* Figures may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
Original question: Thinking of the month before the COVID-19 outbreak/In the last month because of the COVID-19 outbreak, did you feel/have you felt stress never, almost never, occasionally, regularly or all the time?
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Canadian adult stress levels before and after COVID-19 outbreak as of April 27, 2020
Canadian adults most often reported they occasionally felt stress the month before the COVID-19 outbreak, and that they have felt stress regularly or all the time in the last month because of the COVID-19 outbreak. This statistic shows the level of stress felt by Canadians over the age of 18 before and after the COVID-19 outbreak as of April 27, 2020.
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Mental Health Commission of Canada. (May 6, 2020). Level of stress felt by Canadians in the month previous to the COVID-19 outbreak and the last month April 27, 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1118691/covid-canada-stress-before-and-after/
Mental Health Commission of Canada. "Level of stress felt by Canadians in the month previous to the COVID-19 outbreak and the last month April 27, 2020." Chart. May 6, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1118691/covid-canada-stress-before-and-after/
Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2020). Level of stress felt by Canadians in the month previous to the COVID-19 outbreak and the last month April 27, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1118691/covid-canada-stress-before-and-after/
Mental Health Commission of Canada. "Level of Stress Felt by Canadians in The Month Previous to The Covid-19 Outbreak and The Last Month April 27, 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 May 2020, /statistics/1118691/covid-canada-stress-before-and-after/
Mental Health Commission of Canada, Level of stress felt by Canadians in the month previous to the COVID-19 outbreak and the last month April 27, 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1118691/covid-canada-stress-before-and-after/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Level of stress felt by Canadians in the month previous to the COVID-19 outbreak and the last month April 27, 2020 [Graph], Mental Health Commission of Canada, May 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1118691/covid-canada-stress-before-and-after/
