Work environments and working conditions can have a notable impact on the well-being of Canadians. Workers may be exposed to physical and psychological risks, or they may face pressures that can impact their ability to achieve a good balance between their work and personal lives. In 2024-2025, more than half of workers (54.3%) were frequently exposed to ergonomic risk factors, such as repetitive hand or arm movements, and 17.0% reported doing unpaid work in their free time several times a month—that is, at times they were not originally scheduled to work.
Today, Statistics Canada releases the first results from the Canadian Survey on Working Conditions, a new survey that aims to better understand the working conditions of Canadians. It complements other sources, such as the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the LFS supplements, to provide a fuller picture of the quality of employment in Canada.
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