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31. Daily average time and proportion of day spent on unpaid domestic and care work by sex, 2015, inactive Archived
Table: 45-10-0014-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Average time spent on unpaid activities, including domestic and care work, by sex and age groups for Canada, Geographical region of Canada, province or territory.
Release date: 2019-04-03
32. Daily average time spent on transport to and from activities, by mode of transport, 2015, inactive Archived
Table: 45-10-0014-03
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Daily average time spent in hours on transport to and from activities by mode of transport (including private vehicle, active transport and public transport), for Canada, geographical region of Canada, province or territory.
Release date: 2019-04-03
33. Family Day 2019 and the Diversity of Families in Canada Archived
Stats in brief: 89-28-0001201800100011
Description:
Everyone in Canada is, or has been, part of a family. The purpose of this Just the Facts edition is to celebrate families in Canada on Family Day 2019 (a statutory holiday in some provinces) by acknowledging their diversity and how they have changed over time. Data from the Census of Population and the General Social Survey together provide a snapshot of families today in the historical album of family life in Canada.
Release date: 2019-02-18
34. Ready, set, snooze! Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018029
Description:
Adequate sleep is considered important for health and well-being. This infographic uses data from the 2015 Time Use Survey to look at how much sleep Canadians are getting and factors associated with less than 6 hours of sleep per night. These include stress levels during an average day, ratings of mental health and reasons why some choose to cut back on their sleep.
Release date: 2018-10-10
35. Time use: Total work burden, unpaid work, and leisure Archived
Stats in brief: 11-001-X201821118146
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2018-07-30
36. Time Use: Total work burden, unpaid work, and leisure Archived
Articles and reports: 89-503-X201500154931
Description:
Using Statistics Canada data from multiple cycles of the General Social Survey, this chapter of Women in Canada examines gender differences in the allocation of time to both primary activities and simultaneous activities (i.e., those done concurrently with other activities), focusing on unpaid work and leisure. It also estimates the total work burden of women and men. In addition to gender, age, family type, and immigrant status may affect time use. For this reason, gender differences in time use among these sub-populations are explored.

Release date: 2018-07-30
37. Time to eat Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018003
Description:
This infographic presents results from the 2015 General social Survey on time use, specifically the activity of eating from a time use perspective. The data were collected in a 24 hour diary from respondents 15 years or older. The diary covered the total activities of a day.
Release date: 2018-03-23
38. A day in the life: How do older Canadians spend their time? Archived
Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154947
Description:
This study uses the 2015 General Social Survey on Time Use to examine the time spent by Canadian seniors aged 65 and over on various activities. The paper focuses on three types of activities: unpaid household work, active pursuits and passive leisure activities. It examines the factors associated with time spent on these activities, and also provides comparisons with the 1986 General Social Survey on Time Use.
Release date: 2018-03-21
39. Study: A day in the life: How do older Canadians spend their time? Archived
Stats in brief: 11-001-X201808018343
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2018-03-21
40. Public Use Microdata Files of the General Social Survey 2015, Cycle 29 on Time Use
Public use microdata: 89M0034X
Description:
This package was designed to help users access and manipulate the public use microdata file (PUMF) for the 2015 General Social Survey (GSS) on Time Use. It contains the PUMF data and describes the objectives, methodology and estimation procedures for this survey as well as guidelines for releasing estimates.

The 2015 GSS was the sixth cycle to collect information on Time Use. The previous iterations of the survey were in 1986, 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2010. The 2015 GSS collected data from persons aged 15 years and over living in private households in Canada, excluding residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut and full time residents of institutions.

