Katimavik is a registered charity that provides opportunities for Canadian youth to spend six months volunteering in a series of community-driven programs. With themes like "Cultural Discovery and Civic Engagement" and "Second Language and Cultural Identity," volunteers get to build up personal, social, and professional skills while preparing for the next step in their lives.
Named after the Inuktitut word for "meeting place", the organization's website states that its mission is to positively impact Canada by exposing Canadian youth (ages 17 — 21) to the regional and cultural diversity of the country and its two official languages.
And that's exactly what 17-year-old Mississauga, Ont. student Sofia Becerra was counting on when she postponed university to start the "Ecocitizenship and Active Living" program in July.
But, as the Toronto Star reports, Becerra's plans are now in limbo after Ottawa cancelled the program.
In an email sent out to the 600 youths enrolled for the summer
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