Regular benefits, ages 55 and over, Canada

(SC_14100011_64549360)
Observations
Aug 2026: 148980
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:10:50 a.m. ET
Units
Persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100011_64549360
Table 14-10-0011-01
CREDRegular benefits, ages 55 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis500001000001500002000002500003000003500004000004500005000001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Persons1997-01-01: 678001997-02-01: 675101997-03-01: 669301997-04-01: 671401997-05-01: 688501997-06-01: 677301997-07-01: 668501997-08-01: 670301997-09-01: 690301997-10-01: 692901997-11-01: 688301997-12-01: 646001998-01-01: 679901998-02-01: 671301998-03-01: 675401998-04-01: 678301998-05-01: 677201998-06-01: 690701998-07-01: 681301998-08-01: 664201998-09-01: 663801998-10-01: 654101998-11-01: 640601998-12-01: 626001999-01-01: 613101999-02-01: 613101999-03-01: 611601999-04-01: 603301999-05-01: 607701999-06-01: 598201999-07-01: 592001999-08-01: 592801999-09-01: 588701999-10-01: 585901999-11-01: 582001999-12-01: 585002000-01-01: 553202000-02-01: 562902000-03-01: 561202000-04-01: 561302000-05-01: 573602000-06-01: 588002000-07-01: 595202000-08-01: 581502000-09-01: 581002000-10-01: 581002000-11-01: 577102000-12-01: 571402001-01-01: 563802001-02-01: 567702001-03-01: 577202001-04-01: 598702001-05-01: 600102001-06-01: 608002001-07-01: 605602001-08-01: 629802001-09-01: 636702001-10-01: 652502001-11-01: 667902001-12-01: 673002002-01-01: 677402002-02-01: 676902002-03-01: 677502002-04-01: 663902002-05-01: 681902002-06-01: 677502002-07-01: 678202002-08-01: 680802002-09-01: 695802002-10-01: 693802002-11-01: 692802002-12-01: 696902003-01-01: 702402003-02-01: 708402003-03-01: 725302003-04-01: 731502003-05-01: 739802003-06-01: 749402003-07-01: 769702003-08-01: 758402003-09-01: 759702003-10-01: 763102003-11-01: 761602003-12-01: 761802004-01-01: 762302004-02-01: 764102004-03-01: 756502004-04-01: 771702004-05-01: 773102004-06-01: 765802004-07-01: 780102004-08-01: 768502004-09-01: 776702004-10-01: 774902004-11-01: 773002004-12-01: 775102005-01-01: 771302005-02-01: 780402005-03-01: 782202005-04-01: 784202005-05-01: 794502005-06-01: 798102005-07-01: 789602005-08-01: 795002005-09-01: 798602005-10-01: 803002005-11-01: 801102005-12-01: 800702006-01-01: 807702006-02-01: 805502006-03-01: 809802006-04-01: 794202006-05-01: 801002006-06-01: 814402006-07-01: 818802006-08-01: 827002006-09-01: 827602006-10-01: 833602006-11-01: 844502006-12-01: 841802007-01-01: 845902007-02-01: 850602007-03-01: 837802007-04-01: 845502007-05-01: 824202007-06-01: 812602007-07-01: 826002007-08-01: 825102007-09-01: 815702007-10-01: 825902007-11-01: 831302007-12-01: 855102008-01-01: 857902008-02-01: 863902008-03-01: 856902008-04-01: 854402008-05-01: 859702008-06-01: 862802008-07-01: 887202008-08-01: 900202008-09-01: 908102008-10-01: 921302008-11-01: 942602008-12-01: 1010102009-01-01: 1093802009-02-01: 1164002009-03-01: 1323902009-04-01: 1333402009-05-01: 1350102009-06-01: 1363102009-07-01: 1360502009-08-01: 1339802009-09-01: 1359702009-10-01: 1351302009-11-01: 1344202009-12-01: 1358002010-01-01: 1364702010-02-01: 1387602010-03-01: 1380102010-04-01: 1394302010-05-01: 1411502010-06-01: 1411502010-07-01: 1415302010-08-01: 1357602010-09-01: 1407202010-10-01: 1398402010-11-01: 1381102010-12-01: 1364602011-01-01: 1340502011-02-01: 1331002011-03-01: 1301802011-04-01: 1309202011-05-01: 1290502011-06-01: 1282302011-07-01: 1248202011-08-01: 1242802011-09-01: 1231902011-10-01: 1211202011-11-01: 1202402011-12-01: 1200402012-01-01: 1213402012-02-01: 1200202012-03-01: 1205102012-04-01: 1162902012-05-01: 