Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.7 per cent (10.4)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.3 per cent (7.7)

_ Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (6.7)

_ New Brunswick 6.6 per cent (6.6)

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_ Quebec 5.4 per cent (5.1)

_ Ontario 7.9 per cent (7.3)

_ Manitoba 5.7 per cent (6.1)

_ Saskatchewan 6.5 per cent (5.6)

_ Alberta 6.8 per cent (6.5)

_ British Columbia 6.4 per cent (6.4)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 9, 2026

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