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2022 Time Use Survey: public use microdata file and new income data

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Released: 2025-03-12

Today, Statistics Canada has released the public use microdata file for the 2022 Time Use Survey (TUS). This survey provides information on how Canadians spend their time and how their time contributes to their well-being. Data from the 2022 TUS has also been updated to include information on personal and family income derived from linkages to fiscal administrative data from the T1 Family File.

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  Note to readers

The 2022 Time Use Survey (TUS) is a cross-sectional survey collected from July 2022 to July 2023 with a target population of non-institutionalized persons aged 15 and older living in the 10 provinces. The TUS collects a 24-hour time diary on how respondents spent their time during the day, as well as additional information on well-being, paid work, transportation, and sociodemographic characteristics.

For more information about this survey (questionnaires, definitions, data sources and methods used), please see the page Surveys and statistical programs - Time Use Survey.

Public use microdata files consist of sets of records containing information on individuals or households (microdata). They are non-aggregated data of which variables may have been collapsed, capped, or grouped to avoid the possibility of disclosure.

Products

The product "Time Use Survey, 2022: Public Use Microdata File" (Catalogue number45250001), is now available.

The updated analytical data file for the Time Use Survey is available through Statistics Canada's Research Data Centres or through Real Time Remote Access.

Contact information

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).

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