Two in five (42 per cent) plan members who work remotely at least one day per week report their employer is mandating they spend more time working onsite at their workplace, according to the 2026 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey.

Plan sponsors said an average of 39 per cent of their workforce works from home regularly, about the same as last year (40 per cent). But this year’s result was a notable drop from 49 per cent in 2023 and a pandemic high of 58 per cent in 2021 and 2022.

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On average, plan sponsors estimated their employees who work remotely do so for half (51 per cent) of their week, continuing a steady year-over-year........

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