Part-time pet care jobs in Brampton

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Up to 90%
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CAD 75+
per night for boarding at the top end
CAD 32,000
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A local edge

Local know-how pays off in Brampton

A guest animal in your house changes which weather matters. October at Pearson averages a 14.6 C high and brings 3.0 nights below freezing. The first cold snap lands before anyone has tested the furnace. July runs 7.7 days above 30 C, and the hottest day in the 1991 to 2020 record hit 37.9 C. That is when a guest dog picks the cool tile downstairs.

When demand peaks

Overnight bookings here follow the midweek holidays as much as the long weekends. Canada Day falls on Wednesday July 1, 2026, which splits a trip across two work weeks. Labour Day closes the summer on Monday September 7, 2026. Easter comes early the following spring, with Good Friday on March 26 and Easter Monday on March 29, 2027.

Know your Brampton areas

Castlemore is 14 km northeast of downtown, where two acre lots mean one overnight booking beats a run of visits. Heart Lake backs onto a 169 hectare conservation park with 11 km of trails. A dog boarded there gets a real walk between meals.

Breeds you will meet in Brampton

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 here message you in Punjabi, which 114,145 Brampton residents speak most often at home, against 357,675 for English. Another 4.87 percent of the city speaks neither English nor French, so a written booking note travels further than a phone call.

Rates in Brampton

Choose your services, set your own rates

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

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

Doggy daycare

CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day

Dog boarding

CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night

House sitting

CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night

Where demand is strongest

Brampton areas that book the most

Overnight pet sitting in Brampton is booked by Castlemore and Heart Lake households that travel for several nights and want the dog on a routine.

Ontario licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Brampton's Animal Services By-law 201-2023 licenses every dog and cat, and section 39 keeps a dog leashed and under control off your own property. Section 25 caps a premises at three dogs, counting one you are only minding. 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. Brampton writes the ceiling into 201-2023: 3 animals at any one address, your own among them.

Downtown BramptonBramaleaHeart LakeSpringdaleMount PleasantCastlemore
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Keep up to 90%

You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.

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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.

Common questions

Part-time pet care jobs in Brampton

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

How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Brampton?
On Petme in Brampton, dog walking at CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day, dog boarding at CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night, house sitting at CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.
What do I need to start pet care work in Brampton?
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 Brampton areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Brampton?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Brampton 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.
Which services should I offer first in Brampton?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Where is demand strongest in Brampton?
Overnight pet sitting in Brampton is booked by Castlemore and Heart Lake households that travel for several nights and want the dog on a routine.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Brampton?
Yes. You set a rate for each service and your own available hours, and you accept or decline each request, whether the booking is in Downtown Brampton or Bramalea. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.
What protection comes with each booking?
Every Petme booking includes CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you sit in Downtown Brampton or Bramalea.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Brampton?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Brampton 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.
Can I do this part-time around another job in Brampton?
Yes, and most people do. There is no rota and no minimum hours: you open the times you can actually cover and decline anything that does not fit. Walks and drop-in visits run 30 to 60 minutes, so they sit inside a lunch break or the gap before the school run, and your profile stays live in a week you take nothing.
Who books overnight pet sitting in Brampton?
Households that travel for more than a day. Overnight pet sitting in Brampton fills up around Canada Day on Wednesday July 1, 2026 and Labour Day on Monday September 7. Castlemore sits 14 km northeast of downtown, so those owners book a stay rather than a run of visits.
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Dog walking jobs in Brampton

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Cat sitting jobs in Brampton

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

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