Katimavik

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.

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.
FormationJanuary 26, 1977 (1977-01-26)
TypeRegistered charity
PurposeYouth education through residential volunteerism
Headquarters3500 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)
Websitewww.katimavik.org
Formerly called
OPCAN

Currently, Katimavik is led by John-Frederick Cameron, an experienced executive in the Canadian non-profit sector.

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