Each and every day, Dashers across Toronto are connecting their neighbours with the best from their local communities - whether freshly cooked restaurant meals, groceries, flowers, gifts, and more.
To celebrate their role in helping power Canadian local commerce, DoorDash hosted our first ever Dasher Appreciation Day in Toronto on March 25. More than 300 Dashers joined us at Toronto’s Stackt Market for complimentary Kettlemans Bagels and coffee, giveaways of branded gear and bike safety equipment, and a bike safety station.
“We are always looking for new ways to help Dashers, and we hope today’s resources will help make their delivery experience better, easier and safer,” said Brian Kaufmann, Head of Policy for DoorDash Canada. “We’re proud to do our part to keep Dashers and our streets safe.”
Our 2024 Dasher Survey found 79 per cent of Dashers take pride in their work with DoorDash, and we know that more than two-thirds of Dashers have a full-time job, and use their income from Dashing to supplement their regular salary or wages.
Many Dashers in the Greater Toronto Area also use a bicycle or e-bike to make their deliveries, and it’s important to us that Dashers have the supplies and equipment they need to bike safely through Toronto. At the event, Dashers were gifted brand-new biking gear including:
Bike bags
Rain jackets
Bike helmets
Bike reflective lights
Bicycle repair tools
DoorDash also partnered with Repair & Run who set up an on-site bike repair station during the event to help Dashers who cycle do minor repairs to their bicycles. A professional service shop specializing in bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters, Repair and Run also handed out bike safety brochures and offered safety tips.
Through our partnership, all Dashers are eligible for an exclusive 20 per cent discount off all services, parts, and accessories at Repair & Run locations - including tune-ups and new tires for a bike or e-bike.
We’ll continue working to find new ways to make the dashing experience even better for all Dashers working to reach their financial goals.
