A new survey shows that Manitoba workers have the highest mental health scores in the country; however, they are significantly down from earlier in the year.
On Monday, Telus Health released the Mental Health Index, which surveyed 3,000 Canadians who are currently employed or were employed within the last six months.
It determined the province had a mental health score of 62.9 as of October, which puts Manitoba workers into the category of ‘strained’ mental health.
Despite Manitoba having the highest mental health score in the country, it has seen a sharp decline since September 2024 when the score was 67.3.
In Canada as a whole, the mental health score is 61.3, down 3.1 points since September and the lowest level since the launch of the Mental Health Index in April 2020.
The study also found that 37 per cent of Canadian workers have a high mental health risk, 44 …