Remote work opportunities rebound in rural Canada, Statistics Canada reports
Remote work opportunities in rural Canada are on the rise again, following a year of decline, according to new data released by Statistics Canada. The report, based on the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions and analyzed using small area estimation methods, highlights significant growth in the potential for remote work among services-producing industries across rural labour markets from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the second quarter of 2025.
In its key finding, Statistics Canada reports “just over one-quarter (27.6 per cent) of businesses in services-producing industries in rural labour markets anticipated offering remote work arrangements for their employees."
Urban labour markets mirrored this trend, StatsCan said, with Ontario showing the strongest growth.
The report offers a detailed picture of how remote work opportunities are changing across Canada’s diverse rural and urban labour markets, pointing to a potential long-term shift in employment practices beyond metropolitan areas.
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