House sitting jobs in Markham

Part-time house sitting in Markham around your schedule

Turn a quiet week near Unionville and Cornell into steady house sitting income. House sitting in Markham runs CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.

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CAD 45 to CAD 75
per night house sitting in Markham
Up to 90%
of every booking kept by the sitter
CAD 32,000
Protection Plan for eligible vet costs
4.9 / 5
average sitter rating on Petme
A local edge

Local know-how pays off in Markham

An overnight stay means you are the one who notices the furnace. Buttonville logs 6.0 days of freezing rain or freezing drizzle a year, 2.2 of them in January, and that is when the power goes. Markham tells a travelling owner to leave the thermostat at 15 C, so the house you walk into is cold. Snowfall runs 146.4 cm a year over 51.1 days.

When demand peaks

Toronto Pearson expected up to 17 million passengers between the start of June and the Labour Day weekend, with peak days near 185,000. That is the summer block. The winter one is longer. Ontario keeps OHIP running for an absence over seven months, after 153 days in the province in each of the two prior years.

Know your Markham areas

Thornhill sits in one of Markham's four designated heritage conservation districts, and those owners want the house occupied rather than visited. Angus Glen is designated Residential Low Rise under its secondary plan, detached streets where keys, the garage code, the bins and the driveway hand over in one visit.

Breeds you will meet in Markham

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

Booking messages here arrive in Cantonese and Mandarin. Cantonese is the mother tongue of 71,905 Markham residents and Mandarin of 49,380, out of 338,503 people. Tell an owner in Milliken which of the two you read and the booking thread gets shorter.

Rates in Markham

Choose your services, set your own rates

Typical Petme rates in Markham. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.

House sitting

CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night

Overnight boarding

CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night

Drop-in visits

CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit

Dog walking

CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk

Where demand is strongest

Markham areas that book the most

House sitting bookings in Markham come from owners flying out of Pearson in the summer and from heritage district households in Thornhill who travel with the heat left on.

Ontario licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Markham By-law 2018-91 section 3.1(1)(a) wants a dog licensed within thirty days of acquisition, and section 3.2(4) sets a leash of two metres off the owner's property. Section 3.8(1) caps a dwelling unit at two dogs over 16 weeks, and Keep there covers temporary control, so a dog in your care counts. 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.

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Why Petme

Built for sitters in Markham

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.

Common questions

House sitting jobs in Markham

What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Markham.

How much do house sitters earn per night in Markham?
House sitting on Petme in Markham runs CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night. You set your own nightly rate, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
What protection comes with house sitting bookings?
The Petme Protection Plan offers up to CAD 32,000 for eligible vet costs for the pet in your care, subject to its terms. The same terms apply whether you stay in Unionville or Cornell.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Markham?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Markham 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 Markham?
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 Markham areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Markham?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Markham 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.
What does house sitting involve?
You stay in the owner's home and keep their pet's routine: feeding, walks, play, and company overnight, plus basics like mail and plants if asked. Owners book it so their pet stays in familiar surroundings while they travel.
How is house sitting different from boarding in Markham?
With house sitting you go to the owner's home; with boarding the pet comes to you. House sitting suits pets that do better in their own space, and it is billed per night the same way.
Can I choose which house sitting jobs I accept in Markham?
Yes. You review each home and pet, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. You set your nightly rate and your available dates, whether the home is in Unionville or Cornell. No assigned bookings and no minimum nights.
Who books overnight house sitting jobs in Markham over the winter?
Owners who are away long enough that the house needs somebody in it. Markham's own advice to a travelling homeowner is to leave the thermostat at 15 C and have someone check the place in extreme cold, and Buttonville records 2.2 freezing rain days in January alone. House sitting work here runs through those weeks.
Nearby cities

House sitting jobs near Markham

Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.

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Dog walking jobs in Markham

Get paid to walk dogs. Set your own routes and hours, keep up to 90% of every walk.

Cat sitting jobs in Markham

Drop-in cat visits and in-home cat care. Set your own rate per visit and keep up to 90%.

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Pet sitters in Markham for owners

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