Welcome to Canada!

Canada Homestay International (CHI) manages Homestay for the Peel District School Board (PDSB).

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

To get you started, please find as links, our International Student Homestay Application. If you prefer, you can download a PDF version of the application here . If you would like us to arrange a host family for you, please review the Student Guide and complete our online application.

Please see our Services and Fees for 2012/2013, Please ensure you understand our Payment Policies. Once we receive your application, we will create an invoice and following payment, will send you a confirmation letter with information on your host family.

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

Agent Portal

If you are an agent and you would like to use our agent portal to enter flight information for your student, please register here.
If you already have an agent account, please login here.

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 RVS'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 Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a confirmation letter with information on your host family.

Interested in Hosting an International Student?

If you are interested in hosting for Canada Homestay International, please complete our Host Family Application. One of our local Relationship Managers will contact you to set up a time for an interview.

For more information about the application process, please click here.