Half of Atlantic Canadians who have been working from home during the pandemic say they’d like to continue to do so.

That’s according to the latest Narrative Research poll.

Narrative Research says half of Atlantic Canadians worked from home during the pandemic and while many will likely return to the workplace within the next three month, half of those asked say they would prefer working from home.

The workforce has declined since the pandemic began. Over ten per cent of working residents in the region either permanently or temporarily lost their jobs since March.

According to the survey, employees in this province are most likely to believe they will be returning to in-person work in the next few months at 77 per cent compared to 59 per cent in Nova Scotia, 54 per cent in New Brunswick and 48 per cent in PEI.

A third of those working from home have had a child at home with them during working hours.

The survey was conducted from September 24th to the 29th with 1,911 Atlantic Canadians, 18 years of age or older, from Narrative Research’s online pane, East Coast Voice.

The sample included responses from each Atlantic province (NB: 571; NS: 914; NL: 288; PE: 138). Using data from the 2016 Census, the results were weighted by gender, age, and the region to reflect the population characteristics in each province. The margin of error is not applied.