How can I make money without a job as a kid?

There are lots of ways you can make money as a kid in Canada without taking on a traditional part-time job. You could become a dog walker, do yard work, help elderly neighbours with errands, work as a babysitter, deliver flyers and more. Learn more in our guide to how to make money as a kid.

What is the fastest way to make money without a job?

There are a few options if you’re searching for the fastest way to make money without employment. Selling unwanted items to a pawn shop is a quick and convenient way to get your hands on some cash. But if you’re looking for fast money as well as an ongoing source of income, doing tasks through a gig app like TaskRabbit offers the potential for fast payouts. Other options include doing yard work for neighbours or signing up for a GPT app to earn small amounts of money playing games and completing surveys.

How can I make money from home?

There are lots of ways to make money from home without paying money in Canada. Some of them don’t require any special skills or experience, like completing surveys on a paid survey site, playing games through a GPT app, taking advantage of bank account sign-up offers, and even shopping through cashback sites. Other options are more like a regular job, such as working as a freelancer, as a virtual assistant, affiliate marketing or starting a dropshipping business.

I’m unemployed and looking for work. Is there financial support available?

Yes. If you lost your job through no fault of your own, you could be eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits. You can apply for EI as soon as you stop working, so check the Government of Canada website to see if you qualify.

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Angus Kidman is the international editor-at-large at Finder. He's an award-winning journalist who has reported on technology, travel, finance and other topics for over 25 years. Angus appears regularly on Sunrise, Today, The Project, Seven News and other TV and radio shows. His previous jobs include editor for Lifehacker Australia and editor-in-chief for Australian Personal Computer, and he's written for dozens of publications including Escape, the Sydney Morning Herald, Gizmodo, The Australian, the AFR, Kotaku, ZDNet and Business Insider. He won Best Consumer Technology Writer at the IT Journalism Awards in 2010 and 2012, Best Columnist at the same awards in 2014, Best Reviewer at the same awards in 2020, and was a finalist for Editor of the Year at the 2017 Mumbrella Publish Awards.