Intercordia Canada is a non-profit organization that partners with Canadian universities in order to offer students a unique, university accredited, engaged-learning experience. The goal of this innovative learning program is to encourage moral responsiveness, develop respect for diversity and a valuing of other cultures, religions and socio-economic backgrounds that will enable Canadian students to attain a well-educated solidarity with others who are different.
Founders Bio
Jean Vanier http://www.jean-vanier.org/info/en is a humanist, philosopher, theologian, man of letters and first and foremost described by his companions as a man with heart and a man of compassion. Vanier founded Intercordia, with Gilles La Cardinale, in France in 2000, and the Canadian chapter was established in 2002.
At present Intercordia Canada is partnered with the following Universities:
CENTRAL CANADA
King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario
University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
WESTERN CANADA
St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan
EASTERN CANADA
St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB
Overseas Partners:
At present we are partnered with small grass-roots NGOs in:
o Ghana
o Rwanda
o Honduras
o Nicaragua
o Bosnia and Herzegovina
o Ukraine
o Ecuador
Canadian Partners
Participants have the option of choosing to do a placement in any L’Arche community across Canada.
Company Details
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Industry
- Civic And Social Organizations
- NAICS
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Civic and Social Organizations
- Website
- intercordiacanada.org
- Keywords
- Experiential learning, Overseas placements, University accredited, Non-profit organization with charitable status.
- HQ
- Richmond Hill, Ontario
Intercordia Canada Questions
Intercordia Canada's website is intercordiacanada.org
Intercordia Canada's LinkedIn profile is https://ca.linkedin.com/company/intercordia-canada
Intercordia Canada's industry is
Civic and Social Organizations
Intercordia Canada's top competitors are
Groupe Scolaire Carlo Acutis,
La Maison De L'expatriation,
Intercordia.
Intercordia Canada's categories are Civic and Social Organizations
Intercordia Canada's founding year is 2002
