Part-time hours, real pet care work in Laval
Owners in Laval book around their working day, so mornings, evenings and weekends are the busiest slots to open.
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Local know-how pays off in Laval
Overnight and daytime work both happen inside someone else's house here. Montreal's normals count 72.8 days a year when the high stays at or below freezing. The furnace runs for months, and a fault shows fast. Freezing rain falls 4.9 days a year and takes the power with it. Snow totals 216.6 cm over 58.2 days, so a path cleared yesterday needs doing again.
When demand peaks
Laval owners leave on the fixed holiday dates. Action de grâce lands Monday October 12, 2026, so the break opens on Saturday the 10th. In 2026 the Fête nationale on June 24 and Canada Day on July 1 sit a week apart. The Journée nationale des patriotes is fixed to the Monday before May 25.
Know your Laval areas
Sainte-Rose is Laval's fourth quartier by population, 35,176 in 2011. Its old village core sits on boulevard Sainte-Rose. Vimont sits in the middle, the one quartier touching no waterway, and its bungalows date from the 1950s and 1960s. Owners in both keep the pet home, so each booking is a door of its own.
Breeds you will meet in Laval
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 and keep your visit notes that way. The 2021 census counts 226,675 Laval residents with French as their only mother tongue against 34,175 for English, and 262,055 who can hold a conversation in both.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Laval. 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
House sitting
CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night
Laval areas that book the most
Pet sitting in Laval is booked by Sainte-Rose and Vimont households who want the walks and the overnight cover at their own address.
Laval does not permit paid dog boarding at a private home: the home-occupation rules at 716-717 put animal care outside what a residence may be licensed for. Daytime walks, drop-in visits and overnight house sitting all remain available across Laval. Laval also caps animals at one address at 2, and your own pets count toward it. Quebec licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Laval by-law L-12430 requires a leash of 1.85 metres or less in public (article 48). Article 10 requires a permit and a city tag for each dog and cat within 30 days. Article 22 caps a dwelling at four animals and two dogs. 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.
Built for sitters in Laval
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.
Part-time pet care jobs in Laval
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Laval.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Laval?
On Petme in Laval, 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, house sitting at CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.
Where is demand strongest in Laval?
Pet sitting in Laval is booked by Sainte-Rose and Vimont households who want the walks and the overnight cover at their own address.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Laval?
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 Chomedey or Sainte-Rose. 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 Chomedey or Sainte-Rose.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Laval?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Laval 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 Laval?
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 Laval areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Laval?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Laval 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 Laval?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add house sitting once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Can I do this part-time around another job in Laval?
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.
When does overnight pet sitting work pick up in Laval?
It picks up on the fixed holiday dates. Action de grâce falls on Monday October 12, 2026, and Laval pet sitting fills that weekend from Saturday the 10th. Late June is the other block, when the Fête nationale and Canada Day land a week apart.
Pet sitting jobs near Laval
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Laval
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.