One thing we were all hearing at the beginning of as more and more people withdrew from the offices to their homes to work and protect themselves from the COVID pandemic was:.
I could really get used to this. Both employers and workers spent the better part of the year reexamining their priorities and old practices and deciding in favour of remote work. Working from home statistics help us get a better understanding of how many jobs can realistically be done from home, and it seems there are plenty.
And it looks like working from home in Canada will continue for a while longer and might never drop to the pre-pandemic levels again. It saves money, energy, and time and improves productivity, the only downside being the somewhat low capacity for social interactions.
In general, around In March , the figure went up to Source: CTV News. Source: Statistics Canada. Provinces with many workers in agriculture, mining, and oil and gas extraction have a lower teleworking capacity. Here are the Canadian telecommuting statistics by province:. The lowest number of jobs to do from home in Canada are in agriculture, fishing, hunting, accommodation, and food services.
Most work from home careers in Canada can be found in insurance, finance, and education. The capacity for working from home in Canada, by industry:. According to Canadian job statistics , around When it comes to those under 25 , only Other telecommuting categories by age look like this:.
