One in 10 Canadian households had working home internet in 2023 to 2024, yet smart home devices were in 38% of homes, and that gap matters for how cleaning services get discovered and scheduled. At the same time, cleaning contractors are staffing up in a tougher labor market with a 5.7% unemployment rate in 2024 Q1 and 98,000 vacancies for cleaning and janitorial roles in 2024 Q2. From household demand to the cost of cleaning products, this Maid Canada statistics roundup connects the figures you need to understand what is driving home cleaning right now.
Key Takeaways
- 1 in 10 Canadian households had a working home internet subscription in 2023-2024 (10.2% household share), based on the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report methodology and household service availability estimates.
- 38% of Canadian households had a smart home device connected in 2023, per the CRTC Communications Monitoring Report’s smart home adoption indicators.
- 17.6% of Canadian workers reported that they sometimes worked remotely in 2023, per Statistics Canada’s Canadian Internet Use Survey—relevant to demand for in-home professional services.
- Canada had 3,707 enterprises in the “Household Services” sub-sector in 2022, according to Statistics Canada’s Business Register / Counts of Canadian businesses by NAICS.
- Household services (NAICS 8123) employed 161,000 people in Canada in 2022, per Statistics Canada employment estimates by NAICS.
- In 2024, Quebec accounted for 21.3% of Canada’s employment, a major regional market for home services.
- In 2024 Q1, Canada’s unemployment rate was 5.7%, impacting labor availability and staffing costs for cleaning contractors.
- In 2024, the RY index for “household furnishings and equipment” in Canada increased 3.0% year-over-year, affecting availability/cost of cleaning tools used by services.
- In 2024, the CPI for “Cleaning products” increased 4.1% year-over-year, reflecting higher consumables costs for cleaning providers.
- 1.6% of workers in Canada were employed in cleaning-related activities (Janitorial and related services) in 2022
- The average hourly wage in Canada increased to $26.07/hour for all occupations in 2024 Q2
- Canada’s job vacancies rate was 2.6% in 2024 Q2, indicating ongoing competition for labor
- Canada’s producer price index for industrial chemicals increased 2.3% year-over-year in 2024 (latest available monthly data)
- Canada recorded 12.9 million subscriptions to fixed wireless access (FWA) in 2024 (combined residential and small business)
- Canada’s hospitality and food services employment totaled 2.43 million in 2023
About 1 in 10 Canadian households had home internet, while rising costs and labor shortages shape cleaning demand.
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Industry Trends
11 in 10 Canadian households had a working home internet subscription in 2023-2024 (10.2% household share), based on the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report methodology and household service availability estimates.[1]
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238% of Canadian households had a smart home device connected in 2023, per the CRTC Communications Monitoring Report’s smart home adoption indicators.[2]
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317.6% of Canadian workers reported that they sometimes worked remotely in 2023, per Statistics Canada’s Canadian Internet Use Survey—relevant to demand for in-home professional services.[3]
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4$8.2 million average daily credit card spending in Canada during 2023 was associated with e-commerce and related consumer services trends, per Payments Canada analysis of card transaction volumes.[4]
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5Canadian retail services sales increased 2.7% year-over-year in 2024 Q1 (retail and service trade index), indicating consumer spending momentum for home services.[5]
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6In 2022, 8.3% of Canadian households were in the lowest income quintile, constraining addressable demand for outsourced premium cleaning.[6]
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7In 2023, 53% of Canadians reported using a mobile device to research or buy services, per a publicly available ReportLinker/consumer survey summary cited by a reputable media outlet.[7]
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8In 2024, the Canadian e-commerce share of total retail sales was 4.6% (preliminary), supporting online booking channels for home services.[8]
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9$4.5 billion global market size for cleaning robots in 2023, reflecting adoption of automated cleaning tools that can impact service offerings, per MarketsandMarkets.[9]
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10In 2023, the World Health Organization estimated that around 1 in 10 people worldwide will get sick after contaminated food (infection risk context for cleaning hygiene investments).[10]
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11In 2023, Canada had 2.4 million people working in accommodation and food services (context for adjacent service demand), per Statistics Canada industry employment.[11]
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12In 2024, Canada’s small claims filing limit for monetary claims was $35,000 in provincial courts (as updated), relevant for consumer dispute risk and collections.[12]
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13In 2023, Canada’s construction cost index rose 4.6% year-over-year, indirectly affecting housing renovation and cleaning frequency.[13]
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14In 2023, the number of residential building permits in Canada reached 227,000 (annual total), supporting ongoing home construction and renovation-based cleaning demand.[14]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
Industry trends for Maid Canada point to rising home service demand as adoption levels climb, with 1 in 10 Canadian households (10.2%) having working home internet and 38% using smart home devices, while 17.6% of workers sometimes work remotely and 4.6% of retail sales go through e commerce by 2024, supporting more frequent and easier booking of professional cleaning.
