Drop in on cats in Aurora and keep up to 90%
Cat sitting jobs in Aurora are home visits set around the York Region school breaks and winter storms. Cat visits in Aurora run CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Aurora
Toronto Pearson, the ECCC station nearest Aurora with 1991 to 2020 normals, records 114.5 cm of snow a year. When a storm hits during a sit in Aurora, clear the step, check the furnace is running and top up the water bowl before you scoop the litter.
When owners travel
The York Region District School Board sets winter break from December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and March Break from March 15 to 19, 2027. Those two weeks, plus July and August, are when Aurora school families are free to travel.
Know your Aurora areas
Aurora runs from the Hills of St. Andrew to Aurora Village, with Cherry, Petchville and White Rose in between. Plan keys and routes by area so one trip covers several homes.
Cat homes in Aurora
Cat visits in Aurora are house visits in most cases. The 2021 Census counts 60.4% of the Town's 21,505 occupied dwellings as single-detached houses, so a visit means checking a basement, the stairs and every closed door before you lock up.
Bilingual owners book faster
Canada is officially bilingual, and in Quebec, parts of New Brunswick and the Ottawa region owners search and message in French. A sitter who says in their profile that they work in French as well as English books faster in those neighbourhoods.
What a cat sitting job in Aurora actually involves
Cat sitting is a drop-in service, so the cat never leaves home. You let yourself in with a key or a code the owner sets up, spend 20 to 30 minutes on food, water, the litter box and some company, check the place over, and send a photo before you lock up. Owners in Aurora book it because a cat that stays home stays calm. One traveler booking twice a day for ten days is twenty visits from a single client.
Keys and access
Most Aurora owners hand over a spare key, a lockbox code or a smart-lock code at the meet-and-greet. Agree where the key lives and how you get in if the code fails, and confirm it before the owner leaves town.
The visit
Fresh food and water, the litter box scooped, a look at the cat and a few minutes of play or a brush. You note anything off, like a skipped meal or a hidden cat, so the owner hears it from you first.
The update
A photo and two lines in the app after every visit. Owners who cannot see their cat for a week live on those messages, and a sitter who sends them without being asked is the one they rebook.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Aurora. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Drop-in cat visits
CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night
The math for Aurora: two owners traveling Monday to Friday, two visits a day each, CAD 28 a visit. That is 20 visits and CAD 560 in a week, and you keep up to 90% of it.
Aurora areas you can cover
Cat sitting in Aurora is house work: the 2021 Census counts only 5.6% of the Town's homes in apartment buildings of five or more storeys.
Aurora's Animal Services By-law 6197-19 requires a Town licence for every cat over 12 weeks old, bought within 7 days of taking the cat home and renewed each year. The same licence rule covers dogs, which must stay leashed in public outside the leash-free dog park. Pet-care income is self-employment income, reported on form T2125 with your T1 return. GST/HST registration is required once taxable revenue passes the CAD 30,000 small-supplier threshold in four consecutive quarters.
Built for sitters in Aurora
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
What Aurora owners look for in a cat sitter
Cat owners book on trust more than on price. The profile details below are the ones they ask about.
Comfort with shy cats
Many cats hide from a stranger for the first visit. Owners want to hear that you will sit with the cat, not chase it, and that a hidden cat still gets fed and its box scooped.
Reliability, twice a day
A cat on medication or a diabetic cat needs visits at the same time every day. Say what your schedule can hold in Aurora, and mention any medication experience, even with your own cat.
A tidy visit
Litter cleaned properly, nothing left out, doors and windows as you found them, and a message with a photo. Owners come home and look for those signs before they look at anything else.
How to start earning in Aurora
1. Download Petme
Download the Petme app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Build your profile
Add photos, a short bio, and the Aurora neighborhoods you cover.
3. Verify your ID
Complete identity verification so owners can trust your profile before they book.
4. Set your rates and accept bookings
Set your own rates per service, choose your schedule, and accept the bookings you want.
Cat sitting jobs in Aurora
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Aurora.
How much does a cat sitting visit pay in Aurora?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Aurora run CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit. You set your own rate per visit, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Aurora?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Aurora as a self-employed sitter, so there are no assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Some people take a couple of bookings a week around another job, others fill a full week. You scale it up or down yourself.
What do I need to start pet care work in Aurora?
You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Owners choose on reviews, availability and a complete profile, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.
How do I apply?
Apply through the Petme become a pet sitter page for Canada, then build your profile: the services you want to offer, your own rate for each, and the Aurora areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Aurora?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Aurora booking is paid out to your bank account, and you keep up to 90% of what the owner pays. You set the rate for every service yourself.
Where in Aurora do cat owners need sitters most?
Cat sitting in Aurora is house work: the 2021 Census counts only 5.6% of the Town's homes in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. Most cat owners book a sitter within their own neighborhood, so listing the areas you cover sharpens your visibility.
What does a cat sitter do at each visit in Aurora?
A standard drop-in runs 20 to 30 minutes: feeding, fresh water, litter scooping, playtime, and a photo update to the owner in chat. Many Aurora owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
Can I set my own visit schedule in Aurora?
Yes. You set your available hours and accept or decline each request. Morning and evening visit slots fill first, and you can stack several nearby visits around Aurora Village and Cherry into one efficient round.
Am I covered if a cat gets sick during a visit in Aurora?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including drop-in visits, includes CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan for the cat in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you sit in Aurora Village or Cherry.
Is there part time cat sitting work in Aurora over March Break?
Yes. Cat sitting in Aurora lines up with the York Region school calendar, and March Break runs March 15 to 19, 2027. Each visit covers food, fresh water and the litter box at the owner's home. Hold the owner's key and the vet's number before the week starts.
What are cat sitting visits like in Aurora?
Cat visits in Aurora are house visits in most cases. The 2021 Census counts 60.4% of the Town's 21,505 occupied dwellings as single-detached houses, so a visit means checking a basement, the stairs and every closed door before you lock up.
Start earning in Aurora
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.