The purpose of the "BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines" is to provide consistent, province-wide best practice standards for B.C.'s K-12 homestay sector. These "Guidelines" consider short-term and long-term homestay placements of K-12 students as determined by B.C. international student programs or by professional homestay companies working with schools and districts. The document provides best-practice standards, arranged in six sections, for groups involved in arranging, working with or participating in homestays. The sections include: (1) Homestay program providers (companies or organizations that arrange K-12 homestay placements in B.C.); (2) International student programs (B.C. schools or districts that enroll international students); (3) Host families (B.C. families that host international students; also known as homestay families); (4) K-12 international students (K-12 students who ordinarily reside outside of B.C. and Canada who come to B.C. to enroll in a K-12 program of study); (5) Parents/guardians of international students (An international student's parent or legally appointed guardian); and (6) International student agents (individuals or companies that assist international students in selecting a suitable country, city, and school in which to study).