Work exchange in Canada: Help with day to day chores

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

The Experience

I live alone and we re nearing the end of the waterski season and we re focusing on finishing the club house....its heated and we can work in it all through the winter.......

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Requirements

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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22 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Guest House

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

13 Get in touch with nature
13 Practicing English
12 Meeting locals
10 Immersing in the local culture
5 Developing social awareness
4 Meeting international travelers

Charles-Antoine

France

One of the best experiences of my life. Ray and Cécile gave me a wonderful welcome. I had the opportunity to discover the life of a real Canadian family and learn about Canadian culture, as well as water skiing. Ray introduced me to everything he knew about nature and Canada. I felt like part of their family during my trip. I felt comfortable, and they always knew how to help me through good times and bad. A big thank you to them for everything.

13 days ago

Kokoro

Japan

It was such an amazing experience at Ray&Cecile's cabin. They are very friendly and generous, making me feel at home. They are friends with lots of nice local people and I got to meet many. Work wise, it wasn't busy because it was TOO COLD(-30/-20), and tasks were very easy: mainly, maintaining the fire, and some heavy lifting for bits delivery. I could visit and learn about oil rigs. I enjoyed watching hockey (and running the PB) and riding a quad and a snowmobile, which I found myself to be a terrible driver lol, but I really enjoyed it! It was a very CANADIAN experience. Merci beaucoup!

5 months ago

Hanzi

China

Ray and Cecile are the best! I flew in from Mexico (no winter clothes), and Ray lent me his—total lifesaver. It was Christmas/New Year's, so the "work" was just fun chores like gathering firewood and keeping the house cozy, with Tish, Nucho, and Shadow always around. Delivering drill bits with Ray was a blast—lots of ranches, wildlife (owls, deer, coyotes), but still no moose, sadly. Snowmobiling was the funniest—I fell, and poor Ray got tossed off behind me, oops! 😂 Ray is such a kind soul, always helping others. Wishing them all the best—such an awesome experience!

7 months ago

Frahilenis

Portugal

It was two months in contact with nature, learning to take care of the flowers, learning to smile in the less good times, thanks to Ray and Cecile for their hospitality and patience for not mastering English, it was a journey from outside to inside that I will never forget, thanks for the empathy in my processes.

12 months ago

Jolina

Germany

I had a great time at Rays place. He was very nice and always tried to make the best out of my stay and made sure I felt good and comfortable. We had a lot of fun and did some great adventures like snowmobiling or a little tour with his quads, we also played a lot of cards and visited some great icehockey games. I also got to see the northern lights which was a dream come true!! All of the people I met during my time at his place were super friendly and welcoming. It's a great place to get in touch with nature and get away from your busy life. Thank you for the unforgettable time!

over 1 year ago

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