Job Quality
For Quebec, Ontario, and Canada, the proportion of "low-quality" and "medium-quality" jobs has decreased, while that of "high-quality" jobs has increased. This rise in "high-quality" jobs appears to have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sources
Institut de la Statistique du Québec. Distribution of non-student employees among the three levels of job quality (Québec, Ontario and Canada).
Methodological note
The results in the ISQ (Institut de la Statistique du Québec) tables cover approximately 75% of Québec jobs. “Job quality” is defined as:
Low quality
This category includes involuntary part-time jobs and jobs that pay less than $15/hr and are either: held by an overqualified worker; unstable or full-time jobs of 41+ hrs/wk.
Average quality
This category includes high-skill jobs that pay less than $15/hr and jobs that pay $15/hr or more and are either: low-skill or held by an overqualified worker; unstable or full-time jobs of 41+ hrs/wk.
High quality
This category includes high-skill, stable jobs, voluntary part-time or full-time jobs of 41+ hrs/wk that pay $15/hr or more.