The TEFL certificates aren't hard to come by, Vector.
I know there are a couple programs out there that will get you the certification if you pay their fee. There always openings in the Far East, and Taiwan, particularly, would be a good bet. There's a high level of English already in schools, so you wouldn't be completely adrift in terms of living there. They're always looking for teachers, for however long you have to volunteer.
I guess the bottom line is that there are options all over the world and not speaking a foreign language shouldn't be a barrier, but I don't claim to know much about the whole process.

I guess alternatively you could look at volunteering opportunities in Canada itself. If its anything like the US, there are domestic schemes to get you into schools that might need you.

Kinda Japan is the most sought after destination and their process isn't so much we take anyone. My sister did a year in Japan through this http://www.jetprogramme.org/. The most popular destination recently for Canadians seems to be Korea as I think they are looking for more teachers in comparison to Japan so their process is much easier from what I've heard.

If anywhere outside BC includes the rest of Canada and money > experience just go to Alberta and get some of that oil money

JET is a big one, but there are several other programs that cater to Korea, China, etc.

I find a lot of them on Craigslist, believe it or not. I can't vouch for the quality of the companies, but there are several teaching English abroad options out there, and they don't require proficiencies in any language other than English.

So, working the streets in Manilla for the winter is something you're rulling out ?

/end sarcasm

I interviewed for a management job years ago that turned out to be in India. The part that was the deal killer for me was how often they assured me that the compound I would be living in had its own private armed security force and was patrolled 24 hours per day. And, they there had been no successful kidnapings or individuals killed in over five years.

I taught English privately on the side when I was in Japan, though not through the JET program. I noticed you said you were in school so keep in mind that option requires a BD I think. If you can get some connections in a country to get you started you could probably go the private route -- pretty risky but it's the best I can come up with. Good luck whatever you choose, and make sure to let us know how it turns out.

I know I need a BD for most places hence why I don't plan on doing JET until after I graduate (next year). Poland is not a place I would have thought of. Thanks for the info so far.

I suggest oil Roughnecking.
I might be able to get you a job on a crew in Oklahoma.
Seriously, get a redneck job in the south. It will change your life.
I know being the translator on a lawn crew did for me.

Did you just call Oklahoma the South? I guess maybe if you're from Canada...

I worked on a highway line-painting crew for six months in college. It will change your life and your perspective, and it will try to kill you - my truck was hit by a eighteen wheeler doing 75 mph.

True, it is not the south, That would be Alabama where I worked with my uncle that one summer on a logging crew, another great summer job.
And I quote "Boy, go to college. Don't want to get hit in the head by a skitter like little mike do ya?"

No matter how many times Klaus shows up, he will never, ever get old. Love that video!