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As a result of recent returns to office implemented by some Canadian businesses and governments, the percentage of Canadians working from home is now lower than it was during some post-COVID-19 pandemic years such as 2022. While this comparison provides useful information on the degree to which work telework has become less frequent since post-pandemic years, it does not address an important issue: the degree to which rates of telework have increased from 2016 to 2026, two years that are far apart from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and that are unaffected by the short-term restrictions implemented during this pandemic. Using data from the Census of the Population of 2016 and the May 2020 to May 2026 supplements of the Labour Force Survey, this study shows that the percentage of Canadians working most of their hours from home more than doubled over the last decade. These results suggest that in some sectors, some firms are still experimenting with some forms of work from home—hybrid or not—or view these as desirable along some dimensions such as employee retention, profitability and productivity. En raison des récents retours au bureau mis en place par certaines entreprises et certains gouvernements canadiens, le pourcentage de Canadiens travaillant à domicile est désormais plus faible qu’il ne l’était au cours de certaines années postpandémiques, comme 2022. Si cette comparaison fournit des renseignements utiles sur la mesure dans laquelle le télétravail est devenu moins fréquent depuis les années postpandémiques, elle ne répond pas à une question importante : dans quelle mesure les taux de télétravail ont-ils augmenté entre 2016 et 2026, deux années suffisamment éloignées du déclenchement de la pandémie de COVID-19 pour ne pas être touchées par les restrictions de courte durée imposées durant cette période. À partir des données du recensement de la population de 2016 et des suppléments de l’Enquête sur la population active de mai 2020 à mai 2026, cette étude montre que le pourcentage de Canadiens effectuant la plupart de leurs heures de travail à domicile a plus que doublé au cours de la dernière décennie. Ces résultats donnent à penser que, dans certains secteurs, des entreprises continuent d’expérimenter certaines formes de travail à domicile — hybride ou non — ou jugent celles-ci souhaitables sous certains aspects, comme la rétention du personnel, la rentabilité et la productivité.
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