Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Ontario, Canada

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Burgeoning Farm and Nature Education Centre near Honeywood, Canada
We’re looking for dedicated, hard-working individuals to join us on the land this growing season. In exchange for your help with the many projects we’re tackling, we offer a simple, comfortable place to stay, nourishing meals, and the opportunity to ......
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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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Be part of our family and discover the area like as a local in Toronto, Canada
===UPDATE Sept 2005==== Unfortunately, my dad's condition has changed and he is now in a hospital in the unforseeable future. I am still open to hosting though as I need help in general house maintenance and do visits with my dad. As there wouldn't ......
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Join our family and explore the Greater Toronto Area, ON, Canada
I am a single mom of two beautiful boys. Both my boys goes to nearby school. Both my boys goes to nearby school. Our place is located in Rosebank area in the city of Pickering, right next to Toronto, offering the perfect balance between peaceful ......
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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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Learn about community living and exchange cultures in Toronto, Canada
=============== Update Dec 4. We are full until Jan likely. =============== Space that may be available is: a small loft room that is accessible by a short ladder or our yoga room loft bed. And sometimes other bedrooms when people go away. Note: ......
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Meet people from different cultures in Palmer Rapids, Ontario, Canada
We host events such as Kids Camp, Weddings, school trips, and work retreats in Ontario, nestled in one of the most breathtaking lakeside locations the province has to offer. During July and August the vibe is lots of young travelers.
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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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Join us with light home projects while sharing meals and stories in Toronto, Canada
Hello and welcome! We’re a friendly family living in North York, Toronto, in the serene Bayview Woods- Steeles neighborhood — a quiet, leafy area that feels like living in a forest right inside one of the world’s great mega cities. Just steps ......
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Experience living off-grid in a rural setting, Ontario, Canada
I live in an off-grid, straw bale house on 15 acres (6 hectares) of land in the country just outside of the small town of Buckhorn, Ontario. I designed and built the house myself (I actually had lots of help from volunteers to build it). It has a ......
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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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Wilderness living on the edge of Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
UPDATE NOV 2025: Hey friends! We're on the lookout for workawayers for 2026, May-early November! We'd love to hear from you! Ideally we are looking for couples but if the right individual comes along we'd be up for that as well. Send us a message ......
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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 11 month 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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Learn English and help with pet care, dog walking while house sitting in Elora, Ontario, Canada
We are both teachers. I (wife/mother) have recently retired. We live in Elora, Ontario. We have four adult children (boys) between us. Our youngest (25) has just gotten married, and lives in Burlington, Ontario. We have one son who lives in ......
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Join a semi retired couple at our home and cottage, Southern Ontario, Canada
Hello! We are a welcoming couple with two adult daughters. One is living close by with her husband and the second is living and working in Toronto. Our home is a unique passive solar, geothermal conversion on 25 forested acres. We are located in ......
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Nature adventures in Harcourt, Ontario, Canada
2026 SEASON!!!- We are looking for maintenance workers to clean up trails and fallen trees in our horse paddocks, lots of atv work required. Looking for someone with experience on an atv and with basic tools! Also looking for experienced horse ......
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Come and join us at our beautiful lakeside home in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada
We live next to a beautiful lake and are close to the the Bruce Trail, Eugenia Falls, Hogg's Falls, Old Baldy, Metcalfe Rock. and Feversham Gorge. We are not that far from Village at Blue near Collingwood. We are 145 km north of Toronto and 230 km ......
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Workaway adventure on a reservation in Muncey, Canada
*We are open to last minute stays we have some fall gardening/landscaping type work that is required preparing for fall. Come Be Part of Our Healing Homestead on Sacred Indigenous Land We welcome open-hearted, community-minded people to share in ......
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Experience authentic Canadian culture, nature, and hands-on projects near Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
We’re a friendly, creative family living on a scenic hobby farm near Peterborough, Ontario—just a couple hours from Toronto and easily accessible by public transport or car. If you’re a traveler looking to experience authentic Canadian culture, ......
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Experience a stay on a rural house by the Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada
We moved to this quiet property on the Bruce Peninsula in 2021. We're in Purple Valley, between Wiarton & Lion’s Head. We're directly on the Bruce Trail, surrounded by a magical forest and just a short, 3-minute walk to a breathtaking cliff-top ......
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