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Benefit weeks, Regular benefits, All classes of workers, Canada

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Aug 2026: 3146530
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:23:51 a.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100007_87235598
Table 14-10-0007-01
CREDBenefit weeks, Regular benefits, All classes of workers, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis1000000200000030000004000000500000060000007000000800000090000001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Number1997-01-01: 42842401997-02-01: 34633701997-03-01: 33666401997-04-01: 36845301997-05-01: 27220201997-06-01: 24126601997-07-01: 23400301997-08-01: 23187201997-09-01: 23273801997-10-01: 20511201997-11-01: 22282801997-12-01: 28898201998-01-01: 34753501998-02-01: 33677501998-03-01: 37244601998-04-01: 30843101998-05-01: 25079601998-06-01: 23648601998-07-01: 21059201998-08-01: 24949901998-09-01: 20891701998-10-01: 18990701998-11-01: 23812401998-12-01: 27626001999-01-01: 32728401999-02-01: 31504801999-03-01: 35422401999-04-01: 28295901999-05-01: 25979001999-06-01: 20255401999-07-01: 18006301999-08-01: 24449801999-09-01: 17951101999-10-01: 17742901999-11-01: 21483701999-12-01: 23320702000-01-01: 33150902000-02-01: 29795002000-03-01: 28605102000-04-01: 26482102000-05-01: 23157702000-06-01: 17072002000-07-01: 18983502000-08-01: 20397502000-09-01: 15822302000-10-01: 18409402000-11-01: 18847102000-12-01: 21100802001-01-01: 33430102001-02-01: 27996502001-03-01: 27860102001-04-01: 29622402001-05-01: 22253302001-06-01: 17763302001-07-01: 21372402001-08-01: 20903502001-09-01: 19473602001-10-01: 20323802001-11-01: 21386902001-12-01: 27277202002-01-01: 35858402002-02-01: 31422002002-03-01: 29951802002-04-01: 33645602002-05-01: 23259802002-06-01: 19145402002-07-01: 23489402002-08-01: 21641902002-09-01: 21540302002-10-01: 18489202002-11-01: 20152602002-12-01: 27986702003-01-01: 31961902003-02-01: 29895702003-03-01: 35308002003-04-01: 27145402003-05-01: 23023102003-06-01: 23121202003-07-01: 21151202003-08-01: 22703602003-09-01: 23481402003-10-01: 19002902003-11-01: 24841602003-12-01: 26213802004-01-01: 31024802004-02-01: 35752602004-03-01: 31235802004-04-01: 26658402004-05-01: 26364202004-06-01: 18891802004-07-01: 18498502004-08-01: 27189702004-09-01: 18290702004-10-01: 19522202004-11-01: 21332102004-12-01: 23260402005-01-01: 34265502005-02-01: 29191702005-03-01: 29018202005-04-01: 25990802005-05-01: 26067702005-06-01: 17883102005-07-01: 18692302005-08-01: 25086502005-09-01: 17607002005-10-01: 20045602005-11-01: 19240002005-12-01: 21873302006-01-01: 33201102006-02-01: 28117702006-03-01: 27465002006-04-01: 28076102006-05-01: 20873102006-06-01: 17006702006-07-01: 20544802006-08-01: 21999502006-09-01: 17171502006-10-01: 19905702006-11-01: 18824502006-12-01: 21274802007-01-01: 32808202007-02-01: 27318302007-03-01: 26564502007-04-01: 28760202007-05-01: 19711202007-06-01: 16328002007-07-01: 20099102007-08-01: 20540702007-09-01: 18794602007-10-01: 16028402007-11-01: 17874702007-12-01: 23081102008-01-01: 27491002008-02-01: 26111202008-03-01: 30651102008-04-01: 23831402008-05-01: 19175502008-06-01: 18931402008-07-01: 17622502008-08-01: 20968402008-09-01: 20621702008-10-01: 16311602008-11-01: 21825902008-12-01: 24426202009-01-01: 31671702009-02-01: 33567802009-03-01: 43191602009-04-01: 38074902009-05-01: 37669202009-06-01: 29902002009-07-01: 30130002009-08-01: 39783402009-09-01: 28067202009-10-01: 26026002009-11-01: 33735302009-12-01: 32316802010-01-01: 45122102010-02-01: 37704902010-03-01: 39019402010-04-01: 34072302010-05-01: 34719402010-06-01: 25780602010-07-01: 26147402010-08-01: 35776402010-09-01: 24704902010-10-01: 26595502010-11-01: 26051402010-12-01: 28535202011-01-01: 41006202011-02-01: 33841602011-03-01: 33791102011-04-01: 