JET Programme - 2025 Press Release

2025/8/1
48 Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Participants Depart from Vancouver
 
Vancouver – Of the 131 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 (44) on August 2, 2025.  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 this year is ranked first, while Toronto is second.
 
The majority of the B.C. JETs (44) will act as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) engaging in English language education in junior and senior high schools.  Four participants will work as Coordinators for International Relations (CIR) assisting local governments with their international endeavours. Participants will be located in areas throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
 
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.
 
2025 marks the 39th 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 2.
 
For more information, please contact Steve Chevalier, JET Programme Coordinator, at the Consulate General of Japan at (604) 684-5868 (ext. 397) or jet@vc.mofa.go.jp.

 
 

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