Which Canadians Take The Most Sick Days?

Source: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

10: Alberta
Private sector: 5.6 sick days
Government workers: 9.1 sick days

9: Ontario
Private sector: 5.8 sick days
Government workers: 8.8 sick days

8: Prince Edward Island
Private sector: 6.3 sick days
Government workers: 11.3 sick days

Nationwide
Private sector: 6.7 sick days
Federal government workers: 17.9

7: Saskatchewan
Private sector: 6.9 sick days
Government workers: 11 sick days

6: New Brunswick
Private sector: 7.1 sick days
Government workers: 10.7 sick days

5. Manitoba
Private sector: 7.1 sick days
Government workers: 12.1 sick days

4: British Columbia
Private sector: 7.4 sick days
Government workers: 12 sick days

3: Newfoundland and Labrador
Private sector: 7.9 sick days
Government workers: 10.7 sick days

2: Nova Scotia
Private sector: 8.4 sick days
Government workers: 12 sick days

1. Quebec
Private sector: 8.5 sick days
Government workers: 12.2 sick days

Some 1 million Canadians will call in sick on either Black Friday or Cyber Monday in order to go shopping, according to a new survey from IPG Mediabrands

That’s bad news for most employers but good news for retailers, who can expect to see $13.4 billion in sales on the two days ($6.8 billion on Black Friday and $6.6 billion on Cyber Monday).

That could actually more than offset the cost of the lost work days. A Conference Board of Canada report looking at 2012 found absenteeism costs Canada’s economy about $16.6 billion, and that's for an entire year.
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