The Globe and Mail: Canadian small businesses are expanding – with a little help from data

In 2016, about 4 per cent of Canadian workers worked from home. In the third quarter of last year, according to a Canadian Chamber of Commerce survey, more than a third of all workers spent at least part of the week at home.

The cost of doing business has gotten more expensive, with everything from wages, materials and debt repayment to overhead expenses now pricier than before the pandemic. At the same time, companies are still trying to recover from lost sales from COVID-19 restrictions.

At this rate it will take 33 years to reach five-year targets for corporate diversity.