Part-time cat sitting in Newmarket around your schedule
Cat sitting jobs in Newmarket cover drop-in visits from the Main Street blocks near Fairy Lake out to Stonehaven-Wyndham and Glenway Estates. Cat visits in Newmarket 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 Newmarket
The closest 1991-2020 normals station to Newmarket is Toronto Buttonville Airport, where January nights average -10.1°C and wind chill drops below -20 on 9.4 January days. A cat sitter on those days checks that the furnace is running and no pipe under a sink has frozen. July brings 18 days with a humidex of 30 or more, so a closed house with no air conditioning needs a cool room and fresh water.
When owners travel
The York Region District School Board set March Break for March 16 to 20, 2026, and elementary classes ended June 25, 2026. Those dates free Newmarket households for trips. December adds the winter break, and Buttonville averages 32.8 cm of snow that month, so the driveway and walkway need clearing before a visit.
Know your Newmarket areas
Central Newmarket around Main Street and Fairy Lake mixes older homes and low-rise rentals, which keeps visits within a short drive. Summerhill Estates, between Yonge and Bathurst in the southwest, and Woodland Hill in the northeast sit at opposite ends of town, so a sitter plans those routes separately.
Cat homes in Newmarket
Cat visits in Newmarket happen mostly in houses: the 2021 census counts 18,115 of the town's 30,300 occupied dwellings as single-detached. A visit there means checking the basement, the back door and the garage entry before feeding and the litter box.
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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket. 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 Newmarket: 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.
Newmarket areas you can cover
Cat sitting in Newmarket also reaches 5,865 apartment units and 3,880 row houses, together almost a third of the homes the 2021 census counted in town.
Newmarket's Animal Control By-law 2020-30 requires every cat over 12 weeks to be licensed with the Town and renewed each year (section 12). Section 4(3) bars any person from having care or control of more than four cats at a time, which covers a sitter too. Section 13(4) forbids any animal at large, and dogs stay leashed outside leash-free parks. 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 Newmarket
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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket, 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 Newmarket
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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Newmarket.
How much does a cat sitting visit pay in Newmarket?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Newmarket 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.
Where in Newmarket do cat owners need sitters most?
Cat sitting in Newmarket also reaches 5,865 apartment units and 3,880 row houses, together almost a third of the homes the 2021 census counted in town. 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 Newmarket?
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 Newmarket owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
Can I set my own visit schedule in Newmarket?
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 Central Newmarket and Armitage into one efficient round.
Am I covered if a cat gets sick during a visit in Newmarket?
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 Central Newmarket or Armitage.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Newmarket?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Newmarket 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 Newmarket?
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 Newmarket areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Newmarket?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Newmarket 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.
Can I find part time cat sitting work in Newmarket over March Break?
Yes, March Break is one of the weeks cat sitting work in Newmarket lines up with the school calendar. York Region schools closed March 16 to 20, 2026, and a sitter covers feeding, water and the litter box at the owner's home while the family travels.
What are cat sitting visits like in Newmarket?
Cat visits in Newmarket happen mostly in houses: the 2021 census counts 18,115 of the town's 30,300 occupied dwellings as single-detached. A visit there means checking the basement, the back door and the garage entry before feeding and the litter box.
Start earning in Newmarket
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.