Released: 2026-10-22
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Canada
541,320
August 2026
-0 .8%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Canada
August 2026
-2 .9%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.L.
24,990
August 2026
-2 .0%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.L.
August 2026
-1 3.9%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — P.E.I.
7,210
August 2026
-1 .9%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — P.E.I.
August 2026
-5 .9%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.S.
21,700
August 2026
-0 .5%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.S.
August 2026
-4 .4%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.B.
25,200
August 2026
-1 .0%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.B.
August 2026
-3 .4%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Que.
121,710
August 2026
-2 .3%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Que.
August 2026
-5 .7%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Ont.
185,210
August 2026
0.4%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Ont.
August 2026
0.7%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Man.
17,290
August 2026
-0 .2%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Man.
August 2026
-9 .0%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Sask.
14,480
August 2026
0.7%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Sask.
August 2026
-5 .7%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Alta.
60,810
August 2026
-2 .1%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Alta.
August 2026
-6 .4%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — B.C.
60,680
August 2026
0.1%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — B.C.
August 2026
5.0%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Y.T.
570
August 2026
1.8%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Y.T.
August 2026
-3 .4%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.W.T.
690
August 2026
3.0%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.W.T.
August 2026
9.5%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Nvt.
410
August 2026
2.5%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Nvt.
August 2026
0.0%
(12-month change)
Data tables for Employment Insurance (EI ) statistics have been updated to August 2026. These revised tables are now available on the Statistics Canada website. Data on EI for September 2026 will be released on November 18.
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More information about the concepts and definitions used in the Employment Insurance Statistics program is available in the Guide to Employment Insurance Statistics (Catalogue number 73-506-G
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