Labour impacts of COVID-19

Key indicators |

Selected geographical area:Canada

Average weekly earnings - Canada
(May 2026)

$1,337.77

3.4%

(12-month change)
Employment level - Canada
(June 2026)

21,140,000

0.1%

(monthly change)

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Selected geographical area:Canada

Unemployment rate - Canada
(June 2026)

6.5%

-0.1 pts

(monthly change)
Quarterly labour productivity - Canada
(First quarter 2026)

-0.5%

(quarterly change)

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1. Indigenous workers receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments in 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100007
Description:
This article uses administrative data from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program linked to the 2016 long-form Census to examine socio-economic characteristics of Indigenous workers who received the benefit between March and September 2020. Proportions of workers who received payment are presented by age group, sex, province or region, industry of employment, income and size of business as well as for First Nations, Métis and Inuit workers separately.

Release date: 2022-08-03
2. Study: Indigenous workers receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments in 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202221535843
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2022-08-03
3. Workers with disabilities receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program, 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021083
Description: Using data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) and the 2020 Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program, this infographic provides a profile of Canadian workers with disabilities who received CERB payments during the period from March 15 to September 26, 2020. The focus of the analysis is on workers who had employment or self-employment income of at least $5,000 in 2019.
Release date: 2021-12-01
4. Workers receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program in 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100021
Description:
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit program (CERB) was introduced to provide financial support to employees and self-employed workers in Canada who were directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article examines the proportion of 2019 workers who received CERB payments in 2020 by various characteristics. CERB take-up rates are presented by industry, earnings group in 2019, sex, age group and province, as well as for population groups designated as visible minorities, immigrants and Indigenous people. Some factors that help explain differences in take-up rates among these groups of workers are also examined.

Release date: 2021-06-02

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1. Indigenous workers receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments in 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100007
Description:
This article uses administrative data from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program linked to the 2016 long-form Census to examine socio-economic characteristics of Indigenous workers who received the benefit between March and September 2020. Proportions of workers who received payment are presented by age group, sex, province or region, industry of employment, income and size of business as well as for First Nations, Métis and Inuit workers separately.

Release date: 2022-08-03
2. Study: Indigenous workers receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments in 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202221535843
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2022-08-03
3. Workers with disabilities receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program, 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021083
Description: Using data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) and the 2020 Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program, this infographic provides a profile of Canadian workers with disabilities who received CERB payments during the period from March 15 to September 26, 2020. The focus of the analysis is on workers who had employment or self-employment income of at least $5,000 in 2019.
Release date: 2021-12-01
4. Workers receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program in 2020 Archived
Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100021
Description:
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit program (CERB) was introduced to provide financial support to employees and self-employed workers in Canada who were directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article examines the proportion of 2019 workers who received CERB payments in 2020 by various characteristics. CERB take-up rates are presented by industry, earnings group in 2019, sex, age group and province, as well as for population groups designated as visible minorities, immigrants and Indigenous people. Some factors that help explain differences in take-up rates among these groups of workers are also examined.

Release date: 2021-06-02

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Date modified:: 2026-08-02