Start a doggy daycare in Quebec City on your own hours
Daycare bookings around Quebec City lean on weekday mornings and regular pickups. Doggy daycare in Quebec City runs CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Quebec City
A January daily high of -7.1 keeps a hosted day mostly indoors, with short yard breaks and a towel by the door. Fenced yards take 69.1 cm of snow that month, so the gate gets cleared before the dogs go out. April thaw turns the same yard to mud. On the 2.0 July days above 30 the group stays in the shade.
When demand peaks
The weekday block follows the office week, Monday to Friday. Université Laval restarts January 11, 2027, and the weekday block fills again with it. Quebec's construction holiday closes sites July 25 to August 7, 2027, so those regulars pause for two weeks. The December holidays thin the block again.
Know your Quebec City pickup areas
Hosting needs a yard, and 30.4% of Quebec City homes are single-detached, most of them in Beauport and Charlesbourg. Article 174 of R.V.Q. 1400 wants that yard fenced when the dogs use it. The drop-offs come from Saint-Roch and Limoilou, where the apartment share runs to 45.5%.
Breeds you will meet in Quebec City
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, French Bulldog. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Bilingual owners book faster
Write your listing in French, because that is the language the messages arrive in. The 2021 census counts 491,515 Quebec City residents with French alone as a mother tongue, against 7,690 for English. One English line at the end covers the rest.
What a dog daycare job in Quebec City actually involves
Zoning by-law R.V.Q. 1400 allows a home pension service for up to four pets, with or without grooming, once the city issues a certificat d'autorisation. One associated use per dwelling, carried on by the person living there. Any outdoor area used to walk the boarded dogs has to be fenced. Drop-off and pickup sit around the office day.
Drop-off and pick-up
Owners in Quebec City drop off on the way to work and collect on the way home, so a fixed window at each end of the day matters more than a long list of rules. A short handover at the door covers food, meds and any quirks.
The day at your place
A morning walk, supervised play, a rest period where the dog can switch off, water down all day and a second walk before pick-up. Two or three photos through the day tell the owner it went well.
Your headcount
Start with one or two dogs you know get along. Two things set your ceiling: the space you have, and the limit Quebec City puts on animals at one address, which the regulation note on this page spells out. Count your own dog against it before you agree to a second guest.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Quebec City. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Doggy daycare
CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day
Dog walking
CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Overnight boarding
CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night
Two dogs a day, four days a week, at CAD 43 a day is CAD 344 a week in Quebec City, from a schedule that never leaves your home. Whether a third dog is allowed depends on the local limit above, so check it before you take one.
Quebec City areas that book the most
Doggy daycare searches in Quebec City come from Saint-Roch and Sainte-Foy owners who need a dog covered at work, and hosts take them at home.
Quebec licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. By-law R.V.Q. 2698 sets a maximum leash length of 1.85 metres at all times (article 14). A dog owner must obtain a city permis de garde within 30 days of acquiring the dog (article 36). Minding pets at home for pay is a use associated with a dwelling under zoning by-law R.V.Q. 1400, capped at four pets by article 174, and the city requires a certificat d'autorisation for it. 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. In Quebec the same threshold applies to QST. R.V.Q. 1400 article 174 (1er alinéa is the Quebec City number to know: 4 animals per address, your own included.
Built for sitters in Quebec City
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.
Protection Plan for eligible vet costs
Owners booking through Petme have the Protection Plan, up to CAD 32,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
What Quebec City owners look for in a daycare host
Daycare owners are choosing a place their dog will spend most weekdays. They look past the rate.
Your space, honestly described
Fenced yard or not, stairs, other pets in the home, and how many dogs you take at once. A clear description of a Quebec City apartment with two walks a day gets more bookings than a vague "lots of space".
Weekday consistency
Owners want the same days every week. If you can hold Monday to Thursday, say so. A host who is open the same days is easier to build a routine around than one with a changing calendar.
How you handle a rough day
What happens if two dogs do not get along, if a dog will not settle, or if it is too hot to be outside. Owners want to hear a plan, not a promise.
How to start earning in Quebec City
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 Quebec City 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.
Doggy daycare jobs in Quebec City
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Quebec City.
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Doggy daycare jobs near Quebec City
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Quebec City
Set your own rate. Protection Plan up to CAD 32,000, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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