Who are the participants?
Why work with us?
Your commitment to Katimavik
Examples of work projects
Evaluation criteria
What is a community partner organization?Any non-profit, public or semipublic organization, whether it is a municipal company or an organization with a focus on the community, social needs, the environment or recreational activities, can become a Katimavik community partner organization.
Who are the participants?Canadians aged 17 to 21 who represent the country’s socio-cultural mosaic. Many of them have completed high school, but have not yet begun their college or university studies. While many participants have little professional experience at the outset, they are all eager to learn and experience new cultures and work environments.
In order to be eligible to the program, all candidates must provide a duly completed medical exam form giving them a clean bill of health, as well as a criminal background check.
Once their registration has been confirmed, candidates are selected based on set socio-demographic criteria. Groups are formed so as to proportionally represent all regions. This way, 70% of group members are Anglophones and 30% are Francophones. Male and female participants are equally represented in the group.
Given the nature of the program and the demands of group life in host communities, all participants must comply with behavioural standards established by Katimavik. All participants must comply with these standards, both within the Katimavik house and in the workplace. Failure to do so may result in penalties ranging from a warning to immediate expulsion, depending on the severity of the act.
Why work with us?
• Benefit from a volunteer work force available Monday through Friday, for up to 35 hours per week. 11 participants will be assigned to various organizations in your community.
• Take advantage of 27 weeks of volunteer work, spread out over 3 trimesters of approximately 12 weeks each.
• Collaborate with a project leader and project coordinator, who ensure the implementation of the participants’ learning program.
• Select participants whose skills best match the work that needs to be done.
Your commitment to Katimavik:• Offer meaningful work and a positive experience to Katimavik participants
• Plan, supervise and evaluate the participants’ work
• Provide transportation for participants both to and from their work placements
• Participate actively in project planning and follow-up within the community by taking part in the Local Katimavik Committee
Examples of work projects that Katimavik participants can help with:• Providing companionship for the elderly and the disabled
• Assisting day-care teachers
• Landscaping, trail maintenance, planting trees
• Preparing and serving meals in community centres
• Support in schools: helping teachers, working in the library, extracurricular activities
• Computer assistance, Web site design
• Office work, customer service
• Restoring historical sites, construction, painting, renovating
• Filing or distribution work in service centres
• Working for community newspapers, radio or television stations
Evaluation criteria Each proposal received is considered both individually and in comparison with other proposals from the same community. The following evaluation criteria apply:
• The work will allow participants to acquire personal and professional skills.
• There are a sufficient number of organizations to guarantee work for all eleven participants.
• Your organization’s employees are available to supervise and coach participants.
• Appropriate safety measures are respected at the work site.
• The community supports the proposed projects.
• The tasks proposed do not deprive the local workforce of employment.
• Other nearby cities are also hosting Katimavik groups.
• A dwelling adequate for housing twelve people is available in the community.
• The region offers medical and educational resources.
Note that the Katimavik program remains active in a community as long as the partnership benefits the community partner organizations, participants and Katimavik. |
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