A collection of recent, random articles about Switzerland and Canada! 

·        Jun 13, 2023             
Canadian and Swiss employees are at the opposite ends of the office stress spectrum. According to a survey done by Gallup on 122,416 employees in 145 countries, Canadian employees are amongst the most stressed workers in the world with 56% reporting a stressful environment. The Swiss, on the other hand, only report the same in 35% of cases, and were the least stressed country in the survey. One of the main factors in office stress, according to this article, is the quality of management. Whether or not one works from home does not seem to have much of an influence on perceived stress.
https://blog.wiwo.de/management/2023/06/13/oesterreicher-und-schweizer-sind-am-wenigsten-gestresst-europaeer-haben-die-geringste-mitarbeiterbindung-an-ihre-unternehmen-laut-gallup/ [in German]

·        Jun 10, 2023
A group of researchers from the ETH Zurich did a thorough study of Calgary’s downtown in terms of the city’s design and its housing types. They looked at aspects like walkability and the mix of housing available, finding that the city was overly car-oriented with a lot of the available space used for parking lots rather than for increased urban density. Recent zoning changes in Calgary, however, may make the development of the ‘missing middle’ possible inn the near future.      
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/swiss-university-calgary-missing-middle-1.6869027

·        Jun 10, 202
Canadian Tennis player Genie Bouchard, formerly ranked top 5 in the world, is a dedicated Roger Federer fan (vs a Rafa Nadal fan). According to her, it all comes down to personality and a meeting she had with the maestro when she was just 16.
https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-atp-tennis-news-a-roger-federer-loyalist-since-long-canadian-star-genie-bouchard-comes-out-with-a-cheesy-reason-behind-picking-the-swiss-maestros-team/

·        Jun 5, 2023
The Canadian tourism organizations are trying to motivate international travelers to come back to Canada after long years of suspended activity thanks to the pandemic. Even though Switzerland does not seem to be one of the core markets for the Canadian (probably due to size) the Swiss have great desire to come to Canada and they are actually a group that is among the biggest spenders, once they arrive here.
https://www.travelnews.ch/trips-and-travellers/24080-die-grosse-lust-der-schweizer-auf-kanada.html

·        Jun 4, 2023
At the recent Doors Open Ottawa visitors had the opportunity to board the new commuter trains of the Trillium Line Extension, set to open later this year. The cars were designed and built by Swiss company Stadler, which is a departure from Alstom-trains on the Confederation Line.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-stage-2-trilium-line-ottawa-lrt-doors-open-1.6864912

·        Jun 4, 2023
An article for readers who may be interested in moving to Canada from Switzerland. If you do not have Swiss residency and are interested in moving to Switzerland, the following article from the Nomad Capitalist may be a good starting point. It is a pretty thorough overview of the steps required to obtain the document. Canadians can apply for a C permit (allowing permanent residence) after five years.
https://nomadcapitalist.com/global-citizen/how-to-get-swiss-residence/