General Social Survey (Time Use), 2022 [Canada], Main File

The Time Use Survey (TUS) helps better understand how Canadians organize their time to accomplish the diverse daily activities. The TUS is the only Statistics Canada’s survey that measures the time spent on the different activities including unpaid work and care for children or older people, and that this contribution will be valuated as part of the GDP measures. It is also the main source of data to measure gender inequalities specifically around the different types of unpaid work. The two primary objectives of the Time Use Survey are: a) To gather data on how Canadians use their time in a day to monitor changes over time, particularly around paid and unpaid work (including caregiving), transportation, and personal care; and b) To provide immediate information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.