January 08, 2024
The variety of Canadians working as drivers for ridesharing apps comparable to Uber rose 48.1% over the previous 12 months as of December 2023, Statistics Canada reported on Jan. 5.
There have been 135,000 Canadians between the ages of 16 and 69 offering providers by means of the apps, up by 44,000 from a 12 months in the past.
As well as, the variety of Canadians who present supply providers by means of an app comparable to DoorDash rose by 19.2% to 272,000.
A majority of the rideshare and supply drivers, 49.9%, had been in Canada’s three largest metro areas — Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Landed immigrants accounted for 57.5% of the 365,000 individuals who supplied both private transport or supply providers by means of an app within the 12 months ending December 2023
Nearly all of private transport and supply service employees, 70.5%, additionally belonged to minority teams, the biggest proportion of whom are South Asian (30.2%) and Black (10.3%) Canadians, in line with the report by Statistics Canada.
