Students receive:
- Private furnished bedrooms with shared laundry and bath facilities.
- Three meals a day including a school lunch.
- Convenient location close to a Skytrain station.
- Travel time to Coquitlam College ranges from 35-40 minutes.
- Maximum of two students per family.
Fees
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application Fee | $200 CDN |
| Airport Pickup | $120 CDN |
| Accommodation (per month) includes 3 meals / day | $1250 CDN |
| Custodianship Document | $75 CDN |
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To apply for the Homestay Program, please fill out the Homestay Application.
Your application can be submitted online, in person or by mail.
Homestay Policies
- The application fee is NON REFUNDABLE.
- Students must give NOTICE in order to move out of their homestay.
- VERBAL OR WRITTEN NOTICE must be given to the host family to avoid a penalty in Homestay fees. Students can give notice at any time throughout the month. If two weeks notice is not given, students must pay a penalty equivalent to two weeks notice. For example: Students can give 10 days notice and pay a penalty of 4 days, at the daily rate of $42.00 per day.
- Students who repeatedly ignore homestay rules will be removed from the Homestay Program without a refund. No other homestay will be found for them.
- GUARDIANSHIP can be provided if the student is registered in the Homestay Program. (Homestay fees must be paid in full).
- HOMESTAY RULES FOR STUDENTS WITH GUARDIANSHIP:
- Students are required to stay with the host family, and permission must be granted by the host family for weekend sleepovers at another residence.
- Students must inform the homestay where they are going when they leave the homestay and provide a contact telephone number.
- In case of an emergency, the homestay is to call 911.
- VISITING RELATIVES: The homestay fee is $65 per person per day. Prior arrangements must be made with the Homestay Coordinator and/or the homestay family.
- HOLIDAY RATE:
- The rate for a student who is away is half of the daily fee ($21/day).
- The host family will hold the room for the student’s return.
- In the event that the host family is away, the host family shall give the student a refund to pay another family or arrange for another person to care for them in their home
- Male and female students will not be placed in the same homestay.
- Exceptions to this rule may be granted upon receipt of written permission from a relative or guardian.
- AIRPORT PICK-UP is $120.00 as of April 2024.
