Host Families
Welcome an international student!
Langara operates one of the best homestay programs in Canada. International students have the opportunity to live with Canadian families while they complete their education and host families welcome new people and cultures into their homes. Families who host through Langara’s program also benefit from generating income, up $1,100 per month, for students staying in their home.
Who we are.
For 35 years the program has placed over 40,000 students while enriching the lives of students and families across the Lower Mainland. Our homestay program places high school students for the Vancouver School Board and the Burnaby School District and college students studying at Langara College. If you have easy access to a local high school, either by walking or by transit, we’d like to explore the opportunity for you to join our homestay program.
Get in touch.
Interested in learning more? Fill out the form below and one of our Homestay team members will contact you with more information.
Please note this page is for families interested in hosting only. If you are a student looking for homestay, please visit the students’ page.
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See what our hosts have to say.
Don’t just take our word for it – hear what our hosts appreciate about the program.
“Although we were hesitant to host in the middle of a pandemic, it ended up being a delightful experience. Vanessa was well prepared about expectations before arriving and explicitly followed quarantine, PHOs and our curfews.”
Alessandra Pagliardi & David English
“We’ve been doing homestay since the mid-2000s and have always enjoyed the experiences we have and the friendships we build. That is why we do this – to make lifelong friends from different countries and cultures!“
Sophia & Paul Tanaka