Self-employed benefit weeks, All types of income benefits, Canada

(SC_14100007_87235597)
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Aug 2026: 59110
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:09:32 a.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100007_87235597
Table 14-10-0007-01
CREDSelf-employed benefit weeks, All types of income benefits, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis200004000060000800001000001200001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Number1997-01-01: 988601997-02-01: 770701997-03-01: 762301997-04-01: 832601997-05-01: 538701997-06-01: 111701997-07-01: 122801997-08-01: 127601997-09-01: 165101997-10-01: 195401997-11-01: 602601997-12-01: 969001998-01-01: 870001998-02-01: 873301998-03-01: 1006901998-04-01: 781201998-05-01: 357701998-06-01: 186001998-07-01: 94801998-08-01: 124001998-09-01: 119601998-10-01: 169201998-11-01: 755701998-12-01: 887501999-01-01: 870901999-02-01: 863801999-03-01: 1005601999-04-01: 772101999-05-01: 351601999-06-01: 139501999-07-01: 88501999-08-01: 144101999-09-01: 120401999-10-01: 199901999-11-01: 755101999-12-01: 821802000-01-01: 1000402000-02-01: 895702000-03-01: 868102000-04-01: 819302000-05-01: 396802000-06-01: 149202000-07-01: 124102000-08-01: 189602000-09-01: 176202000-10-01: 303902000-11-01: 750202000-12-01: 836702001-01-01: 1122502001-02-01: 908402001-03-01: 893902001-04-01: 949802001-05-01: 330102001-06-01: 137702001-07-01: 142802001-08-01: 220202001-09-01: 251302001-10-01: 371802001-11-01: 778102001-12-01: 901902002-01-01: 972702002-02-01: 907402002-03-01: 887602002-04-01: 995902002-05-01: 348202002-06-01: 155102002-07-01: 197102002-08-01: 309202002-09-01: 423302002-10-01: 471402002-11-01: 828902002-12-01: 1106802003-01-01: 924002003-02-01: 986802003-03-01: 1140102003-04-01: 915702003-05-01: 450402003-06-01: 266602003-07-01: 184102003-08-01: 328102003-09-01: 493102003-10-01: 509602003-11-01: 1003102003-12-01: 931202004-01-01: 871402004-02-01: 1104602004-03-01: 1010402004-04-01: 903502004-05-01: 558202004-06-01: 193202004-07-01: 174102004-08-01: 455002004-09-01: 431602004-10-01: 598002004-11-01: 928202004-12-01: 899702005-01-01: 992702005-02-01: 986202005-03-01: 987802005-04-01: 915102005-05-01: 654702005-06-01: 201202005-07-01: 160902005-08-01: 406902005-09-01: 377202005-10-01: 590302005-11-01: 780102005-12-01: 814602006-01-01: 947102006-02-01: 893402006-03-01: 887502006-04-01: 939002006-05-01: 385402006-06-01: 208002006-07-01: 232902006-08-01: 348302006-09-01: 350102006-10-01: 501102006-11-01: 712702006-12-01: 736102007-01-01: 906302007-02-01: 825102007-03-01: 817402007-04-01: 930802007-05-01: 340402007-06-01: 168202007-07-01: 232802007-08-01: 370702007-09-01: 458602007-10-01: 471802007-11-01: 703502007-12-01: 820702008-01-01: 729802008-02-01: 795302008-03-01: 997202008-04-01: 732802008-05-01: 359002008-06-01: 214602008-07-01: 216702008-08-01: 356302008-09-01: 469802008-10-01: 431402008-11-01: 797902008-12-01: 713502009-01-01: 650602009-02-01: 753602009-03-01: 881502009-04-01: 692002009-05-01: 425402009-06-01: 194102009-07-01: 219402009-08-01: 433902009-09-01: 376502009-10-01: 417602009-11-01: 771402009-12-01: 660802010-01-01: 724502010-02-01: 708102010-03-01: 738702010-04-01: 669402010-05-01: 415502010-06-01: 172802010-07-01: 200402010-08-01: 415702010-09-01: 362002010-10-01: 497702010-11-01: 638502010-12-01: 638002011-01-01: 703702011-02-01: 692202011-03-01: 707302011-04-01: 633902011-05-01: 400402011-06-01: 191902011-07-01: 238702011-08-01: 471102011-09-01: 