Three provinces in Atlantic Canada have emerged as the most overworked in Canada
Three provinces in Atlantic Canada have emerged as the most overworked in Canada, according to a new report.
Alberta-based personal injury law firm Preszler Injury Lawyers, using data from Statistics Canada and the National Occupational Classification, said Newfoundland and Labrador is the most overworked province, with workers clocking an average of 38.18 hours per week across all occupations.
The province’s most overworked sectors are natural resources, agriculture and other similar jobs, with workers clocking an average of 54.23 hours per week.
Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick round out the top three, working an average of 37.36 hours and 36.87 hours per week, respectively.
“It’s interesting to see the differences in working hours across Canadian provinces. It’s particularly eye-opening to see how some sectors, like natural resources and agriculture, consistently show up as areas with an especially high workload,” a spokesperson for Preszler Injury Lawyers said in a news release.
The fourth Atlantic Canadian province, Nova Scotia, came in sixth on the list, with an average workweek of 36.06 hours, while Quebec was the only province to fall below 35 hours per week, at 34.72 hours.
Quebec and Ontario were the only two provinces to not have natural resources and agriculture among their most overworked occupations. Instead, management worked the most hours.