Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canada

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British Columbia, Canada

Help welcome at our family home by the ocean in the forest in Roberts Creek, Canada
We are a family of 4 living and playing in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast, BC. We are primarily looking for some light childcare support (maybe 1 hour a day), some meal prep and some fun gardening projects. Our two daughters are 5 and 2 and ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Bring your enthusiasm and energy and explore the beautiful natural area around Nelson, BC, Canada!
Mountain forest homestead ready to host. We have a small homestead forest farm on 40 acres of beautiful, pristine mountainside in southern British Columbia. We grown our own food, drink cold creek water and generate our own electricity ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Help us make a beautiful, sustainable garden in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
We are a small family with a large rescue dog. We are young professionals and have a new house and have started from scratch with our garden. We both like to travel, hike, swim, and eat good food. My husband likes to boulder and I like to do spin! ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Help our family with DIY in Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Family of three. We work during the day but need help with projects around the house. I grew up in Canada but my wife is from Germany. She moved to Canada in 2010 with her daughter Rebecca, who is 32 years old. My wife Tanja works for Air Canada ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Large yard welcomes help near Victoria BC, Canada
**Not currently able to accept Workaways. Best of luck on your travels!** We were Workaway hosts in 2014–2016 and had a fabulous time hosting around 50 people from all over the world--we're still in touch with many of them to this day! The past few ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Gulf Island rural living with our family in BC, Canada
We are seeking enthusiastic non-smoking, self-motivated people interested in helping us grow, harvest, and expand our farm and orchard. We prefer to host for periods of two weeks at a time. Our property is 5 acres which contains organic gardens; ......
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Ontario, Canada

Help out around our organic heirloom seed and veggie farm in Ontario, Canada
We are a family of 5 outdoor enthusiasts, our dog Nya and cat Cali on a 15 acre farm in Central lake country Ontario! We focus on growing organic heirloom non GMO seed and produce. We are working towards finishing a small earth ship in our spare ......
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Ontario, Canada

Experience life on our family farm in Sydenham, Canada
We are a family of 6 who live on a homestead and educate our children at home. We are located north of Kingston, ON and have 80 acres where we spend a lot of our time playing outside. Our family is very active and have many hobbies and play lots of ......
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Ontario, Canada

German speakers welcome to join our family in East Garafraxa, Ontario, Canada
We are a happy, healthy and grateful family of four living on 30 acres 1.5 hours west of Toronto. With a 4 yr old boy and a 7 yr old girl life is fun and busy. My husband and best friend since 14 is an engineer, I manage a museum. We spend a lot of ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Help with a house in a small water access only community in Simoom Sound, Canada
A private studio/family home on an island on the eatern BC coast. Our home is a beautiful seaside three story structure we built from local wood, surrounded by forest, in a small water access only community. We use firewood for heat and appreciate ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Experience daily life in City of Gardens, Victoria, Canada
We’re looking for workawayers who physically strong able to dig up parts of the yard and plant new trees. Also, for those helping our older children with school, they will need a university level education. You will experience an amazingly ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Join a happy family with 2 boys at home and help with yard maintenance and projects in Duncan, BC, Canada
Hi! We live on a beautiful acreage with alpacas, chickens, ducks and dogs. We have 2 teenage boys at home. We are in Cowichan Station (Duncan) BC. There are many places to explore in the area. The train tracks run past our property and there is no ......
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Quebec, Canada

Experience extraordinary moments at our lodge and farm in Saguenay, Canada
[workaway note: please contact this host in French] We are located in a beautiful wooded area near the Isaie lake in Saint-Felix-D'otis, the farmhouse offers the opportunity of an escape in a unique setting for its beauty. It will enchant you live ......

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about 20 days ago

British Columbia, Canada

Join our family and get to know the mountain community in Nelson, Canada
Welcome from Lex and Delyse! We are happy to invite you to our beautiful home. We have lived in Nelson for the last 28 years and love the vibrancy of this community. We are active community members who love skiing, cycling, hiking and joining ......
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Ontario, Canada

Learn about small-scale homesteading and self-sufficiency in Trent Hills, ON, Canada
Hello! We are Todd and Sarah, small-scale homesteaders who believe strongly in the importance of good food, self-sufficiency, sustainability, skill-sharing, constant learning and community! On our 100-acre farm we look after a small flock of sheep, ......
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about 7 hours ago

British Columbia, Canada

Help on our art and tourism project in Vancouver island, Canada
Greetings potential team members, We are currently seeking individuals interested in joining our team at our location in the charming artisan village of Chemainus on Vancouver Island. Our property is conveniently situated within walking distance to ......
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Yukon Territory, Canada

Help me with gardening/landscaping and DIY projects in a beautiful rural community near Whitehorse, Canada
Hi, I have a home in Marsh Lake Yukon (1 acre parcel), just 45 minutes outside of Whitehorse (Capital City), where I also own and run a home-based business......designing and selling commercial playgrounds. I live here with my adult daughter and ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Help our family with garden projects in Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast of BC, Canada
We are a busy Pender Harbour family with two teens needing assistance with projects on our acreage property located in Garden Bay on the Sunshine Coast of BC. In particular we can use help with landscaping, painting, general maintenance and ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Come and help us rebuild our farm and explore beautiful Haida Gwaii, Canada
The farm is located on the north end of Tlell, a small community on Haida Gwaii in Northern BC. This entire archipelago is the unceded traditional territory of the Haida Nation and has a population of about 4200 people spread out over 10 different ......
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British Columbia, Canada

Join our homestay and help with DIY renovation projects and gardening on Pender Island, Canada
I'm renovating my house and garden. I'm a journeyman carpenter and designer with lots of skills to share. The work is easy, there's just lots of it! I'm a foodie and ex-chef, and love to have people to cook for.
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