Employees who worked most of their hours at home during the week of February 14 to 20, 2021.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Working from home: Productivity and preferences, page 8, February 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Preferences for home office after pandemic in Canada 2021, by hourly wage
As of 2021, teleworkers earning at least about ** Canadian dollars per hour represented the majority of employees who preferred to work most of their hours outside of home once the pandemic is over. Specifically, some ** percent of teleworkers from this wage tier stated this. On the contrary, workers with a wage below ** Canadian dollars per hour made up the highest share of employees who wished to work remotely also after the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite some differences among the various wage tiers, no large disparities could be observed in the preferences of work environment.
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