Side Hustles in Canada

Omnisend 2026 survey: 31 percent of Canadians have a side hustle, 85 percent for the money, 53 percent earn $500 a month or less, and 91 percent work under 20 hours.

CRA draws a line between occasional sales of personal-use property and selling for profit. Marketplace does not make a garage clean-out a business, and it does not make a resale business a hobby.

CRA excludes a goods seller when the platform facilitated fewer than 30 sales and $2,800 or less. That exclusion is about the platform report, not about whether you owe tax.

Facebook Marketplace leads Omnisend's chart at 53 percent of Canadian online sellers. Pick a platform for the buyer, and treat reselling as a business once you buy to sell.

CRA says Canadian influencers report monetary and non-monetary income. A free product is not free if you were given it because of the audience.

Is the side hustle worth it after clawbacks? Extra income can shrink GIS, the Canada Child Benefit, EI, and provincial credits by more than the tax on the dollar.