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Friday, May 8, 2026
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Labour
Labour Force Survey, April 2026
Employment was little changed in April (-18,000; -0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.5%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9%, as more people searched for work.
Agriculture and food
Farm product prices, March 2026
Monthly provincial prices received by farmers in March for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available.
Society and community
Quality of Life in Canada
The dashboard Quality of life in Canada provides an interactive view of indicators from the Quality of Life Framework for Canada. The data can be organized by province, gender and other sociodemographic characteristics such as age group.
New products
Canadian Labour Market Observatory: "Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app"
Catalogue number Catalogue number142000012018001, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Labour Market Indicators, by province and census metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2017001, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2017002, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Quality of life in Canada"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2022007, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Labour market indicators, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and self-contained labour areas: Interactive dashboard"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2024025, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Quality of Life Indicator Alignment Tool"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2025013, (HTML)
Labour Force Survey: Public Use Microdata File, January 2006 to April 2026
Catalogue number Catalogue number71M0001X, (HTML)
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