Tag #App-Based Work

How do the demographics of those working through digital platforms correlate with existing socio-economic inequalities in Canada, and what are the underlying causes?

The rise in digital platform work reflects growing consumer reliance on app-based services. This trend disproportionately affects racialized Canadians, particularly South Asians and Black individuals, and new immigrants, who are three times more likely to use these platforms than Canadian-born residents. This highlights existing societal inequalities.