Release date: 2017-10-02

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1. Arts and Culture Data Viewer
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2020005
Description: The Arts and Culture Data Viewer is an interactive data visualization tool. It allows users to easily break down Statistics Canada arts and culture economic data by geographic area, as well as data on participation in cultural activities by the demographic characteristics of participants. Economic data includes data on output, gross domestic product, employment and trade.
Release date: 2026-09-29
2. General Social Survey – Public Use Microdata Files
Public use microdata: 45-25-0001
Description: These public use microdata files (PUMF) from the General Social Survey provide data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time.
Release date: 2026-04-22
3. Satisfaction with time use, by region, gender, and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
Table: 45-10-0112-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of Canadians reporting low, medium and high satisfaction with time use and average rating of satisfaction with time use on a scale of 0 to 10. Data are provided by region, gender and other selected sociodemographic variables for the survey year 2022.
Release date: 2026-03-19
4. Satisfaction with time use, by region, main activity and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
Table: 45-10-0113-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of Canadians reporting low, medium and high satisfaction with time use and average rating of satisfaction with time use on a scale of 0 to 10. Data are provided by region, main activity and other selected sociodemographic variables for the survey year 2022.
Release date: 2026-03-19
5. Daily time spent alone and with others, by sociodemographic characteristics, 1986-2022
Table: 45-10-0110-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Average time and rate of time spent alone and with others per day. Data are provided by gender, age groups, sociodemographic characteristics, type of day and by geographical region of Canada, for the years 2022, 2015, 2010, 2005, 1998, 1992, and 1986.
Release date: 2025-06-17
6. Time pressure in Canada, by sociodemographic characteristics, 1992-2022
Table: 45-10-0111-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of Canadians experiencing low, medium, and high time pressure. Time pressure refers to the feelings of being pressed for time. Data are provided by gender, age groups, sociodemographic characteristics and by geographical region of Canada, for the survey years 1992, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2022.
Release date: 2025-06-17
7. Types of time pressure in Canada, by sociodemographic characteristics, 1992-2022
Table: 45-10-0111-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of Canadians experiencing different types of time pressure, measured by ten indicators. Time pressure refers to the feelings of being pressed for time. Data are provided by gender, age groups, sociodemographic characteristics and by geographical region of Canada, for the survey years 1992, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2015 et 2022.
Release date: 2025-06-17
8. Time pressure in Canada, by gender, 1992-2022
Table: 45-10-0111-03
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of Canadians experiencing low, medium, and high time pressure, by gender. Time pressure refers to the feelings of being pressed for time. Data are provided by gender, age groups, sociodemographic characteristics and by geographical region of Canada, for the survey years 1992, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2022.
Release date: 2025-06-17
9. Types of time pressure in Canada, by gender, 1992-2022
Table: 45-10-0111-04
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of Canadians experiencing different types of time pressure, by gender, measured by ten indicators. Time pressure refers to the feelings of being pressed for time. Data are provided by gender, age groups, sociodemographic characteristics and by geographical region of Canada, for the survey years 1992, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2022.
Release date: 2025-06-17
10. Time use in Canada: Interactive visualization tool
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025002
Description: This interactive data visualization tool allows users to explore how Canadians use their time. The tool displays tempograms to better understand how time is spent in various activities across a 24-hour period, by gender, age group, and type of day (weekday or weekend). This tool uses data from the Time Use Survey conducted in 2022-2023.
Release date: 2025-01-28

Analysis (64)

Analysis (64) (50 to 60 of 64 results)

