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Technology In Canada

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According to the Globe and Mail, as of 2013, 23% of Canadian Companies offered employees the option to telecommute. A Statistics Canada study stated that in 2000, 1,425,700 respondents worked from home, where as in 2008 the number of people working from home was 1,748,600, a small but notable upward trend. Though numbers are only increasing slowly, more and more Canadians are working from home. The trend is particularly impacting university graduates, of who more than 1 in 5 work from home. Factors that have contributed to this trend include an increase in the type and availability of technology, the desire of today’s workers to have a better work-life balance, and the desire of companies to attract employees. In today’s work technology is increasing at a rapid pace, and much of it is more accessible than before. An example that has been changed by both of these factors is the internet. When first introduced to homes and businesses, use of the internet required it to be connected to a phone line. In many homes this would have meant that you could use one or the other, but not both at once. During this era access to the internet was limited to those who could afford to …show more content…

In most Canadian cities, Wi-Fi connections are available to anyone at a local café or fast food restaurant. In additional other technology has become more affordable. Whereas before computers, were rare, now it is rare for a family to not have at least one. Due to increased technology, employees in many professions no longer have to be at the office to receive instructions, or to submit their completed work in a timely manner. Companies can use email, messaging, video chats and a number of other innovations to communicate with workers. Current technology is giving workers the possibility to work where and when they want, instead of scheduling life around work, it can allow work to be scheduled around

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