• Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is smaller than Russia, but bigger than the USA and even China.
• Canada won the most gold medals during this year's 2010 Winter Olympics, which it hosted in Vancouver.
• There are over a million rivers, streams and lakes in Canada, which make up a quarter of the world's fresh water supply.
• Canada is divided into six different time zones from British Columbia on the west coast to Newfoundland in the east.
• The world-famous board game 'Trivial Pursuit' as well as many other inventions such as insulin, Canola oil, paint roller, the modern zipper and even basketball originated in Canada.

Live life as a Canadian teenager!

While sportsmen and spectators from around the world are preparing to leave Canada, Australian high school students can now apply to experience life in the shoes of a Canadian teenager.

At school students have a wide choice of subjects and electives to participate in. While school days may end at 3:30, schools offer a great choice of extra-curricular activities for students to join in after school. Depending on the school, students may be able to join bands, sporting teams or other clubs.

Click here to learn more about WEP's student exchange programs to Canada.

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Peter has had a wonderful time - the highlight possibly being yesterday when the cheerleaders sung a chant about him at his last basketball match with the school team. Then the crowd gave him a standing ovation when he left the court.

For a 16-year-old sports-mad boy it doesn't get better than that!

~ Sarah, mother of Peter at the end of his semester program to Canada