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The Youth International Internship Program (YIIP) was part of the Canadian government’s Youth Employment Strategy (YES). It was negotiated in 1996, started in 1997 and ran until 2008. During that time, approximately 20,000 young Canadians had the door to an international opportunity kicked open by more than 100 Canadian implementing organizations who linked them with international placement partners in over 100 countries.

Afterwards, the Development arm of Global Affairs Canada continued to fund an international internship program.