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The Take-Home Ticket
Gross pay is not what you keep. Each of our video guides runs one hustle through the same ticket: gross, then costs and fees, then a tax set-aside, then take-home per hour. This page puts those tickets side by side.
Side hustles ranked by take-home per hour
Read the label on every row. "Illustrative" means the guide's own worked example with stated assumptions; "Reported" means a figure published by a named outside source. None of these is a promise of what you will earn, and the rows use different assumptions, so treat the ranking as a starting point. Ranked by the middle of each range.
| # | Hustle | Per hour | Basis | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snow removal, 10 seasonal driveways | about $48 | $400 seasonal price, 20 visits of 25 minutes; before gear, salt and tax | Illustrative |
| 2 | Online tutoring (working-hour target) | about $39 | Rate needed to cover the guide’s target pay, CPP and costs; a pricing target, not observed earnings | Illustrative |
| 3 | Instacart shopper, one Toronto hour | $8.90 to $30.27 | Low / middle / high batch scenarios after fuel and wear; before tax (middle $18.72) | Illustrative |
| 4 | Amazon Flex, 2 blocks a week | about $15.40 | Assumed $80, 3-hour, 90 km blocks; after $0.25/km vehicle cost, CPP and a 15% tax set-aside | Illustrative |
| 5 | Facebook Marketplace flipping | about $4.85 (beginner) to $14.77 (drill flip) | Tracked 20-hour Toronto beginner test reported by Moose Money; drill flip is the guide’s worked example | Reported |
| 6 | SEO blog, 10,000 pageviews, ads only | about $9.20 | After hosting and a 30% tax set-aside, about 35 hours a month (assumed) | Illustrative |
| 7 | Rideshare driving, Toronto | $6.37 to $10.60 | After expenses, from a Ridefair report cited by CBC in February 2024 | Reported |
Size your own set-aside with how much tax to set aside, check the GST/HST registration rules, and subtract what you can claim with side hustle expense deductions.
Every guide with a video
Each guide below opens with its video. Start with the one closest to the work you want.
- How Much to Charge for UGC Videos in Canada (2026 Pricing Guide) (Content Creation)
- How to Start a YouTube Side Hustle in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Content Creation)
- How to Start an SEO Blog Side Hustle in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Content Creation)
- How to Start Publishing an Ebook in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Digital Products)
- How to Start Selling Notion Templates in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Digital Products)
- Amazon Flex Review for Canadian Drivers (2026) (Gig Apps)
- How to Start Grocery Shopping Apps in Canada (Gig Apps)
- How to Start Rideshare Driving in Canada: 2026 Rules & Costs (Gig Apps)
- Uber Eats vs DoorDash vs Skip in Canada: Best App in 2026? (Gig Apps)
- Christmas Light Installation Side Hustle in Canada (2026) (Local Services)
- Dog Walking Side Hustle in Canada: How to Start in 2026 (Local Services)
- How to Price Snow Removal in Canada (Per Visit vs Seasonal) (Local Services)
- How to Start Affiliate Marketing in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Marketing for Hire)
- How to Start Social Media Management in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Marketing for Hire)
- Best Side Hustles for Stay-at-Home Parents in Canada (Online Freelancing)
- How Much to Charge for Online Tutoring in Canada (2026) (Online Freelancing)
- How to Become a Virtual Assistant in Canada (2026 Guide) (Online Freelancing)
- How to Start a Holiday Etsy or Craft-Market Shop in Canada (Reselling & Ecommerce)
- How to Start Facebook Marketplace Flipping in Canada (Reselling & Ecommerce)
- Square vs SumUp vs Shopify POS in Canada (Reselling & Ecommerce)
- How Much Tax to Set Aside From Side Hustle Income in Canada (Taxes & Money)
- What Side Hustle Expenses Can You Deduct in Canada? (Taxes & Money)
- When to Register for GST/HST as a Side Hustler in Canada (Taxes & Money)
- How to Start AI Consulting for Small Businesses in Canada (Tech & AI)
- How to Start AI Training and Data Annotation Work in Canada (Tech & AI)
- How to Start Website Maintenance in Canada (Step-by-Step) (Tech & AI)
Browse by topic in the category hubs. Education only. Not financial or tax advice.