Average weekly - 71
Peak Day - Wednesday 81%
Low Day - Friday 41%
The Index is the measure of the number of people who are in the office compared to those who are working remotely, with the exception, of people who are not in the office for reasons such as business travel, holidays, sick days etc. The Index is now at a point where on average employees who have the choice between performing daily work tasks at home or in the office are now in the office 3.5 days a week.
Our data shows that there is a higher number of people who are in the office 5 days a week than attend the office less than 1 day. While mandates to return to the office are still not being adhered to universally, they are having greater impact this Fall. The days employees are attending the office is beginning to balance out as this Index’s data shows. Friday remains the lowest in-office day, but Mondays are showing more activity in downtown Toronto.
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“The Occupancy Index is supported by the City of Toronto, Downtown Yonge BIA, and Downtown West BIA. It is a measure of the percentage of office employees returning to the office compared to the number of employees who would normally have come to their offices pre-COVID. For a detailed description of the calculation please contact Iain Dobson at [email protected],”