Part-time animal work that fits your week in Quebec City
Evenings, weekends or the school run gap: you mark the times you are free in Quebec City and owners book into them.
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Local know-how pays off in Quebec City
An overnight guest dog changes what December asks of your place. Nights here average -11.4 in the 1991-2020 normals. January adds 26.3 days when the high never reaches freezing, so the last outing before bed stays short. November already lays down 25.6 cm of snow, and the path to the door gets cleared before the evening walk. July nights hold at 13.9, and that is the easy stretch.
When demand peaks
Easter puts a four-day gap in the calendar. The Capitale board holds no classes on March 26 or March 29, 2027, and overnight requests cluster there. Most Quebec leases then run out on June 30. The first days of July are a moving week, and a dog gets booked out of an empty apartment.
Know your Quebec City areas
Old Quebec and Saint-Roch run on small rented flats. In Saint-Roch 63.1% of households are one person, and a dwelling averages 3.6 rooms (2016 quartier portrait). Old Quebec counts 1.4% detached houses among its 3,670 dwellings. A one-person household leaving town has nobody at home to feed the dog.
Breeds you will meet in Quebec City
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, because that is the language the messages arrive in. The 2021 census counts 491,515 Quebec City residents with French alone as a mother tongue, against 7,690 for English. One English line at the end covers the rest.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Quebec City. 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
Quebec City areas that book the most
Pet sitting bookings in Quebec City come from Old Quebec and Limoilou renters who leave town and need the dog kept overnight.
Quebec licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. By-law R.V.Q. 2698 sets a maximum leash length of 1.85 metres at all times (article 14). A dog owner must obtain a city permis de garde within 30 days of acquiring the dog (article 36). Minding pets at home for pay is a use associated with a dwelling under zoning by-law R.V.Q. 1400, capped at four pets by article 174, and the city requires a certificat d'autorisation for it. 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. R.V.Q. 1400 article 174 (1er alinéa is the Quebec City number to know: 4 animals per address, your own included.
Built for sitters in Quebec City
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 Quebec City
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Quebec City.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Quebec City?
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Quebec City?
What do I need to start pet care work in Quebec City?
How do I apply?
How do I get paid for bookings in Quebec City?
Which services should I offer first in Quebec City?
Where is demand strongest in Quebec City?
Can I set my own rates and hours in Quebec City?
What protection comes with each booking?
Can I do this part-time around another job in Quebec City?
How busy does pet sitting in Quebec City get around the Easter long weekend?
Pet sitting jobs near Quebec City
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Quebec City
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.