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

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Aug 2026: 1740890
Updated: 2026-11-02, 4:10:15 p.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100007_87235612
Table 14-10-0007-01
CREDBenefit weeks, Special benefits, All classes of workers, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis400000600000800000100000012000001400000160000018000001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Number1997-01-01: 5116501997-02-01: 4390101997-03-01: 5183501997-04-01: 4883401997-05-01: 4712501997-06-01: 5570801997-07-01: 5022501997-08-01: 4898201997-09-01: 5866701997-10-01: 4846901997-11-01: 5412301997-12-01: 5424001998-01-01: 3978501998-02-01: 4550701998-03-01: 5436801998-04-01: 4655501998-05-01: 5354001998-06-01: 4985001998-07-01: 4884701998-08-01: 5897801998-09-01: 5051801998-10-01: 4881701998-11-01: 5660001998-12-01: 5616901999-01-01: 4700201999-02-01: 4676801999-03-01: 5056901999-04-01: 4686701999-05-01: 5633301999-06-01: 5046501999-07-01: 4936301999-08-01: 6240101999-09-01: 5179901999-10-01: 5855901999-11-01: 5248701999-12-01: 5763402000-01-01: 5138202000-02-01: 5059602000-03-01: 5122802000-04-01: 5709802000-05-01: 5338102000-06-01: 5192202000-07-01: 6219802000-08-01: 5578002000-09-01: 5215502000-10-01: 6277802000-11-01: 5229702000-12-01: 5628902001-01-01: 5332502001-02-01: 5092002001-03-01: 5367902001-04-01: 6425702001-05-01: 5867502001-06-01: 5916302001-07-01: 7751302001-08-01: 7047102001-09-01: 9008602001-10-01: 8597902001-11-01: 8613902001-12-01: 10647502002-01-01: 9427802002-02-01: 9007502002-03-01: 8963302002-04-01: 11058202002-05-01: 9076802002-06-01: 8963002002-07-01: 11190502002-08-01: 9227902002-09-01: 11040502002-10-01: 9123802002-11-01: 8957602002-12-01: 10944602003-01-01: 9285602003-02-01: 9113702003-03-01: 11278402003-04-01: 9241602003-05-01: 9251002003-06-01: 11410002003-07-01: 9510302003-08-01: 9505202003-09-01: 11683202003-10-01: 9474102003-11-01: 11508702003-12-01: 9691702004-01-01: 9556502004-02-01: 11689602004-03-01: 9982202004-04-01: 9656002004-05-01: 11868902004-06-01: 9834302004-07-01: 9699202004-08-01: 12267902004-09-01: 9799702004-10-01: 11512602004-11-01: 9988402004-12-01: 9792702005-01-01: 11870602005-02-01: 9869602005-03-01: 10078202005-04-01: 9822102005-05-01: 12112102005-06-01: 9964202005-07-01: 10384602005-08-01: 12029302005-09-01: 10045902005-10-01: 12151302005-11-01: 10062102005-12-01: 9996802006-01-01: 12278502006-02-01: 10040602006-03-01: 9973902006-04-01: 11503002006-05-01: 9632402006-06-01: 9342302006-07-01: 11017402006-08-01: 9334402006-09-01: 8851402006-10-01: 10573802006-11-01: 8632902006-12-01: 8524202007-01-01: 10567502007-02-01: 8586002007-03-01: 8683202007-04-01: 10357702007-05-01: 8771802007-06-01: 8664102007-07-01: 10648402007-08-01: 9006002007-09-01: 10504602007-10-01: 8863702007-11-01: 8778302007-12-01: 11095502008-01-01: 9092802008-02-01: 8873802008-03-01: 10926802008-04-01: 9049402008-05-01: 8991702008-06-01: 10862202008-07-01: 9064502008-08-01: 9046302008-09-01: 11054602008-10-01: 8990302008-11-01: 10802102008-12-01: 9121902009-01-01: 9108202009-02-01: 9139902009-03-01: 11348402009-04-01: 9174702009-05-01: 10966202009-06-01: 9193302009-07-01: 9214902009-08-01: 11329102009-09-01: 9283102009-10-01: 9097202009-11-01: 11184202009-12-01: 9204902010-01-01: 11086502010-02-01: 9120202010-03-01: 9372402010-04-01: 8958902010-05-01: 10978902010-06-01: 9122302010-07-01: 9015502010-08-01: 11139402010-09-01: 8953302010-10-01: 10600202010-11-01: 8974202010-12-01: 8947202011-01-01: 