That's when people work for cash. They don't pay taxes. They typically don't pay into the system. They don't pay WSIB, health tax or income tax, but then they actually enjoy the benefits of a system that is paid for by taxes. If they get hurt, they go to the hospital. They don't claim a WSIB claim, but they use our hospital system and get fixed.
The underground economy is rampant. In 2019, the OCS did a study. It's on their website. It's the Ontario Construction Secretariat. Don't type in “OCS”, because that's the Ontario Cannabis Store.