e-4363 (Employment and labour)
- Keywords
- Teleworking
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Remote work is a vital accommodation to help disabled individuals, especially those with mobility impairments, stay in the workforce;
- Research from the Economic Innovation Group showed that disabled individuals aged 25-54 in the U.S. were 3.5% more likely to be employed in Q2 2022 than pre-pandemic because of increased remote work;
- Remote work has proven beneficial in levelling the playing field for women and mothers, whose careers have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic;
- Remote work is preferable for some underrepresented groups such those with autism or ADHD;
- ~4 million Americans have left the workforce due to Long Covid. In the UK, >1.6 million adults over 50 are unable to work due to long-term illness. Workplace exposures pose infection risk;
- Legislating remote work may help to fill labour gaps and encourage more at-risk workers to rejoin the workforce.
- Demand for remote work outweighs supply; and
- Without legislation, remote positions may go to able-bodied individuals rather than people who rely on remote work as a lifeline due to disability, child or elder care responsibilities.
- Open for signature
- April 5, 2023, at 9:19 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 3, 2023, at 9:19 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Don Davies
(Vancouver Kingsway)
May 29, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02491)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 84 |
British Columbia | 147 |
Manitoba | 26 |
New Brunswick | 31 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 31 |
Ontario | 532 |
Prince Edward Island | 11 |
Quebec | 123 |
Saskatchewan | 12 |
Yukon | 1 |