Drop in on cats in North Bay and keep up to 90%
Cat sitting in North Bay means home visits from West Ferris on Lake Nipissing to Birchaven on Trout Lake, with a photo sent after each stop. Cat visits in North Bay 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 North Bay
At the North Bay airport station the 1991 to 2020 normal January low is -17.3C, so a winter cat visit starts at the thermostat and the water bowl. December brings 71 cm of snow there and January 70 cm. In July the normal high is only 24.3C, so a summer visit is mostly fresh water and a clean litter box.
When owners travel
The Near North District School Board, based in North Bay, closes schools for winter break from December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027. Its March Break runs March 15 to 19, 2027, and the school year ends on June 30, 2027. Nipissing University and Canadore College share one campus on the city's north side.
Know your North Bay areas
Widdifield and Graniteville sit on the city's east side near the Trout Lake end, so one car route can link visits there. West Ferris lies south of downtown by Lake Nipissing, and Birchaven is out along the north shore of Trout Lake, so plan it as a separate stop.
Cat homes in North Bay
Cat visits in North Bay split between houses and rentals: the 2021 Census counts 48.7% of the city's 23,470 occupied homes as single-detached houses. In a house, check the windows and the garage 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 North Bay 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 North Bay 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 North Bay 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 North Bay. 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 North Bay: 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.
North Bay areas you can cover
Cat sitting in North Bay reaches plenty of renters, since the 2021 census counts 40.8% of the city's households as renting rather than owning their home.
North Bay regulates cats under its Cat By-law 1998-094, amended by By-laws 2000-008 and 2001-024, and the North Bay and District Humane Society enforces the city's animal control by-laws, so a lost or loose cat is reported to it at 705-474-1251. 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 North Bay
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 North Bay 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 North Bay, 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 North Bay
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 North Bay 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 North Bay
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Cat sitting jobs near North Bay
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in North Bay
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.