Volunteering in Canada
Updated 25 Aug 2026 · 28 live projects
Volunteering in Canada can mean big nature and friendly towns — farms, eco-projects, hostels, and community stays from coast to coast when hosts list them. If you like forests, lakes, and clear seasons, it is a rewarding place to exchange help for a stay.
English and French are everyday languages depending on the province; English is widely used with travellers. Winters can be seriously cold; summers are short in many regions, so match your packing to the project.
Confirm hours, meals, rooms, and how you will reach a rural host after the nearest city or airport. Distances are large — leave travel buffer.
Latest Canadian projects are below — browse and write with a warm, clear message.
Latest projects in Canada
Have Fun Developing 5 acres on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
We have been developing 5 acres on Salt Spring Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada for the last 9 years. We are building new garden areas and improving those that we started over the last 6 years. A lot of the work will be related to digging new areas, planting, mixing soil, etc. We are als...
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Childcare and house sitting
We are looking for a childminder (15 hours/week from August-December) and a gardener (5-10 hours/week from June-September) You will mostly be helping alone but we live 20mins by bus to Downtown so you'd have your weekends and evenings free to explore. There will always be another responsible adult a...
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Alpaca farm in Canada's Ocean Playground
Thank you for stopping by. :-) I hope you will join us on our journey for a month, 2 months, or long-term. I am transitioning the farm to more of a communal space. There are three acres of wild blueberries that I want to convert to organic production, a couple acres of pasture, and about eight acr...
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Ashram - yoga/meditation retreat (on hold until I find a resident yogi)
Namaste! Thank you for stopping by. :-) I hope you will join me on my journey for a month, 2 months, or long-term. I am transitioning a 200-year-old heritage property (once the hotel for the village) into an ashram/yoga retreat. Some of the areas of activity that I want to undertake are: -yoga/med...
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Horse boarding facility in Laurentian Hills - Canada
Working with and around horses completing barn chores such as, mucking stalls, feeding, catching, grooming, and some ground work. Property maintenance, along with other tasks such as wood splitting and piling, hedge triming etc. We are in a rural area with limited amenities. We often have items de...
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Hobby farm and mountain life in the East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada 🌲🏔️
We are a full-time working, friendly, down-to-earth couple with a dog, living on a rural acreage in the uniquely relaxed East Kootenay region, located in the southeast corner of beautiful British Columbia. Originally from the Netherlands, we have spent the last five and a half years enjoying the goo...
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Help wanted in Montreal and the Laurentians, Quebec, Canada
We are a small family of 3, and we are looking for a volunteer to join us and help with a variety of projects. Our lives are busy and full, and we would love some extra hands and good company. My spouse, Marco, is 60 years old and has run a used vintage furniture shop in the Mile-End in Montreal fo...
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Housekeeping help 🏠 in Vancouver, Canada
Hi, I am Daseul. I am a 34-year-old Korean woman living in Vancouver, Canada. I am looking for someone to help me with housekeeping tasks around the home. I live in a comfortable space in this beautiful city surrounded by mountains and ocean, and I need a bit of extra help to keep things tidy and or...
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