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Statistics Canada: Digital platform worker initiatives
February 18, 2020

Statistics Canada: Digital platform worker initiatives

Statistics Canada is measuring digital platform workers’ role in the Canadian labour market.

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City of Toronto: Inclusive economic development
February 11, 2020

City of Toronto: Inclusive economic development

The future of work will look different than it does today. The City of Toronto is collaborating with our partners – including TWIG.

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Kristy Milland: The state of microwork
February 10, 2020

Kristy Milland: The state of microwork

Q&A with Kristy Milland, microwork consultant and former community manager, Turker Nation.

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TWIG’s microwork reading list
November 21, 2019

TWIG’s microwork reading list

Getting apples-to-apples data about worker demographics is challenging. Here are the team’s top 12 resources.

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Microtasking as a quick fix to ease the cash crunch
November 18, 2019

Microtasking as a quick fix to ease the cash crunch

Signals sprinter Valeria Gallo Montero views microtasking as a sharing economy trend and a quick fix to ease the cash crunch.

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Students making extra money by microtasking
November 16, 2019

Students making extra money by microtasking

U of T student describes conversations about students making extra money with microwork as part of the signals assignment with Professor Michelle Buckley.

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Five questions about microwork
November 14, 2019

Five questions about microwork

Human service agencies are curious about microtasking platforms. They also want to know which employers use microtasking in their supply chain.

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Why look into microwork in Toronto?
October 26, 2019

Why look into microwork in Toronto?

It is crucial to understand fast-growing sectors to support future job seekers. That means keeping an eye on technology.

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Publications

2020
Microtasking Project
2019-2020
Local Labour Market Plan
2019
Pathways to Mobility
2019
TWIG Warehousing and Distribution
Beyond the GTA: Making immigration work for all of Ontario report
2019
Making immigration work for all of Ontario
Local Labour Market Plan 2018-2019 report
2019
Local Labour Market Plan 2018-2019
Cover of report about Retail Trade
2019
Retail Trade: A sector in transition
Cover of report about labour market conditions for the food and beverage processing industry
2018
Food and Beverage Processing Sector
Report cover called Stemming the Gray Tide
2018
Stemming the Gray Tide
Cover of report called Labour Force Landscape
2018
Labour Force Landscape
Cover of longitudinal study of the long-term unemployed
2017
lLongitudinal study of the long-term unemployed
Cover of report about Toronto's food and beverage industy
2017
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry
Cover of report called Supporting Economic Mobility through Toronto's Employment and Training Program
2016
Toronto's Employment and Training Program
Cover of report called Turbulent Times in Toronto's Labour Market
2015
Toronto's Labour Market
Cover of report called Constructing Toronto
2015
Constructing Toronto

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Microtasking

Based on the revenues of microtasking platforms, microjobbers are a large and growing workforce. The project will support a better understanding of microwork.
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Special Thanks

For collecting the microtasking signals at the foundation of this research:
Michelle Buckley, Assistant Professor, and Urban Political Geography Students
University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Human Geography
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