Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canada

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Escape to the wild at our animal shelter at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Canada
Back into the wild! My husband and I always had the desire to live in the wilderness of Canada and save animals in need, providing them with a life they truly deserve. With our non-profit animal sanctuary located in Alberta at the base of the Rocky ......
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Help a busy whale research station in Alert Bay, Canada
Looking for a camp cook for summer 2026! Want to be part of a truly special project? We are a remote land-based research station located near the north end of Vancouver Island. Our primary focus is the non-invasive study of the Northern Resident ......
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Support meditation practice in an off-the-grid retreat centre in the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia, Canada
Join a team of volunteers who live off-grid and support retreats for practitioners of diverse spiritual traditions. Our retreat centre is a Canadian registered charity of long-standing-more than 30 years with no paid employees, The retreat centre ......
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Non-profit centre on beautiful Westwood Lake, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Nestled in the shadows of Mt Benson, on beautiful Westwood Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, our Centre that welcomes groups and individuals who want to explore their own spirituality as well as discover the wisdom and teachings of ......
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Help at our farm society with landscaping and animal care in Mansons Landing, Canada
Our society was established in 1991 in order to bring local control to the projects and activities taking place on the farm, and as a support and monitoring agency for the resident stewards. The farm serves to teach, demonstrate and develop values ......
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See aurora and wildlife in a vast and beautiful land in Whitehorse, Canada
We operate a therapeutic horseback riding program for people with a disability. Lessons run May - August. Our program is a fun and rewarding environment if you enjoy people and horses! Intermediate-advanced horse experience and/or experience in ......
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Be part of our Star Wars themed landscaping project in Abbotsford, Canada
UPDATED February 16, 2026 SPECIFIC NEED - I have to travel for family and need some short term help to look after Kylo the dog and the plants. Self starter guests who enjoy peace and quiet and are mature and able to manage own schedule are sought ......
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Live, help and share daily life in a nature-based cooperative in Rivière-Matawin, Canada
🇬🇧 English version This is a cooperative based in Mauricie, Quebec (Canada), on a lived-in outdoor site that is active throughout the summer. Around ten people live on site during the season, including cooperative members, workers and volunteers. ......
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Animals, sorting donations, ocean farmhouse help East Lawrencetown, Canada
Our nature paradise & charity home office is and small backpacker type / farmhouse near Lawrencetown Beach on a lake & farmland. As a base for our international children's aid society the farmhouse is used as a stay over for adventures which we use ......
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Help with baking, cooking, and household work in beautiful Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada
HI there, my husband and I live part of the year in a large house in Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii, a beautiful and remote archipelago off the North West Coast of British Columbia. I welcome the chance to get acquainted with any future workawayers ......
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Live by the ocean and help create an animal sanctuary on stunning Vancouver Island, Canada
We’re an adventurous, animal-loving family living off the beaten path on beautiful Vancouver Island — Kimberly (a veterinarian), Keith, our son James, and our two goofy Newfies, Laverne and Shirley. Together we’re building a sanctuary, a non-profit ......
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Join us to create a non-profit art and meditation centre in Québec, Canada
We are Pénélope & Gabriel and earlier this year we found a non-profit organization called to host art and meditation retreats in Québec, Canada. Our mission is to provide a space for artistic, introspective, and disciplinary pursuits while ......
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Help create an orca sanctuary and ocean conservation education facility in the Broughton Archipelago, Canada
We are a Non-Profit Organization in the process of building an Ocean conservation and whale sanctuary for a northern resident orca who was captured from her home waters and placed into captivity 54 Years ago. She is the only orca in captivity that ......
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Join our non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center in Quebec province, Canada
We are the largest wildlife rehabilitation center in the province of Quebec, Canada, all species combined. Located in St-Henri (south shore of Quebec city), it has received more than 10,000 wild animals since its opening in 2014. It helps any ......
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Growing and living green on the west coast's beautiful Comox Valley, Canada
The Comox Valley is mid-way up Vancouver Island - about 1.5 hours from the Nanaimo ferry terminal, and about a 3.5 hour drive north of the city of Victoria. Throughout the spring and summer, we're often looking for help with a range of projects ......
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Join our local team welcome guests at a non-profit hostel in Sept-Îles, Canada
We are an international hostel located on the North Shore of Quebec in Canada. We are a non-profit organization and not a private company. Our hostel is a 2-minute walk from the St. Lawrence River and a 10-minute drive from the most beautiful ......
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Learn about and help save Quebec's wildlife at our animal refuge near Stornoway, Canada
Dear Workawayers, My name is Jessica, owner of an animal shelter located in Stornoway, a charming little village in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The shelter is a unique shelter where we dedicate our energy and love to saving and protecting ......
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Join our artistic family and household, Vancouver, Canada
We have an active home right across from Trout Lake with other adults and kids living there, so often need help around the house and with the kids ages 6 and 8. I run a non profit theatre organization that is very well loved in Vancouver , so often ......
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Help us and connect with a great community at our non profit hostel in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec
Our hostel is a non profit organisation which belong to travellers that make a community of people who believe in promotion of cultures through travelling Est un organisme sans but lucratif qui a comme mission de faire la promotion des différences ......
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Help us with an active garden house and non profit in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Newfoundland, Canada
We live 20 minutes by car outside of St. John's Newfoundland. During your cultural experience in St. Philip's you can watch the sunset and walk down to Conception Bay as well as swim in nearby ponds. We have a small organic garden, a great cat ......
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