International University Internships

Internships for business administration, sales marketing, accounting, forestry and wildlife lodge and hotel management take place in a Canadian Wilderness Ranch setting. A training and mentoring program takes place 24 hours a day during work and recreation time.



Living on a farm with so many people is pretty intense. It shows you all sides of yourself as you grow and learn through the challenges you are faced with.
Hi there, my name is Cornelius, I am 26 years old and I am from northern Germany. I learned carpentry and worked as a carpenter for some time. Now, however, I am a forestry student near the black forest in southern Germany. I came to Canada for my practical semester; for when we Germans think about Canada, we think about forests. Guido, the woodlot and wildlife manager here at Chilcotin Holidays offered me an internship and it is the perfect place for me. I have worked hard and learned a lot and it has all been very worth it. Besides my work, I have had so much fun. All the sport related things, like hiking, climbing, riding, shooting and archery... And it has improved my English, and somehow my French, Spanish and Japanese. I made friends from all over the world and we will stay in contact. I learned how to drive a skidder, a back hoe tractor and the best... I learned how to ride a horse. There are so many new things I had never done before, just far too many to list! Thank you for everything, Kevan. I have to go back to Germany, but one day I will come back with my family. I promise.

English Study and Application

In a wilderness ranch setting with horses and nature all around, have English classes in the morning and English applied in the afternoon on daily ranch tasks. English speaking recreational activities include horse riding, gold panning, Grizzly bear viewing, mountain hiking and others.



Hi, my name is Nina de Wit. I left the Netherlands in the beginning of September to go to an English-speaking country to gain more fluency in English. I did not have much work experience, as I was twenty years old, and when I left the Netherlands I had only been in college for two years. I chose a guest ranch, because I wanted to do something different from my classmates. Everybody else went to go and work at a translation agency, like our supervisor wanted us to do. I, however, saw this as a chance to see more of the world and to experience those five months in a place I would feel at home and would be able to learn more than just translating. I found this place at Chilcotin Holidays. Besides me improving my English skills while working in the office, I also did horseback riding, archery, target shooting, taking shoes off horses, and experienced true Canadian wilderness while staying at one of the camps for a weekend. I now know that I can do a lot more than I think and that I can easily rely on myself and my knowledge to survive in a for me, unfamiliar environment. Connecting with the rest of the staff was really easy, since everybody is here to be educated or to experience the ranch lifestyle. You have a lot in common with the other foreigners, since they have not got the ability to speak the language as well as the Canadians either. Besides this, you can relate to almost everyone here, because this place becomes a home away from home. You are here together and together you can make it an enjoyable experience. After Chilcotin Holidays, I plan to go back to college and get my degree. After that, I am sure I will return to Canada for more adventures.

Work and Travel Visa for a Unique Work Environment in British Columbia Canada

For anyone on a work and travel visa, this includes working with horses in the Canadian Wilderness, interacting with guests from around the world while learning all kinds of new skills, be they running a chain saw, cooking on a camp fire, shoeing a horse, driving a tractor or practicing English in an English speaking work environment.

In addition to our ESL and Lodge Management courses, we also offer training in wilderness guiding, log cabin building, angling and much more! Have a look at our course descriptions at www.chilcotinholidays.com

We're also hiring staff for a variety of positions. Contact us if you're interested in recruiting foreign students for work permits in Canada. We also offer a variety of internships for interested students looking to gain hands on experience in the wilderness tourism industry.