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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

07.21.21

Retired couple sitting in camping chairs at sunset

Financial Security Survey

One in Three Canadians (35%) Say Pandemic Has Impacted Their Savings and Retirement Plans

Majority (59%) Worried about Effect of COVID-19 on Savings; One in Three (35%) Admit to Needing Financial Advice Now More than Ever

01.14.21

Consumer Behavior Survey

Reader’s Digest Reveals Most Trusted Brands in Canada for 2021

Nine in Ten Canadians More Likely to Trust Companies that Take Steps to Protect Consumers from COVID-19 (86%); Tend to Buy from Companies They Trust More (92%)

01.13.21

Politics Survey

Conservative Vote Softens (29%, -3) as Liberals (36%, +1) Extend Lead into 2021

Support for Lockdowns is Widespread, but Nine in Ten (88%) Canadians See Double Standard for Politicians Who Impose Restrictions but Don’t Follow Them

01.12.21

Holidays Survey

Nearly Half of Canadians (48%) Saw People Outside their Household Over the Holidays; Majority (61%) of them Gathered Indoors Without Masks

Despite Widespread Flouting of Pandemic Guidance, Most (95%) Think Their Actions Over the Holidays Did Not Contribute to Virus Spread; One in Ten (10%) Express Guilt over their Actions

01.12.21