After submitting your application, you may see different statuses assigned to your profile. These statuses, and their meanings, are found below. As your application continues through the review process, your profile will be updated periodically with instructions regarding additional steps you’ll need to complete. In progress: You have created an online profile, but you have … Read more
If you are registered for an in-person session, you will need to travel to and stay in the location where your program is being held. If your session is being offered virtually, you will participate in the program from your home, including all formal instruction, workshops, and sociocultural activities.
Your sessions will run on average four hours per day, which will include online instruction, workshops, and sociocultural activities. Although the program is virtual, you will experience its full benefits. Your host institution will provide more detailed information once your spot in the program has been confirmed.
Yes. To be eligible for funding, you must meet the program requirements. Funding is transferred directly to the host institution, and it covers your tuition, instructional materials, workshops, and most of your activities.
Languages at Work offers Explore participants between the ages of 18 and 30 years a unique opportunity to continue learning their second official language (either French or English) in a professional context during a practical summer job experience.
The virtual program runs for at least four hours a day, five days a week. The program schedule will vary depending on the location of your host institution and where participants are connecting in Canada. Some instructional and sociocultural activities may occur during the day or in the evening to accommodate different time zones. Your … Read more
Some activities will be held in the evening and on weekends, just like they would if you were attending an in-person session. The host institution will provide you with the daily program calendar.
It wouldn’t be Explore (or Destination Clic) without activities! Each institution will find unique and exciting ways for participants to interact with others, make community connections, and discover the rich and vibrant cultures of Canada. Your host institution will provide more detailed information once your spot in the program has been confirmed.
This information is provided under each session description. Obtaining a credit depends on whether your host institution offers a credit and whether your home institution will accept that credit. Contact your school, college, or university directly to see whether such a credit will be accepted before the start of the program.
Explore and Destination Clic institutions strictly adhere to all local, provincial/territorial, and federal health and safety guidelines. Institutions continue to work diligently with program staff to implement and carry out safety practices and procedures to help protect you and others.
Yes. All learning materials will be supplied online by your host institution. Keep pens, pencils, notebooks, and paper handy for activities. More information will be provided by your host institution once a place has been assigned to you.
Yes. Registration fees are paid to the host institution in order to reserve your place in the program. These non-refundable fees are to be paid only when you confirm your participation.
If you are eligible for the program and apply by the specified deadline, you will be entered into the draw. Places are awarded using a randomized, computer-generated draw. Funded placements continue to be awarded up until the program begins, so keep an eye on your inbox!
The pan-Canadian draw usually takes place at the end of February of every year. You will receive an e-mail notification when the draw occurs. Applications submitted after the pan-Canadian draw and prior to May 31 will be considered, in the event that there are places available before the start of the sessions.
Protected persons and refugees are those who have been legally recognized by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) and who have a Letter of Determination from the IRB or from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). This law does not extend to refugee claimants, i.e., individuals who are still in the process of having their refugee … Read more
Submitting an application is easy! Apply to your preferred program using the OLP-PLO mobile app or through our website. For more info, check out this quick video tutorial on applying via the website, produced by one of our talented promotion agents.
The goal of the Official Languages Programs is to provide a positive, enjoyable, and memorable learning experience. Every institution offers its own unique setting and experience. Experiences will also vary from person to person, including within the same session. If you’ve experienced an issue you would like to report, follow the steps here.