411202011-10-01: 558202011-11-01: 639302011-12-01: 627702012-01-01: 738202012-02-01: 716602012-03-01: 703302012-04-01: 785002012-05-01: 308502012-06-01: 200302012-07-01: 288702012-08-01: 401902012-09-01: 488302012-10-01: 471902012-11-01: 622602012-12-01: 694902013-01-01: 608102013-02-01: 664902013-03-01: 655702013-04-01: 781102013-05-01: 279202013-06-01: 177902013-07-01: 286002013-08-01: 377802013-09-01: 485302013-10-01: 439302013-11-01: 591202013-12-01: 734902014-01-01: 562202014-02-01: 643702014-03-01: 745402014-04-01: 604302014-05-01: 334902014-06-01: 225202014-07-01: 230702014-08-01: 365502014-09-01: 495002014-10-01: 433302014-11-01: 702002014-12-01: 629802015-01-01: 560502015-02-01: 663102015-03-01: 774002015-04-01: 621802015-05-01: 439802015-06-01: 194602015-07-01: 226502015-08-01: 454002015-09-01: 413402015-10-01: 441202015-11-01: 745702015-12-01: 608902016-01-01: 660702016-02-01: 675902016-03-01: 667502016-04-01: 616002016-05-01: 433502016-06-01: 217702016-07-01: 253302016-08-01: 475902016-09-01: 420302016-10-01: 561702016-11-01: 635102016-12-01: 612102017-01-01: 709502017-02-01: 688502017-03-01: 689802017-04-01: 778602017-05-01: 393402017-06-01: 254602017-07-01: 349902017-08-01: 440602017-09-01: 437502017-10-01: 620302017-11-01: 678302017-12-01: 638102018-01-01: 799402018-02-01: 699302018-03-01: 694002018-04-01: 786502018-05-01: 352002018-06-01: 250502018-07-01: 394402018-08-01: 452302018-09-01: 533802018-10-01: 541602018-11-01: 669802018-12-01: 775702019-01-01: 677602019-02-01: 703702019-03-01: 855102019-04-01: 642002019-05-01: 344902019-06-01: 268102019-07-01: 400002019-08-01: 462602019-09-01: 571202019-10-01: 547802019-11-01: 669502019-12-01: 798502020-01-01: 648902020-02-01: 696802020-10-01: 507702020-11-01: 806402020-12-01: 658002021-01-01: 735702021-02-01: 677302021-03-01: 696102021-04-01: 569402021-05-01: 413202021-06-01: 326002021-07-01: 399602021-08-01: 579102021-09-01: 486502021-10-01: 630002021-11-01: 678902021-12-01: 617302022-01-01: 731502022-02-01: 699302022-03-01: 696902022-04-01: 609702022-05-01: 450002022-06-01: 301702022-07-01: 387202022-08-01: 599502022-09-01: 509202022-10-01: 686402022-11-01: 685802022-12-01: 633402023-01-01: 746402023-02-01: 680202023-03-01: 682902023-04-01: 755202023-05-01: 436502023-06-01: 261902023-07-01: 357102023-08-01: 436702023-09-01: 444302023-10-01: 620102023-11-01: 654902023-12-01: 615202024-01-01: 738302024-02-01: 647602024-03-01: 631902024-04-01: 740902024-05-01: 312602024-06-01: 243402024-07-01: 422402024-08-01: 476302024-09-01: 593102024-10-01: 565602024-11-01: 657702024-12-01: 762302025-01-01: 627502025-02-01: 652202025-03-01: 771702025-04-01: 591802025-05-01: 362302025-06-01: 359302025-07-01: 448102025-08-01: 498802025-09-01: 620602025-10-01: 596702025-11-01: 828902025-12-01: 689602026-01-01: 696802026-02-01: 679002026-03-01: 815502026-04-01: 602402026-05-01: 416102026-06-01: 301802026-07-01: 415602026-08-01: 59110
Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Number

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Benefit weeks, All types of income benefits, Self-employed. From the Employment Insurance Statistics (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0007-01. Expressed in number; published monthly.

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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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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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