Call it the Uber-izing of Canada. Click an app, and you can order a snow shoveler, dog walker, grocery buyer, or an electrician. Where and when you want to buy, there’s a seller somewhere out there in the electronic marketplace. It’s been dubbed the “sharing economy,” using our smart phones as the gateway to a growing world of on-demand services and products.
In the same way UberX is turning the taxi industry on its head, there’s an explosion of new apps coming to other Canadian industries such as renting parking spots at Rover Parking or booking a home cleaner at Ask For Task.
The tech-savvy innovators developing these online platforms say it means cheaper prices for consumers and more flexibility for service providers.
CBC Radio – January 15, 2017.
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