Contact Info

Tel: 1–250–370–3681
Fax: 1–250–370–3689
Email: inted@camosun.bc.ca

Interurban Campus

4461 Interurban Road
Campus Centre
2nd floor
Hours: 9 am–4 pm, Monday–Friday

Lansdowne Campus

3100 Foul Bay Rd
Dawson Building
2nd floor
Hours: 9 am–4 pm, Monday–Friday

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• International Student Handbook
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CAMOSUN COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HOMESTAY

Host Requirements

• Obtain and submit a criminal record check for each permanent household member 18 years of age and older every three years.
• If time permits, write a letter of introduction to the student before arrival, including a family photograph.
• Attend host information/orientation sessions a minimum of once yearly if actively hosting with CCI. Orientations are usually offered four to five times a year.
• Arrange to meet and transport the student upon arrival at Victoria International Airport or other Victoria arrival place.
• Orient the student to home, Victoria and neighbourhood, including topics such as public transportation, banking locations and procedures, nearby stores and medical clinics. See Welcome to Our Home Checklist in the CCI Homestay Host Handbook.
• Orient student to household fire and earthquake safety procedures.
• Provide the student with a home environment that is safe and clean.
• Provide the student with a private room. The room will be of appropriate size, with window fire exit and smoke detector in close proximity. The room will contain: a bed, linens, closet, dresser, study space with a desk and a lamp, wastebasket and a night table.
• Provide three wholesome meals each day and nutritious food for snacks.
• Provide access to bathroom, laundry and other shared facilities and instructions on use.
• Include the student in household activities as much as possible.
• Firmly, yet gently, enforce all house rules as explained to the student. Guidelines and rule samples are available in the CCI Homestay Host Handbook.
• Be open and honest, tolerant and respectful in communicating with student. Read and practice suggestions offered in the CCI Homestay Host Handbook, given out at orientation.
• Alert Housing Coordinator of any concerns regarding student behaviour.
• Inform the Housing Coordinator when hosting students from other institutions, so a record of student nationalities in the home will always be current.
• Never host two students from the same country. Occasionally students will agree to such an arrangement, but it is not in keeping with the main purpose of homestay. Complete written evaluations of student placement as requested (usually at the beginning and the end of a placement).
• Provide 30 days notice to the homestay student and the Housing Coordinator if ending a placement.

Homestay Regulations

• All hosts and students are expected to contribute to the creation of a welcoming and secure home environment. The CCI Housing Coordinator and CCI Student Services are available as resources for many issues, including interpersonal communication, cross-cultural issues, conflict resolution and CCI general information and procedures.
• The CCI Housing Coordinator will try to make the most appropriate student placement but CCI cannot guarantee that all of the CCI participant’s requests will be met.
• If it is learned that there are problems in a homestay placement or there is a violation of one of the CCI Homestay program requirements and/or regulations, in the majority of cases, our priority is to reach a collaborative solution that is arrived at and supported by both parties. If unsuccessful, 30 days notice may be given by either party and the student will move from the home.
• For serious cases, 30 days notice may not be considered necessary, but this determination will come from the Housing Coordinator after consultation with affected parties.
• If a host does not meet one or more of the requirements of the CCI Homestay program, CCI reserves the right to end the host’s participation in the program. Communication around the problem is a priority, and opportunities to correct the situation offered; however, CCI reserves the right to move a student without advance notice in the event of a serious problem.
• If improper physical advances toward a CCI homestay participant (either host or student) occur during a homestay placement, the student will be removed from a host home and legal action taken, if warranted.
• Participating in homestay brings with it potential risk in that human nature is unpredictable, and while CCI will work hard to help and monitor the College homestay placements, students and hosts, there can be no guarantee of security for either party. In the event an assigned student or host causes damage to a home, property, person or personal assets, CCI does not assume any liability for actions or omissions of other parties. This includes actions or omissions by a homestay student or that of the homestay host, once the homestay arrangement is approved and accepted by the student and the host. A placement is approved and accepted when a placement is confirmed, or when the homestay student begins his/her homestay with the host, whichever is earlier.
• Upon successful completion of a CCI Homestay Host Application, submission of criminal record checks and an in-home interview, the Housing Coordinator will work to make a suitable student placement. All CCI approved hosts are required to comply with all guidelines, requirements and regulations, as published and revised by CCI.

If you have any questions about this information, please contact the CCI Housing Coordinator: call 250-370-3685 or email homestay@camosun.bc.ca. Thank you for your interest in our program!