Canada Homestay International (CHI) manages Homestay for Algonquin College.

Together, Algonquin College and CHI, look forward to providing warm and welcoming homestays so students will feel well-supported during their program of study in Ottawa.

To get you started, please find as links, our International Student Homestay Application, 2008-2009 Services & Fees Structure, payment policy, and Student Guide. If you would like us to arrange a host family for you, please review the Student Guide and complete our online application.

Once received, we will create an invoice and, following payment, will send you a confirmation letter with information on your host family.

So you may be prepared, please review the Student Guide prior to your arrival.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us.

Custodianship Services

If you are a student under 18 and are NOT staying with a family friend or relative who is also your Custodian, you MUST register in Algonquin's Homestay and Custodianship Program managed by Canada Homestay International.

Please complete, with your parents, the Parental Consent to Custodianship and the Homestay Consent and Release, and submit them to us along with the homestay application.

Following receipt of these documents, we will create an invoice and, following payment, will send you the declaration of custodianship required by CIC and a confirmation letter with information on your host family.