Job satisfaction

Proportion of the population by level of job satisfaction.

This indicator is measured in Labour Market Indicators, the program of monthly supplements to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), and the Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC).

In the October 2023's Labour Market Indicators, survey respondents are asked:

Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied", in general, how satisfied [are/is] [you/respondent name/this person] with [your/his/her/their] main job or business?

In the SSPC, survey respondents are asked:

How do you feel about your job right now?

• Very satisfied
• Satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Very dissatisfied

This indicator is also measured in the Longitudinal International Study of Adults (LISA), the General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home, selected iterations of the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), and on the Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS). Exact questionnaire wording may vary slightly between sources.

This indicator is measured through more than one Statistics Canada survey. Estimates can vary between data sources due to differences in reference periods, targeted or sampled populations, data collection and other methodology.

• Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC)
• Longitudinal International Study of Adults (LISA)
• General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home
  • Table 22-10-0111-01 – Job satisfaction by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and regions (x 1,000)
• Canadian Social Survey (CSS) (Wave 6)
  • Table 45-10-0088-01 – Job satisfaction, by gender and province
  • Table 45-10-0089-01 – Job satisfaction, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
• Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS) 2017
• Table 41-10-0052-01 – Job permanency, part-time or full-time job status, and job satisfaction by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex
• Table 41-10-0053-01 – Mismatch of skills for current job and job satisfaction by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex

• Are Canadians satisfied with their jobs? (StatsCAN Plus, January 4, 2024)
• Employment of First Nations men and women living off reserve (Aboriginal Peoples Survey, June 13, 2019)
• Harassment in Canadian workplaces (Insights on Canadian Society, December 17, 2018)
• Assessing Job Quality in Canada: A Multidimensional Approach (Articles and Reports, December 10, 2018)
• The association between job flexibility and job satisfaction (Insights on Canadian Society, December 4, 2018)
• Workers looking for a new job (Insights on Canadian Society, July 11, 2018)