Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Nova Scotia, Canada

Creative outdoor projects while exploring this unique seaside town in Mahone Bay, Canada
We live in the beautiful seaside town of Mahone Bay, on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. It’s a vibrant little town, especially in the summer and fall, known for its colourful waterfront, friendly community, and relaxed coastal pace. Over the years, ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Learn about gardening while staying with a French-English family in Nova Scotia, Canada
We are located in Kentville, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Our region is next to the bay of Fundy. We are a lively family (2 adults and one 10 year old) who spend a great deal of time preparing whole foods, swing dancing, making music, ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Learn new skills in a rural community and enjoy the countryside in Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada
I am a professional woman (62) who is fortunate enough to enjoy a large property located on the ocean and in a rural farming community. My seaside cottage style century home is a relaxed and cozy atmosphere. Located in the community of Delhaven, the ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Join our family at our nature-based home stay in Nova Scotia, Canada
We're a little family who enjoy meeting new people for mutual sharing, growth and broadening perspectives. We prioritize community-building, learning and exchange and care for the earth. We'd love to have you join us for a little or a long time ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

An international family experience in rural New Germany, NS, Canada
Hi! I’m Ashton, based in rural Canada, where I live with my three kids and my partner, who is from Germany. He has used Workaway himself and brings a great understanding of what makes a positive, respectful exchange. We’re creating a home and ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Help with the upkeep of our lovely old home and with our sweet wee dog, Peru in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada
**I have found a really great workawayer who is planning to stay with me for a year, so this means I am currently full and not accepting any new workawayers at this time** Hi! I'm Jen..a fun and friendly female living in a rustic and almost 200yr ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Support our small, developing homestead in rural Nova Scotia, Canada
We are a small, developing homestead in rural Nova Scotia. We are actively building and improving the land while living simply and working with what we have. Right now, this is a work-in-progress homestead. Infrastructure is basic. Projects are ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Help us with cooking and cleaning and enjoy beautiful nature in Cape Breton, Canada
Enjoy the beautiful nature and lovely beaches in Cape Breton during your stay at our place in the middle of amazing nature. Even in the winter the beaches are amazing, since most of the ocean is frozen solid! Because of illness there is no one to ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Join me in the woods stewarding with the Land in coastal Nova Scotia, Canada
Looking for easy going guest(s) interested in permaculture techniques, regenerative gardening, herbal medicine- plenty of native medicinal plants on property, sustainable forestry - trails, woodworking-planning to build platforms for camping.
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Welcome to our artistic home in Sydney, NS, Canada
Welcome to our home in Sydney, NS. We're both artists (musician and mixed media) and do regular-ish jobs (academic & social worker) to support our eclectic lives (travel, martial arts, making things). We share our home with Theodora the Freelance ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

House /Pet Sitter for our Basset Hound in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
We are a semi retired couple with one Basset Hound living in quasi rural Nova Scotia. We have a cozy home and an acre property, which is fully fenced so the hound can run free. We have a large private bedroom to offer, and a shared bath. We have ......
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about 11 days ago

Nova Scotia, Canada

Self sufficient family farm help in beautiful Nova Scotia near Wolfville, Canada
*We are away for 2026, travelling and enjoying Workaway as workers!! 😊* We love having help on our small scale farm! We grow a variety of vegetables and berries, have chickens for eggs and there are pigs too! We are not a commercial farm, but a ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Learn new skills and join some local cultural activities at the Head of Jeddore in Nova Scotia, Canada
Hello! We are four people and three dogs sharing a forested, 100-acre oceanside property on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Yaro and Savayda live here with their dogs Rexy and Pico, while Wouter, his son Ben, and their dog Nala live ......
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about 16 days ago

Nova Scotia, Canada

Become part of our young family in Cape Breton, Canada
Hi! We are a family of three, Jan and Isabe, our one-year old Lucas and Silva, our cat. We live in Creignish, a small village in Cape Breton, the beautiful island on the East Coast of Canada. Last year, we bought a small property and our plan is ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Basketeers and boaters welcome to join our living willow and outdoor gardening projects in Harbour Centre, Canada
We are a retired couple living and working on a 100 + acre seaside property. We have an organic garden, vineyard, woodlot, willow farm, basket workshop and gallery and woodland cabins. I am a basket weaver, willow farmer, organic gardener and we ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

learn about permaculture based gardening & experience off grid living on the bay of fundy, Canada
located on the north mountain on the bay of fundy, we are a small-scale permaculture based plant homestead, focusing on hardy fruit & nut trees, perennial vegetables & medicinal herbs. the land is an old clearcut, so we have been working on building ......
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about 22 days ago

Nova Scotia, Canada

Keep active with outdoor adventures in beautiful Ingonish, Cape Breton, Canada
Hello, we are a family run accommodations business located in beautiful Ingonish, Cape Breton, Canada! Two young families running a cafe and various glamping units and cottages. Ingonish is a growing community that has beaches, a vibrant local ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Help herbalists with planting and cultivation in The Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Eastern Canada.
I am an herbalist with a deep interest and passion for cultivating, processing and utilizing the healing power of plants. I am starting a sixth season of creating an organic medicinal herb farm and botanical sanctuary to grow healing plants for my ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Join our family of four humans and one dog living in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada
I have two daughters, 9 and 6, and a son who is 14. I (Aaron) grew up in Spain and am a musician running a personal development and book company. Our home is a spacious 3000-square foot Victorian built in the late 1800's located in downtown New ......
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Nova Scotia, Canada

Help us with animals and gardening in Bear River, Canada
Whether You’re listening to the River, walking the woodland trails, caring for the livestock and animals, helping with gardening, firewood, and fencing or walking woodland trails, or looking up at the starry night sky, there is lots to keep busy and ......
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