Dog walkers and pet sitters wanted in Toronto
Walks and drop-in visits run 30 to 60 minutes, so they fit a lunch break or the gap before pickup. You choose the Toronto areas you cover.
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Local know-how pays off in Toronto
Overnight work here happens at the owner's address, never at yours. Toronto takes 121.5 cm of snow across 40.9 snowy days in a normal year, so a late visit starts with the front steps. Environment and Climate Change Canada warns of extreme cold in southern Ontario when the wind chill holds at minus 30 for two hours. November already runs 8.1 C by day and 2.3 C at night.
When demand peaks
Owners here travel on the long weekends. Family Day falls on Monday, February 15, 2027, and Victoria Day on Monday, May 24, 2027. Good Friday lands on March 26, 2027 with Easter Monday on March 29, which opens a four day window. The Toronto District School Board calendar carries all four dates.
Know your Toronto areas
Roncesvalles was built out between 1900 and the First World War, so its side streets are houses and its shopping strip carries flats above the retail. The Junction runs north of Annette to St Clair, west to Runnymede Road, and an owner there leaves a house key rather than a lobby code.
Breeds you will meet in Toronto
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 not message you in English. At home, 44.9% of Toronto residents speak a non-official language, 86,150 of them Mandarin and 74,845 Cantonese. Across the whole city, 4.5% of Torontonians know neither English nor French.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Toronto. 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
Toronto areas that book the most
Pet sitting bookings in Toronto come from owners around Roncesvalles and The Junction who need walks and drop-in visits while they travel.
Under 569-2013, a Toronto home cannot be licensed for the kind of animal care that boarding is, so keeping dogs at your own address is not on the table here. Book walks and drop-in visits in Toronto, or stay over at the owner's place. All three sit outside the restriction. Toronto also caps animals at one address at 3, and your own pets count toward it. Ontario licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Toronto Municipal Code 349-11 licenses every dog, and 349-12.1A holds a leash to two metres off the owner's property. Chapter 349-5A caps a dwelling at three dogs, and controlling more than three at once needs a commercial dog walker permit. 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.
Built for sitters in Toronto
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 Toronto
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Toronto.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Toronto?
On Petme in Toronto, 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.
How do I get paid for bookings in Toronto?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Toronto 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 Toronto?
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 Toronto?
Pet sitting bookings in Toronto come from owners around Roncesvalles and The Junction who need walks and drop-in visits while they travel.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Toronto?
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 Liberty Village or Leslieville. 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 Liberty Village or Leslieville.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Toronto?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Toronto 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 Toronto?
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 Toronto areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
Can I do this part-time around another job in Toronto?
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 pet sitting work in Toronto cover if you cannot keep dogs at your own place?
Daytime visits and overnight stays at the client's own house. Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 bars a kennel as a home occupation, so pet sitting here runs at the pet's address. Around Roncesvalles and The Junction that means a key handover and a visit morning and evening.
Pet sitting jobs near Toronto
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Toronto
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.