1174202012-06-01: 1172102012-07-01: 1177402012-08-01: 1193002012-09-01: 1183502012-10-01: 1191702012-11-01: 1196502012-12-01: 1176402013-01-01: 1174802013-02-01: 1162602013-03-01: 1154802013-04-01: 1155302013-05-01: 1134502013-06-01: 1138202013-07-01: 1150502013-08-01: 1149502013-09-01: 1158402013-10-01: 1172202013-11-01: 1173402013-12-01: 1180402014-01-01: 1170802014-02-01: 1171202014-03-01: 1183602014-04-01: 1198002014-05-01: 1179002014-06-01: 1179302014-07-01: 1174602014-08-01: 1170802014-09-01: 1180602014-10-01: 1173302014-11-01: 1178802014-12-01: 1199302015-01-01: 1207102015-02-01: 1220102015-03-01: 1228202015-04-01: 1244702015-05-01: 1266502015-06-01: 1257502015-07-01: 1265302015-08-01: 1259102015-09-01: 1260102015-10-01: 1264502015-11-01: 1283402015-12-01: 1290202016-01-01: 1308302016-02-01: 1318102016-03-01: 1315602016-04-01: 1305902016-05-01: 1308602016-06-01: 1332102016-07-01: 1400502016-08-01: 1393402016-09-01: 1407102016-10-01: 1422202016-11-01: 1424502016-12-01: 1428002017-01-01: 1408502017-02-01: 1401402017-03-01: 1408602017-04-01: 1402902017-05-01: 1399002017-06-01: 1380302017-07-01: 1359602017-08-01: 1350502017-09-01: 1343902017-10-01: 1348902017-11-01: 1327702017-12-01: 1301602018-01-01: 1314702018-02-01: 1293202018-03-01: 1272102018-04-01: 1261002018-05-01: 1241402018-06-01: 1261702018-07-01: 1251902018-08-01: 1251802018-09-01: 1226902018-10-01: 1221102018-11-01: 1218402018-12-01: 1235402019-01-01: 1227602019-02-01: 1236502019-03-01: 1206802019-04-01: 1186102019-05-01: 1186902019-06-01: 1218302019-07-01: 1262702019-08-01: 1266102019-09-01: 1257202019-10-01: 1280702019-11-01: 1311002019-12-01: 1300502020-01-01: 1307402020-02-01: 1261602020-03-01: 1393402020-04-01: 1723002020-05-01: 1510502020-06-01: 1212202020-07-01: 713302020-08-01: 571902020-09-01: 714802020-10-01: 3603602020-11-01: 3517302020-12-01: 3545102021-01-01: 3826602021-02-01: 3971502021-03-01: 3743502021-04-01: 4165602021-05-01: 4450202021-06-01: 4627802021-07-01: 3846602021-08-01: 3730602021-09-01: 3882702021-10-01: 2151902021-11-01: 2002102021-12-01: 1834602022-01-01: 1856802022-02-01: 1647202022-03-01: 1525502022-04-01: 1480302022-05-01: 1458102022-06-01: 1466102022-07-01: 1421302022-08-01: 1366902022-09-01: 1297402022-10-01: 1244202022-11-01: 1192702022-12-01: 1164702023-01-01: 1140702023-02-01: 1147902023-03-01: 1152302023-04-01: 1156902023-05-01: 1149702023-06-01: 1169402023-07-01: 1198602023-08-01: 1213802023-09-01: 1215102023-10-01: 1217802023-11-01: 1227802023-12-01: 1240102024-01-01: 1270402024-02-01: 1274802024-03-01: 1281502024-04-01: 1253302024-05-01: 1287302024-06-01: 1293502024-07-01: 1314102024-08-01: 1311902024-09-01: 1306302024-10-01: 1301902024-11-01: 1295702024-12-01: 1301302025-01-01: 1313302025-02-01: 1356602025-03-01: 1355602025-04-01: 1409802025-05-01: 1422502025-06-01: 1491602025-07-01: 1473302025-08-01: 1454902025-09-01: 1486302025-10-01: 1505002025-11-01: 1522402025-12-01: 1512202026-01-01: 1491702026-02-01: 1479602026-03-01: 1467902026-04-01: 1497802026-05-01: 1509602026-06-01: 1503902026-07-01: 1495202026-08-01: 148980
Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Regular benefits, 55 years and over. Employment insurance beneficiaries (regular benefits) by province and territory, From the Employment Insurance Statistics (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0011-01. Expressed in persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Regular benefits, ages 55 and over, Canada SC_14100011_64549360, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100011_64549360, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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