Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Ontario, Canada

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Help around my historic home and explore Ottawa, Canada
I am a teacher living in a vibrant community close to downtown Ottawa. My cat and I live in a 106 year old 3 bedroom home. I speak three languages (English, French, and Dutch), and love to travel, meet new people, and learn about the world. I am a ......
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Experience the best of cottage life and enjoy the natural beauty of Toronto, Canada
Experience the Best of Cottage Life and City Living in Ontario! Hi Workawayers! We’re Patrick and Emilia, a friendly couple in our 40s living in downtown Toronto with our two lovable golden retrievers, Bigsley and Bando. Patrick works as a banker, ......
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Join us for an experience of downtown Ottawa, Canada
We are a family who lives in downtown Ottawa in one of the hip/fun/walkable neighbourhoods - Hintonburg. Our house is a duplex and we rent out the other unit. However, we also have a guest room in our part of the house that we would love to have ......
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Growing and creating at ease in Prince Edward County, Canada
I am an empty nester who lives with a Golden Retriever and two cats in Prince Edward County, in the magical village of Wellington. My home is a one minute walk from the beach (Lake Ontario), and 3 minute walk to the village centre with restaurants, ......
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Help around our beautiful family home and land while experiencing Canadian family lifestyle in Braeside, Canada
We are a warm, grounded family living on 25 acres of peaceful countryside, just a 10-minute drive from town. Our land is a living, breathing space — home to gardens and a greenhouse, chickens, two gentle Bernese Mountain dogs, and a cat — all cared ......
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Discover Canada where nature and urban life meet in Whitby, near Toronto, Canada
Hello, my name is Jeanne and I live in Whitby, Ontario, Canada with my husband Allan. We are located in Durham Region, which is just east of Toronto. I am looking for help with general tasks around the house (inside and/or outside). I am currently ......
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Join us at our lakeside home on the world's largest freshwater Island of Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
We are a family of 2 adult humans and 3 cats. We live in a lakeside home with 100 feet of shoreline on the North Channel of Lake Huron on Manitoulin Island (Rainbow Country!). In 2025, Manitoulin was voted in the top 10 places to visit in Canada by ......
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Help in and around our family home in a suburban neighbourhood of Ontario, Canada
We are now empty nesters in a suburban neighbourhood on the east end of Toronto. Access to anywhere by public transit is quite simple. My husband and I are quite involved in several social betterment groups and spend some time each week on these. My ......
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Join our family with baby twins in Mississauga, Canada
We prefer long terms visitors - at least a month if possible. This position is now available. Hi Workawayers, We are a couple with 1 year old twin girls and we are looking for a female volunteer who can help a stay-at-home first-time mom with ......
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Come and help out around the house and enjoy beautiful London Ontario, Canada
Nestled beside the Sifton Bog in London Ontario, our location features a vernal pond, lots of deer in the yard, rare birds and plants with hours of wooded hiking trails. We are also walking distance to Starbucks, gourmet shopping etc. I am a senior ......
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Join our family with a variety of projects at our homestead in Little Current, Canada
Hello! We are a young family looking for help building our small homestead, assistance caring for our young children, and enjoying daily life together on beautiful Manitoulin Island. We live on a waterfront property close to swimming spots, a local ......
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Come experience life on a beautiful, small farm in Ontario, Canada
Beautiful century farmhouse and artist studio located just outside the village of Keene, Ontario, on 100 acres of rolling hills. I am interested in self-sufficiency and plant a large organic garden every year. Depending on the time of year you ......
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Wilderness living on the edge of Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
UPDATE JAN 2026: Hey friends! We're all sorted out for our workawyers for 2026. Thank you to all of you that reached out for a position! If you'll be in Canada for May-November of 2027, let us know and reach out so we can chat and plan ahead. ......
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Rural life and language exchange in charming Fergus, Canada
Looking for a native French or Spanish speaker to join our little family for a visit. We’re a family of three—Sydney, Chris, and our curious 2-year-old—living on a beautiful 3-acre property just five minutes outside the charming town of Fergus, ......
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Join our family at a friendly lakeside city and experience what life in Ontario is like in Barrie, Canada
We’re a warm Canadian family in Barrie, Ontario, a friendly lakeside city just 1 hour from Toronto (easy by GO Train). Barrie has beaches, cafés, nature trails, a beautiful waterfront, and it’s close to ski hills like Blue Mountain, Horseshoe ......
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Come experience our off-grid cabin near Lake of the Woods, Canada
My husband Paul and myself, Karen along with our adorable dog Frankie have an off-grid property with a cabin and two new-built bunkies. We are located on a quiet lake in Northwestern Ontario near Lake of the Woods. From early spring to late autumn ......
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Housesitting and care for our dogs in Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
We live in the heart of Muskoka, on a large, waterfront forested property in beautiful cottage country. It is wonderful here in the summer, but in some ways even better in the winter, when it is quiet, peaceful and calm. The cottage is an original, ......
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Experience the outdoors at a peaceful lakeside log cabin in Atikokan, ON, Canada
I live remotely on a small lake in Northwestern Ontario. I am clearing and building on my land at the moment, but living in a cozy yet spacious log cabin. I enjoy outdoor hobbies like canoeing, boating and horseback riding. I also visit with family ......
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Practice English and help with the home and garden in Windsor, Canada
We live in a town in the southern-most region of Canada. We love nature, cooking, reading, and life in general, but most of all GOD. We enjoy good, homemade food, and we try to eat organic as much as possible. However, it is not always ......
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Join our loving family and share our daily life in Vaughan, Canada
We’re a young family of four with two sweet daughters, ages 2 and 4. Our home is warm, busy, and full of laughter, and we truly hope you’ll feel like part of the family while you’re here. We’re looking forward to learning about your culture, sharing ......
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