29441602011-05-01: 30629202011-06-01: 21359502011-07-01: 21875202011-08-01: 29091302011-09-01: 20142802011-10-01: 21884202011-11-01: 20467602011-12-01: 23347402012-01-01: 36116002012-02-01: 30958702012-03-01: 29522302012-04-01: 31310702012-05-01: 21797502012-06-01: 18459402012-07-01: 23196002012-08-01: 23881802012-09-01: 22667702012-10-01: 18995102012-11-01: 20031302012-12-01: 27244202013-01-01: 30270602013-02-01: 28878002013-03-01: 27757802013-04-01: 31080402013-05-01: 20574502013-06-01: 17759402013-07-01: 22350302013-08-01: 22160002013-09-01: 21668102013-10-01: 17271202013-11-01: 18310402013-12-01: 26189902014-01-01: 28280002014-02-01: 27782102014-03-01: 32877702014-04-01: 24915802014-05-01: 20428002014-06-01: 19943202014-07-01: 18955102014-08-01: 21442502014-09-01: 21258502014-10-01: 16243802014-11-01: 20904702014-12-01: 22350902015-01-01: 27289502015-02-01: 27740502015-03-01: 33939502015-04-01: 25889202015-05-01: 24378302015-06-01: 18402502015-07-01: 19495902015-08-01: 28168202015-09-01: 19107202015-10-01: 17561702015-11-01: 23562902015-12-01: 23591202016-01-01: 34517102016-02-01: 30539702016-03-01: 29757502016-04-01: 26734002016-05-01: 26461002016-06-01: 19121902016-07-01: 20961202016-08-01: 30398102016-09-01: 21515302016-10-01: 22355402016-11-01: 21686702016-12-01: 24361102017-01-01: 36517602017-02-01: 30276002017-03-01: 29661602017-04-01: 30728202017-05-01: 22131202017-06-01: 17897902017-07-01: 23411402017-08-01: 24068202017-09-01: 18180602017-10-01: 20095702017-11-01: 18851202017-12-01: 21417402018-01-01: 34252402018-02-01: 27238202018-03-01: 25882002018-04-01: 27582302018-05-01: 18040602018-06-01: 14774402018-07-01: 20623702018-08-01: 21295302018-09-01: 17985302018-10-01: 14727202018-11-01: 16108902018-12-01: 23540802019-01-01: 27468902019-02-01: 25293202019-03-01: 28654302019-04-01: 21877402019-05-01: 16989702019-06-01: 13921802019-07-01: 19927702019-08-01: 20833602019-09-01: 18539902019-10-01: 14501502019-11-01: 15989902019-12-01: 23829202020-01-01: 27074702020-02-01: 25327202020-10-01: 49967402020-11-01: 63150802020-12-01: 58340102021-01-01: 83951302021-02-01: 72912702021-03-01: 73063602021-04-01: 68137202021-05-01: 78964202021-06-01: 61412202021-07-01: 62533202021-08-01: 77878502021-09-01: 51698902021-10-01: 32665902021-11-01: 28130002021-12-01: 28518102022-01-01: 40190602022-02-01: 32284402022-03-01: 30536802022-04-01: 25184102022-05-01: 24124002022-06-01: 16685202022-07-01: 19414202022-08-01: 26604602022-09-01: 16167902022-10-01: 16547502022-11-01: 15263002022-12-01: 17503902023-01-01: 27466302023-02-01: 22588802023-03-01: 22633502023-04-01: 22288102023-05-01: 15776402023-06-01: 13301002023-07-01: 20074502023-08-01: 22413702023-09-01: 16351702023-10-01: 17551802023-11-01: 17162902023-12-01: 20091302024-01-01: 32048202024-02-01: 25652602024-03-01: 24225802024-04-01: 26430502024-05-01: 17456902024-06-01: 15357902024-07-01: 23248302024-08-01: 23893602024-09-01: 21180002024-10-01: 16212802024-11-01: 17265102024-12-01: 24969402025-01-01: 28398102025-02-01: 26265902025-03-01: 30618102025-04-01: 23092502025-05-01: 19482402025-06-01: 20381402025-07-01: 24948202025-08-01: 27046802025-09-01: 24716302025-10-01: 18613602025-11-01: 24493402025-12-01: 25737502026-01-01: 32575202026-02-01: 28989402026-03-01: 34094202026-04-01: 24988402026-05-01: 23366702026-06-01: 18225702026-07-01: 24597802026-08-01: 3146530
Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Employment Insurance Statistics

Units: Number

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Benefit weeks, Regular benefits, All classes of workers. From the Employment Insurance Statistics (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0007-01. Expressed in number; published monthly.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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