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Employment Insurance Statistics: Benefit weeks, Canada

(SC_14100008_86999929)
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Aug 2026: 2607250
Updated: 2026-11-02, 5:21:14 p.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100008_86999929
Table 14-10-0008-01
CREDEmployment Insurance Statistics: Benefit weeks, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis20000003000000400000050000006000000700000080000001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Number1997-01-01: 33460101997-02-01: 28168801997-03-01: 25501801997-04-01: 30549801997-05-01: 30619401997-06-01: 26718801997-07-01: 29569201997-08-01: 26338601997-09-01: 28130901997-10-01: 28294801997-11-01: 26495801997-12-01: 27040001998-01-01: 27404801998-02-01: 27344901998-03-01: 26018501998-04-01: 27001401998-05-01: 26679201998-06-01: 27581601998-07-01: 27519601998-08-01: 25702401998-09-01: 27399501998-10-01: 26589301998-11-01: 25588701998-12-01: 27746801999-01-01: 24506801999-02-01: 25567201999-03-01: 26458801999-04-01: 25390901999-05-01: 24959001999-06-01: 25660801999-07-01: 24090001999-08-01: 24634501999-09-01: 23704601999-10-01: 23770401999-11-01: 24103601999-12-01: 24293802000-01-01: 21425502000-02-01: 24138702000-03-01: 23682302000-04-01: 22304302000-05-01: 23005902000-06-01: 23538802000-07-01: 21345102000-08-01: 23082002000-09-01: 22611302000-10-01: 21559302000-11-01: 22200202000-12-01: 21735902001-01-01: 23249302001-02-01: 22205202001-03-01: 23173202001-04-01: 23256602001-05-01: 23829202001-06-01: 24623702001-07-01: 23361502001-08-01: 24253502001-09-01: 24068802001-10-01: 25174902001-11-01: 25321102001-12-01: 25283602002-01-01: 27447402002-02-01: 25623402002-03-01: 24958902002-04-01: 27521602002-05-01: 25622302002-06-01: 23900002002-07-01: 27233802002-08-01: 24996502002-09-01: 24143502002-10-01: 24900002002-11-01: 24564502002-12-01: 25399702003-01-01: 24816902003-02-01: 24193602003-03-01: 26154902003-04-01: 24692702003-05-01: 25662002003-06-01: 26007902003-07-01: 26347502003-08-01: 24067802003-09-01: 27615702003-10-01: 25979702003-11-01: 27139802003-12-01: 25426102004-01-01: 24474602004-02-01: 28413202004-03-01: 24105902004-04-01: 24733002004-05-01: 25087202004-06-01: 24993502004-07-01: 24383602004-08-01: 25340002004-09-01: 23742202004-10-01: 25074802004-11-01: 23280102004-12-01: 24945902005-01-01: 23710102005-02-01: 23663802005-03-01: 24827502005-04-01: 23297502005-05-01: 24738802005-06-01: 23668702005-07-01: 23027002005-08-01: 24621002005-09-01: 23143302005-10-01: 23248502005-11-01: 23081102005-12-01: 23836902006-01-01: 22771502006-02-01: 22838002006-03-01: 22745502006-04-01: 24186902006-05-01: 21428202006-06-01: 23172502006-07-01: 22670602006-08-01: 22886402006-09-01: 22725702006-10-01: 22865802006-11-01: 22624902006-12-01: 22022502007-01-01: 24319102007-02-01: 22372002007-03-01: 22080302007-04-01: 22819002007-05-01: 21642802007-06-01: 22801102007-07-01: 21692002007-08-01: 21828802007-09-01: 22097702007-10-01: 20545902007-11-01: 22163402007-12-01: 21649802008-01-01: 21023102008-02-01: 22464302008-03-01: 23154802008-04-01: 20529902008-05-01: 21404502008-06-01: 21528002008-07-01: 22214302008-08-01: 20617402008-09-01: 23713802008-10-01: 23026802008-11-01: 24464102008-12-01: 24595602009-01-01: 25802102009-02-01: 28809802009-03-01: 33566102009-04-01: 35722002009-05-01: 38088902009-06-01: 34413102009-07-01: 36449702009-08-01: 36279902009-09-01: 33777102009-10-01: 33877102009-11-01: 34706902009-12-01: 34088802010-01-01: 36628802010-02-01: 32636402010-03-01: 31873402010-04-01: 32115302010-05-01: 32296402010-06-01: 32456702010-07-01: 32216102010-08-01: 31850002010-09-01: 30295902010-10-01: 32820102010-11-01: 29001902010-12-01: 30683202011-01-01: 29981102011-02-01: 28767402011-03-01: 28627202011-04-01: 27955502011-05-01: 28405802011-06-01: 27810202011-07-01: 25853502011-08-01: 27319802011-09-01: 25793702011-10-01: 25319902011-11-01: 