Hire out a Task
Task Rabbit started in the USA in 2011; Ikea bought them out in 2017 and 2018, and in 2019, it began in Canada. If you haven’t discovered Task Rabbit yet, It’s a platform for local help. It seems popular in Canada for personal work such as deliveries, car washing, and hiring to put together Ikea furniture! Maybe you need someone to help you move or do some handyman work; it’s ideal for hiring a hand, such as assisting in hauling a freezer to the basement or mounting a TV screen to the wall. Some Canadian cities have taskers to help you organize a room or closet or even for business services such as research and administration.
Task Rabbit is found in most Canadian cities, including Toronto, Ottawa, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver in British Columbia, Edmonton, Calgary in Alberta, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Winnipeg, and Manitoba.
Get $10.00 off your first time hiring help around the house!
How to Book a Tasker from Canadian TaskRabbit
If you have a big date and need to hire a helper, feel free to hire a Tasker up to two weeks in advance. Sometimes, you can even find taskers willing to help the same day or the next day. Choose a task or search for a task, and you will see available taskers in your city. You can check out their profiles and reviews and figure out who would be a good match for you.
A credit card is needed.
To book a “tasker,” you will need a credit card.
TaskRabbit Canada Hiring Tips
You can see how much the Tasker is hiring for on an hourly rate, and a 15% service fee is added to the hourly rate.
Once you have booked your tasker and accepted the task, you can begin chatting and booking your tasker with a Mobile app or a desktop.
From time to time, Task Rabbit will release new promo codes via social media and newsletters to encourage you to try another task.
You can not use TaskRabbit for Shopping. There is no way to pay the tasker separately for products. So keep this in mind. If you need grocery shopping done or anything else, you must pay for those things directly through the store’s ordering process; it can not be done via Task Rabbit.
IKEA furniture
We have all bought Ikea furniture at some point, and some of it can be very confusing to build, with so many small pieces to put together. However, with Task Rabbit, since Ikea bought out Task Rabbit in 2017 and brought Task Rabbit to Canada, you can now hire people to put your items together.
Work for Task Rabbit as a Side Hussle
Since Task Rabbit is still growing in Canada, I looked at their Reddit form, where Taskers tend to talk, and it doesn’t seem bad. One guy in Toronto made an average of $19 USA per hour, including tips.
To get started on Task Rabbit, some people start their self-employment by lowering their rates below most competitors’, then increasing the rates slowly as they build a client list and continuing to raise their rates until they begin to lose income.
You will be required to do a background check.
How to be awarded a Job
You will be awarded a task when a client requests help for skill categories on the website and if you have that skill listed. Your map area includes the task address; as long as your account is active and open to invitations, you will appear in the client’s search results. Then, it is up to the customer to decide who they want to hire.
I know it is in the USA in Washington, but it is close to our Canadian border; a guy gets hired at $150 USA per hour to help move people.
You need to decide the value of your time, body, and mind. If you are into manual labour, you are in luck since manual labour is in high demand.
Consider your Drive!
If you choose Deliveries as a Task, you can do it; in Calgary, Alberta, a lady driving a car was $25.00 on average per hour / Task, but if you drove a truck for more extensive delivery, the rates went up to $35.00 per hour.
Availability
If you are available the same day or on short notice, you can probably earn more as well. Some people end up needing more desperate help and can’t pre-plan their lives too far in advance. You will show up in more searches, and your profile will get more views, which equals more jobs.