10899002011-02-01: 9038702011-03-01: 9321502011-04-01: 8888602011-05-01: 10982502011-06-01: 9103502011-07-01: 9049102011-08-01: 11024702011-09-01: 8985402011-10-01: 10740102011-11-01: 8949802011-12-01: 8994102012-01-01: 11382302012-02-01: 9432802012-03-01: 9336202012-04-01: 11057602012-05-01: 9226402012-06-01: 9141102012-07-01: 11131102012-08-01: 9298002012-09-01: 11066902012-10-01: 9275702012-11-01: 9120002012-12-01: 11146102013-01-01: 9499402013-02-01: 9356102013-03-01: 9323902013-04-01: 11244102013-05-01: 9296902013-06-01: 9220002013-07-01: 11346302013-08-01: 9354402013-09-01: 11413302013-10-01: 9376102013-11-01: 9226402013-12-01: 11254202014-01-01: 9489702014-02-01: 9349302014-03-01: 11656602014-04-01: 9355602014-05-01: 9410002014-06-01: 11424702014-07-01: 9578902014-08-01: 9424902014-09-01: 11571202014-10-01: 9474902014-11-01: 11430902014-12-01: 9597302015-01-01: 9475302015-02-01: 9507902015-03-01: 11911102015-04-01: 9525602015-05-01: 11473602015-06-01: 9622502015-07-01: 9633002015-08-01: 11927702015-09-01: 9620502015-10-01: 9532802015-11-01: 11723102015-12-01: 9714102016-01-01: 11803902016-02-01: 9868102016-03-01: 10050502016-04-01: 9852902016-05-01: 12051302016-06-01: 9881102016-07-01: 9892002016-08-01: 12223602016-09-01: 10696602016-10-01: 11206202016-11-01: 9959002016-12-01: 9922102017-01-01: 12322902017-02-01: 10344902017-03-01: 10581602017-04-01: 12381302017-05-01: 10509302017-06-01: 10277402017-07-01: 12435802017-08-01: 10528202017-09-01: 10131902017-10-01: 12373202017-11-01: 10265502017-12-01: 10203802018-01-01: 12612102018-02-01: 10430202018-03-01: 10561102018-04-01: 12743102018-05-01: 10524902018-06-01: 10287902018-07-01: 12631202018-08-01: 10602002018-09-01: 12450402018-10-01: 10547602018-11-01: 10384802018-12-01: 12684002019-01-01: 10840702019-02-01: 10737202019-03-01: 13307102019-04-01: 11070002019-05-01: 10967102019-06-01: 10935802019-07-01: 13439902019-08-01: 11144702019-09-01: 13515502019-10-01: 11234602019-11-01: 11023202019-12-01: 13477802020-01-01: 11183602020-02-01: 11229402020-10-01: 10234602020-11-01: 15642702020-12-01: 13843302021-01-01: 16429002021-02-01: 12247002021-03-01: 12447402021-04-01: 11980002021-05-01: 14881002021-06-01: 12373602021-07-01: 12324802021-08-01: 15362102021-09-01: 12283302021-10-01: 13813002021-11-01: 11942102021-12-01: 11694902022-01-01: 14018202022-02-01: 11505802022-03-01: 11713002022-04-01: 11077802022-05-01: 13735302022-06-01: 11473502022-07-01: 11420102022-08-01: 14101102022-09-01: 11327502022-10-01: 13750302022-11-01: 11423402022-12-01: 11141902023-01-01: 13379302023-02-01: 11186602023-03-01: 11673302023-04-01: 13670002023-05-01: 11913402023-06-01: 12009102023-07-01: 14596802023-08-01: 12589702023-09-01: 12091702023-10-01: 14892902023-11-01: 12517502023-12-01: 12311902024-01-01: 15321502024-02-01: 12642602024-03-01: 12513002024-04-01: 15374602024-05-01: 12537602024-06-01: 12548802024-07-01: 15475902024-08-01: 12835002024-09-01: 15472102024-10-01: 12947002024-11-01: 12568702024-12-01: 15350202025-01-01: 12873402025-02-01: 12778702025-03-01: 15838802025-04-01: 13121202025-05-01: 13152402025-06-01: 15960102025-07-01: 13715502025-08-01: 13660602025-09-01: 16727202025-10-01: 13721502025-11-01: 16445502025-12-01: 13809402026-01-01: 13597302026-02-01: 13929502026-03-01: 17339002026-04-01: 13941502026-05-01: 16521902026-06-01: 14215602026-07-01: 14292102026-08-01: 1740890
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, Special 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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