Percentage of workforce teleworking or working remotely prior to February 1, 2020, on May 29, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and percentage of workforce expected to continue teleworking or working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

According to a study conducted among Canadian employees in 2021, very few employees reported to be less productive at home than outside, e.g. in the office. Overall, only *** percent of new remote workers accomplished less work per hour. Productivity increased the most among employees aged 51 to 64 years. In this age group, **** percent of new remote workers accomplished more work per hour at home than in the office.

As of May 2021, around *** million Canadians were working from home. This represented a slight decrease compared to January and February, when *** million and *** million employees in Canada were working remotely. In fact, in several provinces schools and workplaces reopened in March. According to the source, in March 2021 around half were doing so temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, over ** percent of Canadian employees were working primarily at external workplaces. This decreased to ** percent during the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, only *** percent of employees were working remotely for most of the time before the outbreak of the pandemic. The share of employees working both in home office and at their workplace, did not change significantly, declining from ** percent to ** percent.

According to a study conducted among Canadians in 2022, very few employees wished to fully come back to work from the office after the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, only **** percent of Canadian women and ***** percent of men declared to be willing to work all hours outside of the home. Most workers preferred to work more hours at home and some at the office, or to telework entirely. The proportion of women who preferred to work only from home was ***** points higher than that of men.

Percentage and average percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or remotely over the next three months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2025.

According to a study conducted among Canadian employees in 2021, very few employees wished to fully return to work from the office once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. In fact, only **** percent of Canadian employees declared to be willing to work all hours outside of the home. The largest group of workers (**** percent) preferred to work half of hours at home and half outside the home. On the other hand, some ** percent of remote workers wanted to work all hours at home after the coronavirus pandemic.

Number of days lost per full-time employee in a year, by public and private sector and gender, annual.

This table contains 42120 series, with data for years 2016 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...);  Age group (10 items: Total, 15 years and over; 15 to 24 years; 25 to 54 years; 25 to 34 years; ...);  Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females);  Employment type (3 items: Total, employment type; Paid worker; Self-employed);  Response (9 items: Total, satisfaction with work-home balance; Very satisfied or satisfied; Very satisfied; Satisfied; ...);  Estimates (4 items: Number of persons; Percentage of persons; Low 95% confidence interval, percent; High 95% confidence interval, percent).

Percentage and average percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or remotely over the next three months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, fourth quarter of 2024.

Anticipated change in levels of remote work over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.

According to a study conducted among Canadian employees in 2021, very few employees reported to be less productive at home than outside, e.g. in the office. Overall, only *** percent of new remote workers accomplished less work per hour. The majority of employees working from home managed to work either the same amount of work per hour or more. Some **** percent of males and **** percent of females were more productive at home than outside.

Data on the main mode of commuting by commuting duration, distance (straight-line) from home to work and time leaving for work.

Satisfaction with the balance between work and home by age group, sex and employment type, Canada, provinces and regions

This table contains 42120 series, with data for years 2016 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...); Age group (10 items: Total, 15 years and over; 15 to 24 years; 25 to 54 years; 25 to 34 years; ...); Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females); Employment type (3 items: Total, employment type; Paid worker; Self-employed); Response (9 items: Total, satisfaction with work-home balance; Very satisfied or satisfied; Very satisfied; Satisfied; ...); Estimates (4 items: Number of persons; Percentage of persons; Low 95% confidence interval, percent; High 95% confidence interval, percent).

Canada's rapidly changing demographic profile, along with its accompanying social and economic issues, has led to much discussion concerning the relationship between work, lifestyle and well-being. Gauging the quality of life at work can help diagnose issues relating to productivity, morale, efficiency and equity. Charting patterns of home and leisure activities can take the temperature of Canadian culture. Bringing these two together will provide insight on the health and well-being of Canadians as they meet the challenges of the future. The General Social Survey Program's new cycle,Canadians at Work and Home, takes a comprehensive look at the way Canadians live by incorporating the realms of work, home, leisure, and overall well-being into a single unit. Data users have expressed a strong interest in knowing more about the lifestyle behaviour of Canadians that impact their health and well-being both in the workplace and at home. The strength of this survey is its ability to take diverse information Canadians provide on various facets of life and combine them in ways not previously possible with surveys that covered one main topic only. The survey includes a multitude of themes. In the work sphere, it explores important topics such as work ethic, work intensity and distribution, compensation and employment benefits, work satisfaction and meaning, intercultural workplace relations, and bullying and harassment. On the home front, questions include family activity time, the division of labour and work-life balance. The survey also covers eating habits and nutritional awareness, the use of technology, sports and outdoor activities, and involvement in cultural activities. New-to-GSS questions on purpose in life, opportunities, life aspirations, outlook and resilience complement previously asked ones on subjective well-being, stress management and other socioeconomic variables. Within Canada, all levels of government, academics and not-for-profit organizations have expressed interest in the results. Data from this survey will assist with program and policy decisions and research of all kinds interested in exploring the workplace, home life and leisure activities of Canadians from all areas of life. In addition, some of the data from this survey will be comparable internationally.

This table is part of a series of tables that present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. The tables range in complexity and levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to complex cross-tabulations; the tables may also cover several censuses.

Data on language used most often at work by other language(s) used regularly at work, language spoken most often at home, all language(s) spoken at home, immigrant status and period of immigration and labour force status for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.

This table is part of a series of tables that present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. The tables range in complexity and levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to complex cross-tabulations; the tables may also cover several censuses.

Data on place of work status by language spoken most often at home for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over, in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions of work.