Get paid to visit cats in Delta
Cat sitting jobs in Delta are home visits across three separate communities, from Tsawwassen by Boundary Bay to Sunshine Hills near Watershed Park. Cat visits in Delta 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 Delta
Delta's hard months for a cat visit are the wet ones. The 1991-2020 normals at the Vancouver International Airport station, just across the Fraser, record 174.6 mm of precipitation in November and 172.2 mm in December. January adds 174.0 mm. A power cut in a winter storm leaves an indoor cat in a cold house, so the sitter checks the heat before the food bowl.
When owners travel
Delta School District's winter vacation runs December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and its spring break runs March 15 to March 30, 2027, taking in Good Friday and Easter Monday. The last school day is June 29, 2027. The Tsawwassen ferry terminal sits inside the city and runs car ferries to Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Know your Delta areas
North Delta, home to more than half the city's residents, is mostly single-family detached houses from the 1970s to the 1990s on large lots. Ladner and Tsawwassen are separate communities to the south, so visits there group by community.
Cat homes in Delta
A cat sitter in Delta works mostly in houses: the 2021 census counted 21,130 single-detached homes out of 38,055 occupied dwellings in the city, 55.5 percent. Another 5,550 were apartments in buildings under five storeys.
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 Delta actually involves
A visit runs 30 to 45 minutes at the owner's home: food and fresh water, a litter scoop, play time and a photo update. Suites in a house have their own entrance, so the owner says which door and where the key is kept. The sitter follows the owner's written routine, down to where the carrier sits.
Keys and access
Most Delta 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 Delta. 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
Two clients in Delta on twice-daily visits for five days is 20 visits. At CAD 28 a visit that is CAD 560, and you keep up to 90%. Holiday weeks stack two or three trips on top of that.
Delta areas you can cover
Cat sitting in Delta covers suites as well as houses: the 2021 census counted 7,320 apartment or flat units in a duplex, 19.2 percent of occupied homes.
Delta's Animal Control Bylaw No. 6893 requires every cat over six months old to be spayed or neutered unless the owner holds a cat breeding permit (section 59), and every cat over three months old to carry identification that lets a finder contact the owner, such as a collar phone tag or a microchip (section 62). 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 Delta
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 Delta 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 Delta, 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 Delta
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 Delta 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 Delta
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Delta.
Cat sitting pay in Delta: how much per visit?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Delta 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 Delta?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Delta 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 Delta?
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 Delta areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Delta?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Delta 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 is cat sitting demand strongest in Delta?
Cat sitting in Delta covers suites as well as houses: the 2021 census counted 7,320 apartment or flat units in a duplex, 19.2 percent of occupied homes. Most cat owners book a sitter within their own neighborhood, so listing the areas you cover sharpens your visibility.
What do I actually do on a cat visit in Delta?
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 Delta owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
Can I choose which cat visits I accept in Delta?
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 North Delta and Ladner into one efficient round.
Is there any cover for the cat while I am sitting it?
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 North Delta or Ladner.
Is there part time cat sitting work in Delta BC over spring break?
Yes. Delta schools close from March 15 to March 30, 2027, and a cat left in its own house over the break needs home visits. A sitter visits in North Delta, Ladner or Tsawwassen to feed the cat and clean the litter, then sends the owner a photo, on visit times set with the owner.
What are cat sitting visits like in Delta?
A cat sitter in Delta works mostly in houses: the 2021 census counted 21,130 single-detached homes out of 38,055 occupied dwellings in the city, 55.5 percent. Another 5,550 were apartments in buildings under five storeys.
Cat sitting jobs near Delta
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Delta
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.