The latest data comes from the firm’s refreshed Vitality Index, which tracks weekly foot traffic in North America across industries such as the office sector, retail, hospitality and tourism, food services, and colleges and universities.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Since Ontario lifted pandemic restrictions in May, Ottawa foot traffic is up 105 per cent as of the week of Sept. 19, making it the best-performing Canadian city when isolating these time periods, while Toronto is up 80 per cent. “The way that people view their social lives and the workplace has drastically changed since the pandemic. In fact, we’re seeing more social aspects increasingly become integrated into the work experienceâ — people want to have a truly human connection with their colleagues,” he said.
The proportion of workers in hybrid work arrangements increased 0.7 percentage points to 8.6 per cent in the month.