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More information on On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business
Censuses:
2006 (1/5 sample), 2001 (1/5 sample), 1996 (1/5 sample), 1991 (1/5 sample), 1986 (1/5 sample), 1981 (1/5 sample), 1976 (1/3 sample), 1971 (1/3 sample)
Reported for:
Population 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents, who did not work for pay or in self-employment in the week prior to enumeration
Question number:
Direct variable: Question 35
Responses:
No; Yes, on temporary lay-off from a job to which this person expects to return; Yes, on vacation, ill, on strike or locked out, or absent for other reasons
Remarks:
In 1971 and 1976, two questions were asked: one on lay-off; and one on absence from a job or business. All persons 15 years of age and over, including those who worked for pay or in self-employment in the week preceding the census, as well as institutional residents, were asked these two questions and were included in the data.
In 1981, persons were considered to be on temporary lay-off from a job to which they expected to return if the lay-off period did not exceed 26 weeks. In 1971 and 1976, this period was restricted to 30 days. Since 1986, no time limit has been specified for the lay-off period.
For information on the comparability of the 2006 Census labour force activity data with those of previous censuses and the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix E.
For additional information, see the definitions for Employed, Unemployed and Not in the labour force.
