House sitting jobs in Vaughan

House sitting jobs in Vaughan, on your schedule

Owners near Woodbridge and Maple want someone in the house while they travel. House sitting in Vaughan 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 Vaughan
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 Vaughan

Buttonville logs 2.2 freezing rain days in January and 6.0 a year. Road salt reached the overhead distribution lines through the winter of 2026, and the damp that follows a thaw makes them arc. Alectra washed its York Region wires around the clock that February. December drops 32.8 cm of snow at that station, and By-law 227-2022 leaves the sidewalk to the property, occupied or not.

When demand peaks

Ontario's Family Day lands Monday February 15, 2027, and Victoria Day Monday May 24, 2027. Those long weekends are when a Vaughan house sits empty overnight. Thanksgiving follows on Monday October 11, 2027. Christmas Day is a Saturday that year, so the holiday moves to Monday December 27 and the trips run longer.

Know your Vaughan areas

Thornhill sits west of Yonge Street, and Woodbridge fills the southwest quadrant along the Humber. A car cannot sit on those streets between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. without a permit. So the driveway comes over with the key and the alarm code, which makes it a stay rather than a drop-in.

Breeds you will meet in Vaughan

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

Some owners will write to you in Italian or Russian. Vaughan counts 10,920 people who speak Italian most often at home and 12,650 who speak Russian. Woodbridge alone counted 49,660 residents of Italian origin in 2021, so a greeting in Italian lands well there.

Rates in Vaughan

Choose your services, set your own rates

Typical Petme rates in Vaughan. 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

Vaughan areas that book the most

House sitting bookings in Vaughan come from Thornhill and Woodbridge households away over the February 15 long weekend, whose dog stays in its own home.

Ontario licenses no pet sitters. Vaughan licenses dog walkers: a Commercial Dog Walker Licence covers walking dogs for pay. Animal Control By-law 066-2020 section 7.0(4) lets that holder control six dogs at once. Section 4.0(1) requires a dog licence with a valid rabies certificate, and section 6.0(3) requires a leash in any public park. Section 7.0(1) caps custody at three dogs per premises. 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 Vaughan

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 Vaughan

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

Do I use this page to find a house sitter in Vaughan or to apply?
If you want the work, this is the right page: you set the rate for house sitting in Vaughan and take the requests that suit you. If you want to hire, the owner search by address is where to look.
How much do house sitters earn per night in Vaughan?
House sitting on Petme in Vaughan runs CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night. You set your own nightly rate, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Vaughan?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Vaughan 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 Vaughan?
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 Vaughan areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Vaughan?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Vaughan 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 Vaughan?
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 Vaughan?
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 Woodbridge or Maple. No assigned bookings and no minimum nights.
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 Woodbridge or Maple.
What happens to house sitting in Vaughan when the power goes out?
You stay in the house and tell the owner what you are seeing. Road salt on the overhead lines caused a run of outages across York Region in the winter of 2026, particularly in Vaughan. Alectra washed those lines around the clock that February. House sitting means the pet is not alone when the heat stops.
Nearby cities

House sitting jobs near Vaughan

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

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Dog walking jobs in Vaughan

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

Cat sitting jobs in Vaughan

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

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