Classic Canadian Homestay has been a family-owned and operated business based in North Vancouver, BC since 2001. Currently, as a placement agency we focus on providing excellent homestay experiences to high-school age students from Japan who visit for short periods with their school groups.  Program lengths range from 5-30 days and students will have varying motivations for their trips, ranging from purely experiential to academic.

Classic Canadian Homestay has a long-standing partnership with MYK Enterprises to deliver exceptionally well-organized programs that ensure not only happy students and participating teachers, but also happy host families who, in many cases, return year after year to participate in regular programs.  We value the service our homestay families provide and go to great effort to communicate our expectations clearly and any issues are handled with care.  Staying as a small company ensures we can continue to deliver that kind of boutique service to our clients and host families.

Matthew Stiles is the acting President. He has worked with the company since its inception when it was opened by his mother, Marion Stiles and a former homestay student, Oscar Garcia. Matthew lives in North Vancouver with his lovely wife and two small children.  Matthew is also a North Vancouver-based Licenced Realtor® with Orca Realty Inc with more than 10 years of Real Estate industry experience, and owner of Curb Appeal Property Experts, a general contracting company focused on improving sales value of homes.