Monthly Employment Insurance Claims by Canadian Province

Employment insurance claims data, seasonally adjusted, reported monthly for Canadian provinces and territories. The dataset is published by Statistics Canada and provides the number of claims received over the last five months.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in unemployment claims across provinces and territories to identify regional economic stress.
• Model seasonally adjusted claim volumes to forecast near-term labor market shifts in Canada.
• Compare provincial claim levels to assess relative economic performance and recovery rates.

Strengths

• Data is produced by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
• Provides monthly, seasonally adjusted figures for consistent time-series analysis.
• Covers all Canadian provinces and territories for national and regional comparison.

Limitations

• Limited temporal depth, covering only the last five months of data.
• Unknown row and column counts prevent assessment of dataset scale and granularity.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Administrative data on claims received, processed and adjusted for seasonal variations.

Time Range

Last five months

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Geography

All Canadian provinces and territories