy Horton, has put together a package for grade 7 excursions to Quebec. She has joined with a well respected tour company Baillarge in Quebec to give students a stay at the Chateau Frontenac. They offer their services anywhere in BC. Call Cindy at (604) 986-2262.
Address: 3195 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver, BC, V7R 2NA

Jumpstreet Tours is a tour company that will plan a tour that meets your needs. They have informational packages, tour planning booklet and software, tour leaders and physical tours that give an academic and cultural edge.
Address: 372 Ste. Catherine W., Suite 411, Montreal, QC, H3B 1A2
Phone: 1-800-663-4956

The Learning Traveller: Language Immersion Programs for Teens is an educational travel company specializing in language and cultural immersion programs for Teens. The purpose is to help you select and experience the perfect language immersion program! Exchange opportunities are available for Quebec, France and Switzerland.

The Museum of Vancouver offers French Program Visits at 10am and 12pm for a minimum of 16 students at a cost of $6. More information can be found on their website in French and visits can be booked online.

NACEL
This non-profit organization offers group and individual tour programs (including class excursions) in France. Programs include homestays, camps or working as an au pair (nanny). Host a student in your home. Call Gaye Lefaive at 1-800-565-6648.

National Ambassador Youth Forum is an initiative of French for the Future, held in a different city each year in February.  The event brings together bilingual high school students from across Canada for four jam-packed days of activities

OSEF France Canada offers 3 month reciprocal home and school exchange programs for students aged 13 to 17. Visitng exchange students arrive in BC in mid-August and depart 3 months later. BC students are in France between Feb. and May to continue their education in a French secondary school and to share the life of a carefully selected host family.

Perspectives Eduscho is tour company to plan your class trips. They strive to create the perfect blanace of cultural, educational and recreational activities.
Phone: 1-800-718-1785
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Prométour offers teachers and students unique opportunies for exploring new countries and cultures.
Phone: 1-800-304-9446
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The Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada (SEVEC) is a national not-for-profit association with over 65 years of experience in organizing educational visits and exchanges for students of all ages in all parts of Canada. Two programs are currently offered: SEVEC Youth Exchanges Canada, a reciprocal homestay exchange program for groups of 10-30 Canadians aged 11-18; and Rendez-vous Canada Educational one-way cultural visits to selected destinations across Canada, including Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and more...for more details visit: http://www.sevec.ca/en
Phone: 1-800-38-SEVEC
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Student Tour is the student group travel specialist. We have had the chance to travel with hundreds of thousands of students. We offer many destinations around the world. You have the opportunity, for instance, to travel to Europe or New York, and also to go on humanitarian trips.

Triginer International Exchange
This company arranges European student exchanges and homestay programs. They are looking for families for French and Spanish students.
Phone: (604) 738-7150

Vacances Scientifiques by Objectif Sciences International organizes scientific camps and excursions in French for boys and girls. These camps place youth an educator in groups of 4 to experience scientific adventures.

Vistas In Education - Canada
They specialize in travel and family stay programs in France including class excursions.
Address: 1750 McGuire Ave, North Vancouver, BC, V7P 3B1
Phone: (604) 985-1810
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YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada is a group reciprocal exchange program is designed for groups of 10 to 30 participants between the ages of 12 and 17. Participants are twinned with same-age groups from another province or territory, and they take turns staying in each other’s communities for at least five days. Apply online today!