Homestay

About Homestay

Columbia College’s Homestay program provides international students an opportunity to live in a Canadian home and experience local culture while pursuing their studies.

Each year, around 300 students join our Homestay Program. In accordance with the Government of Canada’s requirements, all students under 19 must have a custodian to provide care and support. If you need one, we will help match you with a trusted custodian.

Our custodians and homestay families are carefully screened to ensure a safe and supportive environment. For added convenience, we also offer airport pick-up services to bring you directly to your homestay family upon arrival.

HOMESTAY STUDENT HANDBOOK (PDF)

Why Homestay?

Experience Canadian life
Integrate smoothly into Canadian life and cultures by living with a Canadian homestay family.

Build your language skills
Improve on or learn a new language as you communicate with your homestay family.

Enjoy the convenience
Adjust more quickly to your academic and social life in Canada, as your homestay family prepares meals for you each day and makes sure your basic needs are met.

Explore Vancouver
Your homestay family will assist you in experiencing the best of what the city has to offer.

Create lifelong friendships
Your homestay family will care for and support you as you adjust to living in a new city, and make sure your time in Vancouver is memorable.

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