Canada: future telework practices by business size 2022

In Canada, it was projected that approximately two out of every three people would be working exclusively on-site over the next three months as of May 2022. The workers most likely to be expected to work on-site were those working for businesses or organizations with between five and 99 employees. Companies most likely to plan on using telework were those with fewer than five employees, and companies with 100 or more employees.

Work arrangements anticipated by Canadians for the next three months regarding telework in May 2022, by size of business or organization

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%
1 to 4 employees	56.7%	14.6%	10.7%	8.2%	9.8%
5 to 19 employees	72.2%	13.2%	4.3%	4.8%	5.5%
20 to 99 employees	74.2%	9.8%	6.1%	6.5%	3.5%
100 or more employees	66.1%	12.3%	8.5%	8.8%	4.3%

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May 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

April 1 to May 6, 2022

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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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