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Return to the workplace 2021 GLOBAL SURVEY
Public Opinion Survey

Workers want more flexibility from their employers after COVID

Survey of employed adults in 29 countries for the World Economic Forum finds one in four now working from home more often than before the pandemic; preference is for working remotely half of the time after it is over
81% of Canadians continue to think that inflation will make everyday things less affordable for them, on par with last year.
Public Opinion Survey

Despite Slow and Steady Improvements in Inflation, Canadians Continue to Feel its Micro-Level Impacts

Eight in ten (81%) Canadians Continue to Think that Inflation Will Make Everyday Things Less Affordable for Them
49% of Canadians are sympathetic with striking Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members, divided on whose side they’re on in the federal union strike.
Public Opinion Survey

Canadians divided on whose side they’re on in federal union strike

Support tilts slightly to the union as four in 10 (38%) say they’re on the union’s side compared to three in 10 (28%) who are on the side of the government, but over three in 10 (34%) don’t know enough to have an opinion one way or the other
81% of young Canadians (aged 14-29) report satisfaction with their life, up 4 points from last year.
Public Opinion Survey

Eight in 10 (81%) Young Canadians Report Satisfaction with Their Life, up 4 Points from Last Year

Boys/Men Feeling more Positive than Girls/Women; Teens More Optimistic than Twenty-Somethings
Six In Ten (62%) Are Scaling Back Their Summer Vacation Plans Due To Inflation (62%)
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Six In Ten Are Scaling Back Their Summer Vacation Plans Due To Inflation (62%)

A Quarter (24%) of Canadians Say There Is No Way They Can Afford a Summer Vacation.
Many Canadians Continue to Drive While Believing They Are Impaired
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Many Canadians Continue to Drive While Believing They Are Impaired

Many Canadians Continue to Drive While Believing They Are Impaired
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Public Opinion Survey

Less Than Half (48%) of Canadians Are Satisfied With Their Provincial Healthcare System

Two-thirds (67%) believe that private entrepreneurs can provide healthcare services faster than hospitals that are managed by the government.
Canada is the preferred supplier for countries that import oil
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Canada is the preferred supplier for countries that import oil

Canada also mentioned most often (55%) in the top three preferred suppliers of imported oil
63% of Canadians who don’t own a home have “given up” on ever owning one, on par with last year.
Housing Survey

Six in Ten (63%) Canadians Who Don’t Own a Home Continue to Feel Owning a Home is Completely Out of Reach, have “Given Up” on Ever Owning One

Seven in Ten (71%) Say High Interest Rates Currently Have Them on the Sidelines of Home Buying or Selling
52% of Canadians say the investigation by the Trudeau government into Chinese interference in the national election is a sincere effort to get to the truth, while 48% say it’s a cover up
Public Opinion Survey

Canadians Split on Intention of Trudeau Government on the Investigation of China’s Interference in Canada’s National Elections

52% say the investigation is a sincere effort to get to the truth, while 48% say it’s a cover up.
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