HomeShare Canada

Other Options

If you live in an area where there is no HomeShare priogram, you can make your own HomeShare match. Download the following resources:

The Halton HomeShare Tool Kit developed by the Burlington Age-Friendly Seniors Council Housing Committee is a useful guide in determining if HomeShare is a good option for you
A Vermonter's Guide to Homesharing by Homeshare Vermont http://www.homesharevermont.org/
Sharing Housing, Inc

You may also wish to explore other housing options such as:

Help Exchange: HelpX is an online listing of host organic farms, non-organic farms, farmstays, homestays, ranches, lodges, B&Bs, backpackers hostels and even sailing boats who invite volunteer helpers to stay with them short-term in exchange for food and accommodation.
Workaway.info is a site set up to promote fair exchange between budget travellers, language learners or culture seekers and families, individuals or organizations who are looking for help with a range of varied and interesting activities.
Read Lyndsay Green's book The Perfect Home for a Long Life: Housing Ourselves for the Future. Markham, ON: Thomas Allen Publishers (2013) for other ideas
Non-HomeShare* Co-housing:
- Canadian Cohousing Network
- Solterra Co-housing (Port Carling, ON.)
- Home Together Canada (BC)
- happipad in BC has a focus of matching young adults (primarily post-secondary students) with seniors or empty-nesters.
- Canada Homeshare
* Homeshare is the exchange of services: housing for help in the home.