Pet sitting in Ottawa: the rule first, then the work
Walk dogs and drop in on them across Ottawa, on your own schedule. Walking runs CAD 22 to CAD 40 per 30 to 60 minute walk, with up to 90% of each booking kept.
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Local know-how pays off in Ottawa
Overnight work here sits at the owner's address, so you inherit their thermostat. Ottawa reaches 30 or higher on 13.4 days a year and July averages 21.3 around the clock, which decides whether a cat gets the fan on. Frost is back by October 6, and 184.5 cm of snow falls across the season, so the front walk gets cleared before the owner is home.
When demand peaks
Overnight cover follows the airport, and 2025 is the last year with every month counted. August was the busiest month at 455,912 passengers. December came third at 425,413, so the holiday weeks work as hard as the summer ones. November was the year's quietest month at 358,872.
Know your Ottawa areas
Rideau station on Line 1 sits at the edge of the ByWard Market, so an overnight job there needs no car. Hintonburg runs from Scott Street down to the Queensway. The streets south of Wellington are almost entirely residential, and the overnight work there is at those addresses.
Breeds you will meet in Ottawa
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
Expect booking messages in French anywhere in the city: 36.4% of Ottawa residents can hold a conversation in both English and French (2021 Census). Answer in the language the owner opens with, and keep the thread there.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Ottawa. 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
Ottawa areas that book the most
Pet sitting bookings in Ottawa are drop-in visits and overnight stays at the owner's own home, placed by ByWard Market and Hintonburg households who travel.
Boarding is a kennel use in Ottawa, and under 2026-50 a kennel is not something a home may be licensed for. The lawful Ottawa services are walking, drop-in visits and house sitting, priced separately and booked directly. Ontario licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Ottawa's Animal Care and Control By-law 2003-77 requires annual dog registration (section 7) and a leash in public (section 11). Section 50 caps a dwelling at three dogs over 20 weeks. Zoning By-law 2008-250 section 127 governs home-based work. 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 Ottawa
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.
Pet sitting jobs in Ottawa
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Start earning in Ottawa
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.