No Place Like Home for Kelownians

Emmet McGonagle

Aug 03, 2023

Kelownians, it seems you are more likely to apply for fully remote positions than the rest of your Canadian counterparts.


According to a study by LinkedIn's Economic Graph research team - based on an analysis of more than 12 million remote job applications on LinkedIn from May 2022 to May 2023 - the ‘keenest’ locations to apply for fully remote positions are Kelowna (49.4%) and Victoria (45.6%), with Regina (38.2%) landing in seventh spot followed by Calgary (36.4%).


Speaking of her experience as former-Torontonian-come-Kelowna resident working in tech entrepreneurship and venture capital, Jessica Weisz explained: “What we were optimizing for was sunshine. I had never been to Kelowna – I knew nothing about it.

“We came and saw the place that we could rent… You could see the mountains and the lake, it had a pool and it was massive and it was the same as rent for our little small loft in Toronto.”


On the other hand, Toronto was found as the top metro area for hybrid work with 31.7% of applicants opting for a blend of office and remote working in their job searches. This is in keeping with the recently-shifted working methods of companies including  TD Bank and The Royal Bank of Canada, both of which have adopted a hybrid working schedule to accommodate the productivity habits of their staff. 


Vancouver landed sixth spot (27%) - testament to the working preferences of 3D artist and Victoria resident Justin Bennett, who has been able to maintain two YVR-based jobs from home.


“After COVID, a lot of remote opportunities in my industry have opened up, which has made relocation not necessary,” he began. 


“You are close enough [to Vancouver] that when there are social gatherings or networking opportunities, you’re not that far away."


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