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Two in 10 Canadians facing reduced pay amid COVID-19: Ipsos poll

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More than three million Canadians have lost their job in March and April amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. But even those who continue to work are feeling significant financial ripple effects from the health emergency, a new Ipsos poll suggests.

The survey, conducted between May 8 and 11 by Ipsos exclusively for Global News, finds that 16 per cent — or nearly two in 10 — Canadians are working on reduced pay.

Of those, 10 per cent are making less because they are working fewer hours, while six per cent have seen their pay shrink even as they keep up their regular hours. “The economy overall is taking a really big hit,” said Brendon Bernard, an economist at Indeed Canada, the online job listing site.

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