JET Programme - 2024 Press Release

2024/8/6
48 Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Participants Depart from Vancouver
 
Vancouver – Of the 170 Canadians invited by the Government of Japan to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme this year, 48, largely from British Columbia and Yukon, will depart from Vancouver with the majority (38) on August 3, 2024.  They will join other Canadians already in Japan who will extend their contracts for an additional year.
 
In the entire program, Canada has the third largest number of participants with 548 as of July 1, 2024. The United States ranks first and the United Kingdom ranks second.  In Canada, B.C. and Yukon’s level of participation is ranked second to Toronto, Ontario.
 
All of this year’s B.C. and Yukon JETs (48) will act as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) engaging in English language education in junior and senior high schools. Participants will be located in areas throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
 
The JET Programme seeks to promote mutual understanding between Japan and other countries and foster international perspectives among Japanese people through the efforts of the JET workers.  Participants from Canada and elsewhere are assigned to localities in many of Japan’s 47 prefectures and 18 designated cities.
 
2024 marks the 38th year of the JET Programme. Since 1987, the JET Programme has developed into one of the world's largest personal exchange projects with over 5,800 current participants from 51 countries.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recruits for the JET Programme from September to November each year.  The final selection is announced in April after application screening and interviews have taken place.  Successful Canadian candidates depart for Japan at the beginning of August.  This year’s group departure will take place on August 3.
 

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