In October 2022, the following questions measuring the Labour Market and Socioeconomic Indicators were added to the Labour Force Survey as a supplement.
The purpose of this survey is to identify changing dynamics within the Canadian labour market, and measure important socioeconomic indicators by gathering data on topics such as type of employment, quality of employment, support payments and unmet health care needs.
Question wording within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey.
Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators
ENTRY_Q01 / EQ 1 - From the following list, please select the household member that will be completing this questionnaire on behalf of the entire household.
Employee Block
LMI_Q01 / EQ 2 - Is (respondent name's/this person's/your) main job permanent?
LMI_Q02 / EQ 3 - In what way is (respondent name's/this person's/your) main job not permanent?
LMI_Q03 / EQ 4 - In (his/her/their/your) main job, (are/is) (respondent name/this person/you) paid by a private employment or placement agency that is different from the company (he/she/this person/you) work(s) for?
LMI_Q04 / EQ 5 - What is the total duration of (respondent name's/this person's/your) contract or agreement in (his/her/their/your) main job?
LMI_Q05 / EQ 6 - In (respondent name's/this person's/your) main job, (is/are) (he/she/they/you) guaranteed a minimum number of work hours per pay period?
LMI_Q06 / EQ 7 - What would you say best describes (respondent name's/this person's/your) current situation in (his/her/their/your) main job?
Self-employed Block
LMI_Q07 / EQ 8 – What is the main reason why (respondent name/this person/you) (are/is) self-employed in (his/her/their/your) (main/other) job?
LMI_Q08 / EQ 9 – (Does/do) (respondent name/this person/you) have any partners or co-owners in (his/her/their/your) (main/side) business?
LMI_Q09 / EQ 10 – (Does/Do) (respondent name/this person/you) or (his/her/their/your) (partners/company/partners or company) own or lease a building or space dedicated to (his/her/their/your) (main/side) business?
LMI_Q10 / EQ 11 - In (respondent name's/this person's/your) (main/side) business, is/are (he/she/they/you) required to belong to a professional association or regulatory college to do (his/her/their/your) job?
LMI_Q11 / EQ 12 - Does (respondent name's/this person's/your) (main/side) business operate…?
LMI_Q12 / EQ 13 - What is the current mix of clients in (respondent name's/this person's/your) main business?
LMI_Q13 / EQ 14 - Would (respondent name/this person/you) be able to continue operating (his/her/their/your) main business for the next five years based on returning or existing clients alone?
LMI_Q14 / EQ 15 – To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
In normal times, it is easy for [Respondent's name/this person/you] to find new clients in [his/her/their/your] main business.
LMI_Q15 / EQ 16 – (Does/Do) (respondent name/this person/you) or (his/her/their/your) (partners/company/partners or company) currently have any contracts with businesses, government agencies, or non-profit organizations as part of (his/her/their/your) main business?
LMI_Q16 / EQ 17 - Thinking of (respondent name's/this person's/your) largest contract, what is the total duration of that contract?
LMI_Q17 / EQ 18 – During the last 12 months, did (respondent name/this person/you) have any full days with no clients or work in (his/her/their/your) main business even though (he/she/they/you) wanted to work?
LMI_Q18 / EQ 19 – What would you say is (respondent name's/this person's/your) plan with (his/her/their/your) main business over the next 12 months?
LMI_Q19 / EQ 20 - What is the main reason (respondent name/this person/you) expect(s) to stop working or close (his/her/their/your) main business?
LFI-CHECK1 / EQ 21 - Last week, did (he/she/this person/you) work at a job or business?
LFI-CHECK2 / EQ 22 - Last week, did (he/she/this person/you) have a job or business from which (he/she/this person/you) (were/was) absent?
LFI-CHECK3 / EQ 23 - Did (he/she/this person/you) have more than one job or business last week?
LFI-CHECK4 / EQ 24 - Was this because (he/she/this person/you) changed employers?
LFI-CHECK5 / EQ 25 - (Has/Have) (respondent name/this person/you) ever worked at a job or business?
LFI-CHECK6 / EQ 26 - When did (respondent name/this person/you) last work?
LMI_Q20 / EQ 27 - Excluding (his/her/their/your) main job or business, (has/have) (respondent's name/this person/you) earned any money by freelancing, doing a paid gig, or completing a short-term job or task during the last 12 months?
LMI_Q21 / EQ 28 - Was this freelancing, paid gig, or short-term task or job one of the jobs (respondent's name/this person/you) had last week, or something else entirely?
LMI_Q22 / EQ 29 - You mentioned earlier that (respondent name/this person/you) had a job or a business during the last 12 months.
In addition to the jobs or businesses (he/she/this person/you) had during this period, did (respondent name/this person/you) earn any money by freelancing, doing a paid gig, or completing any other short-term job or task during the last 12 months?
LMI_Q23 / EQ 30 – (You mentioned earlier that (respondent name/this person/you) did not have a job or a business during the last 12 months.)
(Has/Have) (respondent name/this person/you) earned any money by freelancing, doing a paid gig, or completing any other short-term job or task during the last 12 months?
LMI_Q24 / EQ 31 - When was the last time (respondent name/this person/you) freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job?
SCC1_Q05 / EQ 32 - In the last 12 months, did (respondent's name/you) receive support payments from a former spouse or partner?
SCC1_Q10 / EQ 33 - What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments (he/she/this person/you) received in the last 12 months?
SCC2_Q05 / EQ 34 - In the last 12 months, did (respondent's name/you) make support payments to a former spouse or partner?
