Work with dogs and cats in Montreal, part-time
Owners in Montreal 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 Montreal
Montreal spends 72.8 days a year with the temperature never rising above zero, and 23.0 of them land in January. December nights average -8.7, so an unfamiliar furnace in someone else's house gets noticed fast. March runs 2.4 by day and -6.5 overnight, so a walkway cleared at noon ices over by the evening visit.
When demand peaks
Overnight cover here runs on Quebec's long weekends. National Patriots' Day is the Monday before May 25, so it lands on May 24, 2027. Labour Day is September 6 in 2027, the first Monday of the month. New Year's Day falls on a Friday in 2027. Each of those is three nights away from the house.
Know your Montreal areas
Verdun holds 70,377 residents in 9.7 square kilometres. The green line stops at De l'Église and Verdun, so an evening key handover needs no car. Hochelaga's borough spreads 140,627 people over 25.4 square kilometres, where two bookings in one night mean a drive.
Breeds you will meet in Montreal
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
Most of your messages arrive in French. The 2021 census counts 818,225 Montrealers with French as their only mother tongue, against 225,920 for English. Write the listing and your visit notes in French, then add one English line for the households that answer in English.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Montreal. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
CAD 22 to CAD 40 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
CAD 22 to CAD 38 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
CAD 50 to CAD 90 per night
Montreal areas that book the most
Pet sitting bookings in Montreal come from households who need the animal cared for at its own address while they are away overnight.
Boarding other people's dogs overnight at your own place is not allowed in Montreal. Section 01-282 keeps animal care off the list of home occupations. Take the work to the dog instead: walks, drop-in visits and house sitting are all lawful in Montreal. Montreal also caps animals at one address at 3, and your own pets count toward it. Quebec licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Montreal by-law 18-042 sets a maximum leash length of 1.85 metres in public and an annual permit per dog and cat. Article 22 caps a dwelling at three dogs, four dogs and cats combined. 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 Montreal
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 Montreal
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Montreal.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Montreal?
On Petme in Montreal, dog walking at CAD 22 to CAD 40 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at CAD 22 to CAD 38 per 20 to 30 minute visit, house sitting at CAD 50 to CAD 90 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.
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 Plateau-Mont-Royal or Mile End.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Montreal?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Montreal 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 Montreal?
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 Montreal areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Montreal?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Montreal 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 Montreal?
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.
Where is demand strongest in Montreal?
Pet sitting bookings in Montreal come from households who need the animal cared for at its own address while they are away overnight.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Montreal?
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 Plateau-Mont-Royal or Mile End. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.
Can I do this part-time around another job in Montreal?
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.
What does part time pet sitting work in Montreal involve over the winter?
Visits and overnight stays at the client's own address. Montreal has 72.8 days a year when the temperature never rises above zero, so pet sitting there runs as scheduled walks and drop-ins, plus nights spent in the owner's house. In March the thaw at 2.4 refreezes after dark.
Pet sitting jobs near Montreal
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Montreal
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.