Canadians, as indicated by survey participants, are more willing to relocate than they were four years ago. Two-thirds (67 per cent) would move to a city in their province for a minimum of two years for a 10 per cent pay raise and paid moving expenses (compared to 62 per cent in 2014), and over half (59 per cent) said the same for out-of-province moves, up from 54 per cent in 2014. Attitudes towards shorter, six-month contracts are also more positive than they were in the previous study. Regarding who is more willing to sign up for relocation, this year’s numbers show that young adults (18 to 34) are among the most willing to relocate, followed by employees between the ages of 35 and 54 and those 55 years or older. No matter the age, however, employees who already own a home – and would therefore face the challenges of buying and selling in different markets – are generally less open to the opportunity. POPULAR DESTINATIONS British Columbia is the reloca- tion destination of choice among respondents to CERC’s 2018 Provincial Career Mobility Survey. An impressive 38 per cent of respondents ranked it as their number one pick, followed by Ontario (17 per cent) and Alberta (16 per cent). At the other end of the scale, two per cent of survey participants selected Saskatchewan and Mani- toba as their top picks, followed by one per cent who felt the same about the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. It is worth noting that these regions fare slightly better as second and third choices. As for specific cities, one in four respondents selected Vancouver, B.C., as their most desired urban relocation destination in Canada. The West Coast gem is followed at quite a distance by Toronto (10 per cent), Ottawa (10 per cent), Calgary (10 per cent), and Quebec City (8 per cent). Winnipeg garnered only one per cent of the number one choice vote. 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An employee’s education level appears to also factor in the decision as univer- sity graduates are more inclined to accept any type of relocation. The job sector, on the other hand, is slightly less influential. That said, those in the accommodations industry are propor- tionately higher across most assignment offerings than others. SWEETENING THE DEAL Housing support, spousal/partner assistance and paid travel top the list of important considerations for employees who are already willing to relocate. Above all, employees rank the provision of a tax-free housing allowance for up to six months as the single most influential incentive across all relocation scenarios. Survey respondents who could be persuaded to move were asked to rank what they considered to be the most important relocation incentives. Their top five “highly important” offerings (ranked first, second or third) were as follows: •  51 per cent: Allow an employer to provide me with a tax-free housing allowance for up to six months, which would let me resettle into my new location (52 per cent in 2014) There are other influencing factors at play. Canadian workers who have held their current job for less than 10 years are more apt to accept a reloca- tion than those who have been in their position for more than a decade. Meanwhile, a modest 56 per cent of survey respondents making over $100,000 said they would relocate for a full-time job in a city within their province, while just over half would take a full-time job in another province (53 per cent). The same lukewarm attitudes were reported for short-term assignments. Conversely, the willingness to relocate becomes Fall 2018 PERSPECTIVES 31