SCC2_Q10 / EQ 35 - What is your best estimate of the total amount (he/she/this person/you) paid in support payments in the last 12 months?
SCC3_Q05 / EQ 36 - In the last 12 months, did (respondent's name/you) pay for child care, so that (he/she/they/you) could work at a paid job?
SCC3_Q10 / EQ 37 - What is your best estimate, of the total amount (he/she/this person/you) paid for child care in the last 12 months?
DSQ_Q01 / EQ 38 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have any difficulty seeing?
DSQ_Q02 / EQ 39 - (Do/Does) (he/she/this person/you) wear glasses or contact lenses to improve (respondent name's/this person's/your) vision?
DSQ_Q03 / EQ 40 - (Which/With (respondent name's/this person's/your) glasses or contact lenses, which) of the following best describes (respondent's name/your) ability to see?
DSQ_Q04 / EQ 41 - How often does this (difficulty seeing/seeing condition) limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q05 / EQ 42 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have any difficulty hearing?
DSQ_Q06 / EQ 43 - (Do/Does) (he/she/this person/you) use a hearing aid or cochlear implant?
DSQ_Q07 / EQ 44 - (Which/With) (respondent name's/this person's/your) hearing aid or cochlear implant, which) of the following best describes (respondent's name/your) ability to hear?
DSQ_Q08 / EQ 45 - How often does this (difficulty hearing/hearing condition) limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q09 / EQ 46 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using (his/her/their/your) hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?
DSQ_Q10 / EQ 47 - How much difficulty (do/does) (he/she/this person/you) have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?
DSQ_Q11 / EQ 48 - How much difficulty (do/does) (he/she/this person/you) have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?
DSQ_Q12 / EQ 49 - How often (does this difficulty walking/does this difficulty using stairs/do these difficulties) limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q13 / EQ 50 - How much difficulty (do/does) (respondent's name/you) have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?
DSQ_Q14 / EQ 51 - How much difficulty (do/does) (he/she/this person/you) have reaching in any direction, for example, above (his/her/their/your) head?
DSQ_Q15 / EQ 52 - How often (does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object/does this difficulty reaching/do these difficulties) limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q16 / EQ 53 - How much difficulty (do/does) (respondent's name/you) have using (his/her/their/your) fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?
DSQ_Q17 / EQ 54 - How often does this difficulty using (his/her/their/your) fingers limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q18 / EQ 55 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have pain that is always present?
DSQ_Q19 / EQ 56 - (Do/Does) (he/she/this person/you) ( /also) have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?
DSQ_Q20 / EQ 57 - How often does this pain limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q21 / EQ 58 - When (respondent's name/you) (are/is) experiencing this pain, how much difficulty (do/does) (he/she/they/you) have with (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q22 / EQ 59 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?
DSQ_Q23 / EQ 60 - Do you think (respondent's name/you) (has/have) a condition that makes it difficult in general for (him/her/them/you) to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc.
DSQ_Q24 / EQ 61 - Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that (respondent's name/you) had a learning disability?
DSQ_Q25 / EQ 62 - How often are (his/her/their/your) daily activities limited by this condition?
DSQ_Q26 / EQ 63 - How much difficulty (do/does) (respondent's name/you) have with (his/her/their/your) daily activities because of this condition?
DSQ_Q27 / EQ 64 - Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that (respondent's name/you) had a developmental disability or disorder? This may include Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, mental impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth, etc.
DSQ_Q28 / EQ 65 - How often are (respondent's name/your) daily activities limited by this condition?
DSQ_Q29 / EQ 66 - How much difficulty (do/does) (respondent's name/you) have with (his/her/their/your) daily activities because of this condition?
DSQ_Q30 / EQ 67 - (Do/Does) (he/she/this person/you) have any ongoing memory problems or periods of confusion?
DSQ_Q31 / EQ 68 - How often are (his/her/their/your) daily activities limited by this problem?
DSQ_Q32 / EQ 69 - How much difficulty (do/does) (respondent's name/you) have with (his/her/their/your) daily activities because of this problem?
DSQ_Q33 / EQ 70 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?
DSQ_Q34 / EQ 71 - How often are (his/her/their/your) daily activities limited by this condition?
DSQ_Q35 / EQ 72 - When (respondent's name/you) (are/is) experiencing this condition, how much difficulty (do/does) (he/she/they/you) have with (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q36 / EQ 73 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?
DSQ_Q37 / EQ 74 - How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q38 / EQ 75 - (Do/Does) (respondent's name/you) have pain that is always present?
DSQ_Q39 / EQ 76 - (Do/Does) (he/she/this person/you) ( /also) have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?
DSQ_Q40 / EQ 77 - How often does this pain limit (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
DSQ_Q41 / EQ 78 - When (respondent's name/you) (are/is) experiencing this pain, how much difficulty (do/does) (he/she/they/you) have with (his/her/their/your) daily activities?
UNC_Q005 / EQ 79 - During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when (respondent's name/you) felt that (he/she/they/you) needed health care, other than homecare services, but (he/she/they/you) did not receive it?
UNC_Q010 / EQ 80 - Thinking of the most recent time (respondent's name/you) felt this way, why didn't (he/she/they/you) get care?
UNC_Q015 / EQ 81 - Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?
UNC_Q020 / EQ 82 - Did (he/she/this person/you) actively try to obtain the health care that was needed?
UNC_Q025 / EQ 83 - Where did (he/she/this person/you) try to get the service (he/she/they/you) (was/were) seeking?