Number of Canadians Working From Home Still Double Pre-Pandemic Levels

The number of Canadians working from home has contracted but still remains more than twice as high as it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statistics Canada.
The agency said while the share of Canadians working from home rose from 7.1 percent in 2016 to 24.3 percent in 2021, it has since declined to 20.1 percent in 2023 and 18.7 percent in 2024.
Over the last year, the share of people working from home has fallen by 3.8 percent in Quebec, 1.8 percent in Saskatchewan, and 1.4 percent in Ontario. Meanwhile, the share increased by 3 percent in Nova Scotia and 2.5 percent in Prince Edward Island.
The city of Ottawa had 34.2 percent of employees working from home in May 2024, the highest in Canada, while Toronto had 24.7 percent, Vancouver had 22.4 percent, and Montreal had 20.6 percent.