25260802011-12-01: 25275702012-01-01: 25409202012-02-01: 26464502012-03-01: 25342602012-04-01: 24982302012-05-01: 23645602012-06-01: 25714002012-07-01: 24255302012-08-01: 24855802012-09-01: 26095402012-10-01: 23815802012-11-01: 25059202012-12-01: 24975302013-01-01: 23879102013-02-01: 24042802013-03-01: 22921202013-04-01: 25370902013-05-01: 23296202013-06-01: 22786302013-07-01: 25007902013-08-01: 23351402013-09-01: 22743902013-10-01: 23655102013-11-01: 23331002013-12-01: 23737902014-01-01: 22869902014-02-01: 23145202014-03-01: 23841402014-04-01: 22652402014-05-01: 23324102014-06-01: 23240402014-07-01: 23074002014-08-01: 21032002014-09-01: 23863402014-10-01: 23204002014-11-01: 23589202014-12-01: 21931502015-01-01: 21845402015-02-01: 23258702015-03-01: 24453702015-04-01: 23566102015-05-01: 26024502015-06-01: 23231602015-07-01: 24559202015-08-01: 24805102015-09-01: 23648102015-10-01: 25083602015-11-01: 24300302015-12-01: 24984902016-01-01: 26481902016-02-01: 24426102016-03-01: 25074802016-04-01: 24383702016-05-01: 25376202016-06-01: 26017102016-07-01: 24659402016-08-01: 28015802016-09-01: 27079702016-10-01: 26272202016-11-01: 26503802016-12-01: 26794402017-01-01: 24665902017-02-01: 25605102017-03-01: 24277802017-04-01: 27269502017-05-01: 23402102017-06-01: 25248602017-07-01: 24419502017-08-01: 23483702017-09-01: 23750602017-10-01: 23695602017-11-01: 23363002017-12-01: 22009102018-01-01: 24585002018-02-01: 22654402018-03-01: 22057202018-04-01: 20957202018-05-01: 21283002018-06-01: 22168602018-07-01: 21049102018-08-01: 21326602018-09-01: 21161002018-10-01: 19802502018-11-01: 21010402018-12-01: 21464002019-01-01: 20213302019-02-01: 20750602019-03-01: 21778302019-04-01: 18667302019-05-01: 20991802019-06-01: 18914402019-07-01: 21959302019-08-01: 20960002019-09-01: 19678002019-10-01: 21123602019-11-01: 21321702019-12-01: 21381602020-01-01: 20574902020-02-01: 21386402020-10-01: 61506802020-11-01: 64680602020-12-01: 59795602021-01-01: 72312902021-02-01: 66683002021-03-01: 63524102021-04-01: 66418202021-05-01: 79056202021-06-01: 71397302021-07-01: 69145802021-08-01: 71119902021-09-01: 58526802021-10-01: 39951902021-11-01: 31245102021-12-01: 30580502022-01-01: 28503302022-02-01: 27572402022-03-01: 25595902022-04-01: 24473302022-05-01: 24396102022-06-01: 23531302022-07-01: 21921402022-08-01: 23212002022-09-01: 20897402022-10-01: 19746902022-11-01: 19828602022-12-01: 19467002023-01-01: 16656702023-02-01: 18574802023-03-01: 19304902023-04-01: 19640402023-05-01: 17975602023-06-01: 20457902023-07-01: 19222302023-08-01: 20563702023-09-01: 20969602023-10-01: 20539502023-11-01: 21413502023-12-01: 20773702024-01-01: 22701002024-02-01: 22035102024-03-01: 20811602024-04-01: 22368002024-05-01: 22040902024-06-01: 20870602024-07-01: 23299602024-08-01: 22822602024-09-01: 21526802024-10-01: 22499802024-11-01: 22041002024-12-01: 22835402025-01-01: 21961902025-02-01: 22634402025-03-01: 23124002025-04-01: 22876302025-05-01: 24071302025-06-01: 24310302025-07-01: 26279902025-08-01: 24510202025-09-01: 26474502025-10-01: 25933002025-11-01: 26934802025-12-01: 25538802026-01-01: 26026802026-02-01: 25418902026-03-01: 26178802026-04-01: 24715002026-05-01: 26373002026-06-01: 24433102026-07-01: 26079702026-08-01: 2607250
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. Employment insurance regular income benefit characteristics, From the Employment Insurance Statistics (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0008-01. Expressed in number; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics: Benefit weeks, Canada SC_14100008_86999929, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100008_86999929, November 2, 2026.

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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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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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