Montrealers returning to work after city takes hit amid COVID-19
Global News
A survey published by the Montreal Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce reveals more than half of all downtown office workers are back on the job in a hybrid mode.
Montrealers are pounding the downtown pavement once again, bringing a much-needed economic lift to a city that has been stifled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A recent survey by the Montreal Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (CCMM) reveals that 61 per cent of Montrealers have returned to work. Twenty-nine per cent are back full-time; 32 per cent part-time.
“You have very, very few people coming back more than three days a week,” Michel Leblanc, the CEO of the CCMM, told Global News.
A new database published by the real estate brokerage and consulting firm Avison Young illustrates that Montreal ranks among the top 10 cities in North America for office foot traffic, according to The Vitality Index.
Montreal suffered a lot during the pandemic as many employers closed their office doors to all employees for more than a year.
But as vaccinations started ramping up, downtown universities started opening up and the retail and hospitality sector in Montreal started seeing an increase in volume.
This has led to an economic recharge the city has desperately needed.
Some have concerns about the threat of the Omicron variant and whether the return to work could be compromised.
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