A by-the-numbers look at flexible work arrangements in Canada
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is looking at bringing in new rules that would allow federally regulated employees to request changes to how and where do their jobs. Here are a few figures from a federal discussion paper released last month as part of consultations on the proposal:
883,000: Approximate number of federally regulated workers who would be captured by any flexible work rules enacted by the federal government.
11,450: Approximate number of employers in federally regulated industries.
58: Percentage of Canadian employees who reported feeling overloaded in a Canadian Mental Health Association survey.