Encounters with Canada can be used for the residential component of your Gold Level and can be done at any time.
You must be sponsored by your school: click on the Encounters With Canada subject link (top of this description) for details.
EWC is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Canadian teens to meet young people from across the country. Spend a week in your nation’s capital. Take part in exciting adventures, explore future career options, learn more about your country, share your hopes and dreams – all through exclusive hands-on workshops, presentations and excursions. EWC has been offering rich and diverse programs for 30 years. Over 89,000 youth have already lived the “EWC Experience.” You can too!