Episode
The reasons Canadians aren’t taking their paid vacation
- Podcast
- The Decibel
- Published
- Jul 13, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1489
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- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/
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Summary
A lot of Canadians struggle to take their allotted, paid vacation days, according to new research, meaning those days go unused. It’s not just internal pressures making people skip a holiday, it’s coming from higher up – from managers’ attitudes towards vacation all the way up to the state of the economy. Today, Globe reporter Zosia Bielski explains the reasons why Canadians aren’t taking their paid days off, and the deeper consequences – for our productivity and health – when we don’t.