51. Are Internet users tuning out traditional media? Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20060039533
Geography: Canada
Description:
Over the past decade, Internet content has evolved to the point where it now represents a significant source of information and entertainment for many people. The Internet has changed the way that many individuals and organizations gather information, and has undoubtedly had some influence on their use of traditional media. While few Canadians had Internet access and went online to gather news information in the mid-1990's, today many use the Internet to access online newspapers, reports, discussion forums and even blogs. In 2005 for example, about 62% of home Internet users - or 38% of Canadian adults overall - went online to view news or sports information (Statistics Canada 2006).
Release date: 2006-12-06
52. Converging gender roles Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200610713167
Geography: Canada
Description:
The division of labour between men and women continues to evolve. Today's couples have a much more equal partnership in sharing financial, child care and household responsibilities. This has been brought about in large part by the expanding economic role of women, which has helped erode the idea that men should be primarily responsible for paid work while women look after unpaid household and family duties.
Release date: 2006-09-19
53. The Internet: Is It Changing the Way Canadians Spend Their Time? Archived
Articles and reports: 56F0004M2006013
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study aims to develop a better understanding of the social impacts associated with Internet use in Canada. Although much work has been accomplished on the penetration and use of the Internet, this study uses data from the General Social Survey, Cycle 19: Time Use to better understand how personal use of the Internet fits in the day-to-day lives of Canadians.
The survey provides a time-diary account of respondent activities over a 24-hour period, enabling detailed comparisons among heavy Internet users, moderate users, and non-Internet users and their time allocation decisions. Heavy Internet users spent more time alone during the diary day than non-Internet users, even when compared to people of the same social and demographic background. Although they spent less time with family and friends, many heavy Internet users participated in online activities involving social interaction, such as email or chatting with others.
Release date: 2006-08-02
54. Aging Well: Time Use Patterns of Older Canadians Archived
Articles and reports: 89-622-X2006002
Description:
This study provides a detailed analysis of findings based on the 2005 General Social Survey on Time Use, with some analysis of trends over time using the 1992 and 1998 time use surveys. It addresses whether older Canadians are aging well by examining the relative importance their time use patterns and health have on their overall life satisfaction.
Like other countries in the Western world, Canada's population is aging. For more than a decade, our society has been concerned with the negative aspects of population aging such as how to care for those who are old, or how to manage pension schemes for increasing numbers of retirees. Yet with the impending retirement of a large cohort of baby boomers, the attention has been turned to more positive aspects of aging.
The term 'aging well' now has become part of the language when thinking about older adults. Aging is seen as an ongoing process of managing the challenges associated with life transitions and with changing levels of personal resources such as health, wealth and social connections. Those who age well are able to find a balance or fit between their activities and these resources and to remain satisfied with their lives.
For women and men, and for younger and older seniors, the ideal balance may differ, though for both, health is a key resource. In fact, one of the key theories of aging well is that those who are in good health have the potential to have more choices over their daily activities and are more likely to feel satisfied with their lives. Active engagement is seen as another key component of aging well.
Time use patterns of older Canadians provide a useful window into understanding aging well. This study examines the main components of aging well-activity patterns and health of older Canadians. It considers several questions about aging well:1. What are the activity patterns of older Canadians? 2. What are the trends in activity patterns over time?
These two questions provide a picture of how older adults are engaged in various activities and whether levels of activity patterns change with age:3. What are the levels of health of older Canadians?4. How do levels of health change with age?
These two questions provide a picture of how the 'resource' of health may differ among older Canadians.
5. What is the relationship among activity patterns, health and life satisfaction?This final question provides insight into the relative importance of health and activity level in aging well.
Release date: 2006-07-26
55. The Time It Takes to Get to Work and Back Archived
Articles and reports: 89-622-X2006001
Description:
Using data from the General Social Survey on Time Use for 1992, 1998, and 2005, this article analyses the changes in average commute times between home and work. Information is broken down by province, selected census metropolitan areas and mode of transportation used.
There is also an analysis of the factors involved in increased or decreased commute times for workers between home and work (during weekdays). The analysis shows that in addition to the distance from work, the metropolitan area of residence, whether or not errands are involved and the mode of transportation used all have a major impact on workers' commute times.
Release date: 2006-07-12
56. The Transition to Retirement: When Every Day Is Saturday Archived
Articles and reports: 89-584-M2004005
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper presents a comprehensive examination of the daily lives, lifestyles and quality of life of Canadians at all stages in the life course. The transitional events studied in this document include: leaving school and entering the work force; leaving the household of origin to establish one's own household; becoming a spouse or life partner; becoming a parent; retirement; and the transitions associated with old age, death of a spouse and changes in living arrangements.
We examine the way in which time is allocated across four aggregate activity categories (paid work and education, unpaid work, recreation and leisure, and personal care) and how time is distributed among the sub-categories within each. In order to better understand the personal, policy and practice relevance of life course transitions, we compare how respondents who have and have not experienced each transition event feel about their lives and about how they spend their time.
Release date: 2004-09-09
57. Living Longer, Living Better Archived
Articles and reports: 89-584-M2004006
Geography: Canada
Description:
In the face of increasing life expectancy, population aging and feminization of the older population, historic lack of interest in the latter stages of the life course has given way to a more intense focus on later life transitions such as widowhood and shifting living arrangements. In this paper we examine the reallocation of daily activities and change in attitudes of Canadians that occur with the passages associated with living longer.
Release date: 2004-09-09
58. Days of Our Lives: Time Use and Transitions Over the Life Course Archived
Journals and periodicals: 89-584-M
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study provides a detailed analysis of findings based on the 1998 General Social Survey on Time Use, with some analysis of trends over time using the 1986 and 1992 time use surveys. It addresses the question of how life transitions affect time use patterns and quality of life indicators.
Like other resources, time is finite. Unlike other resources, time is shared equally by everyone. The trade-offs people make between competing activities depend largely on the nature of their roles and obligations at each stage of life. These trade-offs say a great deal about a person's lifestyle, preferences and choices, or lack of choice. However, the life cycle has lost the uniformity and formality that it once had. Life-course patterns are now more diverse, and the transitions themselves are more likely to be experienced as extended and complex processes rather than as distinct events. Thus, it becomes important to study the impact of various life transitions on time use and quality of life.
This study examines the following life transitions, with a focus on a comparison of the experiences of women and men:- transition from school to employment- transitions related to union formation and parenthood- transition to retirement- transitions associated with aging: widowhood and changes in living arrangements
Release date: 2004-09-09
59. How do people around the world use their leisure time? Archived
Articles and reports: 87-004-X20020046979
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article examines how people spend their leisure time and compares participation rates for various leisure activities internationally. The article looks at leisure activities such as reading, television viewing, radio listening, attendance at cultural activities, using the Internet and playing computer games. Income level, education, age, labour force activity and household type are taken into consideration when making international comparisons of how people spend their free time.
Release date: 2004-07-08
60. School, Work and the School-work Combination by Young People Archived
Articles and reports: 89-584-M2003003
Geography: Canada
Description:
Presented here is an analysis of time use and quality of life that allows us to gain a better understanding of the new transitions young people in Canada are experiencing. Based on a gender analysis, the study shows the impact of paid work on young people's schedules while they are still in school, comparing those in high school with those at the postsecondary level. The same analysis is then applied to those having completed their transition to employment, where studying is no longer their main activity.
The results suggest that men and women encounter somewhat different experiences. One finding pertains to the pace of the transition. While young men enter the workforce earlier and work more intensely, young women experience a combination of several simultaneous transitions, such as entering a conjugal relationship and having children.
A second finding is related to the impact on time use of paid work while studying. The analysis reveals that re-organizing daily activities is not simply a matter of substituting work hours for study hours; many other areas are impacted by students working, such as sleep and active leisure time. The effects vary depending on the number of work hours. Women at the postsecondary level working more than 20 hours a week sacrifice more study time.
A third finding looks into changes in attitudes regarding school-to-work transitions. Quality of life and time perception indicators suggest that introducing paid work into young men's schedules is regarded as an overall improvement in their life. Young women, however, seem adversely affected, suggesting that they are more vulnerable to stress induced by schedule conflicts.
Release date: 2004-02-25

