Remote Workers Have More Time for Housework, Child Care, Leisure Activities: StatCan Report

A woman using a laptop on a dining room table set up as a remote office to work from home on March 4, 2020. Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Canadians who work from home are spending more time on housework, leisure activities, and sleeping than those who go into the office, according to Statistics Canada.

In the agency’s first report since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, StatCan found that employees who work from home have higher levels of satisfaction with work-life balance when compared to those who work on-site.