Findings on teleworking from COVID-19 "urban exodus" study

University of Guelph MSc student Heather Graham, and Drs. Ryan Gibson, and Sara Epp, both in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, published key findings about telework in the Rural Ontario Institute blog: Measuring the Urban Exodus: Statistics Canada Data Trends in Rural Ontario.

The project, funded by the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, examines the migration trends taking place in Ontario and their impact on rural communities, economies, and environments.

The research team is led by Epp and involves Dr. Chris Fullerton from Brock University.

Over the coming months the initiative will conduct a survey of rural communities and conduct case study research to better understand COVID-19 related migrations to rural Ontario. Watch the project website for future activities and updates.