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1. General Social Survey 2015 Time Use Survey Technical Note
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-658-X
Description:
This short technical note provides additional information on mitigating the risk of non-response bias and how data are fit for use.
Release date: 2017-06-01
2. Canada's General Social Survey on Time Use: Challenges and Potential Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-622-X2006003
Description:
The General Social Survey (GSS) is an annual survey that monitors changes and emerging trends in Canadian Society. For the fourth time in Canada, the GSS has collected national level time use data. The GSS is funded through a government initiative aimed to fill data gaps for policy research. In this paper we present the policy framework that supports the survey, and discuss the impact of that framework on the content decisions that GSS has made. Following a brief review of the major findings from the first three cycles of time use data we discuss the lessons learned and best practices in the development, collection and processing of these data in Canada. Finally, we compare the methods and content of the Canadian time use survey with the US survey.
Release date: 2006-11-20
3. General Social Survey on Time Use: Cycle 19 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-622-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
This series presents detailed analyses based on the 2005 General Social Survey on Time Use data. Each report covers a specific subject developed from detailed information on the daily activities of Canadians. Links to other products related to time use are also available.
Release date: 2006-11-20
4. Statistics Canada Total Work Accounts System: Technical Guide to the 1998 Edition Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 12-584-G
Description:
This book introduces technical aspects of the Statistics Canada Total Work Accounts System (TWAS). The TWAS is designed to facilitate the analysis of issues that require simultaneous consideration of both paid work and unpaid productive work. Its key contribution is to allocate the deemed output of each episode of unpaid work activity to a specific beneficiary or group of beneficiaries (called "destinations"). The guide presents the criteria used to decide the allocation of each work episode to one of the destinations, as well as the pseudo code for DESTIN, the key variable of the System. This pseudo code allows programmers to quickly create the actual programming code needed to derive the DESTIN variable in their own microdata files of diary-based time-use records. The guide also discusses illustrative applications of the System, as well as its key limitations.
Release date: 2002-02-12

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