Get paid to look after cats in Thunder Bay
Cat sitting in Thunder Bay means home visits from Westfort to Current River, with the heat checked on every winter call. Cat visits in Thunder 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 Thunder Bay
Winter sets the stakes for a cat left home in Thunder Bay. The ECCC 1991-2020 normals for the Thunder Bay station put the January daily minimum at -19.2C, and the record low in that set is -43.2C. On a night like that, the visit starts at the thermostat and the water bowl, then a look at the furnace and the taps.
When owners travel
Lakehead Public Schools close for winter break from December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027. March Break runs March 15 to 19, 2027, with Good Friday and Easter Monday on March 26 and 29. Summer vacation follows the last school day in late June.
Know your Thunder Bay areas
The City of Thunder Bay splits into seven wards: Current River, McIntyre, McKellar, Neebing, Northwood, Red River and Westfort. A sitter covering several of them plans the route by bus line or car, and confirms the key or door code with each owner before the first visit.
Cat homes in Thunder Bay
Cat visits in Thunder Bay are mostly house visits: the 2021 census counted 31,685 single-detached houses among the city's 48,405 occupied homes. A sitter checks back doors and basement windows, since a Thunder Bay cat must not roam outside.
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 Thunder Bay actually involves
A visit runs at the owner's address and covers feeding, the litter box and play, then a photo update. The owner leaves a key or a door code and the written routine. In winter the sitter clears enough snow at the door to get in safely.
Keys and access
Most Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder 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.
Thunder Bay areas you can cover
Cat sitting in Thunder Bay reaches beyond detached houses: the 2021 census counts 12,870 apartment and duplex units, 26.6 percent of occupied homes in the city.
Thunder Bay's animal by-law (Chapter 237, section 237.5.4) says no person may own a cat without registering it with the City, and section 237.5.7 keeps the tag on the cat at all times. Section 237.5.2 makes the owner stop a cat from being at large or trespassing. 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 Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder Bay
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Cat sitting jobs near Thunder Bay
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Thunder 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.