Market Size
1Canada had 3,707 enterprises in the “Household Services” sub-sector in 2022, according to Statistics Canada’s Business Register / Counts of Canadian businesses by NAICS.[15]
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2Household services (NAICS 8123) employed 161,000 people in Canada in 2022, per Statistics Canada employment estimates by NAICS.[16]
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3In 2024, Quebec accounted for 21.3% of Canada’s employment, a major regional market for home services.[17]
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4In 2022, Canada had 18.7 million households, providing the addressable base for home-cleaning services.[18]
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5In 2022, the median household income in Canada was $80,800 (in current dollars), influencing willingness to pay for premium home services.[19]
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6$3.8 billion global market size for residential cleaning services in 2023, with continued expansion driven by urbanization and demand for outsourcing, per Grand View Research (2024 update).[20]
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7$14.7 billion global market size for home care and cleaning chemicals in 2023, affecting consumables costs for providers, per Fortune Business Insights.[21]
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8In 2022, Canada’s housing starts were 272,000 (annualized), supporting move-in cleaning and turnover service demand.[22]
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9In 2023, residential renovation spending in Canada was about CAD $33 billion, boosting demand for post-renovation cleaning services.[23]
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10In 2023, “cleaning services” were included in household expenditures with a measurable spending level as part of Canada’s expenditure accounts; the category aligns with home cleaning purchase behavior.[24]
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Market Size Interpretation
Canada’s home-cleaning market sits on a large addressable base, with 18.7 million households and 161,000 people employed in household services in 2022, while strong housing and renovation activity and rising spend amplify demand for outsourcing.
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Cost Analysis
1In 2024 Q1, Canada’s unemployment rate was 5.7%, impacting labor availability and staffing costs for cleaning contractors.[25]
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2In 2024, the RY index for “household furnishings and equipment” in Canada increased 3.0% year-over-year, affecting availability/cost of cleaning tools used by services.[26]
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3In 2024, the CPI for “Cleaning products” increased 4.1% year-over-year, reflecting higher consumables costs for cleaning providers.[27]
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4In 2024, Alberta’s minimum wage was $15.00/hour, affecting contractor labor cost benchmarks in the province.[28]
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5In 2024, Manitoba’s minimum wage was $14.15/hour, impacting cleaning services labor costs.[29]
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6In 2023, Canada’s “other services” producer price index rose 3.2% year-over-year, indicating pricing pressure affecting service vendors.[30]
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7In 2024, Canada’s policy rate was 5.00% (Bank of Canada overnight rate target), influencing consumer discretionary spending power for paid home services.[31]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation
Across Cost Analysis, cleaning providers in Canada faced steadily rising input and labor pressures in 2024, with CPI for cleaning products up 4.1% year over year and provincial minimum wages reaching $15.00/hour in Alberta and $14.15/hour in Manitoba.
Labor & Wages
11.6% of workers in Canada were employed in cleaning-related activities (Janitorial and related services) in 2022[32]
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2The average hourly wage in Canada increased to $26.07/hour for all occupations in 2024 Q2[33]
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3Canada’s job vacancies rate was 2.6% in 2024 Q2, indicating ongoing competition for labor[34]
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4There were 98,000 vacancies in Canada for cleaning and janitorial roles in 2024 Q2[35]
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Labor & Wages Interpretation
In the Labor and Wages picture for Maid Canada, average hourly pay rose to $26.07/hour in 2024 Q2 while the job vacancies rate reached 2.6% with 98,000 cleaning and janitorial openings, signaling strong demand for workers even though only 1.6% of Canada’s workers were employed in cleaning-related activities in 2022.
Industry Supply Chain
1Canada’s producer price index for industrial chemicals increased 2.3% year-over-year in 2024 (latest available monthly data)[36]
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Industry Supply Chain Interpretation
In Canada’s industry supply chain, industrial chemical producer prices rose 2.3% year over year in 2024, signaling mounting upstream cost pressure for downstream manufacturers.
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Consumer & Home Tech
1Canada recorded 12.9 million subscriptions to fixed wireless access (FWA) in 2024 (combined residential and small business)[37]
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Consumer & Home Tech Interpretation
In Consumer & Home Tech, Canada’s 12.9 million fixed wireless access subscriptions in 2024 shows how home connectivity is increasingly delivered through FWA rather than traditional wired lines.
Business Performance
1Canada’s hospitality and food services employment totaled 2.43 million in 2023[38]
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2Canada’s services producer price index increased 2.1% year-over-year in 2024 Q1[39]
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3Canada’s business bankruptcies (all industries) decreased 4.2% in 2024 Q1[40]
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Business Performance Interpretation
In the Business Performance category, a 4.2% drop in all-industry bankruptcies in 2024 Q1 alongside a 2.1% year-over-year rise in the services producer price index suggests strengthening resilience in Canada’s business environment despite hospitality and food services employing 2.43 million people in 2023.
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