Canada’s digital gig economy grew by 44% in 2024, with nearly 700,000 Canadians working through platforms like Uber, SkipTheDishes, and YouTube, according to Statistics Canada. This rise, up from 468,000 in 2023, increased the proportion of gig workers aged 15 to 69 from 1.7% to 2.3%.
Food and goods delivery led with 266,000 workers, though other sectors like content creation and coding fuelled growth. New immigrants and racialized Canadians are overrepresented in this sector. In response, provinces like B.C. and Ontario are introducing minimum wage laws and new protections for app-based workers.
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