Uber Eats is marking its 10-year global anniversary after first launching in Canada in 2015—and the way Canadians order food (and almost everything else) has never been the same.

What started in 2015 as a small lunch-delivery experiment in Toronto has grown into a global platform operating in more than 11,000 cities worldwide.  

From late-night comfort food to groceries, flowers and makeup, Uber Eats has become part of the fabric of everyday life and reshaped the way Canadians can order what they crave. Now operating in more than 400 cities in Canada, reaching 85% of the population, Uber Eats hit 1 billion deliveries earlier this month. 

To celebrate this milestone, Uber Eats is releasing a special 10-Year Edition of its annual Cravings Report, packed with fun and surprising insights drawn from anonymized app data that reveal how Canadian tastes and habits have evolved over the past decade. 

Here’s some report highlights: 

  • 🏆Most Polite Canadian City – The title goes to… Edmonton! Edmontonians say “please,” “thank you,” and “merci” most often over the last ten years. Ottawa and Toronto ranked second and third respectively. 
  • 💅 Eh-list Etiquette: The country’s top tippers over the decade include Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Kitchener-Waterloo and London, Ont.
  • 🍁Peak Canadiana: Since 2016, Canadians have placed over 30 million orders of classic Canadian fare, including poutine, ketchup chips, Caesars, butter tarts and Nanaimo bars.
  • 🥣Bowls for the win: Across the whole decade, the top ten most-ordered food items include burrito bowls, burgers, chicken sandwiches, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, nuggets, chicken and rice, pad thai, shawarma, and poutine.
  • 🍌 Bananas, burgers and beyond: Over the past decade, Canadians have placed 16 million orders for bananas, 60 million orders of fries and 82 million burgers.
  • 🫢 Expect the unexpected: Canadians love surprises. Orders have included a space cowgirl Halloween costume, a disco ball, a monogram dragon ornament, a pickleball set, and a merry and bright Christmas dog collar.

Check out the full 10-Year Edition of the Cravings Report below. 

Data results are weighted to control for population differences. 

Top five foods:

2016 2025
Fries Burrito bowl
Burgers Coffee 
Pad thai Chicken
Bagel Bagel
Taco Shawarma 

Top five sides:

2016 2025
Fries  Garlic dipping sauce 
Hash brown Gravy 
Spring rolls  Fries 

Top five cuisines:

2016 2025
Asian  Asian 
Indian  American 
Chinese Canadian
Italian  Indian
Japanese Japanese
  • Number of orders placed on Uber Eats in Canada over 10 years 
    • 1 billion trips hit this month

  • Number of merchants on the platform today in Canada
    • Over 50,000 merchants 
    • Launched with 80-100 restaurants

  • Number of cities 
    • Over 400 cities covering 85% of the Canadian population 
    • Including Yellowknife and Whitehorse

  • Top 10 most ordered items in Canada 
  1. Burrito bowl 
  2. Burger 
  3. Chicken sandwich 
  4. Bagel 
  5. Breakfast sandwich 
  6. Nuggets 
  7. Chicken and rice 
  8. Pad thai 
  9. Shawarma
  10. Poutine
  • Ordering trends (late-night ordering, weekend peaks, seasonal spikes)
    • Friday is the busiest day of the week

  • Most surprising or fastest-growing new categories 
    • Clothing and accessories 
    • Flower and plants 
    • Cannabis 
    • Household essentials 
    • Personal care and beauty

  • Top ten most generous tipping cities over the past decade
  1. Calgary 
  2. Edmonton
  3. Montreal
  4. Halifax
  5. Ottawa
  6. Kingston
  7. Hamilton
  8. Winnipeg
  9. Kitchener-Waterloo
  10. London, ON

  • The most polite cities of the past decade (based on who says please, thank you and merci the most on their orders) over the past 10 years 
  1. Edmonton
  2. Ottawa 
  3. Toronto

  • The most expensive Uber Eats orders from the past 10 years 
    • Toronto 
      • Over $6,000 in burgers and fries 
    • Edmonton 
      • Over $5,500 in fried chicken 
    • Ottawa 
      • Over $3000 in noodles 
    • Vancouver 
      • Over $2500 in sushi

  • Top five convenience orders
  1. Taquitos
  2. Hot dogs 
  3. Slurpees 
  4. Ice cream 
  5. Candy

  • Top five grocery orders
  1. Bananas 
  2. Eggs 
  3. Cucumbers 
  4. Tomatos 
  5. Strawberries

  • Top five alcohol orders
  1. Vodka 
  2. Beer 
  3. Whisky 
  4. Margarita (ready-to-drink can)
  5. White wine

  • Total number of bananas ordered in 10 years 
    • 16 million

  • Total orders of fries ordered in 10 years 
    • 60 million

  • Total number of burgers ordered in 10 years
    • 82 million

  • The strangest items ever ordered on Uber Eats 
    • Space cowgirl Halloween costume
    • Monogram dragon ornament
    • Pickleball set 
    • Disco ball
    • Merry and bright Christmas dog collar

  • Total orders of “Canadian” foods (poutine, nanaimo bar, ketchup chips, caesars, butter tarts)
    • 30 million