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

By Canadian Press on March 13, 2026.

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.2 per cent (9.2)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (7.6)

_ Nova Scotia 7.1 per cent (6.9)

_ New Brunswick 7.0 per cent (6.7)

_ Quebec 5.9 per cent (5.2)

_ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.3)

_ Manitoba 5.7 per cent (6.3)

_ Saskatchewan 5.6 per cent (5.3)

_ Alberta 6.3 per cent (6.4)

_ British Columbia 6.1 per cent (6.1)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2026.

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