UPCOMING COURSES THIS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER! READ ON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Who We Are
ICA Canada (Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs) is a registered national charitable organization formed in 1976 to develop the capacity of all people to contribute to positive social change through research, education, development projects and publishing. The Youth as Facilitative Leaders (YFL) programme is one of ICA Canada’s major initiatives.

What Our Facilitation Philosophy Is
In any group situation, whether at work, in student groups or on a committee, individuals are coming to the group from diverse backgrounds, interests, agendas and capabilities. Facilitation is the process of enabling groups to work cooperatively and effectively in order to reach their goals.
ICA Canada’s philosophy is that each person has wisdom; in order to get the best results, full participation from each person in the group is needed. Participation allows everyone to share, work together and contribute in a meaningful way.

What We Do
YFL is a training and mentorship program focused on creating communities of young collaborative leaders. The program is open to all youth, aged 15-30. YFL has three core training workshops:

TOOLS FOR TEAMWORK: Through interactive games and activities that you can use in a variety of group situations, you will enhance your understanding of group dynamics, effective communication and collaborative facilitation.
GROUP FACILITATION: Through training in ICA Canada’s two core facilitation methods you will learn the fundamentals of encouraging participation, building consensus from diverse perspectives, encouraging group creativity and helping groups resolve conflict.
FACILITATED PLANNING: Building upon ICA Canada’s core methods, you will learn how to facilitate a strategic planning process that can be used by any individual, group or organization to map out where they would like to go in the future, what obstacles are in the way, how they are going to overcome the obstacles and develop solid action plans.

Upcoming Opportunities

FEE-FOR-SERVICE: If you are an organization that works with youth you can benefit from our YFL fee-for-service courses. We provide customized facilitative leadership courses to youth organizations. We try to make our courses accessible. All fees are offered on a sliding scale. Please contact Staci Kentish (information below).
UPCOMING PUBLIC COURSES: We have two public courses coming up this October and November. These courses will be held at 655 Queen St. East. They are open to all youth ages 15 to 30, and are offered at the affordable cost of $5.00 per day. Space is limited… Please contact Staci Kentish to sign up in advance!

Registration and Contact Information
To register for a public course or to get more information on the fee-for service program please contact:

Staci Kentish, YFL Director: skentish@icacan.ca or 416-691-2316 ext. 236

More information can be found here.