Pressed for time

Release date: June 17, 2025
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Description: Pressed for time

In 2022, the proportion of Canadians who felt pressed for time reached its highest level in 30 years.

Women consistently felt more pressed for time than men over the period from 1992 to 2022.

Table 1
Table summary
The information is grouped by Percentage who reported feeling a high level of time pressure1 (appearing as row headers), Women+2 and Men+2, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Percentage who reported feeling a high level of time pressureNote 1 Women+Note 2 Men+Note 2
percent
1992 17.2 12.7
1998 20.8 16.5
2005 19.1 14.0
2010 16.9 13.6
2015 15.7 12.1
2022 26.5 21.8

In 2022, Canadians were more likely to worry about not spending enough time with family or friends than in 1992. They were also more likely to want more time alone.

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 1992 and 2022, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1992 2022
percent
Worried about not spending enough time with family or friends 33.7 46.3
Felt constantly under stress 34.8 43.6
Would have liked more time alone 23.9 30.6
Felt that they didn’t have time for fun 29.1 35.9

In 2022, women were more likely than men to want more time alone, while men were more likely than women to consider themselves workaholics.

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Women+2 and Men+2, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Women+Note 2 Men+Note 2
percent
Would have liked more time alone 34.7 26.4
Considered themselves a workaholic 25.3 28.7

Note: Collection for the 2022 Time Use Survey took place from July 2022 to July 2023.

Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey – Time Use, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2010 and 2015, and Time Use Survey, 2022.

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