Final answer:
The question cannot be answered without specific survey data regarding Canadian workers' willingness to take a pay cut for better work-life balance, which is not provided in the information given.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question provided does not offer enough recent survey data on Canadian work preferences to answer accurately. The provided information pertains to unrelated surveys and contexts, such as U.S. workers' retirement plans, workers' reactions during World War II, and general insights into workers' potential responses to wage changes. To accurately determine how many Canadians would be willing to take a pay cut to improve their work-life balance, one would need access to specific survey data addressing this question directly. In the absence of such data, it's not possible to choose among the options A, B, C, or D with confidence.