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Always ask questions if you are not sure
about something! It may take a few days
to get know each other.
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Do not bring strangers to the house
without permission from the host family.
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If you want to bring a friend home,
please ask your homestay family in
advance if it is all right to do so. Do
not forget to confirm the visiting hours
with your host family.
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Always let your host family know what
time you will be home. Host families can
get extremely worried about your safety.
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If you plan to eat out, please call your
host family at least 2 hours in advance
and let them know that you will eat out.
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Find out when you can receive calls and
for how long you can keep the phone
busy. If you make long distance calls
from the host family's home, you must
use a calling card or make collect
calls.
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Washing your laundry - consult with your
host family upon arrival about how and
when you can wash your laundry.
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Bathroom – If you are sharing a bathroom
with other members of the family, please
find out when is the best time to have a
shower and for how long. It is your
responsibility to provide your own
bathroom supplies such as towels,
shampoo, body wash, toothpaste etc…
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Cleanliness – You are responsible for
keeping your room clean. You are
expected to remove your plate and
utensils from the table after meals.
However, you are not required to do home
chores such as baby sitting, gardening,
house cleaning…etc
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Don't forget to turn off the lights!
Turn off the TV or radio when you are
not using them.
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Dial 911 in emergency situations to
reach an ambulance or the police.
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You should have medical insurance that
covers any medical expenses that may
happen during your stay in Canada. Make
sure to show proof of insurance and
emergency contact details to a VHA
representative and the host family upon
arrival. Insurance can also be purchased
in Canada within the first five days of
your arrival.
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Neither the host family nor
VHA-Victoria
Homestay Agency takes any
responsibility for your medical or
emergency medical expenses.
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Also
VHA–Victoria Homestay Agency does
not assume any responsibility for any
injuries you suffered while in the host
family's care. Please consider getting
insurance that covers both health care
and emergency medical.
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If any physical or verbal abuse occurs,
the student or visitor will be removed
from the home immediately. The incident
will be reported to the police and legal
actions taken. (Applies to both the
student/visitor or host
family)
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If you have any concerns that you cannot
discuss with your host family, please
contact your Victoria Homestay Agency
Representative and/or your parents or
your guardian as soon as you can.
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If you accompany your host family on
holidays, outings, or trips, you must
pay for travel arrangements, admission
tickets and personal expenses. The host
family will pay for accommodation and
food.
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Canadian multicultural society is what
international students are bound to
learn and experience on a daily basis.
At VHA in Victoria, we make sure that we
accept families that are willing to
speak English with the student at all
times in order to improve the student's
English language skills.
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International students who do a Canadian
homestay must be willing to learn about
and accept possible differences in
Canada’s multicultural society, for
example: the Canadian Charter of Rights
and Freedoms, women's rights, freedom of
speech, environmental protection, and
animal rights.
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As a user of this website and our
company services and as a potential
homestay applicant, you must agree to
our privacy policy. If you receive any
information or material from us
regarding homestay placement, the
information and materials provided to
you must remain confidential and must
only be used for the purpose of making a
decision regarding accepting or
rejecting a homestay offer. Here is our
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