Six in 10 (62 per cent) Canadian employees say they’re burned out at work, up from 47 per cent in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada.
The survey, which polled more than 1,000 workers, found roughly a third (31 per cent) reported feeling more burned out than they did a year ago.
It found the top three drivers of burnout are heavier workload from being understaffed (40 per cent), employees feeling stuck in their career (27 per cent) and lower team morale after restructuring or reductions (27 per cent).
One in six employees cited artificial intelligence as a factor and these workers noted AI is contributing to burnout by adding pressure to have even higher productivity (37 per cent), creating concerns around job security if new tools aren’t adopted (32 per cent) and creating overwhelm and fatigue from having to constantly learn new tools (29 per cent).
Notably, among the 40 per cent of employees who said they didn’t use all of their time off last year, a third (32 per cent) said they didn’t because they were concerned about how much their workload would grow while away, worsening burnout on their return.
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