This article aims to identify the characteristics of Canadian teachers who intend to leave their profession, focusing on aspects of their relationship to the job. Data from a sample of 4,210 respondents were analyzed, and the results show that what sets these teachers apart from their colleagues includes the feeling of having difficult relationships with students, but also a pessimistic view of changes in educational policies, and a negative relationship to the job characterized by a dissatisfaction with the workload, the working conditions, the relationships with colleagues and their professional autonomy. However, the situation varies across the five regions of Canada.