er , ▁Keith ▁Sp ic er . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Official ▁Language ▁Mon itor ▁Program ▁( now ▁O dy ss y ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Program me ▁de ▁b ourses ▁d ’ été ▁pour ▁franc oph ones ▁hors ▁Québec ▁( P BE F H Q ; ▁meaning ▁" Sum mer ▁b urs ary ▁program ▁for ▁French - spe akers ▁outside ▁of ▁Quebec "; ▁now ▁Dest ination ▁C lic ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁Summer ▁Language ▁B urs ary ▁Program ▁had ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 3 ▁million ▁per ▁year , ▁which ▁the ▁then - l anguages ▁commission ▁Max ▁Y al den ▁thought ▁was ▁a ▁better ▁invest ment ▁than ▁the ▁" b iling ual ▁bonus " ▁being ▁paid ▁to ▁federal ▁civil ▁servants ; ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁SL B P ▁was ▁turning ▁away ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁every ▁three ▁applic ants . ▁ ▁Ex pl ore ▁provides ▁b urs aries ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁travel ▁for ▁ 5 ▁weeks ▁to ▁another ▁province ▁and ▁immer se ▁themselves ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁two ▁official ▁languages ▁( English ▁and ▁French ). ▁ ▁Summer ▁programs ▁for ▁language ▁learning ▁pre date ▁the ▁b urs aries ▁but ▁are ▁now ▁considered ▁the ▁main ▁source ▁for ▁most ▁students ▁who ▁attend ▁them . ▁Ex pl ore ▁is ▁offered ▁during ▁the ▁spring ▁or ▁summer ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁any ▁skill ▁level ▁in ▁their ▁second ▁language . ▁Ex pl ore ▁participants ▁are ▁awarded ▁a ▁b urs ary