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By the numbers: Vacation time around the world

·         30 days – the number of statutory holidays citizens in Finland, Brazil and France enjoy every year

 

·         10 days – the number of statutory holidays that Canadians are entitled to each year. Lowest of 40 countries in an international survey on vacation time

 

·         2 weeks – the number of paid vacation weeks most employees in Canada are entitled to after being on the job for more than a year

 

·         47% of Canadians workers report they need a vacation more today than they’ve needed in four years

 

·         54% of Canadians report they used all their vacation days. They also report feeling better about their jobs when they return

 

·         22% of Canadians report cancelling vacation plans due to work

 

·         24% of Canadians prefer to stay at home during vacation (“staycation”)

 

·         59% of Canadians have vacationed in their home province

 

·         14% of Canadians report feeling guilty about taking vacation

 

·         49% of Canadian employers report that they expect workers to check in periodically while on vacation

 

Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA); Mercer survey – Employee statutory and public holiday entitlements

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