Canada: future telework practices by province 2022

As of May 2022, nearly two out of three Canadians were expected to work exclusively on-site in the next three months. This proportion was higher in the provinces of New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. Conversely, nearly one in ten people working in Ontario planned to work exclusively remotely, and 7.2 percent planned to work mostly remotely. In the same province, more than nine percent of workers planned to work the same number of hours in person and remotely.

Work arrangements anticipated by Canadians for the next three months regarding telework in May 2022, by province or territory

Characteristic	Workforce anticipated to work on-site exclusively	Workforce anticipated to work on-site most hours	Workforce anticipated to work the same amount of hours on-site and remotely	Workforce anticipated to work remotely most hours	Workforce anticipated to work remotely exclusively
Canada	63.7%	13.6%	8.1%	6.9%	7.6%
New Brunswick	74.5%	12.4%	5.9%	3%	4.2%
Saskatchewan	73.5%	11.2%	7.8%	4.1%	3.4%
Nova Scotia	73%	11.6%	7.3%	3.1%	4.9%
Nunavut	72.7%	12.1%	5.6%	6.5%	3%
Prince Edward Island	71.8%	10.1%	9.7%	4.5%	3.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador	69.4%	14.2%	7.7%	4.1%	4.5%
Manitoba	69.1%	11.5%	8.6%	5.4%	5.4%
Northwest Territories	69.1%	12.5%	10%	3.2%	5.2%
Quebec	66.8%	12%	6.3%	8%	6.9%
Yukon	66.5%	18%	8.7%	2.7%	4.1%
Alberta	63.6%	12.6%	9.3%	7.5%	7.1%
British Columbia	63.4%	14%	7.6%	6.7%	8.3%
Ontario	59.5%	15.2%	9.1%	7.2%	9%

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May 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

April 1 to May 6, 2022

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The results are based on the survey that was in collection from April 1 to May 6, 2022, and respondents were asked what their expectations would be over the next three-month period. As a result, those three months could range from April 1 to August 6, 2022, depending on when the business responded."

"The target population for this survey is all active establishments on the Business Register (BR), which have an address in Canada, and which have employees. The following subsectors and sectors according to the North American Industry Classification System are excluded from the target population.
- 22: Utilities
- 523990: All other financial investment activities
- 55: Management of companies and enterprises
- 611: Educational services
- 6214: Out-patient care centres
- 6215: Medical and diagnostic laboratories
- 6219: Other ambulatory health care services
- 622: Hospitals
- 814: Private households
- 91: Public administration" Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, April 1 to May 6, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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