Hours of work in Canada

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  32

Percentage of two-parent families working full-time, year-round in 2005, more than double what it was in 1980 (15%).

• 51

Percentage of single mothers working full-time, year-round in 2005, up from 43% in 1980.

• 62.6

Percentage of women in Canada who had paid employment in 2009, up from 53.8 per cent in 1984.

• 72

Percentage of men in Canada who had paid employment in 2009, down from 76.7 per cent in 1984.

• 2.3

Percentage increase in part-time jobs from 2008 to 2009, countering the 2.5 per cent loss in full-time jobs.

• 37.1

Percentage of Canadians aged 25-44 who said working part-time in 2009 wasn’t their choice – there was no full-time work available. Compared to 27.7 per cent of workers over 45.

• 2.7 million

Number of self-employed workers in Canada in 2009, up dramatically from 1.3 million in 1979

• 2.3 million

Number of full-time workers in Canada who had rotating shifts or irregular schedules in 2005.

• 29

Percentage of shift workers who expressed somewhat more dissatisfaction with their work-life balance in 2005.

• 35.5

Number of hours worked, on average, in Quebec each week in 2006 – the shortest average work week in Canada.

• 38.9

Number of hours worked, on average, in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2006 – the highest average work week in Canada.

• 50

Average number of hours Canadian immigrants with more than one job worked in 2008 – 2.3 hours per week more than Canadian-born multiple-job holders.

Source: CCPA; Statistics Canada: Perspectives on Labour and Income; Canada Year Book 2010