In 2019, 37 percent of respondents who reported making between 25,000 and 49,999 Canadian dollars said they have worked in the gig economy. This is compared to 31 percent of respondents who make over 150,000 Canadian dollars and either currently work in the gig economy or have in the last five years.

In 2019, 74 percent of respondents said that the leading benefit of working in the gig economy in Canada was to make extra money. In comparison, 25 percent of respondents said that having control/autonomy was the leading benefit of working in the gig economy.

Among Canadian gig economy workers, freelance office work was the most common type of gig economy work done in 2019, with 36 percent of respondents saying that they have done freelance office work in the past five years. Handywork, babysitting, house sitting, and personal assistance services rounded out the top five leading kinds of gig economy work.

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Measuring the gig economy in Canada using administrative data", by Jeon, Liu and Ostrovsky. Please see the ReadMe file for additional details.

In 2019, 45 percent of female respondents ages 18 to 34 said they have worked in the gig economy in Canada in the last five years. This is compared to 42 percent of male respondents aged 18 to 34 who said the same.

In 2019, 53 percent of respondents said their primary reason for doing gig work in Canada in the past five years was for earning extra savings and spending money. In comparison, six percent of respondents said it was to network and meet new people.

The 2022 CIUS aims to measure the impact of digital technologies on the lives of Canadians. Information gathered will help to better understand how individuals use the Internet, including intensity of use, demand for online activities and online interactions. The CIUS examines, use of online government services, use of social networking websites or apps, smartphone use, digital skills, e-commerce, online work, and security, privacy and trust as it relates to the Internet. The 2022 iteration has been updated to collect data on information sharing online, harmful content online, digital credentials, cryptocurrencies, Artificial Intelligence and working in the Gig Economy. The survey is built off the previous iterations of the CIUS conducted in 2018 and 2020.