Vanmates gives your international students a reliable, verified home the moment they arrive — homestay or co-living, in Vancouver, Toronto, or Montréal. Every home is inspected, rent is genuinely all-in, and students get 24/7 support in their language. Your school gets one account manager, fast placement, and clear status visibility on every booking, so accommodation stops being something your team has to chase. We've been placing newcomers in Canadian homes since 2016.
Homestay + co-living · one point of contact · placement confirmed before students land
A simple, repeatable flow that takes housing off your team's plate — from the first student list to ongoing support once they've arrived.
Send us each student's city, dates, budget, and homestay-or-co-living preference — one at a time or as a batch list each intake.
We place each student in an inspected home near their school, and share the room, price, and lease terms for you to confirm.
The student reserves and gets keys, a check-in guide, and a real address for their study permit — all before they fly.
Students get 24/7 multilingual support, and your team gets status reporting on every placement, so nothing slips.
We built Vanmates around what international students actually struggle with on arrival — and what schools need to trust a housing partner.
Quality you can put your name behind
Every home is inspected and managed by Vanmates — not an unvetted listing. Rent is all-in, covering Wi-Fi, utilities, and cleaning, so there are no surprise bills for your students and no complaints coming back to your team.
The right fit for every student
Younger students and first arrivals get a vetted local host family with meals and immersion; independent students get their own room in a managed shared home. Both are available in every city we serve.
Help in the student's own language
Students reach a real person around the clock in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and more. Fewer arrival crises means fewer escalations landing on your staff.
One relationship, full visibility
You work with one dedicated account manager and get status visibility on every placement — who's housed, who's pending, and move-in dates — so accommodation is never a black box.
A smooth first day in Canada
Add a meet-and-greet airport pickup so students go straight from the terminal to their new home. A small touch that makes your school's welcome feel complete.
Confirmed before they land
Most students are matched and booked before departure, with a confirmed address for their study permit. No scrambling for a room in the first week of term.
We manage verified homes near major universities and downtown language schools in Canada's three biggest international-student cities.
| City | Neighborhoods we place in | Near |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Burnaby, Coal Harbour | UBC, SFU, BCIT & downtown schools |
| Toronto | The Annex, Liberty Village, Leslieville, Midtown | U of T, TMU, York & downtown schools |
| Montréal | Plateau, Mile End, McGill Ghetto, Côte-des-Neiges | McGill, Concordia, UdeM & downtown schools |
Homes are selected for transit access to campus and downtown language schools. Coverage last reviewed: July 2026.
"Our students used to arrive with nowhere confirmed. Now Vanmates places them before they fly and sends us a status list each intake. It's one less thing our admissions team worries about."
"Homestay for our under-18s, co-living for the older ones, and one account manager for all of it. The all-in pricing means no billing surprises come back to us."
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Tell us about your school and your incoming students, and our partnerships team will set up verified housing and homestays across Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal.
You share each incoming student's arrival details — city, dates, budget, and homestay or co-living preference. We match them to a verified home and confirm before they land, so the student has a real address for their study permit and a self-check-in guide waiting. You get one account manager and status visibility on every placement, so you always know who is housed and who still needs a room.
Both are available in every city. Homestay suits younger students and first arrivals who want two meals a day, a vetted local family, and full immersion. Co-living suits independent students on a budget who want their own room in a managed shared home with housemates their age. We help each student pick based on age, budget, and length of stay, and we can standardise a default for your school.
We manage verified homes in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal, chosen for transit access to major universities and downtown language schools. Vancouver covers Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Burnaby, and Coal Harbour; Toronto covers the Annex, Liberty Village, Leslieville, and Midtown; Montréal covers the Plateau, Mile End, the McGill Ghetto, and Côte-des-Neiges. If your students study downtown, we place them within an easy commute.
Students book and pay Vanmates directly for their accommodation, so there is no financial liability for your school — or we can invoice the school for placements when you prefer to bundle housing into a package. Every home is inspected, rent is all-in with no surprise bills, and students have 24/7 multilingual support. You receive placement reporting so your team can meet its duty-of-care obligations without managing housing yourselves.
How Vanmates works with education agents and recruiters to house international students across Canada.
See agency partnerships →Vetted local host families with meals included — ideal for younger students and first arrivals.
Explore homestays →Airport pickup, arrival support, and settling-in help that make your students' first week seamless.
See relocation support →Set up reliable, verified housing for your international students — one account manager, three cities, homestay and co-living. We reply within one business day.