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NOTICE REGARDING THE 2025 YOUTH EXCHANGE

Our Youth Exchange Program is back up and running after a four year layoff due to the pandemic.  We are heartbroken that many students were unable to take part in the opportunity to visit Chiba, Japan while the program was paused; 2024 was our first year back and it was a challenge to re-start the program – we were unable to find host families for our North Vancouver adventures.

As a result, we opted to select 8 students instead of 4 from our 2024 selection pool. Of those selected, 4 students traveled to Chiba last year and the remaining 4 and their families hosted the students from Chiba. Last year’s hosting students will be travelling to Chiba this year (in 2025). Because of this we will not be opening up applications for 2025.

 If you are interested in being wait listed for 2025, you can register with the program by sending us an email (via the contact us form) with the following information: your age, school, grade, email and phone number. If anything changes or a spot was to open up we will contact you to discuss the opportunity.

Please note:  You will also have an opportunity to apply again for 2026 as we will be expanding the age group for that exchange year.

Thank you for your interested in the North Shore Lions Youth Exchange Program.

The North Shore Lions Youth Exchange Program.
Jan 29, 2025

Our 2015 Students met up in front of the famous Jade Artwork at the Vancouver International Airport when they arrived and departed the country on the same day!

Our 2015 Students met up in front of the famous Jade Artwork at the Vancouver International Airport when they arrived and departed the country on the same day!

The North Shore Lions Youth Exchange Program has been in operation since 1970; Our program strives to provide an increased cultural understanding and friendship between the sister cities of North Vancouver, Canada and Chiba, Japan. We have helped more than 450 students to experience a different culture by actually living as part of the culture. Have a look at our Program Overview; if this sounds like something you are interested in and you will be aged 15 or 16 at the time of travel, attending a North or West Vancouver school, we want to hear from you!

Take a look at our Application Page to find out all the details* on how to apply for this exciting program.

* Some conditions apply, please see the Program Overview.