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

By Canadian Press on February 6, 2026.

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.2 per cent (10.5)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.6 per cent (7.1)

_ Nova Scotia 6.9 per cent (6.4)

_ New Brunswick 6.7 per cent (6.5)

_ Quebec 5.2 per cent (5.3)

_ Ontario 7.3 per cent (7.9)

_ Manitoba 6.3 per cent (5.7)

_ Saskatchewan 5.3 per cent (6.4)

_ Alberta 6.4 per cent (6.7)

_ British Columbia 6.1 per cent (6.3)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 6, 2026.

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