Volunteer in Canada
A supported gap year volunteer programme in Canada for 18 to 30 year olds, with placements in schools and outdoor camps set against some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.
What Kind of Placement Suits You?
Choose a Canada volunteer placement that matches your interests and skills.
Support teachers in classrooms and school life, helping children learn, grow and build confidence every day. A rewarding gap year volunteer experience that puts you at the heart of a Canadian community.
Outdoor Camps
Help deliver sports, activities and outdoor education as part of fun, active camp programmes with children and young people. The perfect gap year placement if you want to spend your time outdoors in one of the most breathtaking countries in the world.
Why Volunteer in Canada?
Volunteering in Canada offers a gap year experience like no other, combining meaningful placements with children and young people, stunning natural landscapes, and a warm, welcoming culture that is easy to fall in love with.
Live and volunteer surrounded by forests, lakes and mountains, with changing seasons that take you from warm, long summers to crisp, snowy winters. Canada’s landscapes are unlike anywhere else in the world, and they are right on your doorstep.
Work within established schools and outdoor camps with clear roles, responsibilities and supportive routines that help you settle in quickly and get the most out of your gap year volunteer programme.
Support children and young people in schools and outdoor camps through placements that have real, day to day value for the communities you are part of.
Carefully vetted placements, clear guidance, and ongoing support available throughout your time volunteering in Canada. For you and your family, that reassurance matters.
A structured, supportive gap year volunteer programme that builds confidence, independence and practical skills while you experience life in one of the world’s most welcoming countries
What Your Gap Year in Canada Looks Like
A gap year volunteer programme in Canada combines structured placements with everyday independence, set against the lakes, forests and wide open spaces that make Canada so special.
Day-to-Day Life
Settle into a routine at a school or outdoor camp, with time to explore local towns, lakes, forests and the wider Canadian landscape on your days off.
Skills and Confidence
Gain practical experience, responsibility and skills that can support your future study, career or further travel.
Independence and Social Life
Live away from home, manage your own time, and build friendships with other volunteers and the people you meet in your host community.
Support Throughout Your Placement
You are never on your own, with guidance before you leave and ongoing support throughout your time volunteering in Canada
Meet Your Canada Programme Manager
Your safety and wellbeing during your gap year is our priority.
Beata Skokowska
Programme Manager Canada
Beata has worked in international volunteering for 17 years and has built connections with people and communities all over the world. She is a black belt in Aikido and has trekked 48 kilometres through the Tatra mountains in two days, so she knows a thing or two about pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone.
“Meeting people who genuinely want to help others is what keeps me doing this work.”
What Volunteers Say About Their Time in Canada
Real feedback from volunteers who’ve completed their Canada programme.
10 months in Winnipeg, Canada
I spend 10 months at Balmoral Hall School in Winnipeg, Canada 🇨🇦. It was such a great experience. I always felt supported by multiple people. At the school, at New Ventures Worldwide, or my organization VIA e.V.
In my situation NVW task was mainly the communication between the school and VIA e.V. They did a great job!
I can only recommend taking this opportunity to live in a different country away from home after school 😄.
