According to a recent survey by ADP Canada, three in 10 Canadian workers said they took all of their vacation time in 2022, while nearly two-thirds of them took at least half of their time off.
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Full annual leave take-up represents a 7% year-on-year increase but remains below pre-pandemic levels, when 48% of workers had taken all of their leave.
The number of extra hours worked before or after a week’s vacation also fell for the second year in a row, with 31% of workers surveyed saying they did not work overtime.
On average, Quebec workers put in 21 hours of overtime around their vacation, a result therefore in line with the national average of 20 hours.
Inflation also played a role in Canadians’ travel plans, as 69% of workers said they would not travel during the holiday season, down 7% from 2021.
“Data from our annual Gross Vacation Expense Survey indicates promising changes for Canadian workers as they reconsider their time off from work,” Heather Haslam, vice president of marketing, said in a statement Wednesday at ADP Canada.
This survey was conducted by Maru Public Opinion with 811 Canadian workers on November 25-27, 2022.