June 28, 2012 --- Languages Canada, the country's premier language association, has been awarded British Columbia Council for International Education's (BCCIE), award for Innovation and Excellence in International Education. The award recognizes Languages Canada for its Japanese Scholarship program called Hope for Youth, created in response to the Great East Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami of March 2011. One hundred and fifty scholarships to learn English or French in Canada have been awarded to students affected by the disaster.