Remote work declines for fourth year in a row as more Canadians commute on-site
August 26, 2025
Statistics Canada says the proportion of employed people mostly working from home in May edged down compared with a year earlier for the fourth year in the row.
The agency says those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per cent in May 2024.
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August 29, 2025 - 03:55 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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