Released: 2026-06-18
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Canada
544,440
April 2026
-0 .5%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Canada
April 2026
3.5%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.L.
27,540
April 2026
1.3%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.L.
April 2026
0.4%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — P.E.I.
7,600
April 2026
-0 .4%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — P.E.I.
April 2026
6.7%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.S.
20,770
April 2026
-4 .1%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.S.
April 2026
-8 .6%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.B.
25,220
April 2026
1.0%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.B.
April 2026
1.0%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Que.
120,410
April 2026
0.4%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Que.
April 2026
0.2%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Ont.
185,010
April 2026
-1 .1%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Ont.
April 2026
4.3%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Man.
17,220
April 2026
1.4%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Man.
April 2026
0.8%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Sask.
14,170
April 2026
-0 .1%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Sask.
April 2026
-1 .5%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Alta.
65,020
April 2026
0.5%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Alta.
April 2026
9.3%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — B.C.
58,650
April 2026
-3 .1%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — B.C.
April 2026
8.8%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Y.T.
620
April 2026
3.3%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Y.T.
April 2026
12.7%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — N.W.T.
610
April 2026
3.4%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — N.W.T.
April 2026
3.4%
(12-month change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries — Nvt.
340
April 2026
-2 .9%
(monthly change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) — Nvt.
April 2026
-8 .1%
(12-month change)
Data tables for Employment Insurance (EI ) statistics have been updated to April 2026. These revised tables are now available on the Statistics Canada website. Data on EI for May 2026 will be released July 23.
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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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