Labour Market Indicators – December 2025

In December 2025, questions measuring the Labour Market Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.

Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.

Labour Market Indicators

ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.

DPE_Q01 / EQ 2 - In the last 12 months, did you use an Internet platform or an app to provide paid taxi or ride services in order to earn income?

  1. Yes, you provided these services to earn income
  2. No, you did not provide these services

DPE_Q02 / EQ 3 - What platforms or apps did you use to provide taxi or ride services in the last 12 months?

  • Uber
  • Lyft
  • Other

DPE_Q03 / EQ 4 - In the last 12 months, did you use an Internet platform or an app to carry out the delivery of food or other goods, in order to earn income?

  1. Yes, you provided these services to earn income
  2. No, you did not provide these services

DPE_Q04 / EQ 5 - What platforms or apps did you use to carry out the delivery of food or other goods in the last 12 months?

  • Uber Eats
  • SkipTheDishes
  • DoorDash
  • Instacart
  • Amazon Flex
  • Fantuan
  • Other

DPE_Q05 / EQ 6 - In the last 12 months, did you use an Internet platform or an app to sell goods or advertise them for sale in order to earn income for yourself?

  1. Yes, you sold goods to earn income or profit for yourself
  2. You only sold goods you no longer needed
  3. No

DPE_Q06 / EQ 7 - What platforms or apps did you use to sell goods or advertise them for sale in the last 12 months?

  1. Amazon
  2. Etsy
  3. Kijiji
  4. Facebook Marketplace
  5. eBay
  6. Craigslist
  7. Other
    • Specify

DPE_Q07 / EQ 8 - In the last 12 months, did you use an Internet platform or an app to provide any of the following services in order to earn income?

  • Cleaning, or handiwork such as assembling furniture, plumbing, yard work
  • Pet or house sitting
  • Child or elderly care
  • Medical, mental health or other health care services
  • Tutoring, teaching or training
  • Programming, coding or data analysis
  • Web, graphic design or video editing
  • Text editing, proofreading or translation
  • Data or text entry, transcription
  • Tagging or rating pictures or videos
  • Create or post content such as videos, blogs or podcasts
  • Professional services
  • Other services
    • Specify
    OR
  • None of the above

DPE_Q17 / EQ 9 - In the last 12 months, did you use an Internet platform or an app to rent out something that you own in order to earn income?

  • A room, a house, or any accommodation
  • A car, truck or van
  • Other
    • Specify
    OR
  • None of the above

DPE_Q18 / EQ 10 - Did you spend any time working as part of renting out the room, house or accommodation?

  1. Yes
  2. No

DPE_Q15 / EQ 11 - In the last 12 months, how were you paid for the work you carried out through these Internet platforms or apps?

  The clients always paid you directly You were always paid through the platform or app Sometimes the client paid you, sometimes the platform or app Other
Taxi or ride services        
Delivery of food or other goods        
Selling goods or advertising them for sale        
Cleaning or handiwork        
Pet or house sitting        
Child or elderly care        
Medical, mental health or other health care services        
Tutoring, teaching or training        
Programming, coding or data analysis        
Web, graphic design or video editing        
Text editing, proofreading or translation        
Data or text entry, transcription        
Tagging or rating pictures or videos        
Creating content such as videos, blogs or podcasts        
Professional services        
Other services        
Renting out a room, a house, or any accommodation        
Renting out a car, truck or van        
Renting out something else        

DPE_Q19 / EQ 12 - Did the apps or platforms you used in the last 12 months to earn income exercise control over any aspects of your work?

Is it:

  Controlled many aspects of your work Controlled some aspects of your work

Controlled few or no aspects of your work

e.g. Zoom, MS teams, personal website
Taxi or ride services      
Delivery of food or other goods      
Selling goods or advertising them for sale      
Cleaning or handiwork      
Pet or house sitting      
Child or elderly care      
Medical, mental health or other health care services      
Tutoring, teaching or training      
Programming, coding or data analysis      
Web, graphic design or video editing      
Text editing, proofreading or translation      
Data or text entry, transcription      
Tagging or rating pictures or videos      
Creating content such as videos, blogs or podcasts      
Professional services      
Other services      
Renting out a room, a house, or any accommodation      
Renting out a car, truck or van      
Renting out something else      

DPE_Q16 / EQ 13 - Did you work for income or profit using any of these Internet platforms or apps last week?

  1. Yes, that was your main job or business
  2. Yes, that was one of your other jobs or businesses
  3. Yes, but not as part of a job or business that was previously mentioned
  4. No

DPE_Q20 / Q14 - What is the main reason why you started working through an Internet platform or app?

  1. To supplement income from a main job or to earn extra money
  2. For flexible working hours
  3. Interested in the work
  4. Difficulty finding other work
  5. Limited work options due to immigration status
  6. Offers higher earnings than alternative jobs
  7. Other
    • Specify
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