From October-December 2025, the following questions measuring the Labour Market and Socio-economic 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 socio-economic indicators by gathering data on topics such as type of employment, quality of employment, support payments and unmet health care needs.
Questionnaire flow within the collection application is controlled dynamically based on responses provided throughout the survey. Therefore, some respondents will not receive all questions, and there is a small chance that some households will not receive any questions at all. This is based on their answers to certain LFS questions.
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
The following questions test a new way of measuring temporary employment. Some questions address topics that were previously covered by the Labour Force Survey, but in a slightly different way.
LMI_Q03 / EQ 4 - In your main job, are you paid by a private employment or placement agency that is different from the company or organization you work for?
LMI_Q04 / EQ 5 - What is the total duration of your contract or agreement in your main job?
Is it:
LMI_Q05 / EQ 6 - In your main job, do you have a specific number of hours you are supposed to work?
HRS_Q01 / EQ 7 - Are you at least guaranteed that you will get some work or hours in your main job?
Self-employed block
You mentioned earlier that you are self-employed in your main job. The following section of the survey will refer to this as your main business.
LMI_Q09 / EQ 13 - Do you own or lease a building or space dedicated to your main business?
LMI_Q10 / EQ 14 - In your main business, are you required to belong to a professional association or regulatory college to do your job?
LMI_Q13 / EQ 18 - Would you be able to continue operating your main business for the next five years based on returning or existing clients alone?
LMI_Q14 / EQ 19 - To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
In normal times, it is easy for you to find new clients in your main business.
CLI_Q01 / EQ 20 - Do you currently have contracts with any of the following types of clients in your main business?
LMI_Q16 / EQ 21 - Thinking of your largest contract, what is the total duration of that contract?
Is it:
LMI_Q17 / EQ 22 - During the last 12 months, did you have any full days with no clients or work in your main business even though you wanted to work?
LMI_Q18 / EQ 23 - What would you say is your plan with your main business over the next 12 months?
Do you plan to:
LMI_Q19 / EQ 24 - What is the main reason why you expect to stop working or close your main business?
LFI_CHECK1 / EQ 25 - Last week, did you work at a job or business?
LFI_CHECK2 / EQ 26 - Last week, did you have a job or business from which you were absent?
LMI_Q20 / EQ 31 - Excluding your main job or business, have 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 32 - Was this freelancing, paid gig, or short-term task or job one of the jobs you had last week, or something else entirely?
EMP_Q02 / EQ 33 - Were you paid as an employee when you freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job in the last 12 months?
LMI_Q24 / EQ 34 - When was the last time you freelanced, did a paid gig, or got paid to do a short-term task or job?
SCC1_Q05 / EQ 35 - In the last 12 months, did you receive support payments from a former spouse or partner?
SCC1_Q10 / EQ 36 - What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments you received in the last 12 months?
SCC2_Q05 / EQ 37 - In the last 12 months, did you make support payments to a former spouse or partner?
SCC2_Q10 / EQ 38 - What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid in support payments in the last 12 months?
SCC3_Q05 / EQ 39 - In the last 12 months, did you pay for child care, so that you could work at a paid job?
SCC3_Q10 / EQ 40 - What is your best estimate, of the total amount you paid for child care in the last 12 months?
DSQ_Q03 / EQ 43 - With your glasses or contact lenses, which of the following best describes your ability to see?
DSQ_Q04 / EQ 44 - How often does this difficulty seeing/seeing condition limit your daily activities?
DSQ_Q07 / EQ 47 - With your hearing aid or cochlear implant, which of the following best describes your ability to hear?
DSQ_Q08 / EQ 48 - How often does this difficulty hearing/hearing condition limit your daily activities?
DSQ_Q09 / EQ 49 - Do you have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using your hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?
DSQ_Q10 / EQ 50 - How much difficulty do you have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?
DSQ_Q11 / EQ 51 - How much difficulty do you have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?
DSQ_Q12 / EQ 52 - How often does this difficulty walking limit your daily activities?
DSQ_Q13 / EQ 53 - How much difficulty do you have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?
DSQ_Q14 / EQ 54 - How much difficulty do you have reaching in any direction, for example, above your head?
DSQ_Q15 / EQ 55 - How often does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object limit your daily activities?
DSQ_Q16 / EQ 56 - How much difficulty do you have using your fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?
DSQ_Q17 / EQ 57 - How often does this difficulty using your fingers limit your daily activities?
DSQ_Q21 / EQ 61 - When you are experiencing this pain, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
DSQ_Q22 / EQ 62 - Do you have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?
DSQ_Q23 / EQ 63 - Do you think you have a condition that makes it difficult in general for you to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc.
DSQ_Q24 / EQ 64 - Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that you had a learning disability?
DSQ_Q25 / EQ 65 - How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
DSQ_Q26 / EQ 66 - How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this condition?
DSQ_Q27 / EQ 67 - Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that 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 68 - How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
DSQ_Q29 / EQ 69 - How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this condition?
DSQ_Q32 / EQ 72 - How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this problem?
DSQ_Q33 / EQ 73 - Do you have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?
DSQ_Q34 / EQ 74 - How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
DSQ_Q35 / EQ 75 - When you are experiencing this condition, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
DSQ_Q36 / EQ 76 - Do 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 77 - How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit your daily activities?
DSQ_Q41 / EQ 81 - When you are experiencing this pain, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
UCN_Q005 / EQ 82 - During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed health care, other than homecare services, but you did not receive it?
UCN_Q010 / EQ 83 - Thinking of the most recent time you felt this way, why didn't you get care?
UCN_Q015 / EQ 84 - Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?