Get paid to pet sit in Vancouver
Plenty of owners in Vancouver need reliable care while they work or travel. Set your own rates and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Vancouver
Vancouver hands an overnight sitter rain, not a deep freeze. The Harbour station's 1991-2020 normals total 1,537.4 mm over 179.1 wet days a year, so a guest dog arrives soaked and dries off inside. Only 16.5 nights in the whole year drop to 0C. Heat is the rarer test, with 0.76 days a year above 30C and a record of 34.9C.
When demand peaks
YVR forecast 7.6 million travellers between June 12 and September 8 of 2026, an average of 85,300 a day. Inside that window it expected 340,400 over the BC Day weekend of July 31 to August 3. Labour Day, September 4 to 7, was forecast at roughly 350,000, also inside the season total.
Know your Vancouver areas
Kerrisdale runs at 8.8 dwellings a hectare, and 2,800 of its 5,530 homes are single-detached houses. Kitsilano sits at 41.9 dwellings a hectare, with 15,290 of its 22,875 homes in buildings under five storeys. Owners at both ends book a sitter for the nights they are away.
Breeds you will meet in Vancouver
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
Plenty of owners will open the chat in Cantonese or Mandarin rather than English. Cantonese is the mother tongue of 77,435 Vancouver residents and Mandarin of 41,695, so a saved Chinese greeting in your first reply saves a round trip.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Vancouver. 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
Vancouver areas that book the most
Pet sitting bookings in Vancouver come from Kitsilano walk-up households, and they follow the YVR summer travel season into September.
British Columbia licenses neither dog walkers nor pet sitters. Vancouver's Animal Control By-law No. 9150 licenses a dog older than three months and caps a public leash at 2.5 m. Section 4.6 holds anyone without a kennel keeper licence to three dogs, and a home business needs a City licence. 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. Vancouver writes the ceiling into 1.2: 3 animals at any one address, your own among them.
Built for sitters in Vancouver
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 Vancouver
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Vancouver.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Vancouver?
On Petme in Vancouver, 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, doggy daycare at CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day, dog boarding at CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night, house sitting at CAD 45 to CAD 75 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 Yaletown or Kitsilano.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Vancouver?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Vancouver 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 Vancouver?
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 Vancouver areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Vancouver?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Vancouver 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 Vancouver?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Where is demand strongest in Vancouver?
Pet sitting bookings in Vancouver come from Kitsilano walk-up households, and they follow the YVR summer travel season into September.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Vancouver?
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 Yaletown or Kitsilano. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.
Who hires pet sitters in Vancouver for paid overnight work?
Owners with a flight booked. YVR put Labour Day Monday, September 7, at a forecast 90,000 passengers, and pet sitting in Vancouver moves with that airport calendar. A booking runs the nights the owner is away, starting the evening of the flight.
Start earning in Vancouver
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.