July 07, 2022

Homestay Compensations Raised in Canada Over Fears of Rising Costs

W With a lack of hosts due to worries about Covid and the impact of inflation on food and housing prices, many homestay companies in Canada are increasing host compensation. Only around 60% of the 2,267 hosts surveyed by CHN across the nation agreed that receiving homestay money is probably sufficient to welcome guests.

The Canada Homestay Network, a leading Canadian homestay provider, has lost out on many homestays hosts due to rising prices and Covid worries. Statistics Canada, the government’s data agency, has also reported that food prices in April jumped 9.7% compared with the previous year.

…it’s high time we recognise the contribution our hosts make to the success of our international programs, and start compensating them more fairly for their efforts...

Most programmes have already decided on their housing and tuition costs for the 2022–2023 academic year. A few programs are increasing host compensation because of this restriction. Instead, they are taking money from tuition to offer hosts spending power. CHN calculations say that the average amount hosts spend on groceries and household items per month has risen by 17.5% since 2017.

A CHN source said, “It’s high time we recognise the contribution our hosts make to the success of our international programs, and start compensating them more fairly for their efforts. At CHN, we like to say that you can never pay a host too much, but you can certainly pay them too little.”

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